1936 Georgia Bulldogs football team

1936 Georgia Bulldogs football
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
Record5–4–1 (3–3 SEC)
Head coach
Home stadiumSanford Stadium (30,000)
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 Georgia Bulldogs football team was an American football team that represented the University of Georgia as a member of the Southeastern Conference (SEC) during the 1936 college football season. In their ninth year under head coach Harry Mehre, the Bulldogs complied an overall record of 5–4–1, with a conference record of 3–3, and finished sixth in the SEC.[1]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 26Mercer*
W 15–67,000[2]
October 3Furman*
  • Sanford Stadium
  • Athens, GA
W 13–04,001[3]
October 10at LSU
L 7–3725,000[4]
October 17Rice*
  • Sanford Stadium
  • Athens, GA
L 6–13[5]
October 24vs. Auburn
L 13–20[6]
October 31Tennesseedagger
  • Sanford Stadium
  • Athens, GA (rivalry)
L 0–46[7]
November 7vs. Florida
W 26–817,000[8]
November 14at Tulane
W 12–618,000[9]
November 21at Fordham*
T 7–735,000[10]
November 28Georgia Tech
  • Sanford Stadium
  • Athens, GA (rivalry)
W 16–623,000[11]
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming

References

  1. ^ "1936 Georgia Bulldogs Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved September 28, 2023.
  2. ^ "Georgia extended to defeat Mercer". The Atlanta Constitution. September 27, 1936. Retrieved September 28, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Georgia wins over Furman by 14–0 score". The Tampa Tribune. October 4, 1936. Retrieved February 15, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Louisiana State crushes Georgia under 47–7 score". The Knoxville Journal. October 11, 1936. Retrieved September 28, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Rice Owls beat Georgia, 13–6, in close game". Monroe Morning World. October 18, 1936. Retrieved September 28, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Undefeated Auburn overcomes Georgia". The Atlanta Constitution. October 25, 1936. Retrieved September 28, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Georgia is crushed by Tennessee, 46–0". The Atlanta Constitution. November 1, 1936. Retrieved August 8, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Georgia is victor over Gators, 26–8". The Bradenton Herald. November 8, 1936. Retrieved September 28, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Georgia detours Tulane's Wave, 12–6". The Miami Herald. November 15, 1936. Retrieved July 22, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Georgia ties Fordham, 7–7". Tuscaloosa News. (Alabama). Associated Press. November 22, 1936. p. 6.
  11. ^ "Tech os wrecked by Athens rivals". The News and Observer. November 29, 1936. Retrieved September 28, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.


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