1936 Ole Miss

5–⁠5–⁠2 (0–⁠3–⁠1 Southeastern Conference), coached by Ed Walker.

Schedule and results

Ole Miss in 1936, game by game: won vs. Union (Tennessee) 45–0; lost at Tulane 6–7; lost at Temple 7–12; tied at George Washington 0–0; lost at LSU 0–13; won vs. Catholic 14–0; won at Centenary (LA) 24–7; won vs. Loyola (LA) 34–0; lost at No. 8 Marquette 0–33; lost at Mississippi State 6–26; won at Miami 14–0; tied at Tennessee 0–0+45−33Won 45–0 vs. Union (Tennessee)+45Union (Tennesse…Lost 6–7 at Tulane-1TulaneLost 7–12 at Temple-5TempleTied 0–0 at George Washington0George Washingt…Lost 0–13 at LSU-13LSUWon 14–0 vs. Catholic+14CatholicWon 24–7 at Centenary (LA)+17Centenary (LA)Won 34–0 vs. Loyola (LA)+34Loyola (LA)Lost 0–33 at No. 8 Marquette-33No. 8 MarquetteLost 6–26 at Mississippi State-20Mississippi Sta…Won 14–0 at Miami+14MiamiTied 0–0 at Tennessee0Tennessee
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Tied Tennessee 0–⁠0; unranked in the final AP poll; 12th in the Southeastern Conference.

In program history: The 58th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 124 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
5–⁠5–⁠2
Conference
0–⁠3–⁠1 12th in Southeastern Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
150–⁠98
Coach
Ed Walker
Elo
1536 −5 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
9.0 No. 32 of 131 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—

Drafted in 1937

The 1937 draft
Rd 7Buster Poole ENew York Giants

All-SEC

1 first team, 1 second team

First team

Second team

  • Ray HapesRBAP-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.