The 1936 Birmingham–Southern Panthers football team was an American football team that represented Birmingham–Southern College as a member of the Dixie Conference during the 1936 college football season. In their ninth season under head coach Jenks Gillem, the team compiled a 4–5 record.
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Conference | Dixie Conference |
Record | 4–5 (4–3 Dixie) |
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Home stadium | Legion Field |
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Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Howard (AL) $ | 4 | – | 1 | – | 1 | 5 | – | 3 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Southwestern (TN) | 3 | – | 1 | – | 1 | 7 | – | 2 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Chattanooga | 3 | – | 1 | – | 1 | 5 | – | 2 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Birmingham–Southern | 4 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Mississippi College | 2 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 3 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Loyola (LA) | 2 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Millsaps | 2 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 5 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Mercer | 0 | – | 2 | – | 1 | 3 | – | 6 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Spring Hill | 0 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Schedule
editDate | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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September 25 | at Auburn* | L 0–45 | 12,000 | [1] | |
October 2 | at Loyola (LA) | L 6–13 | 5,000 | [2] | |
October 10 | Mercer | W 6–0 | 2,000 | [3] | |
October 17 | at Centre (KY)* | L 0–13 | 2,000 | [4] | |
October 24 | Chattanooga |
| W 14–7 | [5] | |
October 30 | Millsaps |
| W 20–0 | [6] | |
November 7 | at Southwestern (TN) | L 7–44 | 5,000 | [7] | |
November 13 | at Spring Hill |
| W 13–0 | [8] | |
November 21 | vs. Howard (AL) |
| L 0–13 | [9] | |
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References
edit- ^ "Auburn crushes Panthers, 45–0, to open season". The Montgomery Advertiser. September 26, 1936. Retrieved February 28, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Loyola defeats Panthers by breaks, 13 to 6". The Birmingham News. October 3, 1936. Retrieved February 28, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Panthers completely outplay Bears in 6–0 win". The Birmingham News. October 11, 1936. Retrieved February 28, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Centre beats Birmingham–Southern in homecoming, 13–0". Lexington Herald-Leader. October 18, 1936. Retrieved February 28, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Birmingham–Southern upsets Moccasins in thrilling comeback, 14–7". Chattanooga Daily Times. October 25, 1936. Retrieved February 28, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Panthers defeat stubborn Millsaps, 20 to 0". The Birmingham News. October 31, 1936. Retrieved February 28, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Lynx run wild to win, 44 to 7". Chattanooga Daily Times. November 8, 1936. Retrieved February 28, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Panthers beat Badgers, 13–0". The Birmingham News. November 14, 1936. Retrieved February 28, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Students put it on strong as Bulldogs defeat rival Panthers". The Birmingham News. November 22, 1936. Retrieved February 28, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.