1936 West Tennessee State Teachers football
ConferenceSouthern Intercollegiate Athletic Association
Record0–9 (0–7 SIAA)
Head coach
CaptainChristian Pontius
Home stadiumMemorial Field
1936 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Middle Tennessee State Teachers + 4 0 07 1 0
The Citadel + 4 0 04 6 0
Miami (FL) 3 0 06 2 2
Centenary 2 0 06 4 2
Centre 2 0 05 4 0
Howard (AL) 2 0 15 3 1
Union (TN) 5 1 16 4 1
Rollins 4 1 07 1 0
Louisiana Tech 4 1 16 2 1
Morehead State 4 1 24 1 2
Eastern Kentucky State Teachers 4 2 07 2 0
Mississippi State Teachers 4 2 17 2 1
Mississippi College 2 1 15 3 1
Western Kentucky State Teachers 3 2 06 3 0
Erskine 3 2 04 5 0
Presbyterian 3 2 03 6 0
Louisiana Normal 3 2 15 4 1
Murray State 4 4 05 4 0
Mercer 1 1 13 6 1
Louisiana College 2 3 13 4 1
Louisville 2 3 04 4 0
Millsaps 1 2 23 5 2
Transylvania 1 3 13 4 1
Tennessee Tech 1 5 02 5 1
Georgetown (KY) 1 5 12 5 1
Loyola (LA) 0 1 04 6 0
Stetson 0 3 12 5 1
Union (KY) 0 3 22 4 2
SW Louisiana 0 4 12 7 1
Wofford 0 4 11 7 1
Newberry 0 4 11 10 1
West Tennessee State Teachers 0 7 00 9 0
  • + Conference co-champions

The 1936 West Tennessee State Teachers football team was an American football team that represented the West Tennessee State Teachers College (now known as the University of Memphis) as a member of the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association during the 1936 college football season. In their thirteenth season under head coach Zach Curlin, West Tennessee State Teachers compiled an 0–9 record.

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 26at Delta State*
L 7–33[1]
October 2at Louisiana Tech
L 0–443,500[2]
October 9at Tennessee Tech
L 0–25
October 172:00 p.m.Louisiana Collegedagger
L 0–12[3][4][5]
October 23at Mississippi State TeachersL 0–25[6]
October 31Middle Tennessee State Teachers
  • Memorial Field
  • Memphis, TN
L 0–19[7]
November 7Murray State
  • Memorial Field
  • Memphis, TN
L 6–20[8]
November 14at Arkansas State Teachers*Conway, ARL 0–54
November 21Union (TN)
  • Memorial Field
  • Memphis, TN
L 0–50[9]

References

  1. "Delta Teachers win first tilt". The Clarion-Ledger. September 27, 1936. Retrieved September 23, 2021 via Newspapers.com.
  2. "Louisiana Tech romps over West Tennessee 44–0". The Shreveport Journal. October 3, 1936. Retrieved September 23, 2021 via Newspapers.com.
  3. Colbrunn, Arch (October 17, 1936). "Teachers Make Bid For Initial Victory". The Commercial Appeal. Memphis, Tennessee. p. 13. Retrieved May 18, 2023 via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  4. M'Gee, Lilliard (October 17, 1936). "Louisiana College Turns Back Teachers, 12 To 0". The Commercial Appeal. Memphis, Tennessee. p. 13. Retrieved May 18, 2023 via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  5. "Wildcats beat Memphis Teachers by 12–0 score". Alexandria Daily Town Talk. October 19, 1936. Retrieved September 22, 2021 via Newspapers.com.
  6. "S.T.C. is winner". Sun Herald. October 24, 1936. Retrieved September 23, 2021 via Newspapers.com.
  7. "Murfreesboro Teachers maul Memphis crew". The Tennessean. November 1, 1936. Retrieved September 23, 2021 via Newspapers.com.
  8. "Murray winner over Tennessee". The Park City Daily News. November 8, 1936. Retrieved September 22, 2021 via Newspapers.com.
  9. "Union overwhelms Memphis, 50 to 0". The Jackson Sun. November 22, 1936. Retrieved September 22, 2021 via Newspapers.com.


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