1936 DePaul Blue Demons football team

The 1936 DePaul Blue Demons football team was an American football team that represented DePaul University as an independent during the 1936 college football season. The team compiled a 7–2 record and outscored all opponents by a total of 149 to 59.[1] The team played its home games at Wrigley Field in Chicago. Jim Kelly was the head coach.

1936 DePaul Blue Demons football
ConferenceIndependent
Record7–2
Head coach
Home stadiumWrigley Field
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

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 26at IllinoisL 6–916,589
October 2at Saint Louis
W 6–0
October 9at DaytonW 7–0
October 17at Catholic UniversityL 7–126,000[2]
October 24OmahaChicago, ILW 46–0
October 31Western State Teachers (MI)
W 19–7[3]
November 7North DakotaChicago, ILW 19–6
November 16at Arkansas TechRussellville, ARW 26–19
November 20at Texas Tech
W 13–6

References

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  1. ^ "1936 - DePaul (IL)". College Football Data Warehouse. Retrieved June 17, 2019.[permanent dead link]
  2. ^ "Catholic U. gridmen use aerial attack to throttle DePaul". The Philadelphia Inquirer. October 18, 1936. Retrieved February 18, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "DePaul Romps Over W.T.S.C." Detroit Free Press. November 1, 1936. p. Sport 3 – via Newspapers.com.