1936 Grinnell

2–⁠7 (0–⁠3 Missouri Valley Conference).

Schedule and results

Grinnell in 1936, game by game: won at Central (Iowa) 7–6; won vs. Cornell (IA) 12–6; lost vs. Northern Iowa 0–24; lost at Creighton 0–12; lost vs. Carleton 13–21; lost at Washburn 6–7; lost at Drake 6–19; lost at Coe 6–13; lost at Saint Louis 6–33+7−27Won 7–6 at Central (Iowa)+1Central (Iowa)Won 12–6 vs. Cornell (IA)+6Cornell (IA)Lost 0–24 vs. Northern Iowa-24Northern IowaLost 0–12 at Creighton-12CreightonLost 13–21 vs. Carleton-8CarletonLost 6–7 at Washburn-1WashburnLost 6–19 at Drake-13DrakeLost 6–13 at Coe-7CoeLost 6–33 at Saint Louis-27Saint Louis
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Saint Louis 33–⁠6; unranked in the final AP poll; 7th in the Missouri Valley Conference.

In program history: The 44th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 56 on file).

Record
2–⁠7
Conference
0–⁠3 7th in Missouri Valley Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
56–⁠141
Coach
—
Elo
1195 −135 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−16.4 No. 113 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.