1936 Tulane
6–3–1 (2–3–1 Southeastern Conference), coached by Red Dawson. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat Sewanee 53–6Nov 21
By 47 points, its widest win.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 26 | vs Ole Miss | W 7–6 | 57% |
| Oct 3 | vs Auburn | T 0–0 | 53% |
| Oct 10 | vsCentenary (LA) | W 19–0 | 60% |
| Oct 17 | vs Colgate | W 28–6 | 45% |
| Oct 24 | vs North Carolina | W 21–7 | 50% |
| Oct 31 | vs Louisiana Tech | W 22–13 | 97% |
| Nov 7 | at 14Alabama | L 7–34 | 34% |
| Nov 14 | vs Georgia | L 6–12 | 74% |
| Nov 21 | vsSewanee | W 53–6 | 90% |
| Nov 28 | at 2LSU | L 0–33 | 22% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Lost to LSU 33–0; unranked in the final AP poll; 8th in the Southeastern Conference.
In program history: The 22nd-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 123 on file).
AP poll, week by week
- Wk 1: 18
- Wk 2: 9
- Wk 3: 10
- Wk 6: 19
- Record
- 6–3–1
- Conference
- 2–3–1 8th in Southeastern Conference
- AP final
- Unranked peak No. 9
- Points
- 163–117
- Coach
- Red Dawson
- Elo
- 1573 +31 this season
- SP+ rating
- —
- SRS
- 10.1 No. 27 of 131 major-college teams
- Recruiting class
- —
- Captain
- William Moss
Drafted in 1937
The 1937 draft| Rd 4 | Bucky Bryan OG | Chicago Cardinals |
All-SEC
2 first teamFirst team
Bill MossOTAP-2; UP-1- Howard BryanRBAP-1; UP-1
From Wikipedia’s 1936 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).
1936 Southeastern Conference standings
| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
| LSU | 6–0 | 9–1–1 | 2 |
| Alabama | 5–0–1 | 8–0–1 | 4 |
| Auburn | 4–1–1 | 7–2–2 | |
 Tennessee | 3–1–2 | 6–2–2 | 17 |
 Mississippi State | 3–2 | 7–3–1 | |
| Georgia | 3–3 | 5–4–1 | |
 Georgia Tech | 3–3–1 | 5–5–1 | |
| Tulane | 2–3–1 | 6–3–1 | |
 Vanderbilt | 1–3–1 | 3–5–1 | |
 Kentucky | 1–3 | 6–4 | |
 Florida | 1–5 | 4–6 | |
| Ole Miss | 0–3–1 | 5–5–2 | |
| Sewanee | 0–5 | 0–6–1 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.