1936 Middle Tennessee State Teachers Blue Raiders football
SIAA co-champion
ConferenceSouthern Intercollegiate Athletic Association
Record7–1 (4–0 SIAA)
Head coach
CaptainMiles Baskins
Home stadiumHorace Jones Field
Seasons
← 1935
1937 →
1936 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Middle Tennessee State Teachers + 4 – 0 – 0 7 – 1 – 0
The Citadel + 4 – 0 – 0 4 – 6 – 0
Miami (FL) 3 – 0 – 0 6 – 2 – 2
Centenary 2 – 0 – 0 6 – 4 – 2
Centre 2 – 0 – 0 5 – 4 – 0
Howard (AL) 2 – 0 – 1 5 – 3 – 1
Union (TN) 5 – 1 – 1 6 – 4 – 1
Rollins 4 – 1 – 0 7 – 1 – 0
Louisiana Tech 4 – 1 – 1 6 – 2 – 1
Morehead State 4 – 1 – 2 4 – 1 – 2
Eastern Kentucky State Teachers 4 – 2 – 0 7 – 2 – 0
Mississippi State Teachers 4 – 2 – 1 7 – 2 – 1
Mississippi College 2 – 1 – 1 5 – 3 – 1
Western Kentucky State Teachers 3 – 2 – 0 6 – 3 – 0
Erskine 3 – 2 – 0 4 – 5 – 0
Presbyterian 3 – 2 – 0 3 – 6 – 0
Louisiana Normal 3 – 2 – 1 5 – 4 – 1
Murray State 4 – 4 – 0 5 – 4 – 0
Mercer 1 – 1 – 1 3 – 6 – 1
Louisiana College 2 – 3 – 1 3 – 4 – 1
Louisville 2 – 3 – 0 4 – 4 – 0
Millsaps 1 – 2 – 2 3 – 5 – 2
Transylvania 1 – 3 – 1 3 – 4 – 1
Tennessee Tech 1 – 5 – 0 2 – 5 – 1
Georgetown (KY) 1 – 5 – 1 2 – 5 – 1
Loyola (LA) 0 – 1 – 0 4 – 6 – 0
Stetson 0 – 3 – 1 2 – 5 – 1
Union (KY) 0 – 3 – 2 2 – 4 – 2
SW Louisiana 0 – 4 – 1 2 – 7 – 1
Wofford 0 – 4 – 1 1 – 7 – 1
Newberry 0 – 4 – 1 1 – 10 – 1
West Tennessee State Teachers 0 – 7 – 0 0 – 9 – 0
  • + – Conference co-champions

The 1936 Middle Tennessee State Teachers Blue Raiders football team was an American football team that represented Middle Tennessee State Teachers College (now known as Middle Tennessee State University) as a member of the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association during the 1936 college football season. In their third season under head coach Johnny Floyd, Middle Tennessee compiled a 7–1 record and finished as SIAA co-champion. The team's captain was Miles Baskins.[1]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultSource
September 26at Vanderbilt*
L 0–45[2]
October 2Jacksonville State*
W 12–0[3]
October 9Troy State*
  • Horace Jones Field
  • Murfreesboro, TN (rivalry)
W 19–0[4]
October 17at Western Kentucky State TeachersBowling Green, KY (rivalry)W 9–0[5]
October 23Murray State
  • Horace Jones Field
  • Murfreesboro, TN
W 19–14[6]
October 31at West Tennessee State Teachers
W 19–0[7]
November 7Austin Peay*
  • Horace Jones Field
  • Murfreesboro, TN
W 27–0[8]
November 26Tennessee Tech
  • Horace Jones Field
  • Murfreesboro, TN
W 7–6[9]
  • *Non-conference game

References

  1. ^ "Middle Tennessee Football 2021 Media Guide" (PDF). Murfreesboro, Tennessee: Middle Tennessee State University. 2021. p. 145. Retrieved December 27, 2021.
  2. ^ "Vanderbilt's flashy attack downs Teachers, 45–0". Nashville Banner. September 27, 1936. Retrieved September 23, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Middle Tennessee trips Alabamans". The Chattanooga Times. October 3, 1936. Retrieved September 23, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Red Wave is defeated by Tennessee". The Troy Messenger. October 10, 1936. Retrieved September 23, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Fight mars program of Hilltoppers". The Park City Daily News. October 18, 1936. Retrieved September 23, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Blue Raiders get 19 to 14 triumph over Murray clan". The Tennessean. October 24, 1936. Retrieved September 23, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Murfreesboro Teachers maul Memphis crew". The Tennessean. November 1, 1936. Retrieved September 23, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Murfreesboro Blue Raiders defeat Austin Peay, 27 to 0". Nashville Banner. November 8, 1936. Retrieved September 23, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Blue Raiders beat T.P.I. to tie for S.I.A.A. title". The Tennessean. November 27, 1936. Retrieved September 23, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.


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