1936 The Citadel

4–⁠6 (0–⁠4 Southern Conference), coached by Tatum Gressette.

Schedule and results

The Citadel in 1936, game by game: won vs. Newberry 33–0; won at Erskine 13–6; lost at Florida 14–20; lost at Furman 7–13; won at Presbyterian 25–0; lost at Davidson 0–21; lost vs. South Carolina 0–9; lost vs. Clemson 0–20; lost vs. Chattanooga 0–13; won vs. Wofford 41–0+41−21Won 33–0 vs. Newberry+33NewberryWon 13–6 at Erskine+7ErskineLost 14–20 at Florida-6FloridaLost 7–13 at Furman-6FurmanWon 25–0 at Presbyterian+25PresbyterianLost 0–21 at Davidson-21DavidsonLost 0–9 vs. South Carolina-9South CarolinaLost 0–20 vs. Clemson-20ClemsonLost 0–13 vs. Chattanooga-13ChattanoogaWon 41–0 vs. Wofford+41Wofford
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Wofford 41–⁠0; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 15th in the Southern Conference.

In program history: The 68th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 114 on file).

Record
4–⁠6
Conference
0–⁠4 tied for 15th in Southern Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
133–⁠102
Coach
Tatum Gressette
Elo
1318 −92 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−9.0 No. 101 of 131 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—

1936 Southern Conference standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Duke7–⁠09–⁠111
North Carolina6–⁠18–⁠2
Furman4–⁠17–⁠2
VMI5–⁠26–⁠4
Maryland4–⁠26–⁠5
Washington and Lee3–⁠24–⁠5
Davidson4–⁠35–⁠4
Clemson3–⁠35–⁠5
Virginia Tech4–⁠55–⁠5
Wake Forest2–⁠35–⁠4
NC State2–⁠43–⁠7
South Carolina2–⁠55–⁠7
Richmond1–⁠34–⁠4–⁠2
Virginia1–⁠52–⁠7
The Citadel0–⁠44–⁠6
William & Mary0–⁠51–⁠8

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