1936 George Washington Colonials football team

The 1936 George Washington Colonials football team was an American football team that represented George Washington University as an independent during the 1936 college football season. In its eighth season under head coach Jim Pixlee, the team compiled a 7–1–1 record and outscored opponents by a total of 175 to 38. The team defeated Arkansas, Wake Forest, and West Virginia, tied with Ole Miss, and lost to Rice.^[1]

1936 George Washington Colonials football
Conference	Independent
Record	7–1–1
Head coach	Jim Pixlee (8th season)
Home stadium	Griffith Stadium
Seasons ← 1935 1937 →

1936 Southern college football independents records

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
George Washington			–					7	–	1	–	1
Hardin–Simmons			–					9	–	2	–	0
Georgetown			–					6	–	2	–	1
Roanoke			–					6	–	2	–	1
Western Maryland			–					7	–	3	–	1
No. 18 Navy			–					6	–	3	–	0
West Virginia			–					6	–	4	–	0
East Carolina			–					3	–	2	–	0
Jacksonville State			–					2	–	2	–	1
Catholic University			–					4	–	4	–	0
Oklahoma City			–					4	–	4	–	0
William & Mary Norfolk			–					4	–	4	–	0
Oglethorpe			–					4	–	5	–	0
Texas Wesleyan			–					3	–	6	–	1
Troy State			–					3	–	6	–	0
Delaware			–					2	–	6	–	0
South Georgia Teachers			–					2	–	8	–	0
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 25	Emory & Henry	Griffith Stadium Washington, DC	W 27–0		[2]
October 2	Elon	Griffith Stadium Washington, DC	W 39–0	8,000	[3]
October 9	Ole Miss	Griffith Stadium Washington, DC	T 0–0		[4]
October 16	Arkansas	Griffith Stadium Washington, DC	W 13–6	16,000	[5]
October 23	Wake Forest	Griffith Stadium Washington, DC	W 13–12	18,000–22,000	[6][7]
October 31	at Rice	Rice Field Houston, TX	L 6–12		[8]
November 7	Davis & Elkins	Griffith Stadium Washington, DC	W 20–6		[9]
November 14	Catawba	Griffith Stadium Washington, DC	W 50–0		[10]
November 26	West Virginia	Griffith Stadium Washington, DC	W 7–2	20,000	[11]

Players

• Lou Carroll, back
• Bob Faris, end
• George Jenkins
• Joey Kaufman, triple-threat halfback, Salisbury, NC^[12]
• Frank Kavalier, captain and center^[13]
• Jay Kenslow
• Dale Prather, tackle, 210 pounds^[14]
• Herb Reeves, back, senior^[15]
• Vic Sampson, halfback, sophomore, 150 pounds^[16]
• Howard "Nig" Tihila, back and punter, 200 pounds
• Jay Turner, fullback