1936 Drake

6–⁠4 (3–⁠2 Missouri Valley Conference), coached by Vee Green.

Schedule and results

Drake in 1936, game by game: won vs. Simpson (IA) 52–6; won vs. Coe 53–6; won vs. Central (Iowa) 44–14; lost vs. Creighton 6–13; won at Washington St. Louis 20–18; won vs. Grinnell 19–6; lost vs. Denver 13–27; lost vs. Tulsa 6–21; lost at Iowa State 7–21; won at Washburn 18–0+47−15Won 52–6 vs. Simpson (IA)+46Simpson (IA)Won 53–6 vs. Coe+47CoeWon 44–14 vs. Central (Iowa)+30Central (Iowa)Lost 6–13 vs. Creighton-7CreightonWon 20–18 at Washington St. Louis+2Washington St. …Won 19–6 vs. Grinnell+13GrinnellLost 13–27 vs. Denver-14DenverLost 6–21 vs. Tulsa-15TulsaLost 7–21 at Iowa State-14Iowa StateWon 18–0 at Washburn+18Washburn
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Washburn 18–⁠0; unranked in the final AP poll; 3rd in the Missouri Valley Conference.

In program history: The 46th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 111 on file).

Players on this team

Before 2004 our records hold honors and the draft; these are the players whose college years here, from their Wikipedia articles or their honors, include 1936.

Record
6–⁠4
Conference
3–⁠2 3rd in Missouri Valley Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
238–⁠132
Coach
Vee Green
Elo
1402 −27 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−8.7 No. 98 of 131 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—

1936 Missouri Valley Conference standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Tulsa3–⁠05–⁠2–⁠2
Creighton3–⁠04–⁠4
Drake3–⁠26–⁠4
Washington St. Louis1–⁠13–⁠7
Oklahoma State1–⁠21–⁠9
Washburn1–⁠42–⁠6–⁠1
Grinnell0–⁠32–⁠7

Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.