1936 William & Mary Indians football team

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1936 William & Mary Indians football
Conference Southern Conference
Record1–8 (0–5 SoCon)
Head coach
CaptainJoe Marino
Home stadium Cary Field
Seasons
  1935
1937  
1936 Southern Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 11 Duke $ 7 0 09 1 0
North Carolina 6 1 08 2 0
Furman 4 1 07 2 0
VMI 4 2 06 4 0
Maryland 3 2 05 5 0
Clemson 3 3 05 5 0
Davidson 4 3 05 4 0
Washington and Lee 2 2 04 5 0
Wake Forest 2 2 05 4 0
NC State 2 4 03 7 0
VPI 4 5 05 5 0
South Carolina 2 5 05 7 0
Richmond 1 3 04 4 2
Virginia 1 5 02 7 0
The Citadel 0 4 04 6 0
William & Mary 0 5 01 8 0
  • $ Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1936 William & Mary Indians football team represented The College of William & Mary during the 1936 college football season.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 26at Navy *L 6–18
October 3vs. Virginia L 0–7
October 10vs. VPI L 0–148,000 [1]
October 17 Guilford *W 38–0
October 24 Roanoke *
  • Cary Field
  • Williamsburg, VA
L 0–13
October 31 Hampden–Sydney *
  • Cary Field
  • Williamsburg, VA
L 0–19
November 7 VMI Dagger-14-plain.png
  • Cary Field
  • Williamsburg, VA (rivalry)
L 0–213,000 [2]
November 14vs. Washington and Lee
  • Foreman Field
  • Norfolk, VA
L 7–13 [3]
November 26at Richmond
L 0–7 [4]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Dagger-14-plain.pngHomecoming

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References

  1. "Tech Converts 'Breaks' To Whip Indians, 14–0" (PDF). The Flat Hat . College of William & Mary. October 13, 1936. p. 3. Retrieved February 2, 2016.
  2. "Virginia Cadets top Indian crew". Cumberland Sunday Times. November 8, 1936. Retrieved December 20, 2021 via Newspapers.com.
  3. "Washington & Lee wins over William & Mary". Daily Press. November 15, 1936. Retrieved February 15, 2022 via Newspapers.com.
  4. "Indians surprise state by holding Richmond, 6 to 0". The Richmond News Leader. November 27, 1936. Retrieved November 8, 2022 via Newspapers.com.