1936 Kentucky Wildcats football
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
Record6–4 (1–3 SEC)
Head coach
CaptainStan Nevers
Home stadiumMcLean Stadium
Seasons
← 1935
1937 →
1936 Southeastern Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 2 LSU $ 6 – 0 – 0 9 – 1 – 1
No. 4 Alabama 5 – 0 – 1 8 – 0 – 1
Auburn 4 – 1 – 1 7 – 2 – 2
No. 17 Tennessee 3 – 1 – 2 6 – 2 – 2
Mississippi State 3 – 2 – 0 7 – 3 – 1
Georgia 3 – 3 – 0 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 – 0 6 – 4 – 0
Florida 1 – 5 – 0 4 – 6 – 0
Ole Miss 0 – 3 – 1 5 – 5 – 2
Sewanee 0 – 5 – 0 0 – 6 – 1
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1936 Kentucky Wildcats football team was an American football team that represented the University of Kentucky as a member of the Southeastern Conference (SEC) during the 1936 college football season. In their third season under head coach Chet A. Wynne, the Wildcats compiled an overall record of 6–4 record with a mark of 1–3 against conference opponents, tied for ninth place in the SEC, and outscored opponents by a total of 179 to 84.[1] The team played its home games at McLean Stadium in Lexington, Kentucky.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 19Maryville*
W 54–3[2]
September 25at Xavier*
W 21–012,000[3]
October 3VMI
  • McLean Stadium
  • Lexington, KY
W 38–0[4]
October 10at Georgia Tech
L 0–3430,000[5]
October 17at Washington & Lee*
W 39–7[6]
October 24Florida
  • McLean Stadium
  • Lexington, KY (rivalry)
W 7–0[7]
October 31Alabama
  • McLean Stadium
  • Lexington, KY
L 0–1418,000[8]
November 7at Manhattan*
L 7–13[9]
November 14Clemson*
  • McLean Stadium
  • Lexington, KY
W 7–6[10]
November 26at No. 17 Tennessee
L 6–720,000[11]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from Coaches' Poll released prior to the game

References

  1. ^ "1936 Kentucky Wildcats Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved April 3, 2020.
  2. ^ "Kentucky Wildcats romp through Maryville by 54–3 score". The Paducah Sun-Democrat. September 20, 1936. Retrieved September 29, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ Bob Bohne (September 26, 1936). "Wildcats Defeat Xavier, 21 To 0". The Cincinnati Enquirer. pp. 1, 2 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Too much for V.M.I., Kentucky's great team beats Cadets, 38 to 0". The Cincinnati Enquirer. October 4, 1936. Retrieved December 20, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Engineers swamp Wildcats 34 to 0; No apology made". Kingsport Times. October 11, 1936. Retrieved September 29, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Wildcats batter Generals, 39 to 7". The Birmingham News. October 18, 1936. Retrieved February 15, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Kentucky takes close one from Florida, 7 to 0". Johnson City Chronicle. October 25, 1936. Retrieved September 28, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Joe Riley sparkles as Alabama turns back Kentucky, 14 to 0". The Tuscaloosa News. Google News Archives. Associated Press. November 1, 1936. p. 6. Retrieved April 8, 2012.
  9. ^ "Pat Byrne drives Jaspers to 13–7 gridiron victory". Brooklyn Times Union. November 8, 1936. Retrieved September 28, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Kentucky wins close verdict over Clemson, 7–6". The Montgomery Advertiser. November 15, 1936. Retrieved September 28, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Cats outplay Vols but lose 7 to 6 before 20,000". The Courier-Journal. November 27, 1936. Retrieved August 8, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.


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