1936 Indiana Hoosiers football team

1936 Indiana Hoosiers football
Conference	Big Ten Conference
Record	5–2–1 (3–1–1 Big Ten)
Head coach	Bo McMillin (3rd season)
MVP	Vern Huffman
Captain	Chris Dal Sasso
Home stadium	Memorial Stadium
Seasons ←  1935 1937  →

1936 Big Ten Conference football standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 7 Northwestern $	6	–	0	–	0			7	–	1	–	0
No. 1 Minnesota	4	–	1	–	0			7	–	1	–	0
Ohio State	4	–	1	–	0			5	–	3	–	0
Indiana	3	–	1	–	1			5	–	2	–	1
Purdue	3	–	1	–	1			5	–	2	–	1
Illinois	2	–	2	–	1			4	–	3	–	1
Chicago	1	–	4	–	0			2	–	5	–	1
Iowa	0	–	4	–	1			3	–	4	–	1
Wisconsin	0	–	4	–	0			2	–	6	–	0
Michigan	0	–	5	–	0			1	–	7	–	0
$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

The 1936 Indiana Hoosiers football team represented the Indiana Hoosiers in the 1936 college football season. The participated as members of the Big Ten Conference. The Hoosiers played their home games at Memorial Stadium in Bloomington, Indiana. The team was coached by Bo McMillin, in his third year as head coach of the Hoosiers.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
October 3	Centre *	Memorial Stadium Bloomington, IN	W 38–0	14,000	[1]
October 10	at Michigan	Michigan Stadium Ann Arbor, MI	W 14–3	19,110
October 17	at Nebraska *	Memorial Stadium Lincoln, NE	L 9–13
October 24	at Ohio State	Ohio Stadium Columbus, OH	L 0–7	44,410	[2]
October 31	Iowa	Memorial Stadium Bloomington, IN	W 13–6
November 7	Syracuse *	Memorial Stadium Bloomington, IN	W 9–7
November 14	at Chicago	Stagg Field Chicago, IL	W 20–7	18,000	[3]
November 21	at Purdue	Ross–Ade Stadium West Lafayette, IN (Old Oaken Bucket)	T 20–20	30,000
*Non-conference game

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1937 NFL draftees

Player	Position	Round	Pick	NFL club
Vern Huffman	End	3	27	Detroit Lions
Chris Del Sasso	Tackle	2	14	Cleveland Rams

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References

1. Patton, W. Blaine (October 4, 1936). "Indiana Opens Season By Beating Centre, 38-0". The Indianapolis Star . Indianapolis, Indiana. pp. 1, 3 (part 2). Retrieved July 31, 2025– via Newspapers.com .
2. "Ohio State conquers Indiana gridmen, 7 to 0". The Indianapolis Star. October 25, 1936. Retrieved September 27, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
3. Edward Burns (November 15, 1936). "Indiana Beats Maroons, 20-7; Huffman Is Star of Hoosiers". Chicago Tribune. p. II-1 – via Newspapers.com.
4. "1936 Indiana Hoosiers Schedule and Results". College Football @ Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference . Retrieved December 31, 2023.
5. "1936 Football Schedule". Indiana University . Retrieved December 31, 2023.
6. "Indiana Football 2023 Record Book" (PDF). Indiana University. p. 13. Retrieved December 31, 2023.
7. "1937 NFL Draft". Pro Football Reference. Archived from the original on November 19, 2010. Retrieved November 12, 2015.