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1936 Stanford Indians football
ConferencePacific Coast Conference
Record2–5–2 (2–3–2 PCC)
Head coach
Home stadiumStanford Stadium
Seasons
← 1935
1937 →
1936 Pacific Coast Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 5 Washington $ 7 – 0 – 1 7 – 2 – 1
Washington State 6 – 2 – 1 6 – 3 – 1
USC 3 – 2 – 2 4 – 2 – 3
California 4 – 3 – 0 6 – 5 – 0
UCLA 4 – 3 – 1 6 – 3 – 1
Stanford 2 – 3 – 2 2 – 5 – 2
Oregon State 3 – 5 – 0 4 – 6 – 0
Montana 1 – 3 – 0 6 – 3 – 0
Oregon 1 – 6 – 1 2 – 6 – 1
Idaho 0 – 4 – 0 3 – 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 Claude E. 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

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 26Santa Clara*
L 0–1325,000[1][2]
October 3at Washington State
L 13–1423,000
October 10Oregon
  • Stanford Stadium
  • Stanford, CA
T 7–7
October 24No. 6 USC
  • Stanford Stadium
  • Stanford, CA (rivalry)
L 7–1435,000
October 31at UCLA
W 19–630,000
November 7No. 6 Washington
  • Stanford Stadium
  • Stanford, CA
T 14–1420,676
November 14vs. Oregon State
W 20–14
November 21at California
L 0–20
November 28at Columbia*
L 0–728,000[3][4]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

References

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  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. ^ "Columbia will play Stanford in Gotham tilt". Schenectady Gazette. November 28, 1936. Retrieved October 14, 2014.
  4. ^ 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.
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