1936 Wayne Tartars football
ConferenceIndependent
Record5–2–1
Head coach
CaptainNone
Home stadiumKelsey Field
Seasons
← 1935
1937 →
1936 Midwestern college football independents records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
DePaul   –   7 – 2 – 0
No. 20 Marquette   –   7 – 2 – 0
Michigan State   –   6 – 1 – 2
Michigan State Normal   –   6 – 2 – 0
Akron   –   6 – 2 – 1
No. 8 Notre Dame   –   6 – 2 – 1
Wayne   –   5 – 2 – 1
Detroit   –   7 – 3 – 0
Xavier   –   6 – 4 – 0
Saint Louis   –   5 – 4 – 1
Central Michigan   –   3 – 4 – 1
Western State Teachers (MI)   –   2 – 5 – 0
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1936 Wayne Tartars football team represented Wayne University (later renamed Wayne State University) as an independent during the 1936 college football season. In their fifth year under head coach Joe Gembis, the Tartars compiled a 5–2–1 record and shut out four of eight opponents.[1]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 26at Michigan State
L 0–2717,000[2]
October 3Bluffton
W 13–0[3]
October 10Central State (MI)
  • Kelsey Field
  • Detroit, MI
T 0–0[4]
October 17at Michigan State Normal
W 8–0[5]
October 31at ToledoToledo, OHW 9–6[6]
November 7at Baldwin–WallaceBerea, OHL 20–664,000[7]
November 14Buffalodagger
  • Kelsey Field
  • Detroit, MI
W 14–63,000[8]
November 21Muskingum
  • Kelsey Field
  • Detroit, MI
W 19–0[9]
  • daggerHomecoming

References

  1. ^ "2016 Football Media Guide" (PDF). Wayne State University. pp. 111, 114. Retrieved November 3, 2017.
  2. ^ Tod Rockwell (September 27, 1936). "Spartans Open Up in Second Half to Beat Wayne 27-0". Detroit Free Press. p. Sports 1 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ John N. Sabo (October 4, 1936). "Reserves Gain Wayne Victory: Bluffton Line Holds Tartars to 13-0". Detroit Free Press. p. Sports 2 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ John N. Sabo (October 11, 1936). "Central State Teachers Hold Wayne U. to Scoreless Tie". Detroit Free Press. p. Sports 3 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Gembis' Punts Keep Hurons on Defensive in 8-0 Defeat: Wayne Breaks Up Enemy Threats Each Time with Heavy Assistance of Kicking Star". Detroit Free Press. October 18, 1936. p. Sports 3.
  6. ^ John N. Sabo (November 1, 1936). "Gembis Leads Tartar Victory: His Field Goal Beats Toledo, 9 to 6". Detroit Free Press. p. Sports 5 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Wayne Buried in Landslide by Baldwin-Wallace, 66-20". Detroit Free Press. November 8, 1936. p. Sports 4 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ John N. Sabo (November 15, 1936). "Wayne Downs Bigger Buffalo". Detroit Free Press. p. Sports 2 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Tartars Stage a Rally to Beat Muskingum". Detroit Free Press. November 22, 1936. p. Sports 4 – via Newspapers.com.


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