1936 Centre Colonels football team

1936 Centre Colonels football
KIAC champion
ConferenceKentucky Intercollegiate Athletic Conference, Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association
Record5–4 (2–0 KIAC, 2–0 SIAA)
Head coach
Home stadiumFarris Stadium
1936 Kentucky Intercollegiate Athletic Conference football standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Western Kentucky State Teachers + 2 – 0 – 0 7 – 2 – 0
+ 2 – 0 – 0 5 – 4 – 0
Morehead State 3 – 1 – 2 4 – 1 – 2
Eastern Kentucky 4 – 2 – 0 7 – 2 – 0
Murray State 2 – 1 – 0 5 – 4 – 0
Louisville 2 – 2 – 0 4 – 4 – 0
Georgetown (KY) 1 – 3 – 1 2 – 5 – 1
Transylvania 0 – 3 – 1 3 – 4 – 1
Union (KY) 0 – 3 – 2 2 – 4 – 2
  • + – Conference co-champions
1936 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Middle Tennessee State Teachers + 4 – 0 – 0 7 – 1 – 0
The Citadel + 4 – 0 – 0 4 – 6 – 0
Miami (FL) 3 – 0 – 0 6 – 2 – 2
Centenary 2 – 0 – 0 6 – 4 – 2
2 – 0 – 0 5 – 4 – 0
Howard (AL) 2 – 0 – 1 5 – 3 – 1
Union (TN) 5 – 1 – 1 6 – 4 – 1
Rollins 4 – 1 – 0 7 – 1 – 0
Louisiana Tech 4 – 1 – 1 6 – 2 – 1
Morehead State 4 – 1 – 2 4 – 1 – 2
Eastern Kentucky 4 – 2 – 0 7 – 2 – 0
Mississippi State Teachers 4 – 2 – 1 7 – 2 – 1
Mississippi College 2 – 1 – 1 5 – 3 – 1
Western Kentucky State Teachers 3 – 2 – 0 6 – 3 – 0
Erskine 3 – 2 – 0 4 – 5 – 0
Presbyterian 3 – 2 – 0 3 – 6 – 0
Louisiana Normal 3 – 2 – 1 5 – 4 – 1
Murray State 4 – 4 – 0 5 – 4 – 0
Mercer 1 – 1 – 1 3 – 6 – 1
Louisiana College 2 – 3 – 1 3 – 4 – 1
Louisville 2 – 3 – 0 4 – 4 – 0
Millsaps 1 – 2 – 2 3 – 5 – 2
Transylvania 1 – 3 – 1 3 – 4 – 1
Tennessee Tech 1 – 5 – 0 2 – 5 – 1
Georgetown (KY) 1 – 5 – 1 2 – 5 – 1
Loyola (LA) 0 – 1 – 0 4 – 6 – 0
Stetson 0 – 3 – 1 2 – 5 – 1
Union (KY) 0 – 3 – 2 2 – 4 – 2
SW Louisiana 0 – 4 – 1 2 – 7 – 1
Wofford 0 – 4 – 1 1 – 7 – 1
Newberry 0 – 4 – 1 1 – 10 – 1
West Tennessee State Teachers 0 – 7 – 0 0 – 9 – 0
  • + – Conference co-champions

The 1936 Centre Colonels football team represented Centre College as a member of the Kentucky Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (KIAC) and the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association (SIAA) during the 1936 college football season. Led by eighth-year head coach Ed Kubale, the Colonels compiled an overall record of 5–4 with a mark of 2–0 in KIAC play, sharing the conference title with Western Kentucky State Teachers.[1] Centre had a record of 2–0 in SIAA play.[2] The team played home games at Farris Stadium in Danville, Kentucky.

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 257:45 p.m.at Temple*
L 7–5015,000[3][4]
October 3at Indiana*
L 0–3814,000[5]
October 102:00 p.m.Transylvania
W 12–0[6][7]
October 172:00 p.m.Birmingham–Southern*dagger
  • Farris Stadium
  • Danville, KY
W 13–02,000[8][9]
October 242:00 p.m.vs. West Virginia*
L 13–266,000[10][11]
October 311:30 p.m.at Xavier*
W 26–123,000[12][13]
November 7at Georgetown (KY)
W 18–02,000[14][15]
November 141:30 p.m.vs. Davidson*
L 0–275,000[16][17]
November 211:45 p.m.Southwestern (TN)*
  • Farris Stadium
  • Danville, KY
W 20–61,000[18][19]

References

  1. ^ Dent, Heggy (November 24, 1936). "State And K.I.A.C. Standings Given". The Advocate-Messenger. Danville, Kentucky. p. 3. Retrieved July 30, 2025 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  2. ^ "Two Teams Tie For Best Record In S. I. A. A." The Birmingham Age-Herald. Birmingham, Alabama. Associated Press. December 1, 1936. p. 10. Retrieved July 30, 2025 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  3. ^ Baumgartner, Stan (September 25, 1936). "Centre Will Try to Upset Dope and Defeat Temple Tonight". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. p. 25. Retrieved July 31, 2025 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  4. ^ Baumgartner, Stan (September 26, 1936). "Temple Wallops Centre Foe, 50 To 7". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. pp. 17, 20. Retrieved July 31, 2025 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  5. ^ Patton, W. Blaine (October 4, 1936). "Indiana Opens Season By Beating Centre, 38-0". The Indianapolis Star. Indianapolis, Indiana. pp. 1, 3 (part 2). Retrieved July 31, 2025 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  6. ^ "Transylvania And Centre Renew Old Rivalry". The Lexington Leader. Lexington, Kentucky. October 10, 1936. p. 5. Retrieved July 31, 2025 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  7. ^ Towles, J. Sterling (October 11, 1936). "Centre College Defeats Transylvania Crimson 12 to 0". The Lexington Leader. Lexington, Kentucky. p. 10. Retrieved July 31, 2025 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  8. ^ "Centre Faces Tough Battle". The Lexington Leader. Lexington, Kentucky. October 17, 1936. p. 5. Retrieved July 31, 2025 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  9. ^ "Centre beats Birmingham–Southern in homecoming, 13–0". Lexington Herald-Leader. October 18, 1936. Retrieved February 28, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Centre Plays West Virginia". The Lexington Leader. Lexington, Kentucky. October 24, 1936. p. 5. Retrieved July 31, 2025 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  11. ^ "West Virginia conquers Centre by 26–13 before 6,000 patrons". The Courier-Journal. October 25, 1936. Retrieved July 20, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "Advance Sale Is Large For Xavier-Centre Game Today; Musketeers To Match Power Against Kentuckian's Speed". The Cincinnati Enquirer. Cincinnati, Ohio. October 31, 1936. pp. 12–13. Retrieved July 31, 2025 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  13. ^ Smith, Lou (November 1, 1936). "Praying Colonels Smash Xavier's Football Machine". The Cincinnati Enquirer. Cincinnati, Ohio. p. 36. Retrieved July 31, 2025 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  14. ^ "Tigers Lose To Colonels By 18 To 0". The Lexington Leader. Lexington, Kentucky. November 8, 1936. p. 25. Retrieved July 31, 2025 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  15. ^ "Centre Spoils Georgtown's Homecoming". Messenger-Inquirer. Owensboro, Kentucky. Associated Press. November 8, 1936. p. 7, section 1. Retrieved July 31, 2025 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  16. ^ Smith, Frederick (November 15, 1936). "Davidson Meets Centre Here Today". The Charlotte Observer. Charlotte, North Carolina. p. 6, section 2. Retrieved July 31, 2025 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  17. ^ "Davidson 'Cats gallop to 27–0 victory over Centre". The Charlotte Observer. November 15, 1936. Retrieved February 15, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  18. ^ "Centre Plays Southwestern at Danville Today; Georgetown Face Hanover". The Lexington Herald. Lexington, Kentucky. November 21, 1936. p. 1, section 2. Retrieved July 31, 2025 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  19. ^ "Centre College trounces Southwestern, 20 to 6, in astounding upset". The Lexington Herald. November 22, 1936. Retrieved March 30, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
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