1936 Indiana Hoosiers football team

American college football season

1936 Indiana Hoosiers football

Conference| Big Ten Conference
Record| 5–2–1 (3–1–1 Big Ten)
Head coach|

* Bo McMillin (3rd season)

MVP| Vern Huffman
Captain| Chris Dal Sasso
Home stadium| Memorial Stadium

Seasons

<- 1935

1937 ->

1936 Big Ten Conference football standings

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Team | W |  | L |  | T |  |  | W |  | L |  | T
No. 7 Northwestern $  | 6  | - | 0  | - | 0 |  |  | 7  | - | 1  | - | 0
No. 1 Minnesota | 4  | - | 1  | - | 0 |  |  | 7  | - | 1  | - | 0
Ohio State | 4  | - | 1  | - | 0 |  |  | 5  | - | 3  | - | 0
Indiana | 3  | - | 1  | - | 1 |  |  | 5  | - | 2  | - | 1
Purdue | 3  | - | 1  | - | 1 |  |  | 5  | - | 2  | - | 1
Illinois | 2  | - | 2  | - | 1 |  |  | 4  | - | 3  | - | 1
Chicago | 1  | - | 4  | - | 0 |  |  | 2  | - | 5  | - | 1
Iowa | 0  | - | 4  | - | 1 |  |  | 3  | - | 4  | - | 1
Wisconsin | 0  | - | 4  | - | 0 |  |  | 2  | - | 6  | - | 0
Michigan | 0  | - | 5  | - | 0 |  |  | 1  | - | 7  | - | 0

* $ - Conference champion

Rankings from AP Poll

The 1936 Indiana Hoosiers football team represented the Indiana Hoosiers in the 1936 college football season. The participated as members of the Big Ten Conference. The Hoosiers played their home games at Memorial Stadium in Bloomington, Indiana. The team was coached by Bo McMillin, in his third year as head coach of the Hoosiers.

## Schedule[edit]

Date| Opponent| Site| Result| Attendance| Source

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October 3| Centre*|

* Memorial Stadium
* Bloomington, IN

| W 38–0| |
October 10| at Michigan|

* Michigan Stadium
* Ann Arbor, MI

| W 14–3| 19,110|
October 17| at Nebraska*|

* Memorial Stadium
* Lincoln, NE

| L 9–13| |
October 24| at Ohio State|

* Ohio Stadium
* Columbus, OH

| L 0–7| 44,410| [1]
October 31| Iowa|

* Memorial Stadium
* Bloomington, IN

| W 13–6| |
November 7| Syracuse*|

* Memorial Stadium
* Bloomington, IN

| W 9–7| |
November 14| at Chicago|

* Stagg Field
* Chicago, IL

| W 20–7| 18,000| [2]
November 21| at Purdue|

* Ross–Ade Stadium
* West Lafayette, IN (Old Oaken Bucket)

| T 20–20| 30,000|

* *Non-conference game

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## 1937 NFL draftees[edit]

Player | Position | Round | Pick | NFL club

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Vern Huffman | End | 3 | 27 | Detroit Lions
Chris Del Sasso | Tackle | 2 | 14 | Cleveland Rams

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## References[edit]

1. ^ "Ohio State conquers Indiana gridmen, 7 to 0". The Indianapolis Star. October 25, 1936. Retrieved September 27, 2022 - via Newspapers.com.
2. ^ Edward Burns (November 15, 1936). "Indiana Beats Maroons, 20-7; Huffman Is Star of Hoosiers". Chicago Tribune. p. II-1 - via Newspapers.com.
3. ^ "1936 Indiana Hoosiers Schedule and Results". College Football @ Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference. Retrieved December 31, 2023.
4. ^ "1936 Football Schedule". Indiana University. Retrieved December 31, 2023.
5. ^ "Indiana Football 2023 Record Book" (PDF). Indiana University. p. 13. Retrieved December 31, 2023.
6. ^ "1937 NFL Draft". Pro Football Reference. Archived from the original on November 19, 2010. Retrieved November 12, 2015.

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Indiana Hoosiers football

Venues|

* Athletic Field (1887–1897)
* Jordan Field (1898–1924)
* Memorial Stadium (old) (1925–1959)
* Memorial Stadium (1960–present)
* John Mellencamp Pavilion (practice)

Bowls & rivalries|

* Bowl games
* Kentucky
* Michigan State
* Purdue: Old Oaken Bucket

Culture & lore|

* "Indiana, Our Indiana"
* Marching Hundred

People|

* Head coaches
* NFL draftees
* Statistical leaders

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