1936 Mississippi State Teachers Yellow Jackets football team

The 1936 Mississippi State Teachers Yellow Jackets football team was an American football team that represented the Mississippi State Teachers College (now known as the University of Southern Mississippi) as a member of the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association during the 1936 college football season. In their sixth year under head coach Pooley Hubert, the team compiled a 7–2–1 record.[1]

1936 Mississippi State Teachers Yellow Jackets football
ConferenceSouthern Intercollegiate Athletic Association
Record7–2–1 (4–4–1 SIAA)
Head coach
Home stadiumFaulkner Field
Seasons
← 1935
1937 →
1936 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Middle Tennessee State Teachers + 4 0 0 7 1 0
The Citadel + 4 0 0 4 6 0
Miami (FL) 3 0 0 6 2 2
Centenary 2 0 0 6 4 2
Centre 2 0 0 5 4 0
Howard (AL) 2 0 1 5 3 1
Union (TN) 5 1 1 6 4 1
Rollins 4 1 0 7 1 0
Louisiana Tech 4 1 1 6 2 1
Morehead State 4 1 2 4 1 2
Eastern Kentucky State Teachers 4 2 0 7 2 0
Mississippi State Teachers 4 2 1 7 2 1
Mississippi College 2 1 1 5 3 1
Western Kentucky State Teachers 3 2 0 6 3 0
Erskine 3 2 0 4 5 0
Presbyterian 3 2 0 3 6 0
Louisiana Normal 3 2 1 5 4 1
Murray State 4 4 0 5 4 0
Mercer 1 1 1 3 6 1
Louisiana College 2 3 1 3 4 1
Louisville 2 3 0 4 4 0
Millsaps 1 2 2 3 5 2
Transylvania 1 3 1 3 4 1
Tennessee Tech 1 5 0 2 5 1
Georgetown (KY) 1 5 1 2 5 1
Loyola (LA) 0 1 0 4 6 0
Stetson 0 3 1 2 5 1
Union (KY) 0 3 2 2 4 2
SW Louisiana 0 4 1 2 7 1
Wofford 0 4 1 1 7 1
Newberry 0 4 1 1 10 1
West Tennessee State Teachers 0 7 0 0 9 0
  • + – Conference co-champions

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultSource
September 26at Louisiana College
W 7–0[2]
October 3at Union (TN)Jackson, TNL 0–7[3]
October 9MillsapsT 0–0[4]
October 16at Louisiana Tech
W 12–7[5]
October 23West Tennessee State
  • Faulkner Field
  • Hattiesburg, MS (rivalry)
W 25–0[6]
October 29Spring Hill*
  • Faulkner Field
  • Hattiesburg, MS
W 12–7[7]
November 6Troy State*
  • Faulkner Field
  • Hattiesburg, MS
W 24–0[8]
November 13Southwestern Louisiana
  • Faulkner Field
  • Hattiesburg, MS
W 44–14[9]
October 20at Louisiana Normal
L 0–13[10]
November 26East Texas State*
  • Faulkner Field
  • Hattiesburg, MS
W 13–6[11]
  • *Non-conference game

References

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  1. ^ "1936 Football Schedule". USM Golden Eagles Athletics. University of Southern Mississippi. Retrieved April 2, 2021.
  2. ^ "State Teachers beat La. College". The Clarion-Ledger. September 27, 1936. Retrieved April 2, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Union scores in second period to beat Teachers". The Jackson Sun. October 4, 1936. Retrieved April 2, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Close game causes grid fans death". The Clarion-Ledger. October 11, 1936. Retrieved April 2, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Louisiana Tech loses to Teachers". The Times. October 17, 1936. Retrieved April 2, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "S.T.C. is winner". Sun Herald. October 24, 1936. Retrieved September 23, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Hattiesburg gets late touchdowns to beat Badgers". The Birmingham News. October 30, 1936. Retrieved April 2, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "State Teachers are victors over Troy, Alabama gridders". The Daily Herald. November 7, 1936. Retrieved November 15, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Bulldogs lose to Miss. Teachers". The Daily Advertiser. November 14, 1936. Retrieved April 2, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Louisiana Normal scores twice in second period to defeat Mississippi". The Times. November 21, 1936. Retrieved April 2, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "State Teachers beat East Texas". The Clarion-Ledger. November 27, 1936. Retrieved April 2, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.