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Vanderbilt

SEC · 1936 Season · Final

Failing −
Record
3–5–1
0.389 Win %
Conference
11th
1–3 in SEC

All-Time Resume

Ranked Seasons
123
1902–2026
All-Time Record
576–651–43
0.470 Win %
Peak Final Rank
#1
1906, 1921, 1922
#1 Finishes
3
Top 5: 8 · Top 10: 14 · Top 25: 26
  • 12-Team Playoff & Revenue Era · 2 seasons
  • Limited Playoff Era · 26 seasons
  • Independents & Bowl Tie-In Era · 16 seasons
  • Divisional Era · 26 seasons
  • AP Poll & Postwar Era · 18 seasons
  • Forward Pass & Stadium Boom Era · 30 seasons · 10 Top 10 · 3× #1
  • Pioneer Era · 4 seasons · 4 Top 10

Final finishes, as published; the season in progress counts toward record only. Compare Vanderbilt head-to-head · History & Eras

1936 Schedule & Results

WkDateOpponentConfOpp. RecordResult
5Week 5 · Sep 29MIDDLE TENNESSEE STATEUnranked—W 45–0
6Week 6 · Oct 6Chicago (CHICAGO)H2HB102–5–1W 37–0
7Week 7 · Oct 13RHODESUnranked—L 0–12
8Week 8 · Oct 20SMUH2HIND SWC5–4–1L 0–16
9Week 9 · Oct 27Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH)H2HSEC5–5–1T 0–0
10Week 10 · Nov 3LSUH2HSEC9–1–1L 0–19
11Week 11 · Nov 10Sewanee (SEWANEE)H2HSEC0–6–1W 14–0
12Week 12 · Nov 17Tennessee (TENNESSEE)H2HSEC6–2–2L 13–26
14Week 14 · Dec 1Alabama (ALABAMA)H2HSEC8–0–1L 6–14

Past season results come from the published weekly rankings; home/away is not recorded. Unranked = opponent outside the ranked field. Kickoff times in Eastern Time. TBD = not yet announced. vs* = neutral site. Opp. Record is the current season record; — = unavailable.

Rating Tier Spectrum
5.137
Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

Where the rating sits on the 12-tier scale (lower is better).

NOW — Net Opponent Wins
-5
-7+2
  • Chicago +2
  • Georgia Tech 0
  • Sewanee 0
  • Alabama 0
  • LSU -1
  • Tennessee -2
  • SMU -4

Each win stacks that opponent's win total to the right; each loss stacks that opponent's loss total to the left.

National Standing
Rank #99Better than 28%
Win % Place 102ndBetter than 26%

0.389 Win % · No change

Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.

Rank by Week
#101W14#100Regular Season Final#100Post-Season W1#99Post-Season W3#99Final

Higher on the chart = better rank.

Game Margins
+45
+37
-12
-16
0
-19
+14
-13
-8

Bars above the line are wins, below are losses; height = point margin.

Final Rank by Season
#331931#281932#581933#541934#281935

Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.

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