1936 Kirksville Bulldogs football team

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1936 Kirksville Bulldogs football
MIAA champion
Conference Missouri Intercollegiate Athletic Association
Record7–0 (4–0 MIAA)
Head coach
Home stadiumStokes Stadium
Seasons
 1935
1937 
1936 Missouri Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Kirksville $ 5 0 07 0 0
Warrensburg 4 1 06 2 0
Cape Girardeau 3 2 04 5 0
Maryville (MO) 1 3 14 4 1
Rolla 0 3 21 4 2
Springfield (MO) 0 4 11 5 2
  • $ Conference champion

The 1936 Kirksville Bulldogs football team represented the Kirksville State Teachers College (also known as Northeast Missouri State Teachers College, later renamed as Truman State University) as a member of the Missouri Intercollegiate Athletic Association (MIAA) during the 1936 college football season. In their second year under head coach Fred Faurot, the Bulldogs compiled a 7–0 record (4–0 against conference opponents), won the MIAA championship, and outscored opponents by a total of 79 to 29. [1] It was Kirksville's fifth consecutive MIAA championship. The team had not lost a game against an MIAA opponent since 1931. [2]

Between 1933 and 1936, Kirksville lost only one game and had four perfect seasons in five years: 1932 (8–0), 1933 (9–0), 1934 (8–0), and 1936 (7–0). [3] [1]

The team played its home games at Stokes Stadium in Kirksville, Missouri.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
October 2 Missouri "B" team
W 13–82,500 [4]
October 9at Pittsburg Teachers * Pittsburg, KS W 14–02,000 [5]
October 16 Springfield (MO) Dagger-14-plain.png
  • Stokes Stadium
  • Kirksville, MO
W 13–23,000 [6]
October 23at Cape Girardeau Cape Girardeau, MO W 6–0 [7] [8]
October 30 Rolla *
  • Stokes Stadium
  • Kirksville, MO
W 13–12
November 6 Maryville (MO)
  • Stokes Stadium
  • Kirksville, MO
W 7–0 [9] [10]
November 13at Warrensburg Warrensburg, MO W 13–74,000 [2]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Dagger-14-plain.pngHomecoming

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References

  1. 1 2 3 "Truman State Yearly Results (1935-1939)". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on September 6, 2015. Retrieved May 31, 2023.
  2. 1 2 "Kirksville 13, Warrensburg 7: Pass To a Title; A Late Aerial Attack Gives Bulldogs Victory and Another Grid Crown". The Kansas City Times. November 14, 1936. p. 20 via Newspapers.com.
  3. "Truman State Yearly Results (1930-1934)". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on September 6, 2015. Retrieved May 31, 2023.
  4. "Missouri's "B" Eleven Loses To Kirksville". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. October 3, 1936. p. 4B via Newspapers.com.
  5. "Bulldogs Win at Pittsburg by 14 to 0". The Kirksville Daily Express. October 11, 1936. p. 6 via Newspapers.com.
  6. "Kirksville Beats Springfield, 13-2". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. October 17, 1936. p. 4B via Newspapers.com.
  7. "Kirksville 6, Cape 0: The 19th for Bulldogs; Consecutive Game Streak Is Increased by Faurot's Team". The Kansas City Times. October 24, 1936. p. 20 via Newspapers.com.
  8. "Bulldogs Win From Cape by Score of 6 to 0". The Kirksville Daily Express. October 25, 1936. p. 2 via Newspapers.com.
  9. "Bearcats Lose to Bulldogs, 7-0". The Maryville Daily Forum. November 7, 1936. p. 6 via Newspapers.com.
  10. "Kirksville 7, Maryville 0: Triumphs to 21 in a Row; Bulldogs Haven't Met Defeat in M.I.A.A. Since 1931". The Kansas City Times. November 7, 1936. p. 17 via Newspapers.com.