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1936 Vanderbilt

3–⁠5–⁠1 (1–⁠3–⁠1 Southeastern Conference), coached by Ray Morrison.

Schedule and results

Vanderbilt in 1936, game by game: won vs. Middle Tennessee 45–0; won at Chicago 37–0; lost vs. Rhodes 0–12; lost at SMU 0–16; tied vs. Georgia Tech 0–0; lost vs. No. 8 LSU 0–19; won vs. Sewanee 14–0; lost vs. Tennessee 13–26; lost at No. 3 Alabama 6–14+45−19Won 45–0 vs. Middle Tennessee+45Middle TennesseeWon 37–0 at Chicago+37ChicagoLost 0–12 vs. Rhodes-12RhodesLost 0–16 at SMU-16SMUTied 0–0 vs. Georgia Tech0Georgia TechLost 0–19 vs. No. 8 LSU-19No. 8 LSUWon 14–0 vs. Sewanee+14SewaneeLost 13–26 vs. Tennessee-13TennesseeLost 6–14 at No. 3 Alabama-8No. 3 Alabama
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 26vsMiddle TennesseeW 45–⁠095%
Oct 3atChicagoW 37–⁠056%
Oct 10vsRhodesL 0–⁠1293%
Oct 17atSMUL 0–⁠1629%
Oct 24vsGeorgia TechT 0–⁠056%
Oct 31vs8LSUL 0–⁠1931%
Nov 7vsSewaneeW 14–⁠084%
Nov 14vsTennesseeL 13–⁠2651%
Nov 25at3AlabamaL 6–⁠1415%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Alabama 14–⁠6; unranked in the final AP poll; 9th in the Southeastern Conference.

In program history: The 65th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 124 on file).

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
3–⁠5–⁠1
Conference
1–⁠3–⁠1 9th in Southeastern Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
115–⁠87
Coach
Ray Morrison
Elo
1470 −85 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
5.1 No. 52 of 131 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—
Captain
Dick Plasman

Drafted in 1937

The 1937 draft
Rd 3Dick Plasman BChicago Bears

All-SEC

1 first team

First team

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

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
LSU6–⁠09–⁠1–⁠12
Alabama5–⁠0–⁠18–⁠0–⁠14
Auburn4–⁠1–⁠17–⁠2–⁠2
Tennessee3–⁠1–⁠26–⁠2–⁠217
Mississippi State3–⁠27–⁠3–⁠1
Georgia3–⁠35–⁠4–⁠1
Georgia Tech3–⁠3–⁠15–⁠5–⁠1
Tulane2–⁠3–⁠16–⁠3–⁠1
Vanderbilt1–⁠3–⁠13–⁠5–⁠1
Kentucky1–⁠36–⁠4
Florida1–⁠54–⁠6
Ole Miss0–⁠3–⁠15–⁠5–⁠2
Sewanee0–⁠50–⁠6–⁠1

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