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1936 Georgia Tech

5–⁠5–⁠1 (3–⁠3–⁠1 Southeastern Conference), coached by William Alexander.

Schedule and results

Georgia Tech in 1936, game by game: won vs. Presbyterian 55–0; won vs. Sewanee 58–0; won vs. Kentucky 34–0; lost at Duke 6–19; tied at Vanderbilt 0–0; lost vs. Clemson 13–14; lost vs. No. 20 Auburn 12–13; lost vs. No. 4 Alabama 16–20; won vs. Florida 38–14; lost at Georgia 6–16; won vs. California 13–7+58−13Won 55–0 vs. Presbyterian+55PresbyterianWon 58–0 vs. Sewanee+58SewaneeWon 34–0 vs. Kentucky+34KentuckyLost 6–19 at Duke-13DukeTied 0–0 at Vanderbilt0VanderbiltLost 13–14 vs. Clemson-1ClemsonLost 12–13 vs. No. 20 Auburn-1No. 20 AuburnLost 16–20 vs. No. 4 Alabama-4No. 4 AlabamaWon 38–14 vs. Florida+24FloridaLost 6–16 at Georgia-10GeorgiaWon 13–7 vs. California+6California
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 25vsPresbyterianW 55–⁠092%
Oct 3vsSewaneeW 58–⁠076%
Oct 10vsKentuckyW 34–⁠051%
Oct 17atDukeL 6–⁠1924%
Oct 24atVanderbiltT 0–⁠044%
Oct 31vsClemsonL 13–⁠1459%
Nov 7vs20AuburnL 12–⁠1346%
Nov 14vs4AlabamaL 16–⁠2031%
Nov 21vsFloridaW 38–⁠1470%
Nov 28atGeorgiaL 6–⁠1643%
Dec 26vsCaliforniaW 13–⁠745%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat California 13–⁠7; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 6th in the Southeastern Conference.

In program history: The 87th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 125 on file).

Record
5–⁠5–⁠1
Conference
3–⁠3–⁠1 tied for 6th in Southeastern Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
251–⁠103
Coach
William Alexander
Elo
1525 +44 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
10.2 No. 26 of 131 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—
Captain
Middleton Fitzsimmons
Offense
Single-wing

All-SEC

1 first team, 1 second team

First team

  • Marlon “Dutch” KonemannFBAP-1; UP-1

Second team

  • Middleton FitzsimmonsOGAP-2; 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

TeamConf.OverallAP final
LSU6–⁠09–⁠1–⁠12
Alabama5–⁠0–⁠18–⁠0–⁠14
Auburn4–⁠1–⁠17–⁠2–⁠2
Tennessee3–⁠1–⁠26–⁠2–⁠217
Mississippi State3–⁠27–⁠3–⁠1
Georgia3–⁠35–⁠4–⁠1
Georgia Tech3–⁠3–⁠15–⁠5–⁠1
Tulane2–⁠3–⁠16–⁠3–⁠1
Vanderbilt1–⁠3–⁠13–⁠5–⁠1
Kentucky1–⁠36–⁠4
Florida1–⁠54–⁠6
Ole Miss0–⁠3–⁠15–⁠5–⁠2
Sewanee0–⁠50–⁠6–⁠1

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