1936 Providence Friars football team

1936 Providence Friars football
ConferenceIndependent
Record1–7
Head coach
Home stadiumHendricken Field
Seasons
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1936 Eastern college football independents records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Saint Anselm   –   6 – 0 – 1
No. 3 Pittsburgh   –   8 – 1 – 1
No. 10 Penn   –   7 – 1 – 0
No. 12 Yale   –   7 – 1 – 0
No. 13 Dartmouth   –   7 – 1 – 1
Franklin & Marshall   –   7 – 1 – 1
No. 14 Duquesne   –   8 – 2 – 0
Boston College   –   6 – 1 – 2
Boston University   –   5 – 1 – 2
No. 15 Fordham   –   5 – 1 – 2
Holy Cross   –   7 – 2 – 1
Villanova   –   7 – 2 – 1
Army   –   6 – 3 – 0
Colgate   –   6 – 3 – 0
Drexel   –   6 – 3 – 0
Temple   –   6 – 3 – 2
La Salle   –   6 – 3 – 1
Buffalo   –   5 – 3 – 0
Columbia   –   5 – 3 – 0
Princeton   –   4 – 2 – 2
Saint Vincent   –   5 – 3 – 0
NYU   –   5 – 3 – 1
Manhattan   –   6 – 4 – 0
Northeastern   –   5 – 4 – 0
Bucknell   –   4 – 4 – 1
CCNY   –   4 – 4 – 0
Tufts   –   3 – 3 – 1
Harvard   –   3 – 4 – 1
Cornell   –   3 – 5 – 0
Penn State   –   3 – 5 – 0
Westminster (PA)   –   2 – 4 – 1
Brown   –   3 – 7 – 0
Carnegie Tech   –   2 – 6 – 0
Massachusetts State   –   2 – 6 – 0
Providence   –   1 – 7 – 0
Syracuse   –   1 – 7 – 0
Vermont   –   1 – 8 – 0
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1936 Providence Friars football team was an American football team that represented Providence College as an independent during the 1936 college football season. In their third year under head coach Joe McGee, the team compiled a 1–7 record.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 26Colby
W 27–0[1]
October 3at Holy Cross
L 6–2110,000[2]
October 10Western Maryland
  • Hendricken Field
  • Providence, RI
L 6–13[3]
October 18Saint Anselm
  • Hendricken Field
  • Providence, RI
L 2–74,000[4]
October 24at Boston College
L 0–2610,000[5]
October 31at Springfield
L 0–19[6]
November 8at NiagaraNiagara Falls, NYL 6–19[7]
November 13vs. Rhode Island State
L 0–1910,000[8]

References

  1. ^ "Providence routs Colby team, 27–0". The Hartford Courant. September 27, 1936. Retrieved May 1, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Fighting Friars give Crusaders hard opposition". The Hartford Courant. October 4, 1936. Retrieved May 1, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Western Maryland subdues Providence in hard-fought game, 13 to 6". The Baltimore Sun. October 11, 1936. Retrieved May 1, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "St. Anselm's beats Providence, 7 to 2". The Boston Globe. October 19, 1936. Retrieved May 1, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Boston Eagles defeat Friars by 26–0 score". The Hartford Courant. October 25, 1936. Retrieved May 1, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Springfield eleven wins over Providence, 19 to 0". The Hartford Courant. November 1, 1936. Retrieved May 1, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Long runs feature Niagara's victory". Democrat and Chronicle. November 9, 1936. Retrieved May 1, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Rhode Island beats Providence by 19–0". Burlington Daily News. November 14, 1936. Retrieved May 1, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.


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