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1936 Presbyterian

3–⁠6 (1–⁠0 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association), coached by Walter Johnson.

Schedule and results

Presbyterian in 1936, game by game: lost at Clemson 0–19; lost at Georgia Tech 0–55; won at Erskine 14–0; lost vs. The Citadel 0–25; won at Newberry 27–0; lost at Wake Forest 0–19; lost vs. Furman 0–14; lost at Mercer 7–19; won vs. Wofford 20–7+27−55Lost 0–19 at Clemson-19ClemsonLost 0–55 at Georgia Tech-55Georgia TechWon 14–0 at Erskine+14ErskineLost 0–25 vs. The Citadel-25The CitadelWon 27–0 at Newberry+27NewberryLost 0–19 at Wake Forest-19Wake ForestLost 0–14 vs. Furman-14FurmanLost 7–19 at Mercer-12MercerWon 20–7 vs. Wofford+13Wofford
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 19atClemsonL 0–⁠196%
Sep 25atGeorgia TechL 0–⁠558%
Oct 9atErskineW 14–⁠039%
Oct 17vsThe CitadelL 0–⁠2524%
Oct 23atNewberryW 27–⁠038%
Oct 31atWake ForestL 0–⁠1915%
Nov 6vsFurmanL 0–⁠1417%
Nov 14atMercerL 7–⁠1938%
Nov 28vsWoffordW 20–⁠772%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Wofford 20–⁠7; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for first in the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association.

In program history: The 53rd-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 92 on file).

Record
3–⁠6
Conference
1–⁠0 shared first in Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association
AP final
Unranked
Points
68–⁠158
Coach
Walter Johnson
Elo
1156 +34 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−19.0 No. 117 of 131 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—

1936 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Miami1–⁠06–⁠2–⁠2
Presbyterian1–⁠03–⁠6
Tennessee Tech0–⁠00–⁠0–⁠1
Wofford0–⁠11–⁠7–⁠1
Louisiana Tech0–⁠00–⁠1
Stetson0–⁠10–⁠3
Northwestern State0–⁠00–⁠1

Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.