1936 Stanford Indians football team

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1936
Stanford Indians football
ConferencePacific Coast Conference
Record2–5–2 (2–3–2 PCC)
Head coach
Home stadiumStanford Stadium
Seasons
1936 Pacific Coast Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 5 Washington $ 7 0 1 7 2 1
Washington State 6 2 1 6 3 1
USC 3 2 2 4 2 3
California 4 3 0 6 5 0
UCLA 4 3 1 6 3 1
Stanford 2 3 2 2 5 2
Oregon State 3 5 0 4 6 0
Montana 1 3 0 6 3 0
Oregon 1 6 1 2 6 1
Idaho 0 4 0 3 7 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from
AP Poll

The 1936 Stanford Indians football team represented Stanford University as a member of the Pacific Coast Conference (PCC) during the 1936 college football season. After winning three consecutive PCC championships the three prior seasons and the 1936 Rose Bowl on January 1, the Indians won only two games in head coach Claude E. Thornhill's fourth season at Stanford. With a 2–5–2 record, Stanford lost more games in the 1936 season than in the prior three seasons combined and produced the school's worst season since the 1899 season when the Indians finished with an identical 2–5–2 record. The team played home games at Stanford Stadium in Stanford, California.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 26Santa Clara*L 0–1325,000[1][2]
October 3at
Rogers Field
  • Pullman, WA
  • L 13–1423,000
    October 10Oregon
    • Stanford Stadium
    • Stanford, CA
    T 7–7
    October 24No. 6 USC
    • Stanford Stadium
    • Stanford, CA (rivalry)
    L 7–1435,000
    October 31at UCLAW 19–630,000
    November 7No. 6 Washington
    • Stanford Stadium
    • Stanford, CA
    T 14–1420,676
    November 14vs. Oregon StateW 20–14
    November 21at CaliforniaL 0–20
    November 28at Columbia*L 0–728,000[3][4]
    • *Non-conference game
    • Rankings from
      AP Poll
      released prior to the game

    References

    1. ^ "Stanford bows to Santa Clara". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). Associated Press. September 27, 1936. p. 4, sports.
    2. ^ "Santa Clara ion upset win over Stanford". Lodi News-Sentinel. (California). United Press. September 28, 1936. p. 5.
    3. ^ "Columbia will play Stanford in Gotham tilt". Schenectady Gazette. November 28, 1936. Retrieved October 14, 2014.
    4. ^ Daley, Arthur J. (November 29, 1936). "Columbia Tops Stanford, 7-0, on Furey's Long Dash". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.