1936 Kentucky

6–⁠4 (1–⁠3 Southeastern Conference), coached by C.A. Wynne.

Schedule and results

Kentucky in 1936, game by game: won vs. Maryville (TN) 54–3; won at Xavier 21–0; won vs. VMI 38–0; lost at Georgia Tech 0–34; won at Washington and Lee 39–7; won vs. Florida 7–0; lost vs. Alabama 0–14; lost at Manhattan 7–13; won vs. Clemson 7–6; lost at No. 17 Tennessee 6–7+51−34Won 54–3 vs. Maryville (TN)+51Maryville (TN)Won 21–0 at Xavier+21XavierWon 38–0 vs. VMI+38VMILost 0–34 at Georgia Tech-34Georgia TechWon 39–7 at Washington and Lee+32Washington and …Won 7–0 vs. Florida+7FloridaLost 0–14 vs. Alabama-14AlabamaLost 7–13 at Manhattan-6ManhattanWon 7–6 vs. Clemson+1ClemsonLost 6–7 at No. 17 Tennessee-1No. 17 Tennessee
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Tennessee 7–⁠6; unranked in the final AP poll; 10th in the Southeastern Conference.

In program history: The 51st-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 123 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
1–⁠3 10th in Southeastern Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
179–⁠84
Coach
C.A. Wynne
Elo
1506 +3 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
3.9 No. 60 of 131 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—
Captain
Stan Nevers

Drafted in 1937

The 1937 draft
Rd 5Bert Johnson OTBrooklyn Dodgers

All-SEC

2 second team

Second team

  • Stanley NeversOTAP-2
  • Robert DavisRBAP-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
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.