1936 South Carolina Gamecocks football team

1936 South Carolina Gamecocks football
Conference	Southern Conference
Record	5–7 (2–5 SoCon)
Head coach	Don McCallister (2nd season)
Captain	Bob Johnson
Home stadium	Carolina Municipal Stadium (capacity: 17,600)
Seasons ←  1935 1937  →

1936 Southern Conference football standings
v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 11 Duke $	7	–	0	–	0			9	–	1	–	0
North Carolina	6	–	1	–	0			8	–	2	–	0
Furman	4	–	1	–	0			7	–	2	–	0
VMI	4	–	2	–	0			6	–	4	–	0
Maryland	3	–	2	–	0			5	–	5	–	0
Clemson	3	–	3	–	0			5	–	5	–	0
Davidson	4	–	3	–	0			5	–	4	–	0
Washington and Lee	2	–	2	–	0			4	–	5	–	0
Wake Forest	2	–	2	–	0			5	–	4	–	0
NC State	2	–	4	–	0			3	–	7	–	0
VPI	4	–	5	–	0			5	–	5	–	0
South Carolina	2	–	5	–	0			5	–	7	–	0
Richmond	1	–	3	–	0			4	–	4	–	2
Virginia	1	–	5	–	0			2	–	7	–	0
The Citadel	0	–	4	–	0			4	–	6	–	0
William & Mary	0	–	5	–	0			1	–	8	–	0
$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

The 1936 South Carolina Gamecocks football team was an American football team that represented the University of South Carolina as a member of the Southern Conference (SoCon) during the 1936 college football season. In their second season under head coach Don McCallister, the Gamecocks compiled an overall record of 5–7 with a mark of 2–5 in conference play, placing 12th in the SoCon. ^[1]

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 19	Erskine *	Carolina Municipal Stadium Columbia, SC	W 38–0
September 26	at VMI	Alumni Field Lexington, VA	L 7–24	3,000	[2]
October 3	Duke	Carolina Municipal Stadium Columbia, SC	L 0–21	6,382
October 10	Florida *	Carolina Municipal Stadium Columbia, SC	W 7–0
October 17	VPI	Carolina Municipal Stadium Columbia, SC	W 14–0	6,000	[3]
October 22	Clemson	Carolina Municipal Stadium Columbia, SC (rivalry)	L 0–19	19,000	[4]
October 30	vs. The Citadel	County Fairgrounds Orangeburg, SC	W 9–0
November 7	Villanova *	Carolina Municipal Stadium Columbia, SC	L 0–14
November 14	at Furman	Sirrine Stadium Greenville, SC	L 6–23		[5]
November 21	North Carolina	Carolina Municipal Stadium Columbia, SC (rivalry)	L 0–14
November 26	at Xavier *	Corcoran Stadium Cincinnati, OH	L 13–21
December 11	at Miami (FL) *	Moore Park Miami, FL	W 6–3
*Non-conference game

References

1. "1936 South Carolina Gamecocks Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved August 11, 2021.
2. "V.M.I. Crushes Gallant S. C. Sophomores, 24 To 7". The News Leader . Staunton, Virginia. Associated Press. September 27, 1936. p. 7. Retrieved May 25, 2021– via Newspapers.com .
3. "Gamecocks Take Gobblers Into Camp, 14–0". The Gamecock . University of South Carolina. October 21, 1936. p. 5. Archived from the original on February 8, 2016. Retrieved February 4, 2016.
4. Scoop Latimer (October 23, 1936). "Clemson Wins Fair Game By 19-To-0 Score". The Greenville News. pp. 1, 18 – via Newspapers.com.
5. "Furman smashes South Carolina into defeat, 23 to 6". The Charlotte Observer. November 15, 1936. Retrieved February 15, 2022– via Newspapers.com.