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1936 Notre Dame

6–⁠2–⁠1, coached by Elmer Layden, finished No. 8 in the AP poll.

Schedule and results

Notre Dame in 1936, game by game: won vs. Carnegie Mellon 21–7; won vs. Washington St. Louis 14–6; won vs. Wisconsin 27–0; lost at No. 9 Pittsburgh 0–26; won vs. Ohio State 7–2; lost at Navy 0–3; won vs. Army 20–6; won vs. No. 1 Northwestern 26–6; tied at USC 13–13+27−26Won 21–7 vs. Carnegie Mellon+14Carnegie MellonWon 14–6 vs. Washington St. Louis+8Washington St. …Won 27–0 vs. Wisconsin+27WisconsinLost 0–26 at No. 9 Pittsburgh-26No. 9 PittsburghWon 7–2 vs. Ohio State+5Ohio StateLost 0–3 at Navy-3NavyWon 20–6 vs. Army+14ArmyWon 26–6 vs. No. 1 Northwestern+20No. 1 NorthwesternTied 13–13 at USC0USC
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below; orange marks an upset win.
DateOpponentResultElo
Oct 3vsCarnegie MellonW 21–⁠777%
Oct 10vsWashington St. LouisW 14–⁠674%
Oct 17vsWisconsinW 27–⁠085%
Oct 24at9PittsburghL 0–⁠2641%
Oct 31vsOhio StateW 7–⁠255%
Nov 7atNavyL 0–⁠358%
Nov 14vsArmyW 20–⁠651%
Nov 21vs1NorthwesternW 26–⁠662%
Dec 5atUSCT 13–⁠1358%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Tied USC 13–⁠13; No. 8 in the final AP poll.

In program history: The 70th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 131 on file).

AP poll, week by week

  1. Wk 1: 7
  2. Wk 3: 13
  3. Wk 5: 11
  4. Wk 6: 9
  5. Final: 8

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
6–⁠2–⁠1
Conference
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AP final
No. 8 peak No. 7
Points
128–⁠69
Coach
Elmer Layden
Elo
1667 +51 this season
SP+ rating
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SRS
14.9 No. 15 of 131 major-college teams
Recruiting class
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Captains
Bill Smith and John Lautar