1935–36 NCAA football bowl games
The 1935–36 NCAA football bowl games were the final games of the 1935 college football season, and included the debut of the Sun Bowl being played with collegiate teams, which complemented the Orange, Rose, and Sugar Bowl as the fourth post-season game. Both Southeastern Conference (SEC) teams, LSU and Ole Miss, suffered single-point defeats.
| 1935–36 NCAA football bowl games | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Season | 1935 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Regular season | September 21–November 30 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Number of bowls | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| All-star games | East–West Shrine Game | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowl games | January 1, 1936 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| National Championship | none | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Location of Championship | N/A | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Champions | SMU Mustangs (Dickinson) Princeton Tigers (Dunkel) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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What may be striking about these bowl games, from a historical perspective, is three of the eight participating teams. As of December 2018, two of the teams—the Catholic University Cardinals and Hardin–Simmons Cowboys—compete in the NCAA's lowest level of competition, Division III. Another team, the New Mexico State Aggies, still compete at the highest level but they have one of the lowest winning percentages in the Football Bowl Subdivision.
Poll rankings
No AP Poll for college football was taken this season; it would not become a regular occurrence until the 1936 season. Contemporary polls named different national champions; the Dickinson System chose SMU,[2] while the Dunkel System selected Princeton.
Bowl schedule
| Date | Game | Site | Teams | Affiliations | Results[3] |
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| Jan. 1 | Rose Bowl | Rose Bowl Pasadena, California |
Stanford Indians (7–1) SMU Mustangs (12–0) |
PCC SWC |
Stanford 7 SMU 0 |
| Sugar Bowl | Tulane Stadium New Orleans, Louisiana |
TCU Horned Frogs (11–1) LSU Tigers (9–1) |
SWC SEC |
TCU 3 LSU 2 | |
| Orange Bowl | Miami Field Miami, Florida |
Catholic University Cardinals (7–1) Ole Miss Rebels (9–2) |
Independent SEC |
Catholic 20 Ole Miss 19 | |
| Sun Bowl | Jones Stadium El Paso, Texas |
New Mexico State Aggies (6–1–2) Hardin–Simmons Cowboys (6–3) |
Border Independent |
New Mexico State 14 Hardin–Simmons 14 |
References
- There was no AP Poll this season.
- "Southern Methodist Receives Trophy Emblematic Of National Gridiron Trophy". Lubbock Morning Avalanche. Lubbock, Texas. December 24, 1935. p. 4. Retrieved December 8, 2018 – via newspapers.com.
- "New Year's Grid Game Results". Lubbock Morning Avalanche. Lubbock, Texas. January 2, 1936. p. 2. Retrieved December 7, 2018 – via newspapers.com.