1936 LSU Tigers football
National champion (Sagarin)
SEC champion
Sugar Bowl, L 14–21 vs. Santa Clara
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
Ranking
APNo. 2
Record9–1–1 (6–0 SEC)
Head coach
Home stadiumTiger 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 LSU Tigers football team was an American football team that represented Louisiana State University (LSU) as a member of the Southeastern Conference (SEC) during the 1936 college football season. In their second year under head coach Bernie Moore, the Tigers complied an overall record of 9–1–1, with a conference record of 6–0, and finished as SEC champion.[1] LSU won their second consecutive Southeastern Conference championship and earned their second straight trip to the Sugar Bowl in New Orleans. The defense allowed only 33 points the entire season, which still ranks fourth in school history for the fewest points allowed by a Tiger defense.

The team was rated No. 1 by the contemporary Houlgate System and presented with the Foreman & Clark national championship trophy.[2][3]

Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 26Rice*
W 20–725,000[4]
October 3at Texas*
T 6–615,000[5]
October 10Georgia
  • Tiger Stadium
  • Baton Rouge, LA
W 47–725,000[6]
October 17Ole Miss
  • Tiger Stadium
  • Baton Rouge, LA (rivalry)
W 13–0[7]
October 24vs. Arkansas*No. 13
W 19–715,000[8]
October 31at VanderbiltNo. 8
W 19–010,000[9]
November 7Mississippi StatedaggerNo. 7
  • Tiger Stadium
  • Baton Rouge, LA (rivalry)
W 12–025,000[10]
November 14at AuburnNo. 7
W 19–624,000[11]
November 21Southwestern Louisiana*No. 5
  • Tiger Stadium
  • Baton Rouge, LA
W 93–020,000[12]
November 28No. 19 TulaneNo. 2
W 33–0[13]
January 1, 1937No. 6 Santa ClaraNo. 2
L 14–2138,483[14]
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

[15]

Auburn

The Tigers made their way to Birmingham's Legion Field to battle rival Auburn. One of the highlights of the game constituted LSU RB Cotton Milner's 90-yard touchdown run in the Tigers 19–7 victory over Auburn. The run ranks fourth on LSU's list of longest rushing touchdowns in school history.

Southwestern Louisiana

The Tigers' game at home against Southwestern Louisiana saw the Tigers score 52 points in a half, which ranks second in school history, and 93 points in a single game, which is the most points scored by LSU in a game.

References

  1. ^ "1936 LSU Fighting Tigers Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved September 28, 2023.
  2. ^ Owen, Kimbrough, ed. (1937). "Athletics — Football". Gumbo 1937. Baton Rouge, Louisiana: The Students of Louisiana State University. p. 206. Rated No. 1 team of the country by the Deke Houlgate system, the Tigers were presented with a beautiful national championship trophy by a Los Angeles firm. ((cite book)): |journal= ignored (help)
  3. ^ Written at Dallas, Texas. "Louisiana State Gets Foreman–Clark Trophy". The Capital Times. Madison, Wisconsin. Associated Press. January 10, 1937. Retrieved January 31, 2023. The Foreman and Clark trophy, emblematic of the National football championship, won by SMU in 1935, will be sent to LSU. The Tigers were awarded the trophy for the past season under the ratings of Deke Houlgate, Los Angeles, grid statistician.
  4. ^ "L.S.U. defeats Rice, 20–7, to gain revenge". The Des Moines Register. September 27, 1936. Retrieved September 28, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Louisiana State and Texas battle to 6–6 tie". Monroe Morning World. October 4, 1936. Retrieved April 27, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Louisiana State crushes Georgia under 47–7 score". The Knoxville Journal. October 11, 1936. Retrieved September 28, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Ole Miss blanked byy L.S.U. 13 to 0 in tough battle". The Clarion-Ledger. October 18, 1936. Retrieved September 28, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Tigers defeat Hogs in annual duel". The Shreveport Times. October 25, 1936. Retrieved September 28, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "LSU drubs Vandy by 19–0 score". The Knoxville News-Sentinel. November 1, 1936. Retrieved September 28, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Winged Bengals strafe Sassers". The State. November 8, 1936. Retrieved September 28, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "L.S.U. vanquishes Auburn, 19–6". The Birmingham News. November 15, 1936. Retrieved September 28, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "Louisiana State romps on S.L.I. team 93 to 0". Tampa Sunday Tribune. November 22, 1936. Retrieved September 28, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. ^ "LSU has awesome display of power to take game, 33–0". The Clarion-Ledger. November 29, 1936. Retrieved April 10, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  14. ^ Harry Borba (January 2, 1937). "Santa Clara Triumphs Over L.S.U., 21-14". The San Francisco Examiner. pp. 1, 18 – via Newspapers.com.
  15. ^ "2013 LSU Football Media Guide". p. 152. Archived from the original on July 14, 2014. Retrieved July 17, 2014.
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