1936 LSU Tigers football team

The 1936 LSU Tigers football team was an American football team that represented Louisiana State University (LSU) as a member of the Southeastern Conference (SEC) during the 1936 college football season. In their second year under head coach Bernie Moore, the Tigers complied an overall record of 9–1–1, with a conference record of 6–0, and finished as SEC champion.^[1] LSU won their second consecutive Southeastern Conference championship and earned their second straight trip to the Sugar Bowl in New Orleans. The defense allowed only 33 points the entire season, which still ranks fourth in school history for the fewest points allowed by a Tiger defense.

1936 LSU Tigers football
National champion (Sagarin) SEC champion
Sugar Bowl, L 14–21 vs. Santa Clara
Conference	Southeastern Conference
Ranking
AP	No. 2
Record	9–1–1 (6–0 SEC)
Head coach	Bernie Moore (2nd season)
Home stadium	Tiger Stadium
Seasons ← 1935 1937 →

1936 Southeastern Conference football standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
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

The team was rated No. 1 by the contemporary Houlgate System and presented with the Foreman & Clark national championship trophy.^[2][3]

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Rank	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 26	Rice*		Tiger Stadium Baton Rouge, LA	W 20–7	25,000	[4]
October 3	at Texas*		War Memorial Stadium Austin, TX	T 6–6	15,000	[5]
October 10	Georgia		Tiger Stadium Baton Rouge, LA	W 47–7	25,000	[6]
October 17	Ole Miss		Tiger Stadium Baton Rouge, LA (rivalry)	W 13–0		[7]
October 24	vs. Arkansas*	No. 13	State Fair Stadium Shreveport, LA (rivalry)	W 19–7	15,000	[8]
October 31	at Vanderbilt	No. 8	Dudley Field Nashville, TN	W 19–0	10,000	[9]
November 7	Mississippi State	No. 7	Tiger Stadium Baton Rouge, LA (rivalry)	W 12–0	25,000	[10]
November 14	at Auburn	No. 7	Legion Field Birmingham, AL (rivalry)	W 19–6	24,000	[11]
November 21	Southwestern Louisiana*	No. 5	Tiger Stadium Baton Rouge, LA	W 93–0	20,000	[12]
November 28	No. 19 Tulane	No. 2	Tiger Stadium Baton Rouge, LA (Battle for the Rag)	W 33–0		[13]
January 1, 1937	No. 6 Santa Clara	No. 2	Tulane Stadium New Orleans, LA (Sugar Bowl)	L 14–21	38,483	[14]
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game Source: [15]

Auburn

The Tigers made their way to Birmingham's Legion Field to battle rival Auburn. One of the highlights of the game constituted LSU RB Cotton Milner's 90-yard touchdown run in the Tigers 19–7 victory over Auburn. The run ranks fourth on LSU's list of longest rushing touchdowns in school history.

Southwestern Louisiana

The Tigers' game at home against Southwestern Louisiana saw the Tigers score 52 points in a half, which ranks second in school history, and 93 points in a single game, which is the most points scored by LSU in a game.