1936 Vanderbilt Commodores football team

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
Conference	Southeastern Conference
Record	3–5–1 (1–3–1 SEC)
Head coach	Ray Morrison (3rd season)
Captain	Dick Plasman
Home stadium	Dudley Field
Seasons ← 1935 1937 →

1936 Southeastern Conference football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
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
$ – Conference champion

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 26	Middle Tennessee State Teachers*	Dudley Field Nashville, TN	W 45–0	7,000	[1]
October 3	at Chicago*	Stagg Field Chicago, IL	W 37–0	12,000	[2]
October 10	Southwestern (TN)*	Dudley Field Nashville, TN	L 0–12	5,000	[3]
October 17	at SMU*	Cotton Bowl Dallas, TX	L 0–16	20,000	[4]
October 24	Georgia Tech	Dudley Field Nashville, TN (rivalry)	T 0–0	10,000	[5]
October 31	No. 8 LSU	Dudley Field Nashville, TN	L 0–19	10,000	[6]
November 7	Sewanee	Dudley Field Nashville, TN (rivalry)	W 14–0		[7]
November 14	Tennessee	Dudley Field Nashville, TN (rivalry)	L 13–26	20,000	[8]
November 25	at No. 3 Alabama	Legion Field Birmingham, AL	L 6–14	25,000	[9]
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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References

1. "Vanderbilt's flashy attack downs Teachers, 45–0". Nashville Banner. September 27, 1936. Retrieved September 23, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
2. Howard Barry (October 4, 1936). "Vanderbilt's Long Runs and Passes Overwhelm Chicago". Chicago Tribune. p. II-1 – via Newspapers.com.
3. "Lynx upset Vandy, 12–0". The Commercial Appeal. October 11, 1936. Retrieved September 28, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
4. "Ponies just went easy on Vandy". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. October 18, 1936. Retrieved September 28, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
5. "Vandy ties Ga. Tech, 0–0". The Charlotte News. October 25, 1936. Retrieved September 28, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
6. "LSU drubs Vandy by 19–0 score". The Knoxville News-Sentinel. November 1, 1936. Retrieved September 28, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
7. "Sewanee Tigers hold Vanderbilt to 14 to 0 victory". The Nashville Tennessean. November 8, 1936. Retrieved August 16, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
8. "Vols vanquish Vandy by 26–13". The Nashville Tennessean. November 15, 1936. Retrieved August 8, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
9. "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.
10. "Coaching Records Game by Game: Ray Morrison 1936". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on November 4, 2012. Retrieved November 21, 2012.