1936 Auburn
7–2–2 (4–1–1 Southeastern Conference), coached by Jack Meagher. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat Birmingham-Southern 45–0Sep 25
By 45 points, its widest win.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 25 | vsBirmingham-Southern | W 45–0 | 92% |
| Oct 3 | at Tulane | T 0–0 | 47% |
| Oct 10 | at Tennessee | W 6–0 | 54% |
| Oct 17 | atDetroit Mercy | W 6–0 | 50% |
| Oct 24 | vs Georgia | W 20–13 | 64% |
| Oct 30 | at19Santa Clara | L 0–12 | 54% |
| Nov 7 | at Georgia Tech | W 13–12 | 54% |
| Nov 14 | vs 7LSU | L 6–19 | 40% |
| Nov 21 | vsLoyola (LA) | W 44–0 | 90% |
| Nov 28 | vs Florida | W 13–0 | 81% |
| Jan 1 | vs Villanova | T 7–7 | 53% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Tied Villanova 7–7; unranked in the final AP poll; 3rd in the Southeastern Conference.
In program history: The 60th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 124 on file).
AP poll, week by week
- Wk 2: 16
- Wk 3: 20
- Record
- 7–2–2
- Conference
- 4–1–1 3rd in Southeastern Conference
- AP final
- Unranked peak No. 16
- Points
- 160–63
- Coach
- Jack Meagher
- Elo
- 1605 +30 this season
- SP+ rating
- —
- SRS
- 13.3 No. 19 of 131 major-college teams
- Recruiting class
- —
- Captain
- Walter Gilbert
Drafted in 1937
The 1937 draft| Rd 4 | Walter Gilbert B | Philadelphia Eagles |
All-SEC
3 first team, 1 second teamFirst team
Joel EavesEAP-1; UP-2- Frank GanttOGAP-3; UP-1
- Walter GilbertCAP-1; UP-1
Second team
- Wilton KilgoreFBAP-3; UP-2
From Wikipedia’s 1936 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).
1936 Southeastern Conference standings
Conference page| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
| LSU | 6–0 | 9–1–1 | 2 |
 Alabama | 5–0–1 | 8–0–1 | 4 |
| Auburn | 4–1–1 | 7–2–2 | |
| Tennessee | 3–1–2 | 6–2–2 | 17 |
 Mississippi State | 3–2 | 7–3–1 | |
| Georgia | 3–3 | 5–4–1 | |
| Georgia Tech | 3–3–1 | 5–5–1 | |
| Tulane | 2–3–1 | 6–3–1 | |
 Vanderbilt | 1–3–1 | 3–5–1 | |
 Kentucky | 1–3 | 6–4 | |
| Florida | 1–5 | 4–6 | |
 Ole Miss | 0–3–1 | 5–5–2 | |
| Sewanee | 0–5 | 0–6–1 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.