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1936 Temple

6–⁠3–⁠2, coached by Pop Warner.

Schedule and results

Temple in 1936, game by game: won at St. Joseph’s (Pennsylvania) 18–0; won vs. Centre 50–7; won vs. Ole Miss 12–7; won at Boston College 14–0; lost at Carnegie Mellon 0–7; won vs. No. 13 Holy Cross 3–0; tied vs. Michigan State 7–7; won vs. Villanova 6–0; lost vs. Iowa 0–25; tied vs. Bucknell 0–0; lost at Saint Mary’s (CA) 7–13+43−25Won 18–0 at St. Joseph’s (Pennsylvania)+18St. Joseph’s (P…Won 50–7 vs. Centre+43CentreWon 12–7 vs. Ole Miss+5Ole MissWon 14–0 at Boston College+14Boston CollegeLost 0–7 at Carnegie Mellon-7Carnegie MellonWon 3–0 vs. No. 13 Holy Cross+3No. 13 Holy CrossTied 7–7 vs. Michigan State0Michigan StateWon 6–0 vs. Villanova+6VillanovaLost 0–25 vs. Iowa-25IowaTied 0–0 vs. Bucknell0BucknellLost 7–13 at Saint Mary’s (CA)-6Saint Mary’s (C…
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below; orange marks an upset win.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 21atSt. Joseph’s (Pennsylvania)W 18–⁠087%
Sep 25vsCentreW 50–⁠789%
Oct 2vsOle MissW 12–⁠764%
Oct 12atBoston CollegeW 14–⁠056%
Oct 17atCarnegie MellonL 0–⁠768%
Oct 31vs13Holy CrossW 3–⁠058%
Nov 7vsMichigan StateT 7–⁠756%
Nov 14vsVillanovaW 6–⁠060%
Nov 21vsIowaL 0–⁠2579%
Nov 28vsBucknellT 0–⁠073%
Dec 5atSaint Mary’s (CA)L 7–⁠1339%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Saint Mary’s (CA) 13–⁠7; unranked in the final AP poll.

In program history: The tied 14th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 92 on file).

AP poll, week by week

  1. Wk 4: 19
  2. Wk 5: 20

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
6–⁠3–⁠2
Conference
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AP final
Unranked peak No. 19
Points
117–⁠66
Coach
Pop Warner
Elo
1543 −32 this season
SP+ rating
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SRS
4.4 No. 58 of 131 major-college teams
Recruiting class
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Captain
Bill Docherty