The 1936 West Virginia Wesleyan Bobcats football team represented West Virginia Wesleyan College as a member of the West Virginia Athletic Conference (WVAC) during the 1936 college football season. Led by 12th-year head coach Cebe Ross, the Bobcats compiled an overall record of 8–2 with a mark of 4–0 in conference play, placing second in the WVAC.[1]
| 1936 West Virginia Wesleyan Bobcats football | |
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| Conference | West Virginia Athletic Conference |
| Record | 8–2 (4–0 WVAC) |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| West Liberty State $ | 6 | – | 0 | – | 1 | 6 | – | 1 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| West Virginia Wesleyan | 4 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Concord | 5 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Glenville State | 4 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Salem | 3 | – | 3 | – | 1 | 3 | – | 4 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Potomac State | 1 | – | 2 | – | 1 | 1 | – | 3 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Fairmont State | 2 | – | 6 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 6 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Shepherd | 0 | – | 3 | – | 1 | 1 | – | 5 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Morris Harvey | 0 | – | 8 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 11 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bethany (WV) * | 2 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Marshall * | 1 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 3 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Davis & Elkins * | 1 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 6 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| New River State | 1 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Schedule
edit| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 26 | Geneva* | Buckhannon, WV | W 7–6 | [2] | |
| October 3 | at Davis & Elkins | Elkins, WV | W 26–0 | 3,000 | [3] |
| October 9 | at Saint Vincent* | Latrobe, PA | L 0–6 | [4] | |
| October 17 | at West Virginia* | L 0–15 | 7,500 | [5] | |
| October 23 | at Duquesne* | W 2–0 | [6] | ||
| October 31 | Waynesburg* | Buckhannon, WV | W 14–7 | [7] | |
| November 7 | at Catholic University* | W 24–19 | 5,000 | [8] | |
| November 13 | Salem | Buckhannon, WV | W 28–0 | [9] | |
| November 20 | Glenville State | Buckhannon, WV | W 28–6 | [10] | |
| November 26 | at Marshall | W 6–0 | [11] | ||
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References
edit- ^ "2005 WVIAC Football Media Guide". West Virginia Intercollegiate Athletic Conference. July 15, 2005. p. 35. Retrieved June 26, 2023 – via Internet Archive.
- ^ Written at Buckhannon, WV. "West VA. Wesleyan Noses Out Geneva; Methodists Block Kick In First Quarter to Register 7–6 Victory". Cumberland Times. Cumberland, MD. Associated Press. September 26, 1936. Retrieved June 20, 2023.
- ^ Written at Elkins, WV. "Wesleyan Wins 26–0 From D-E". The Raleigh Register. Beckley, MD. Associated Press. October 3, 1936. Retrieved June 20, 2023.
- ^ Written at Latrobe, PA. "Vincents Beat W. VA. Wesleyan; Latrobe Eleven Wins By 6–0 Count". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Pittsburgh, PA. October 9, 1936. Retrieved June 20, 2023.
- ^ Written at Morgantown, WV. "West Virginia Beats Wesleyan By 15 To 0". Bristol Herald Courier. Bristol, TN. October 17, 1936. Retrieved June 20, 2023.
- ^ Written at Pittsburgh. "Duquesne Is Upset By W.Va. Wesleyan; Bobcats' 2-0 Victory Sends Pitt's Conqueror Tumbling From Football Heights". The New York Times. New York City. October 23, 1936. Retrieved June 20, 2023.
Duquesne University, which scaled the gridiron heights in the East last week by upsetting the mighty Pitt Panthers, were jolted right out of their championship aspirations tonight by a fighting band of Bobcats from West Virginia Wesleyan who won, 2–0, at Forbes Field.
- ^ Written at Buckhannon, WV. "Alert Bobcat Squad Winner; West Virginia Wesleyan Turns Back Waynesburg Combine, 14–7". Charleston Daily Mail. Charleston, WV. United Press. October 31, 1936. Retrieved June 20, 2023.
- ^ Keller, John B. (November 7, 1936). "Snared Lateral Nips Cards, 24–19". Evening Star. Washington, D.C. Retrieved June 20, 2023.
- ^ Written at Buckhannon, WV. "Wesleyan Beats Salem Eleven". Pittsburgh Sun-Telegraph. Pittsburgh, PA. Associated Press. November 14, 1936. Retrieved June 20, 2023.
- ^ Written at Buckhannon, WV. "Wesleyan Leads; 28 to 6 victory over Glenville State Teachers' College". Latrobe Bulletin. Latrobe, PA. United Press. November 21, 1936. Retrieved June 20, 2023.
- ^ Written at Huntington, WV. "Bobcats Trim Big Green, 6–0; West Virginia Wesleyan Turns Back Marshall's Gridiron Combine". Charleston Daily Mail. Charleston, WV. November 26, 1936. Retrieved June 20, 2023.
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