1936 Saint Vincent Bearcats football team

1936 Saint Vincent Bearcats football
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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 Saint Vincent Bearcats football team represented Saint Vincent College as an independent during the 1936 college football season.[1] Led by fifth-year head coach Red Edwards, the Bearcats compiled a 5–3 record.

In a wire service column, an Associated Press sportswriter awarded the Bearcats the "undisputed title" of national champions by way of a string of transitive property victories.[2][3] Saint Vincent beat West Virginia Wesleyan, who beat Duquesne, who beat Pittsburgh, who beat Notre Dame, who beat No. 1 Northwestern, who beat No. 1 Minnesota, who beat Washington, who won the western invitation to the 1937 Rose Bowl by beating Washington State.[2][3]

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 25Morris Harvey
W 26–0[4]
October 2Waynesburg
  • Bearcat Stadium
  • Latrobe, PA
L 0–65,000[5]
October 9West Virginia Wesleyan
  • Bearcat Stadium
  • Latrobe, PA
W 6–0[6]
October 18at Canisius*Buffalo, NYL 0–19[7]
October 308:00 p.m.Davis & Elkins
  • Bearcat Stadium
  • Latrobe, PA
W 27–0[8]
November 15St. Thomas (PA)
  • Bearcat Stadium
  • Latrobe, PA
L 13–65,000[9]
November 8at St. Bonaventure
W 14–0[10]
November 20Salem
  • Bearcat Stadium
  • Latrobe, PA
W 21–6[11]

References

  1. ^ "This Season's Bearcats One of the Greatest to Represent St. Vincent College". Latrobe Bulletin. Latrobe, PA. November 25, 1936. p. 11. Retrieved June 30, 2023. The curtain of 1936 football at St. Vincent College has fallen. A record of five wins and three losses is chalked up for the Edwards-coached Green and Gold warriors.
  2. ^ a b Michelson, Paul (November 30, 1936). Written at New York. "Gridiron Hits Dizziest Year; Bearcats Win Title". Arizona Republic. Phoenix, AZ. Associated Press. p. 11. Retrieved June 30, 2023.
  3. ^ a b Written at New York. "Mathematically St. Vincent Champion". The Indiana Gazette. Indiana, PA. Associated Press. December 1, 1936. p. 6. Retrieved July 1, 2023. the St. Vincent College Bearcats of Latrobe, Pa., are the undisputed national champions: By arithmetic
  4. ^ Campbell, Nicholas J. (September 26, 1936). "Bearcats Dedicate New Stadium By Sweeping to 26–0 Win Over Morris-Harvey". Latrobe Bulletin. Latrobe, PA. p. 8. Retrieved June 29, 2023.
  5. ^ Campbell, Nicholas J. (October 3, 1936). "Yellow Jackets Intercept Lateral Pass to Nose Out St. Vincent 6–0". Latrobe Bulletin. Latrobe, PA. Retrieved June 29, 2023.
  6. ^ 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.
  7. ^ "Canisius Winner In Hard Fought Battle". The Latrobe Bulletin. Latrobe, PA. October 19, 1936. p. 8. Retrieved June 29, 2023.
  8. ^ Danneker, M. John (October 31, 1936). "Bearcats Steam Roller Davis Elkins in 27–0 Victory". Latrobe Bulletin. Latrobe, PA. p. 8. Retrieved June 30, 2023.
  9. ^ Campbell, Nicholas J. (November 16, 1936). "Fourth Period Touchdown Gives St. Thomas 13–6 Win Over Bearcats". Latrobe Bulletin. Latrobe, PA. p. 10. Retrieved June 30, 2023.
  10. ^ Danneker, M. John (November 9, 1936). "Baran and Seni Score Touchdowns As Bearcats Top St. Bonaventure: Gold and Green Registers 14–0 Triumph At Olean N.Y." Latrobe Bulletin. Latrobe, PA. p. 10. Retrieved June 30, 2023.
  11. ^ Campbell, Nicholas J. (November 21, 1936). "Seniors Perform Brilliantly As Bearcats Down Salem 21–6 In Season's Wind-Up". Latrobe Bulletin. Latrobe, PA. p. 10. Retrieved June 30, 2023.


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