1936 Duquesne Dukes football team

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The 1936 Duquesne Dukes football team represented Duquesne University in the 1936 college football season. The Dukes were led by first-year head coach John "Clipper" Smith. An upset victory over cross-town rival and national powerhouse Pittsburgh thrust Duquesne into the national spotlight.[1] Another upset victory over previously undefeated Marquette[2] secured the team a spot in the 1937 Orange Bowl, where they defeated Mississippi State, 13–12. Duquesne was ranked 14th in the final poll of the AP poll in its inaugural year.

ConferenceIndependent
APNo. 14
Record8–2
Headcoach
Quick facts Duquesne Dukes football, Orange Bowl champion ...
1936 Duquesne Dukes football
Orange Bowl champion
Orange Bowl, W 13–12 vs. Mississippi State
ConferenceIndependent
Ranking
APNo. 14
Record8–2
Head coach
Home stadiumForbes Field
Seasons
← 1935
1937 â†’
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More information Conf., Overall ...
1936 Eastern college football independents records
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
Middlebury â€“ 8–0–0
Saint Anselm â€“ 6–0–1
No. 3 Pittsburgh â€“ 8–1–1
No. 10 Penn â€“ 7–1–0
No. 12 Yale â€“ 7–1–0
No. 13 Dartmouth â€“ 7–1–1
Franklin & Marshall â€“ 7–1–1
No. 14 Duquesne â€“ 8–2–0
Boston College â€“ 6–1–2
Boston University â€“ 5–1–2
No. 15 Fordham â€“ 5–1–2
Holy Cross â€“ 7–2–1
Villanova â€“ 7–2–1
Army â€“ 6–3–0
Colgate â€“ 6–3–0
Drexel â€“ 6–3–0
Temple â€“ 6–3–2
La Salle â€“ 6–3–1
Buffalo â€“ 5–3–0
Columbia â€“ 5–3–0
Princeton â€“ 4–2–2
Saint Vincent â€“ 5–3–0
NYU â€“ 5–3–1
Manhattan â€“ 6–4–0
Northeastern â€“ 5–4–0
Bucknell â€“ 4–4–1
CCNY â€“ 4–4–0
Tufts â€“ 3–3–1
Harvard â€“ 3–4–1
Cornell â€“ 3–5–0
Penn State â€“ 3–5–0
Westminster (PA) â€“ 2–4–1
Brown â€“ 3–7–0
Carnegie Tech â€“ 2–6–0
Massachusetts State â€“ 2–6–0
Providence â€“ 1–7–0
Syracuse â€“ 1–7–0
Vermont â€“ 1–8–0
Rankings from AP Poll
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Schedule

More information Date, Opponent ...
DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 25WaynesburgPittsburgh, PAW 14–0
October 2Rice
W 14–016,000[3]
October 9GenevaPittsburgh, PAW 33–0
October 17at Pittsburgh
W 7–020,000[4]
October 23West Virginia WesleyanNo. 11Pittsburgh, PAL 0–2[5]
October 30at DetroitL 7–1415,000[6]
November 6at Washington UniversityW 26–0
November 14at Carnegie Tech
  • Pitt Stadium
  • Pittsburgh, PA
W 13–0
November 21No. 7 MarquetteNo. 20
  • Forbes Field
  • Pittsburgh, PA
W 13–027,871[7]
January 1vs. Mississippi StateNo. 14
W 13–129,210
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
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