1936 Stanford Indians football team

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1936 Stanford Indians football
Claude E. Thornhill.jpg
Head coach Tiny Thornhill
Conference Pacific Coast Conference
Record2–5–2 (2–3–2 PCC)
Head coach
Home stadium Stanford Stadium
Seasons
←  1935
1937  →
1936 Pacific Coast Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 5 Washington $7–0–17–2–1
Washington State 6–2–16–3–1
USC 3–2–24–2–3
California 4–3–06–5–0
UCLA 4–3–16–3–1
Stanford 2–3–22–5–2
Oregon State 3–5–04–6–0
Montana 1–3–06–3–0
Oregon 1–6–12–6–1
Idaho 0–4–03–7–0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1936 Stanford Indians football team represented Stanford University as a member of the Pacific Coast Conference (PCC) during the 1936 college football season. After winning three consecutive PCC championships the three prior seasons and the 1936 Rose Bowl on January 1, the Indians won only two games in head coach Tiny Thornhill's fourth season at Stanford. With a 2–5–2 record, Stanford lost more games in the 1936 season than in the prior three seasons combined and produced the school's worst season since the 1899 season when the Indians finished with an identical 2–5–2 record. The team played home games at Stanford Stadium in Stanford, California.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 26 Santa Clara *
L 0–1325,000 [1] [2]
October 3at Washington State
L 13–1421,000 [3]
October 10 Oregon
  • Stanford Stadium
  • Stanford, CA
T 7–718,000 [4]
October 24No. 6 USC
  • Stanford Stadium
  • Stanford, CA (rivalry)
L 7–1435,000 [5]
October 31at UCLA
W 19–630,000 [6]
November 7No. 6 Washington
  • Stanford Stadium
  • Stanford, CA
T 14–1442,500 [7]
November 14vs. Oregon State
W 20–14 [8]
November 21at California
L 0–2082,000 [9]
November 28at Columbia *
L 0–728,000 [10] [11]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • Source: [12]

References

  1. ↑ "Stanford bows to Santa Clara". Spokesman-Review. Spokane, Washington. Associated Press. September 27, 1936. p. 4, sports.
  2. ↑ "Santa Clara ion upset win over Stanford". Lodi News-Sentinel. California. United Press. September 28, 1936. p. 5.
  3. ↑ "Cougars pass to 14–13 win over Indians". The Salt Lake Tribune. October 4, 1936. Retrieved January 11, 2026– via Newspapers.com.
  4. ↑ "Oregon, Stanford battle to 7–7 tie". The Salt Lake Tribune. October 11, 1936. Retrieved January 11, 2026– via Newspapers.com.
  5. ↑ "Trojans march on, dump Cards, 14–7". Ventura County Star Free Press. October 25, 1936. Retrieved January 11, 2026– via Newspapers.com.
  6. ↑ Henry, B (November 1, 1936). "Stanford indians thump U.C.L.A. in coliseum surprise party, 19 to 6". Los Angeles Times. ProQuest   164648688.
  7. ↑ "Stanford halts Husky drives to gain 14–14 tie". Medford Mail Tribune. November 8, 1936. Retrieved January 11, 2026– via Newspapers.com.
  8. ↑ "Stanford defeats O.S.C." The Modesto Bee. November 15, 1936. Retrieved January 11, 2026– via Newspapers.com.
  9. ↑ "Bears defeat Indians, 20–0 in smashing power drives; 82,000 at 42nd Big Game". Oakland Tribune. November 22, 1936. Retrieved January 11, 2026– via Newspapers.com.
  10. ↑ "Columbia will play Stanford in Gotham tilt". Schenectady Gazette. November 28, 1936. Retrieved October 14, 2014.
  11. ↑ Daley, Arthur J. (November 29, 1936). "Columbia Tops Stanford, 7-0, on Furey's Long Dash". The New York Times . New York, N.Y. p. S1.
  12. ↑ "1936 Stanford Cardinal Schedule and Results". College Football at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference . Retrieved January 11, 2026.
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