1936 Florida Gators football team

1936 Florida Gators football
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
Record4–6 (1–5 SEC)
Head coach
CaptainJulian Lane
Home stadiumFlorida Field
Seasons
← 1935
1937 →
1936 Southeastern Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
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 Florida Gators football team represented the University of Florida during the 1936 college football season. The season was Josh Cody's first as the new head coach of the Florida Gators football team. The highlights of the season included a 32–0 shutout of Stetson, a homecoming game win over the Maryland (7–6), and the Gators' only conference victory, over Sewanee (18–7). But the season was also remembered for the Gators' three 7–0 shutout losses to South Carolina, Kentucky, and Mississippi State. Cody's 1936 Florida Gators finished 4–6 overall and 1–5 in the Southeastern Conference (SEC), placing tenth of thirteen SEC teams in the conference standings—Cody's worst SEC finish in four seasons as the Gators football coach.[1]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
October 3The Citadel*
W 20–145,000[2]
October 10at South Carolina*
L 0–74,000[3]
October 17Stetson*
  • Florida Field
  • Gainesville, FL
W 32–0[4]
October 24at Kentucky
L 0–7[5]
October 31Maryland*dagger
  • Florida Field
  • Gainesville, FL
W 7–614,000[6]
November 7vs. Georgia
L 8–2617,000[7]
November 14Sewanee
  • Florida Field
  • Gainesville, FL
W 18–74,000[8]
November 21at Georgia Tech
L 14–3810,000[9]
November 28at Auburn
L 0–136,000[10]
December 5Mississippi State
  • Florida Field
  • Gainesville, FL
L 0–77,000[11]
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming

[1]

Postseason

Mayberry earned second-team All-Southeastern Conference honors at the conclusion of the season.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b c 2015 Florida Gators Football Media Guide Archived 2015-12-08 at the Wayback Machine, University Athletic Association, Gainesville, Florida, p. 107 (2015). Retrieved August 16, 2015.
  2. ^ "Citadel holds Florida team to 20–14 win". The Greenville News. October 4, 1936. Retrieved September 28, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "South Carolina beats Florida Gators, 7–0". Florence Morning News. October 11, 1936. Retrieved September 28, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Gators of Florida humble Stetson gridsters in annual tilt, 32–0". The Miami Herald. October 18, 1936. Retrieved September 28, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Kentucky takes close one from Florida, 7 to 0". Johnson City Chronicle. October 25, 1936. Retrieved September 28, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Fighting Gators defeat Maryland, 7–6, in homecoming battle". Tallahassee Democrat. November 1, 1936. Retrieved September 28, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Georgia is victor over Gators, 26–8". The Bradenton Herald. November 8, 1936. Retrieved September 29, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Gator gridsters come from behind to whip little Sewanee, 18 to 7". The Miami Herald. November 15, 1936. Retrieved August 16, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Yellow Jackets carry too much artillery for Floridians". The Palm Beach Post-Times. November 22, 1936. Retrieved September 29, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Auburn defeats Florida, 13–0". The Palm Beach Post-Times. November 29, 1936. Retrieved September 29, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Gators hold Mississippi State to 7–0 victory". Tampa Sunday Tribune. December 6, 1936. Retrieved September 29, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.