1936 Southwestern Lynx football team

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1936 Southwestern Lynx football
Conference Dixie Conference
Record7–2–1 (3–1–1 Dixie)
Head coach
Home stadium Crump Stadium
Seasons
←  1935
1937  →
1936 Dixie Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
Howard (AL) $ 4 –1 –15 –3 –1
Southwestern (TN) 3 –1 –17 –2 –1
Chattanooga 3 –1 –15 –2 –1
Birmingham–Southern 4 –3 –04 –5 –0
Mississippi College 2 –2 –05 –3 –1
Loyola (LA) 2 –2 –04 –6 –0
Millsaps 2 –3 –03 –5 –2
Mercer 0 –2 –13 –6 –1
Spring Hill 0 –5 –03 –6 –0
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1936 Southwestern Lynx football team was an American football team that represented Southwestern, The College of the Mississippi Valley (now known as Rhodes College) as a member of the Dixie Conference in the 1936 college football season. Led by Clyde Propst in his second season as head coach, the team compiled an overall record of 7–2–1, with a mark of 3–1–1 in conference play, and finished tied for second in the Dixie.

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 19at Arkansas State *
W 44–0 [1]
September 25 Union (TN) *
W 32–35,500 [2]
October 3 Millsaps
  • Crump Stadium
  • Memphis, TN
W 26–0 [3]
October 10at Vanderbilt *
W 12–05,000 [4]
October 16at Chattanooga
T 0–0 [5]
October 24 Hendrix *
  • Crump Stadium
  • Memphis, TN
W 14–05,000 [6]
October 31at Howard (AL)
L 0–63,000 [7]
November 7 Birmingham–Southern
  • Crump Stadium
  • Memphis, TN
W 44–75,000 [8]
November 13 Loyola (LA)
  • Crump Stadium
  • Memphis, TN
W 28–0 [9]
November 211:45 p.m.at Centre *
L 6–201,000 [10] [11]

References

  1. ↑ "Gaylon Smith star as Lynx turn back Arkansas State 11". The Commercial Appeal. September 20, 1936. Retrieved March 30, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  2. ↑ "Southwestern scores smashing victory over Union". The Commercial Appeal. September 26, 1936. Retrieved March 30, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  3. ↑ "Southwestern takes Millsaps by 26–0 margin". The Jackson Sun. October 4, 1936. Retrieved March 30, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  4. ↑ "Commodores drop 12 to 0 tilt to Lynx". Nashville Banner. October 11, 1936. Retrieved March 30, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  5. ↑ "U.C. Lynx in scoreless tie on damp field". The Chattanooga Times. October 17, 1936. Retrieved March 30, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  6. ↑ "Kite Morton shines as Lynx top Hendrix in easy style, 14–0". The Commercial Appeal. October 25, 1936. Retrieved March 30, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  7. ↑ "Howard wins, 6–0". The Birmingham News. November 1, 1936. Retrieved March 30, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  8. ↑ "Lynx run wild to win, 44 to 7". Chattanooga Daily Times. November 8, 1936. Retrieved March 30, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  9. ↑ "Fist fights enliven Lynx' 28 to 0 rout of Loyola". The Tennessean. November 14, 1936. Retrieved March 30, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  10. ↑ "Centre Plays Southwestern at Danville Today; Georgetown Face Hanover". The Lexington Herald . Lexington, Kentucky. November 21, 1936. p. 1, section 2. Retrieved July 31, 2025– via Newspapers.com Open Access logo PLoS transparent.svg .
  11. ↑ "Centre College trounces Southwestern, 20 to 6, in astounding upset". The Lexington Herald. November 22, 1936. Retrieved March 30, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
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