1936 Troy State Red Wave football team

1936 Troy State Red Wave football
ConferenceIndependent
Record3–5
Head coach
Home stadiumPace Field
Seasons
← 1935
1937 →
1936 Southern college football independents records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
George Washington   –   7 – 1 – 1
Hardin–Simmons   –   9 – 2 – 0
Georgetown   –   6 – 2 – 1
Roanoke   –   6 – 2 – 1
Western Maryland   –   7 – 3 – 1
No. 18 Navy   –   6 – 3 – 0
West Virginia   –   6 – 4 – 0
East Carolina   –   3 – 2 – 0
Jacksonville State   –   2 – 2 – 1
Catholic University   –   4 – 4 – 0
Oklahoma City   –   4 – 4 – 0
William & Mary Norfolk   –   4 – 4 – 0
Oglethorpe   –   4 – 5 – 0
Texas Wesleyan   –   3 – 6 – 1
Troy State   –   3 – 6 – 0
Delaware   –   2 – 6 – 0
South Georgia Teachers   –   2 – 8 – 0
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1936 Troy State Red Wave football team represented Troy State Teachers College (now known as Troy University) as an independent during the 1936 college football season. Led by sixth-year head coach Albert Elmore, the Red Wave compiled an overall record of 3–5. In May 1937, Albert Choate was hired to succeed Elmore as both athletic director and head football coach.[1]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultSource
September 18at Spring Hill
L 0–13[2]
September 25at Tennessee TechCookeville, TNL 0–32[3]
October 2South Georgia Teachers
W 14–0[4]
October 9at Middle Tennessee State
L 0–13[5]
October 17at Oglethorpe
L 6–30[6]
October 23at Pensacola NAS
W 12–0[7]
October 30Newberry
  • Pace Field
  • Troy, AL
W 7–6[8]
November 6at Mississippi State Teachers
L 0–24[9]

References

  1. ^ "Troy Teachers to get coach Choate". The Birmingham News. May 23, 1937. Retrieved November 15, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Spring Hill in 13 to 0 victory". The Decatur Daily. September 19, 1936. Retrieved November 15, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Tennessee Techs swamp Troy, 32 to 0". Chattanooga Daily Times. September 26, 1936. Retrieved November 15, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Trojans defeat Georgia foe, 14–0". The Montgomery Advertiser. October 3, 1936. Retrieved November 15, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Red Wave is defeated by Tennessee". The Troy Messenger. October 10, 1936. Retrieved November 15, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Oglethorpe swamps Troy Teachers, 30–6". The Birmingham News. October 18, 1936. Retrieved November 15, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Navy loses to Troy after outplaying Teachers". Pensacola News Journal. October 24, 1936. Retrieved November 15, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Troy Teachers down Newberry". The State. October 31, 1936. Retrieved November 15, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "State Teachers are victors over Troy, Alabama gridders". The Daily Herald. November 7, 1936. Retrieved November 15, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.


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