1936 Auburn Tigers football team

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The 1936 Auburn Tigers football team represented Auburn University in the 1936 college football season. The Tigers' were led by head coach Jack Meagher in his third season and finished the season with a record of seven wins, two losses and two ties (7–2–2 overall, 4–1–1 in the SEC). Auburn also tied Villanova in the Bacardi Bowl, the first bowl game in the history of the Tigers' program.[1] Walter Gilbert was the team captain.[2]

Record7–2–2 (4–1–1 SEC)
Headcoach
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1936 Auburn Tigers football
Bacardi Bowl, T 7–7 vs. Villanova
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
Record7–2–2 (4–1–1 SEC)
Head coach
CaptainWalter Gilbert
Home stadiumDrake Field
Legion Field
Cramton Bowl
Seasons
← 1935
1937 â†’
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More information Conf., Overall ...
1936 Southeastern Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 2 LSU $6–0–09–1–1
No. 4 Alabama5–0–18–0–1
Auburn4–1–17–2–2
No. 17 Tennessee3–1–26–2–2
Mississippi State3–2–07–3–1
Georgia3–3–05–4–1
Georgia Tech3–3–15–5–1
Tulane2–3–16–3–1
Vanderbilt1–3–13–5–1
Kentucky1–3–06–4–0
Florida1–5–04–6–0
Ole Miss0–3–15–5–2
Sewanee0–5–00–6–1
  • $ – Conference champion
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Schedule

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DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 25Birmingham–Southern*W 45–012,000[3]
October 3at TulaneT 0–018,000[4]
October 10at TennesseeW 6–015,000[5]
October 17at Detroit*W 6–010,000[6]
October 24vs. GeorgiaW 20–13[7]
October 31at No. 19 Santa Clara*No. 16L 0–1225,000[8]
November 7at Georgia TechNo. 20W 13–1218,000[9]
November 14No. 7 LSUL 6–1924,000[10]
November 21Loyola (LA)*daggerW 44–05,000[11]
November 28Florida
  • Cramton Bowl
  • Montgomery, AL (rivalry)
W 13–06,000[12]
January 1, 1937vs. Villanova*T 7–76,000[13]
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
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