American college football season
The 1936 West Virginia Wesleyan Bobcats football team represented West Virginia Wesleyan College as a member of the West Virginia Athletic Conference (WVAC) during the 1936 college football season . Led by 12th-year head coach Cebe Ross , the Bobcats compiled an overall record of 8–2 with a mark of 4–0 in conference play, placing second in the WVAC.[ 1]
^ "2005 WVIAC Football Media Guide" . West Virginia Intercollegiate Athletic Conference . July 15, 2005. p. 35. Retrieved June 26, 2023 – via Internet Archive .
^ Written at Buckhannon, WV. "West VA. Wesleyan Noses Out Geneva; Methodists Block Kick In First Quarter to Register 7–6 Victory" . Cumberland Times . Cumberland, MD. Associated Press. September 26, 1936. Retrieved June 20, 2023 .
^ Written at Elkins, WV. "Wesleyan Wins 26–0 From D-E" . The Raleigh Register . Beckley, MD. Associated Press. October 3, 1936. Retrieved June 20, 2023 .
^ Written at Latrobe, PA. "Vincents Beat W. VA. Wesleyan; Latrobe Eleven Wins By 6–0 Count" . Pittsburgh Post-Gazette . Pittsburgh, PA. October 9, 1936. Retrieved June 20, 2023 .
^ Written at Morgantown, WV. "West Virginia Beats Wesleyan By 15 To 0" . Bristol Herald Courier . Bristol, TN. October 17, 1936. Retrieved June 20, 2023 .
^ Written at Pittsburgh. "Duquesne Is Upset By W.Va. Wesleyan; Bobcats' 2-0 Victory Sends Pitt's Conqueror Tumbling From Football Heights" . The New York Times . New York City. October 23, 1936. Retrieved June 20, 2023 . Duquesne University, which scaled the gridiron heights in the East last week by upsetting the mighty Pitt Panthers, were jolted right out of their championship aspirations tonight by a fighting band of Bobcats from West Virginia Wesleyan who won, 2–0, at Forbes Field.
^ Written at Buckhannon, WV. "Alert Bobcat Squad Winner; West Virginia Wesleyan Turns Back Waynesburg Combine, 14–7" . Charleston Daily Mail . Charleston, WV. United Press. October 31, 1936. Retrieved June 20, 2023 .
^ Keller, John B. (November 7, 1936). "Snared Lateral Nips Cards, 24–19" . Evening Star . Washington, D.C. Retrieved June 20, 2023 .
^ Written at Buckhannon, WV. "Wesleyan Beats Salem Eleven" . Pittsburgh Sun-Telegraph . Pittsburgh, PA. Associated Press. November 14, 1936. Retrieved June 20, 2023 .
^ Written at Buckhannon, WV. "Wesleyan Leads; 28 to 6 victory over Glenville State Teachers' College" . Latrobe Bulletin . Latrobe, PA. United Press. November 21, 1936. Retrieved June 20, 2023 .
^ Written at Huntington, WV. "Bobcats Trim Big Green, 6–0; West Virginia Wesleyan Turns Back Marshall's Gridiron Combine" . Charleston Daily Mail . Charleston, WV. November 26, 1936. Retrieved June 20, 2023 .
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