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1936 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team

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1936 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football
ConferenceIndependent
Ranking
APNo. 8
Record6–2–1
Head coach
Captains
  • Bill Smith
  • John Lautar
Home stadiumNotre Dame Stadium
Seasons
← 1935
1937 →
1936 Midwestern college football independents records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
DePaul     7 2 0
No. 20 Marquette     7 2 0
Michigan State     6 1 2
Michigan State Normal     6 2 0
Akron     6 2 1
No. 8 Notre Dame     6 2 1
Wayne     5 2 1
Detroit     7 3 0
Xavier     6 4 0
Saint Louis     5 4 1
Central Michigan     3 4 1
Western State Teachers (MI)     2 5 0
Haskell     1 6 1
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1936 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team represented the University of Notre Dame during the 1936 college football season.

Schedule

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DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
October 3Carnegie TechW 21–715,673
October 10Washington University
  • Notre Dame Stadium
  • Notre Dame, IN
W 14–69,879
October 17Wisconsin
  • Notre Dame Stadium
  • Notre Dame, IN
W 27–016,423
October 24at No. 9 PittsburghNo. 7L 0–2666,622–70,244[1]
October 31Ohio State
  • Notre Dame Stadium
  • Notre Dame, IN
W 7–250,017[2]
November 7vs. NavyNo. 13L 0–351,126
November 14vs. ArmyW 20–674,423
November 21No. 1 NorthwesternNo. 11
  • Notre Dame Stadium
  • Notre Dame, IN (rivalry)
W 26–652,131
December 5at USCNo. 9T 13–1371,201
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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References

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  1. ^ Jack Ledden (October 25, 1936). "Irish Suffer Worst Defeat in 11 Years". The South Bend Tribune. South Bend, Indiana. p. 1. Retrieved June 16, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Inspired Irish batter O.S.U." Detroit Free Press. November 1, 1936. Retrieved September 27, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "1936 Notre Dame Fighting Irish Schedule and Results". sports-reference.com. Retrieved October 8, 2015.