1936 Georgia

5–⁠4–⁠1 (3–⁠3 Southeastern Conference), coached by Harry Mehre.

Schedule and results

Georgia in 1936, game by game: won vs. Mercer 15–6; won vs. Furman 13–0; lost at LSU 7–47; lost vs. Rice 6–13; lost vs. Auburn 13–20; lost vs. Tennessee 0–46; won vs. Florida 26–8; won at Tulane 12–6; tied vs. No. 3 Fordham 7–7; won vs. Georgia Tech 16–6+18−46Won 15–6 vs. Mercer+9MercerWon 13–0 vs. Furman+13FurmanLost 7–47 at LSU-40LSULost 6–13 vs. Rice-7RiceLost 13–20 vs. Auburn-7AuburnLost 0–46 vs. Tennessee-46TennesseeWon 26–8 vs. Florida+18FloridaWon 12–6 at Tulane+6TulaneTied 7–7 vs. No. 3 Fordham0No. 3 FordhamWon 16–6 vs. Georgia Tech+10Georgia Tech
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 26vsMercerW 15–⁠689%
Oct 3vsFurmanW 13–⁠059%
Oct 10atLSUL 7–⁠4729%
Oct 17vsRiceL 6–⁠1360%
Oct 24vsAuburnL 13–⁠2036%
Oct 31vsTennesseeL 0–⁠4658%
Nov 7vsFloridaW 26–⁠854%
Nov 14atTulaneW 12–⁠626%
Nov 21vs3FordhamT 7–⁠743%
Nov 28vsGeorgia TechW 16–⁠657%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Georgia Tech 16–⁠6; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 6th in the Southeastern Conference.

In program history: The 93rd-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 123 on file).

Record
5–⁠4–⁠1
Conference
3–⁠3 tied for 6th in Southeastern Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
115–⁠159
Coach
Harry Mehre
Elo
1537 −1 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
5.2 No. 51 of 131 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—

All-SEC

1 second team

Second team

  • Otis MaffettEAP-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
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.