1936 Santa Clara
8–1, finished No. 6 in the AP poll. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest upsetBeat No. 2 LSU 21–14Jan 1
LSU was ranked No. 2, above it.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 26 | at Stanford | W 13–0 | 22% |
| Oct 4 | atPortland | W 26–0 | 85% |
| Oct 10 | vsSan Francisco | W 15–7 | 62% |
| Oct 17 | at San José State | W 20–0 | 91% |
| Oct 30 | vs 16Auburn | W 12–0 | 46% |
| Nov 15 | atSaint Mary’s (CA) | W 19–0 | 38% |
| Nov 22 | atLoyola Marymount | W 13–6 | 57% |
| Dec 5 | vs TCU | L 0–9 | 53% |
| Jan 1Bowls & playoff | vs 2LSUSugar Bowl | W 21–14 | 29% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Beat LSU 21–14 in the Sugar Bowl; No. 6 in the final AP poll.
In program history: The 6th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 47 on file).
AP poll, week by week
- Wk 2: 19
- Wk 3: 9
- Wk 4: 9
- Wk 5: 9
- Wk 6: 5
- Final: 6
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
- 8–1
- Conference
- —
- AP final
- No. 6 peak No. 5
- Points
- 139–36
- Coach
- —
- Elo
- 1644 +167 this season
- SP+ rating
- —
- SRS
- 18.6 No. 7 of 131 major-college teams
- Recruiting class
- —
Drafted in 1937
The 1937 draft| Rd 2 | Nello Falaschi C | Washington Redskins |
| Rd 4 | Dick Bassi E | Washington Redskins |
All-Pacific Coast
2 first team, 1 second teamFirst team
- Nello FalaschiFBAP-2; INS-1; UP-1
- Dick BassiOGAP-1; INS-1; UP-1
Second team
- Phil DoughertyCAP-2
From Wikipedia’s 1936 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).