The 1936 Arizona Wildcats football team represented the University of Arizona in the Border Conference during the 1936 college football season. In their fourth season under head coach Tex Oliver, the Wildcats compiled a 5–2–3 record (3–0–1 against Border opponents), won the conference championship, and outscored their opponents, 190 to 54.[2][3][4] The team played its home games at Arizona Stadium in Tucson, Arizona.
| 1936 Arizona Wildcats football | |
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Border champion | |
| Conference | Border Conference |
| Record | 5–2–3 (3–0–1 Border) |
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| Home stadium | Arizona Stadium] |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Arizona $ | 3 | – | 0 | – | 1 | 5 | – | 2 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Texas Mines | 2 | – | 1 | – | 1 | 5 | – | 3 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| New Mexico A&M | 3 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 4 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Texas Tech | 0 | – | 0 | – | 1 | 5 | – | 4 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Arizona State–Flagstaff | 2 | – | 2 | – | 1 | 3 | – | 4 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Arizona State | 2 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| New Mexico | 1 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Schedule
edit| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source | ||
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| September 25 | BYU* | W 32–6 | |||||
| October 3 | at Utah* | L 6–14 | |||||
| October 10 | at Arizona State | Tempe, AZ (rivalry) | W 18–0 | ||||
| October 17 | Centenary* |
| T 13–13 | 8,000 | [5] | ||
| October 24 | New Mexico A&M |
| W 28–7 | [6] | |||
| October 31 | at Kansas* | T 0–0 | |||||
| November 7 | New Mexico |
| W 28–0 | ||||
| November 21 | at Michigan State* | L 0–7 | [7] | ||||
| November 28 | Wyoming* |
| W 58–0 | ||||
| December 5 | Texas Tech |
| T 7–7 | 7,500 | |||
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References
edit- ^ "1936 Border Intercollegiate Athletic Association Year Summary". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved November 9, 2018.
- ^ "1936 Arizona Wildcats Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved September 7, 2016.
- ^ "Arizona Football 2016 Media Guide" (PDF). University of Arizona. 2016. pp. 102, 105. Retrieved September 7, 2016.
- ^ Dave Devine. "1936 Border Conference Football". Tucson Weekly. Retrieved September 7, 2016.
- ^ "Arizona fights thrilling 13–13 tie with Centenary". The Arizona Republic. October 18, 1937. Retrieved July 22, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "New Mexico Lobos Out Played 28 to 0 by Powerful Arizona Wildcats". Albuquerque Journal. November 8, 1936. p. 2 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ George S. Alderton (November 22, 1936). "Michigan State Beats Stubborn Foe, 7 to 0". Lansing State Journal. p. 21 – via Newspapers.com.