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1936 Indiana Hoosiers football team

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1936 Indiana Hoosiers football
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Record5–2–1 (3–1–1 Big Ten)
Head coach
MVPVern Huffman
CaptainChris Dal Sasso
Home stadiumMemorial Stadium
Seasons
← 1935
1937 →
1936 Big Ten Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 7 Northwestern $ 6 0 0 7 1 0
No. 1 Minnesota 4 1 0 7 1 0
Ohio State 4 1 0 5 3 0
Indiana 3 1 1 5 2 1
Purdue 3 1 1 5 2 1
Illinois 2 2 1 4 3 1
Chicago 1 4 0 2 5 1
Iowa 0 4 1 3 4 1
Wisconsin 0 4 0 2 6 0
Michigan 0 5 0 1 7 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1936 Indiana Hoosiers football team represented the Indiana Hoosiers in the 1936 college football season. The participated as members of the Big Ten Conference. The Hoosiers played their home games at Memorial Stadium in Bloomington, Indiana. The team was coached by Bo McMillin, in his third year as head coach of the Hoosiers.

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
October 3Centre*W 38–0
October 10at MichiganW 14–319,110
October 17at Nebraska*L 9–13
October 24at Ohio StateL 0–744,410[1]
October 31Iowa
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Bloomington, IN
W 13–6
November 7Syracuse*
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Bloomington, IN
W 9–7
November 14at ChicagoW 20–718,000[2]
November 21at PurdueT 20–2030,000
  • *Non-conference game

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1937 NFL draftees

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Player Position Round Pick NFL club
Vern Huffman End 3 27 Detroit Lions
Chris Del Sasso Tackle 2 14 Cleveland Rams

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References

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  1. ^ "Ohio State conquers Indiana gridmen, 7 to 0". The Indianapolis Star. October 25, 1936. Retrieved September 27, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ Edward Burns (November 15, 1936). "Indiana Beats Maroons, 20-7; Huffman Is Star of Hoosiers". Chicago Tribune. p. II-1 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "1936 Indiana Hoosiers Schedule and Results". College Football @ Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference. Retrieved December 31, 2023.
  4. ^ "1936 Football Schedule". Indiana University. Retrieved December 31, 2023.
  5. ^ "Indiana Football 2023 Record Book" (PDF). Indiana University. p. 13. Retrieved December 31, 2023.
  6. ^ "1937 NFL Draft". Pro Football Reference. Archived from the original on November 19, 2010. Retrieved November 12, 2015.