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1936 TCU

9–⁠2–⁠2 (4–⁠1–⁠1 Southwest Conference), coached by Dutch Meyer, finished No. 16 in the AP poll.

Schedule and results

TCU in 1936, game by game: won at Howard Payne 6–0; lost at Texas Tech 0–7; won vs. Arkansas 18–14; won at Tulsa 10–7; lost at Texas A&M 7–18; tied vs. Mississippi State 0–0; won vs. Baylor 28–0; won vs. Texas 27–6; won vs. Centenary (LA) 26–0; won at Rice 13–0; tied at SMU 0–0; won at Santa Clara 9–0; won vs. No. 15 Marquette 16–6+28−11Won 6–0 at Howard Payne+6Howard PayneLost 0–7 at Texas Tech-7Texas TechWon 18–14 vs. Arkansas+4ArkansasWon 10–7 at Tulsa+3TulsaLost 7–18 at Texas A&M-11Texas A&MTied 0–0 vs. Mississippi State0Mississippi Sta…Won 28–0 vs. Baylor+28BaylorWon 27–6 vs. Texas+21TexasWon 26–0 vs. Centenary (LA)+26Centenary (LA)Won 13–0 at Rice+13RiceTied 0–0 at SMU0SMUWon 9–0 at Santa Clara+9Santa ClaraWon 16–6 vs. No. 15 Marquette+10No. 15 Marquette
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below; orange marks an upset win.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 19atHoward PayneW 6–⁠091%
Sep 26atTexas TechL 0–⁠760%
Oct 3vsArkansasW 18–⁠1472%
Oct 10atTulsaW 10–⁠765%
Oct 17atTexas A&ML 7–⁠1865%
Oct 24vsMississippi StateT 0–⁠061%
Oct 31vsBaylorW 28–⁠071%
Nov 7vsTexasW 27–⁠678%
Nov 14vsCentenary (LA)W 26–⁠079%
Nov 21atRiceW 13–⁠054%
Nov 28atSMUT 0–⁠060%
Dec 5atSanta ClaraW 9–⁠047%
Jan 1Bowls & playoffvs15MarquetteCotton BowlW 16–⁠656%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Marquette 16–⁠6 in the Cotton Bowl; No. 16 in the final AP poll; 2nd in the Southwest Conference.

In program history: The 8th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 123 on file).

AP poll, week by week

  1. Wk 4: 18
  2. Wk 6: 18
  3. Final: 16

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.

Heisman voteSammy Baugh, fourth

Consensus All-AmericanSammy Baugh, QB

Record
9–⁠2–⁠2
Conference
4–⁠1–⁠1 2nd in Southwest Conference
AP final
No. 16 peak No. 16
Points
160–⁠58
Coach
Dutch Meyer
Elo
1718 +69 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
17.5 No. 10 of 131 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—
Offense
Meyer spread

Drafted in 1937

The 1937 draft
Rd 1Sammy Baugh QBWashington Redskins
Rd 3Drew Ellis OTPhiladelphia Eagles
Rd 6Walt Roach BPittsburgh Pirates
Rd 7Marv Baldwin OTGreen Bay Packers

All-Southwest Conference

2 first team, 1 second team

First team

Second team

  • Wilbur HarrisonOGAP-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 Southwest Conference standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Arkansas5–⁠17–⁠318
TCU4–⁠1–⁠19–⁠2–⁠216
Texas A&M3–⁠2–⁠18–⁠3–⁠1
Baylor3–⁠2–⁠16–⁠3–⁠1
SMU2–⁠3–⁠15–⁠4–⁠1
Rice1–⁠55–⁠7
Texas1–⁠52–⁠6–⁠1

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