The 1936 Vanderbilt Commodores football team represented Vanderbilt University as a member of the Southeastern Conference (SEC) during the 1936 college football season. Led by third-year head coach Ray Morrison, the Commodores compiled an overall record of 3–5–1 with a mark of 1–3–1 in conference play, finishing ninth in the SEC. They played their six home games at Dudley Field in Nashville, Tennessee. Vanderbilt began the season by shutting out Middle Tennessee and Chicago, but did not score a point over the next four games before shutting Sewanee for their third win of the season. On October 17, the Commodores lost, 16–0, to the SMU Mustangs. Morrison had served as head coach for the Mustangs from 1922 to 1934.
| 1936 Vanderbilt Commodores football | |
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| Conference | Southeastern Conference |
| Record | 3–5–1 (1–3–1 SEC) |
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| Captain | Dick Plasman |
| Home stadium | Dudley Field |
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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 | Middle Tennessee State Teachers* | W 45–0 | 7,000 | [1] | |
| October 3 | at Chicago* | W 37–0 | 12,000 | [2] | |
| October 10 | Southwestern (TN)* |
| L 0–12 | 5,000 | [3] |
| October 17 | at SMU* | L 0–16 | 20,000 | [4] | |
| October 24 | Georgia Tech |
| T 0–0 | 10,000 | [5] |
| October 31 | No. 8 LSU |
| L 0–19 | 10,000 | [6] |
| November 7 | Sewanee |
| W 14–0 | [7] | |
| November 14 | Tennessee |
| L 13–26 | 20,000 | [8] |
| November 25 | at No. 3 Alabama | L 6–14 | 25,000 | [9] | |
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References
edit- ^ "Vanderbilt's flashy attack downs Teachers, 45–0". Nashville Banner. September 27, 1936. Retrieved September 23, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Howard Barry (October 4, 1936). "Vanderbilt's Long Runs and Passes Overwhelm Chicago". Chicago Tribune. p. II-1 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Lynx upset Vandy, 12–0". The Commercial Appeal. October 11, 1936. Retrieved September 28, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Ponies just went easy on Vandy". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. October 18, 1936. Retrieved September 28, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Vandy ties Ga. Tech, 0–0". The Charlotte News. October 25, 1936. Retrieved September 28, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "LSU drubs Vandy by 19–0 score". The Knoxville News-Sentinel. November 1, 1936. Retrieved September 28, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Sewanee Tigers hold Vanderbilt to 14 to 0 victory". The Nashville Tennessean. November 8, 1936. Retrieved August 16, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Vols vanquish Vandy by 26–13". The Nashville Tennessean. November 15, 1936. Retrieved August 8, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Alabama survives mighty scare to defeat Vanderbilt by score of 14–6". Chattanooga Daily Times. November 27, 1936. p. 8. Retrieved August 8, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Coaching Records Game by Game: Ray Morrison 1936". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on November 4, 2012. Retrieved November 21, 2012.
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