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1936 Arizona Wildcats football
Border champion
ConferenceBorder Conference
Record5–2–3 (3–0–1 Border)
Head coach
Home stadiumArizona Stadium]
Seasons
← 1935
1937 →
1936 Border Conference football standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Arizona $ 3 – 0 – 1 5 – 2 – 3
Texas Mines 2 – 1 – 1 5 – 3 – 1
New Mexico A&M 3 – 2 – 0 6 – 4 – 1
Texas Tech 0 – 0 – 1 5 – 4 – 1
Arizona State–Flagstaff 2 – 2 – 1 3 – 4 – 1
Arizona State 2 – 4 – 0 4 – 5 – 0
New Mexico 1 – 4 – 0 2 – 7 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • Reference[1]

The 1936 Arizona Wildcats football team represented the University of Arizona in the Border Conference during the 1936 college football season. In their fourth season under head coach Tex Oliver, the Wildcats compiled a 5–2–3 record (3–0–1 against Border opponents), won the conference championship, and outscored their opponents, 190 to 54.[2][3][4] The team played its home games at Arizona Stadium in Tucson, Arizona.

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 25BYU*
W 32–68,000[5]
October 3at Utah*
L 6–14[6]
October 10at Arizona State
W 18–0[7]
October 17Centenary*
  • Arizona Stadium
  • Tucson, AZ
T 13–138,000[8]
October 24New Mexico A&Mdagger
  • Arizona Stadium
  • Tucson, AZ
W 28–7[9]
October 31at Kansas*
T 0–0[10]
November 7New Mexicodagger
  • Arizona Stadium
  • Tucson, AZ (rivalry)
W 28–0[11]
November 21at Michigan State*
L 0–7[12]
November 28vs. Wyoming*
W 58–0[13]
December 5Texas Tech
  • Arizona Stadium
  • Tucson, AZ
T 7–77,500[14]
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming

References

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  1. ^ "1936 Border Intercollegiate Athletic Association Year Summary". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved November 9, 2018.
  2. ^ "1936 Arizona Wildcats Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved September 7, 2016.
  3. ^ "Arizona Football 2016 Media Guide" (PDF). University of Arizona. 2016. pp. 102, 105. Retrieved September 7, 2016.
  4. ^ Dave Devine. "1936 Border Conference Football". Tucson Weekly. Retrieved September 7, 2016.
  5. ^ "Arizona hands Brigham Young severe lacing". The Ogden Standard-Examiner. September 26, 1936. Retrieved April 1, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Lively 14–6 battle goes to Redskins". The Salt Lake Tribune. October 4, 1936. Retrieved April 1, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Arizona Wildcats crush Tempe Bulldogs by 18–0 count". The Arizona Republic. October 11, 1936. Retrieved April 1, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Arizona fights thrilling 13–13 tie with Centenary". The Arizona Republic. October 18, 1936. Retrieved July 22, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "New Mexico Lobos Out Played 28 to 0 by Powerful Arizona Wildcats". Albuquerque Journal. November 8, 1936. p. 2 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "A game of defense; Only once are the Jawhawkers in a threatening position, when a field goal is missed". The Kansas City Star. November 1, 1936. Retrieved April 1, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Brigade crushes New Mexico, 28 to 0". The Arizona Daily Star. November 8, 1936. Retrieved April 1, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ George S. Alderton (November 22, 1936). "Michigan State Beats Stubborn Foe, 7 to 0". Lansing State Journal. p. 21 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. ^ "Arizona gives Wyoming 58–0 mud-bath on Phoenix grid". The Arizona Republic. November 29, 1936. Retrieved April 1, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  14. ^ "Tech's Raiders and Arizona tie". The Austin American-Statesman. December 6, 1936. Retrieved April 1, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
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