1936 Chico State Wildcats football
ConferenceFar Western Conference
Record1–6–1 (0–4 FWC)
Head coach
Home stadiumCollege Field
Seasons
← 1935
1937 →
1936 Far Western Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Pacific (CA) $ 4 – 0 – 0 5 – 4 – 1
Fresno State 2 – 1 – 0 5 – 3 – 1
Nevada 2 – 2 – 0 4 – 4 – 0
Cal Aggies 1 – 2 – 0 3 – 4 – 0
Chico State 0 – 4 – 0 1 – 6 – 1
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1936 Chico State Wildcats football team represented Chico State College—now known as California State University, Chico—as a member of the Far Western Conference (FWC) during the 1936 college football season. Led by 14th-year head coach Art Acker, Chico State compiled an overall record of 1–6–1 with a mark of 0–4 in conference play, placing last out of five teams in the FWC. The team was outscored by its opponents 137 to 44 for the season. The Wildcats played home games at College Field in Chico, California.

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 26Menlo Junior College*
W 13–01,200[1]
October 28:00 p.m.at Sacramento Junior College*
L 0–19[2][3]
October 17Pacific (CA)
  • College Field
  • Chico, CA
L 0–20[4]
October 24San Francisco State*
T 6–62,000[5]
October 31at Fresno State
L 0–38[6]
November 7Cal Aggies
  • College Field
  • Chico, CA
L 12–16[7]
November 14at Nevada
L 7–244,000[9]
November 26Humboldt State*
  • College Field
  • Chico, CA
L 6–14

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Notes

  1. ^ This stadium is the predecessor to the current Mackay Stadium, which was opened for the 1966 season.[8]

References

  1. ^ Wilcox, Bob (September 27, 1936). "Chico Wildcats Down Menlo J. C., 13-0". The Chico Record. Chico, California. p. 6. Retrieved May 22, 2022 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  2. ^ "Panthers Are Favorites Over Chico Here To-night". The Sacramento Bee. Sacramento, California. October 2, 1936. p. 28. Retrieved May 22, 2022 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  3. ^ Adams, Wilbur (October 3, 1936). "Panthers Are Impressive In Beating Chico, 19 To 0". The Sacramento Bee. Sacramento, California. p. 25. Retrieved May 22, 2022 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  4. ^ "Pacific Beats Chico State". The Press Democrat (Santa Rosa, California). October 18, 1936. p. 7. Retrieved November 12, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.Open access icon
  5. ^ "S.F. State, Chico Battle to Draw". Oakland Tribune (Oakland, California). October 24, 1936. p. 9. Retrieved July 21, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.Open access icon
  6. ^ "Ken Gleason Helps Fresno in Easy Win". Santa Cruz Evening News (Santa Cruz, California). November 4, 1936. p. 4. Retrieved November 12, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.Open access icon
  7. ^ "Pacific Aggies Turn Back Chico Eleven". The San Bernardino County Sun (San Bernardino, California). November 8, 1936. p. 21. Retrieved November 12, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.Open access icon
  8. ^ "Mackay Stadium". University of Nevada, Reno. Retrieved January 4, 2017.
  9. ^ "Nevada Aerial Game Beats Chico State". The San Bernardino County Sun (San Bernardino, California). November 15, 1936. p. 18. Retrieved November 12, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.Open access icon
  10. ^ "1936 - Cal St.-Chico". Archived from the original on September 11, 2015. Retrieved March 4, 2017.
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