1936 West Tennessee State Teachers football team

1936
West Tennessee State Teachers football
1936 West Tennessee State Teachers football
Conference	Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association
Record	0–9 (0–7 SIAA)
Head coach	Zach Curlin (13th season);
Captain	Christian Pontius
Home stadium	Memorial Field
	Seasons ← 1935 1937 →

1936 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings
v t e	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
Middle Tennessee State Teachers +	4	–	0	–	0	7	–	1	–	0
The Citadel +	4	–	0	–	0	4	–	6	–	0
Miami (FL)	3	–	0	–	0	6	–	2	–	2
Centenary	2	–	0	–	0	6	–	4	–	2
Centre	2	–	0	–	0	5	–	4	–	0
Howard (AL)	2	–	0	–	1	5	–	3	–	1
Union (TN)	5	–	1	–	1	6	–	4	–	1
Rollins	4	–	1	–	0	7	–	1	–	0
Louisiana Tech	4	–	1	–	1	6	–	2	–	1
Morehead State	4	–	1	–	2	4	–	1	–	2
Eastern Kentucky State Teachers	4	–	2	–	0	7	–	2	–	0
Mississippi State Teachers	4	–	2	–	1	7	–	2	–	1
Mississippi College	2	–	1	–	1	5	–	3	–	1
Western Kentucky State Teachers	3	–	2	–	0	6	–	3	–	0
Erskine	3	–	2	–	0	4	–	5	–	0
Presbyterian	3	–	2	–	0	3	–	6	–	0
Louisiana Normal	3	–	2	–	1	5	–	4	–	1
Murray State	4	–	4	–	0	5	–	4	–	0
Mercer	1	–	1	–	1	3	–	6	–	1
Louisiana College	2	–	3	–	1	3	–	4	–	1
Louisville	2	–	3	–	0	4	–	4	–	0
Millsaps	1	–	2	–	2	3	–	5	–	2
Transylvania	1	–	3	–	1	3	–	4	–	1
Tennessee Tech	1	–	5	–	0	2	–	5	–	1
Georgetown (KY)	1	–	5	–	1	2	–	5	–	1
Loyola (LA)	0	–	1	–	0	4	–	6	–	0
Stetson	0	–	3	–	1	2	–	5	–	1
Union (KY)	0	–	3	–	2	2	–	4	–	2
SW Louisiana	0	–	4	–	1	2	–	7	–	1
Wofford	0	–	4	–	1	1	–	7	–	1
Newberry	0	–	4	–	1	1	–	10	–	1
West Tennessee State Teachers	0	–	7	–	0	0	–	9	–	0

+ – Conference co-champions

The 1936 West Tennessee State Teachers football team was an American football team that represented the West Tennessee State Teachers College (now known as the University of Memphis) as a member of the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association during the 1936 college football season. In their thirteenth season under head coach Zach Curlin, West Tennessee State Teachers compiled an 0–9 record.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 26		at Delta State*	Delta Field Cleveland, MS	L 7–33		^[1]
October 2		at Louisiana Tech	Tech Stadium Ruston, LA	L 0–44	3,500	^[2]
October 9		at Tennessee Tech	Overhill Field Cookeville, TN	L 0–25
October 17	2:00 p.m.	Louisiana College	Memorial Field Memphis, TN	L 0–12		^[3]^[4]^[5]
October 23		at Mississippi State Teachers	Faulkner Field Hattiesburg, MS (rivalry)	L 0–25		^[6]
October 31		Middle Tennessee State Teachers	Memorial Field Memphis, TN	L 0–19		^[7]
November 7		Murray State	Memorial Field Memphis, TN	L 6–20		^[8]
November 14		at Arkansas State Teachers*	Conway, AR	L 0–54
November 21		Union (TN)	Memorial Field Memphis, TN	L 0–50		^[9]
*Non-conference game Homecoming All times are in Central time