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1936 LSU

9–⁠1–⁠1 (6–⁠0 Southeastern Conference), coached by Bernie Moore, finished No. 2 in the AP poll.

Schedule and results

LSU in 1936, game by game: won vs. Rice 20–7; tied at Texas 6–6; won vs. Georgia 47–7; won vs. Ole Miss 13–0; won vs. Arkansas 19–7; won at Vanderbilt 19–0; won vs. Mississippi State 12–0; won at Auburn 19–6; won vs. Louisiana 93–0; won vs. No. 19 Tulane 33–0; lost vs. No. 5 Santa Clara 14–21+93−7Won 20–7 vs. Rice+13RiceTied 6–6 at Texas0TexasWon 47–7 vs. Georgia+40GeorgiaWon 13–0 vs. Ole Miss+13Ole MissWon 19–7 vs. Arkansas+12ArkansasWon 19–0 at Vanderbilt+19VanderbiltWon 12–0 vs. Mississippi State+12Mississippi Sta…Won 19–6 at Auburn+13AuburnWon 93–0 vs. Louisiana+93LouisianaWon 33–0 vs. No. 19 Tulane+33No. 19 TulaneLost 14–21 vs. No. 5 Santa Clara-7No. 5 Santa Clara
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 26vsRiceW 20–⁠766%
Oct 3atTexasT 6–⁠668%
Oct 10vsGeorgiaW 47–⁠771%
Oct 17vsOle MissW 13–⁠077%
Oct 24vsArkansasW 19–⁠775%
Oct 31atVanderbiltW 19–⁠069%
Nov 7vsMississippi StateW 12–⁠080%
Nov 14atAuburnW 19–⁠660%
Nov 21vsLouisianaW 93–⁠098%
Nov 28vs19TulaneW 33–⁠078%
Jan 1Bowls & playoffvs5Santa ClaraSugar BowlL 14–⁠2171%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Santa Clara 21–⁠14 in the Sugar Bowl; No. 2 in the final AP poll; Southeastern Conference champions.

In program history: The 11th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 123 on file).

AP poll, week by week

  1. Wk 1: 13
  2. Wk 2: 8
  3. Wk 3: 7
  4. Wk 4: 7
  5. Wk 5: 5
  6. Wk 6: 2
  7. Final: 2

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.

Southeastern Conference champions6–⁠0 in the conference

Consensus All-AmericanGaynell Tinsley, E

Record
9–⁠1–⁠1
Conference
6–⁠0 first in Southeastern Conference
AP final
No. 2 peak No. 2
Points
295–⁠54
Coach
Bernie Moore
Elo
1737 +87 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
23.2 No. 3 of 131 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—

Drafted in 1937

The 1937 draft
Rd 2Gaynell Tinsley EChicago Cardinals
Rd 2Marvin Stewart BChicago Bears

All-SEC

2 first team, 4 second team

First team

Second team

  • Paul CarrollOTAP-3; UP-2
  • Marvin StewartCAP-2; UP-2
  • Bill CrassRBAP-3; UP-2
  • Pat CoffeeFBAP-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

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.