1936 Drake Bulldogs football team

The 1936 Drake Bulldogs football team was an American football team that represented Drake University in the Missouri Valley Conference (MVC) during the 1936 college football season. In its fourth season under head coach Vee Green, the team compiled a 6–4 record (3–2 against MVC opponents), finished third in the conference, and outscored its opponents by a total of 238 to 132.^[1]

1936 Missouri Valley Conference football standings
v t e	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
Creighton +	3	–	0	–	0	4	–	4	–	0
Tulsa +	3	–	0	–	0	5	–	2	–	2
Drake	3	–	2	–	0	4	–	4	–	2
Washington University	1	–	1	–	0	3	–	7	–	0
Oklahoma A&M	1	–	2	–	0	1	–	9	–	0
Washburn	1	–	4	–	0	2	–	6	–	1
Grinnell	0	–	3	–	0	2	–	7	–	0

+ – Conference co-champions Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 25	Simpson*	Drake Stadium Des Moines, IA	W 52–6		^[2]
October 2	Coe*	Drake Stadium Des Moines, IA	W 53–6		^[3]
October 9	Central (IA)*	Drake Stadium Des Moines, IA	W 44–14	4,500	^[4]
October 16	Creighton	Drake Stadium Des Moines, IA	L 6–13	7,500	^[5]
October 24	at Washington University	Francis Field St. Louis, MO	W 20–18	6,000	^[6]
October 31	Grinnell	Drake Stadium Des Moines, IA	W 19–6
November 7	Denver*	Drake Stadium Des Moines, IA	L 13–27	4,000	^[7]
November 14	Tulsa	Drake Stadium Des Moines, IA	L 6–21	4,500	^[8]
November 21	at Iowa State*	State Field Ames, IA	L 7–21	7,500	^[9]
November 28	at Washburn	Moore Bowl Topeka, KS	W 18–0
*Non-conference game

^ "1936 Drake Bulldogs Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved June 5, 2019.
^ Leighton Housh (September 26, 1936). "Drake's Fans Weigh 52 to 6 Grid Triumph: Bulldogs Either Good, or Simpson Club Very Weak". The Des Moines Register. p. Sports 1 – via Newspapers.com.
^ Sec Taylor (October 3, 1936). "Coe Eleven Fades Before Drake Onslaught, 53-6". The Des Moines Register. pp. Sports 1, 6 – via Newspapers.com.
^ Doyt Taylor (October 10, 1936). "Drake Too Good for Central,44-14: Bulldogs Give Coach Win As Birthday Gift". The Des Moines Register. pp. Sports 1, 8 – via Newspapers.com.
^ Howard Wolff (October 17, 1936). "Bluejays Upset Drake by 13-6; Wilcox Shines; Jays Get Two Touchdowns in 3d Quarter". Omaha World-Herald. pp. 9, 19 – via Newspapers.com.
^ Martin J. Haley (October 25, 1936). "Drake Wins Thriller Froom Washington, 20 to 18: Luftman's Points After Touchdowns Decisive Factors". St. Louis Globe-Democrat. p. 1G – via Newspapers.com.
^ Frank Brody (November 8, 1036). "Denver Defeats Drake, 27-13". The Des Moines Register. pp. 1S, 2S – via Newspapers.com.
^ Frank Brody (November 15, 1936). "Tulsa Overpowers Drake Eleven, 21-6". The Des Moines Register. pp. Sports 1, 10 – via Newspapers.com.
^ Bert McGrane (November 22, 1936). "Late Cyclone Rush Defeats Drake, 21 to 7". The Des Moines Register. pp. Sports 1, 4 – via Newspapers.com.