1936 LSU Tigers football team

American college football season

1936 LSU Tigers football

SEC champion

Sugar Bowl, L 14–21 vs. Santa Clara

Conference| Southeastern Conference
Ranking
AP| No. 2
Record| 9–1–1 (6–0 SEC)
Head coach|

* Bernie Moore (2nd season)

Home stadium| Tiger Stadium

Seasons

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1937 ->

1936 Southeastern Conference football standings

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| Conf |  |  | Overall
Team | W |  | L |  | T |  |  | W |  | L |  | T
No. 2 LSU $  | 6  | - | 0  | - | 0 |  |  | 9  | - | 1  | - | 1
No. 4 Alabama | 5  | - | 0  | - | 1 |  |  | 8  | - | 0  | - | 1
Auburn | 4  | - | 1  | - | 1 |  |  | 7  | - | 2  | - | 2
No. 17 Tennessee | 3  | - | 1  | - | 2 |  |  | 6  | - | 2  | - | 2
Mississippi State | 3  | - | 2  | - | 0 |  |  | 7  | - | 3  | - | 1
Georgia | 3  | - | 3  | - | 0 |  |  | 5  | - | 4  | - | 1
Georgia Tech | 3  | - | 3  | - | 1 |  |  | 5  | - | 5  | - | 1
Tulane | 2  | - | 3  | - | 1 |  |  | 6  | - | 3  | - | 1
Vanderbilt | 1  | - | 3  | - | 1 |  |  | 3  | - | 5  | - | 1
Kentucky | 1  | - | 3  | - | 0 |  |  | 6  | - | 4  | - | 0
Florida | 1  | - | 5  | - | 0 |  |  | 4  | - | 6  | - | 0
Ole Miss | 0  | - | 3  | - | 1 |  |  | 5  | - | 5  | - | 2
Sewanee | 0  | - | 5  | - | 0 |  |  | 0  | - | 6  | - | 1

* $ - Conference champion

The 1936 LSU Tigers football team represented Louisiana State University (LSU) in the 1936 college football season. LSU won their second consecutive Southeastern Conference championship and earned their second straight trip to the Sugar Bowl in New Orleans. The defense allowed only 33 points the entire season, which still ranks fourth in school history for the fewest points allowed by a Tiger defense.

## Contents

* 1 Schedule
* 2 Auburn
* 3 Louisiana–Lafayette
* 4 References

## Schedule[edit]

Date| Opponent| Rank| Site| Result| Attendance| Source

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September 26| Rice*| |

* Tiger Stadium
* Baton Rouge, LA

| W 20–7| |
October 3| at Texas*| |

* War Memorial Stadium
* Austin, TX

| T 6–6| |
October 10| Georgia| |

* Tiger Stadium
* Baton Rouge, LA

| W 47–7| |
October 17| Ole Miss| |

* Tiger Stadium
* Baton Rouge, LA (rivalry)

| W 13–0| |
October 24| vs. Arkansas*| No. 13|

* State Fair Stadium
* Shreveport, LA (rivalry)

| W 19–7| |
October 31| at Vanderbilt| No. 8|

* Dudley Field
* Nashville, TN

| W 19–0| |
November 7| Mississippi State| No. 7|

* Tiger Stadium
* Baton Rouge, LA (rivalry)

| W 12–0| |
November 14| at Auburn| No. 7|

* Legion Field
* Birmingham, AL (rivalry)

| W 19–6| |
November 21| Southwestern Louisiana*| No. 5|

* Tiger Stadium
* Baton Rouge, LA

| W 93–0| |
November 28| No. 19 Tulane| No. 2|

* Tiger Stadium
* Baton Rouge, LA (Battle for the Rag)

| W 33–0| | [1]
January 1, 1937| No. 6 Santa Clara| No. 2|

* Tulane Stadium
* New Orleans, LA (Sugar Bowl)

| L 14–21| 38,483| [2]

* *Non-conference game
* Homecoming
* Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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## Auburn[edit]

The Tigers made their way to Birmingham's Legion Field to battle rival Auburn. One of the highlights of the game constituted LSU RB Cotton Milner's 90-yard touchdown run in the Tigers 19–7 victory over Auburn. The run ranks fourth on LSU's list of longest rushing touchdowns in school history.

## Louisiana–Lafayette[edit]

The Tigers' game at home against Louisiana–Lafayette saw the Tigers score 52 points in a half, which ranks second in school history, and 93 points in a single game, which is the most points scored by LSU in a game.

## References[edit]

1. ^ "LSU has awesome display of power to take game, 33–0". The Clarion-Ledger. November 29, 1936. Retrieved April 10, 2022 - via Newspapers.com.
2. ^ Harry Borba (January 2, 1937). "Santa Clara Triumphs Over L.S.U., 21-14". The San Francisco Examiner. pp. 1, 18 - via Newspapers.com.
3. ^ "2013 LSU Football Media Guide". p. 152\. Archived from the original on July 14, 2014. Retrieved July 17, 2014.

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LSU Tigers football

Venues|

* State Field (1893–1924)
* Tiger Stadium (1924–present)
* Charles McClendon Practice Facility
* LSU Football Operations Center
* LSU Indoor Practice Facility
* Martin J. Broussard Center for Athletic Training
* LSU Academic Center for Student-Athletes

Bowls & rivalries|

* Bowl games
* Alabama
* Arkansas
* Auburn
* Florida
* Mississippi State
* Ole Miss: Magnolia Bowl
* Texas A&M
* Tulane: Battle for the Rag

Culture & lore|

* History
* Mike the Tiger
* LSU Tiger Marching Band
* Songs of LSU
* Golden Girls and Colorguard
* LSU Cheerleaders
* Jersey No. 18
* Chinese Bandits
* Cannon's Halloween run
* Earthquake Game
* Bluegrass Miracle
* 2011 "Game of the Century"
* Highest scoring Division I game
* 2019 "Game of the Century"
* Bengal Punch

People|

* Head coaches
* All-Americans
* LSU Hall of Fame inductees
* College Football Hall of Fame inductees
* NFL draftees
* Statistical leaders

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National championship seasons in bold

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Southeastern Conference football champions

* Alabama (1933)
* Alabama & Tulane (1934)
* LSU (1935)
* LSU (1936)
* Alabama (1937)
* Tennessee (1938)
* Georgia Tech, Tennessee, & Tulane (1939)
* Tennessee (1940)
* Mississippi State (1941)
* Georgia (1942)
* Georgia Tech (1943)
* Georgia Tech (1944)
* Alabama (1945)
* Georgia & Tennessee (1946)
* Ole Miss (1947)
* Georgia (1948)
* Tulane (1949)
* Kentucky (1950)
* Georgia Tech & Tennessee (1951)
* Georgia Tech (1952)
* Alabama (1953)
* Ole Miss (1954)
* Ole Miss (1955)
* Tennessee (1956)
* Auburn (1957)
* LSU (1958)
* Georgia (1959)
* Ole Miss (1960)
* Alabama & LSU (1961)
* Ole Miss (1962)
* Ole Miss (1963)
* Alabama (1964)
* Alabama (1965)
* Alabama & Georgia (1966)
* Tennessee (1967)
* Georgia (1968)
* Tennessee (1969)
* LSU (1970)
* Alabama (1971)
* Alabama (1972)
* Alabama (1973)
* Alabama (1974)
* Alabama (1975)
* Georgia (1976)
* Alabama (1977)
* Alabama (1978)
* Alabama (1979)
* Georgia (1980)
* Alabama & Georgia (1981)
* Georgia (1982)
* Auburn (1983)
* Florida (1984) vacated
* Tennessee (1985)
* LSU (1986)
* Auburn (1987)
* Auburn & LSU (1988)
* Alabama, Auburn, & Tennessee (1989)
* Tennessee (1990)
* Florida (1991)
* Alabama (1992)
* Florida (1993)
* Florida (1994)
* Florida (1995)
* Florida (1996)
* Tennessee (1997)
* Tennessee (1998)
* Alabama (1999)
* Florida (2000)
* LSU (2001)
* Georgia (2002)
* LSU (2003)
* Auburn (2004)
* Georgia (2005)
* Florida (2006)
* LSU (2007)
* Florida (2008)
* Alabama (2009)
* Auburn (2010)
* LSU (2011)
* Alabama (2012)
* Auburn (2013)
* Alabama (2014)
* Alabama (2015)
* Alabama (2016)
* Georgia (2017)
* Alabama (2018)
* LSU (2019)
* Alabama (2020)
* Alabama (2021)

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