1936 Kansas State Wildcats football team

The 1936 Kansas State Wildcats football team represented Kansas State University in the 1936 college football season. The team's head football coach was Wesley Fry, in his second year at the helm of the Wildcats. The Wildcats played their home games in Memorial Stadium. The Wildcats finished the season with a 4–3–2 record with a 2–1–2 record in conference play. They finished in third place in the Big Six Conference. The Wildcats scored 143 points and gave up 89 points.[1]

1936 Kansas State Wildcats football
ConferenceBig Six Conference
Record4–3–2 (2–1–2 Big 6)
Head coach
Home stadiumMemorial Stadium
Seasons
← 1935
1937 →
1936 Big Six Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 9 Nebraska $ 5 0 0 7 2 0
Missouri 3 1 1 6 2 1
Kansas State 2 1 2 4 3 2
Oklahoma 1 2 2 3 3 3
Iowa State 1 3 1 3 3 2
Kansas 0 5 0 1 6 1
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 26Fort Hays*W 13–0
October 3at Oklahoma A&M*W 31–0
October 10Missouri
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Manhattan, KS
T 7–78,000
October 17at Marquette*L 0–138,000[2]
October 24Kansas 
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Manhattan, KS (rivalry)
W 26–614,000
October 31at Tulsa*L 7–10
November 7at OklahomaT 6–6
November 14Iowa State
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Manhattan, KS (rivalry)
W 47–7
November 21at No. 13 NebraskaL 0–4026,000
  • *Non-conference game
  •  Homecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

After the season

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NFL draft

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The following Wildcats were selected in the National Football League draft following the season.[3]

Round Pick Player Position NFL club
3 26 Maurice Elder Back Boston Redskins
7 66 Rolla Holland Guard Boston Redskins
9 81 Paul Fanning Tackle Philadelphia Eagles

References

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  1. ^ "1936 Kansas State Wildcats Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved November 7, 2019.
  2. ^ William H. McCall (October 18, 1936). "Marquette Rally Defeats Kansas State". The Wisconsin State Journal. p. Sports 2 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "1937 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved July 29, 2023.