The 1936 Georgia Bulldogs football team was an American football team that represented the University of Georgia as a member of the Southeastern Conference (SEC) during the 1936 college football season. In their ninth year under head coach Harry Mehre, the Bulldogs complied an overall record of 5–4–1, with a conference record of 3–3, and finished sixth in the SEC.[1]
| 1936 Georgia Bulldogs football | |
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| Conference | Southeastern Conference |
| Record | 5–4–1 (3–3 SEC) |
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| Home stadium | Sanford Stadium (30,000) |
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| Team | W | L | W | L | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Schedule
edit| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 26 | Mercer* | W 15–6 | 7,000 | [2] | |
| October 3 | Furman* |
| W 13–0 | 4,001 | [3] |
| October 10 | at LSU | L 7–37 | 25,000 | [4] | |
| October 17 | Rice* |
| L 6–13 | [5] | |
| October 24 | vs. Auburn | L 13–20 | [6] | ||
| October 31 | Tennessee |
| L 0–46 | [7] | |
| November 7 | vs. Florida | W 26–8 | 17,000 | [8] | |
| November 14 | at Tulane | W 12–6 | 18,000 | [9] | |
| November 21 | at Fordham* | T 7–7 | 35,000 | [10] | |
| November 28 | Georgia Tech |
| W 16–6 | 23,000 | [11] |
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References
edit- ^ "1936 Georgia Bulldogs Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved September 28, 2023.
- ^ "Georgia extended to defeat Mercer". The Atlanta Constitution. September 27, 1936. Retrieved September 28, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Georgia wins over Furman by 14–0 score". The Tampa Tribune. October 4, 1936. Retrieved February 15, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Louisiana State crushes Georgia under 47–7 score". The Knoxville Journal. October 11, 1936. Retrieved September 28, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Rice Owls beat Georgia, 13–6, in close game". Monroe Morning World. October 18, 1936. Retrieved September 28, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Undefeated Auburn overcomes Georgia". The Atlanta Constitution. October 25, 1936. Retrieved September 28, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Georgia is crushed by Tennessee, 46–0". The Atlanta Constitution. November 1, 1936. Retrieved August 8, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Georgia is victor over Gators, 26–8". The Bradenton Herald. November 8, 1936. Retrieved September 28, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Georgia detours Tulane's Wave, 12–6". The Miami Herald. November 15, 1936. Retrieved July 22, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Georgia ties Fordham, 7–7". Tuscaloosa News. (Alabama). Associated Press. November 22, 1936. p. 6.
- ^ "Tech os wrecked by Athens rivals". The News and Observer. November 29, 1936. Retrieved September 28, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
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