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1936 NC State Wolfpack football team

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1936 NC State Wolfpack football
ConferenceSouthern Conference
Record3–7 (2–4 SoCon)
Head coach
Home stadiumRiddick Stadium
Seasons
← 1935
1937 →
1936 Southern Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 11 Duke $ 7 0 0 9 1 0
North Carolina 6 1 0 8 2 0
Furman 4 1 0 7 2 0
VMI 4 2 0 6 4 0
Maryland 3 2 0 5 5 0
Clemson 3 3 0 5 5 0
Davidson 4 3 0 5 4 0
Washington and Lee 2 2 0 4 5 0
Wake Forest 2 2 0 5 4 0
NC State 2 4 0 3 7 0
VPI 4 5 0 5 5 0
South Carolina 2 5 0 5 7 0
Richmond 1 3 0 4 4 2
Virginia 1 5 0 2 7 0
The Citadel 0 4 0 4 6 0
William & Mary 0 5 0 1 8 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1936 NC State Wolfpack football team was an American football team that represented North Carolina State University as a member of the Southern Conference (SoCon) during the 1936 college football season. In its third and final season under head coach Hunk Anderson, the team compiled a 5–3–1 record (4–2–1 against SoCon opponents) and was outscored by a total of 84 to 79.[1][2]

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 19Elon*W 12–05,000[3]
September 26Davidson
  • Riddick Stadium
  • Raleigh, NC
L 2–610,000[4]
October 3Wake Forest
  • Riddick Stadium
  • Raleigh, NC (rivalry)
L 0–910,000[5]
October 9at Manhattan*L 6–1320,000[6]
October 17Furman
  • Riddick Stadium
  • Raleigh, NC
W 27–07,500[7]
October 242:30 p.m.VPI
  • Riddick Stadium
  • Raleigh, NC
W 13–07,500[8][9]
October 31at North CarolinaL 6–2118,000[10]
November 7at Boston College*L 3–710,000[11]
November 14at Catholic University*L 6–78,500[12]
November 26at No. 11 DukeL 0–1317,320[13]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

References

  1. ^ "1936 North Carolina State Wolfpack Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved November 18, 2019.
  2. ^ "Wolfpack Football 2019 NC State Media Guide" (PDF). North Carolina State University. 2019. p. 149. Retrieved November 18, 2019.
  3. ^ "State defeats Elon". Winston-Salem Journal. September 20, 1936. Retrieved December 18, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Wolfpack succumbs to 'Cats". The News and Observer. September 27, 1936. Retrieved February 15, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Wake Forest gets 'breaks' to beat Wolfpack by 9–0". The Tampa Sunday Tribune. October 4, 1936. Retrieved December 18, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Harry Wheeler, guard, is hero in Manhattan's victory". The Brooklyn Daily Eagle. October 10, 1936. Retrieved December 18, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "'Pack downs Purple Hurricane". The News and Observer. October 18, 1936. Retrieved February 15, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Homecoming Game Brings VPI Here as Opponent for State". The Technician. North Carolina State University. October 23, 1936. p. 3. Retrieved October 14, 2016.
  9. ^ "Techs Lick VPI For Homecoming". Technician. North Carolina State University. October 30, 1936. p. 3. Retrieved February 2, 2016.
  10. ^ "Carolina overcomes State, 21–6". Greensboro Daily News. November 1, 1936. Retrieved December 18, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Boston College rallies to win". The Philadelphia Inquirer. November 8, 1936. Retrieved December 18, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "Catholic noses out State Wolfpack, 7–6". The Charlotte Observer. November 15, 1936. Retrieved February 18, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. ^ "Parker paces Duke in defeat of N.C. State". Birmingham Age-Herald. November 27, 1936. Retrieved December 18, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.