The 1936 Kirksville Bulldogs football team represented the Kirksville State Teachers College (also known as Northeast Missouri State Teachers College, later renamed as Truman State University) as a member of the Missouri Intercollegiate Athletic Association (MIAA) during the 1936 college football season. In their second year under head coach Fred Faurot, the Bulldogs compiled a 7–0 record (4–0 against conference opponents), won the MIAA championship, and outscored opponents by a total of 79 to 29.[1] It was Kirksville's fifth consecutive MIAA championship. The team had not lost a game against an MIAA opponent since 1931.[2]
| 1936 Kirksville Bulldogs football | |
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MIAA champion | |
| Conference | Missouri Intercollegiate Athletic Association |
| Record | 7–0 (4–0 MIAA) |
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| Home stadium | Stokes Stadium |
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| Kirksville $ | 5 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 0 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Warrensburg | 4 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cape Girardeau | 3 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Maryville (MO) | 1 | – | 3 | – | 1 | 4 | – | 4 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rolla | 0 | – | 3 | – | 2 | 1 | – | 4 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Springfield (MO) | 0 | – | 4 | – | 1 | 1 | – | 5 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Between 1933 and 1936, Kirksville lost only one game and had four perfect seasons in five years: 1932 (8–0), 1933 (9–0), 1934 (8–0), and 1936 (7–0).[3][1]
The team played its home games at Stokes Stadium in Kirksville, Missouri.
Schedule edit
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source | ||
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| October 2 | Missouri "B" team |
| W 13–8 | 2,500 | [4] | ||
| October 9 | at Pittsburg Teachers* | Pittsburg, KS | W 14–0 | 2,000 | [5] | ||
| October 16 | Springfield (MO) |
| W 13–2 | 3,000 | [6] | ||
| October 23 | at Cape Girardeau | Cape Girardeau, MO | W 6–0 | [7][8] | |||
| October 30 | Rolla* |
| W 13–12 | ||||
| November 6 | Maryville (MO) |
| W 7–0 | [9][10] | |||
| November 13 | at Warrensburg | Warrensburg, MO | W 13–7 | 4,000 | [2] | ||
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References edit
- ^ a b c "Truman State Yearly Results (1935-1939)". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on September 6, 2015. Retrieved May 31, 2023.
- ^ a b "Kirksville 13, Warrensburg 7: Pass To a Title; A Late Aerial Attack Gives Bulldogs Victory and Another Grid Crown". The Kansas City Times. November 14, 1936. p. 20 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Truman State Yearly Results (1930-1934)". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on September 6, 2015. Retrieved May 31, 2023.
- ^ "Missouri's "B" Eleven Loses To Kirksville". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. October 3, 1936. p. 4B – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Bulldogs Win at Pittsburg by 14 to 0". The Kirksville Daily Express. October 11, 1936. p. 6 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Kirksville Beats Springfield, 13-2". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. October 17, 1936. p. 4B – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Kirksville 6, Cape 0: The 19th for Bulldogs; Consecutive Game Streak Is Increased by Faurot's Team". The Kansas City Times. October 24, 1936. p. 20 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Bulldogs Win From Cape by Score of 6 to 0". The Kirksville Daily Express. October 25, 1936. p. 2 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Bearcats Lose to Bulldogs, 7-0". The Maryville Daily Forum. November 7, 1936. p. 6 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Kirksville 7, Maryville 0: Triumphs to 21 in a Row; Bulldogs Haven't Met Defeat in M.I.A.A. Since 1931". The Kansas City Times. November 7, 1936. p. 17 – via Newspapers.com.