1935–36 Notre Dame Fighting Irish men's basketball team
{{short description|American college basketball season}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2023}}
{{Infobox college sports team season
|year=1935–36
|team=Notre Dame Fighting Irish
|sport=Basketball
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|conference=Independent
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|record=22–2–1
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|head_coach=George Keogan
|hc_year = 13th
| captain = Martin Peters
| captain2 = John Ford
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|stadium=Notre Dame Fieldhouse
|champion=Helms Foundation National Champions
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The 1935–36 Notre Dame Fighting Irish men's basketball team represented the University of Notre Dame during the 1935–36 NCAA men's basketball season in the United States. The head coach was George Keogan, coaching in his 13th season with the Fighting Irish. The team finished the season with a 22–2–1 record{{cite web| title =2011–12 Notre Dame Fighting Irish Men's Basketball Media Guide| work =Yearly Results (p. 146)| publisher =University of Notre Dame| year =2011| url =https://issuu.com/bhardin2/docs/1112_ndmbbmediaguide| accessdate =June 2, 2014}} (their only tie in program history) and were named national champions by the Helms Athletic Foundation.{{cite web| title =NCAA Division I Men's Basketball – NCAA Division I Champions| work =| publisher =Rauzulu's Street| year=2004| url =http://www.rauzulusstreet.com/basketball/college/helmscollegechampionship.htm| accessdate =June 2, 2014}}{{cite web| title =George Keogan coaching record| work =sports-reference.com| publisher =Sports Reference LLC| year=2014| url =https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/coaches/george-keogan-1.html| accessdate =June 2, 2014}} Players John Moir and Paul Nowak were named consensus All-Americans at the end of the season as well.
Schedule and results
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!colspan=9 style="background:#002649; color:#CC9933;"| Regular season
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 11/30/1935
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| nonconf = yes
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| away =
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| opponent = {{cbb link|1935|sex=men|school=Albion College|team=Albion Britons|title=Albion}}
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Notre Dame Fieldhouse
| site_cityst = South Bend, IN
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| tv =
| score = 62–26
| overtime =
| record = 1–0
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 12/4/1935
| time =
| nonconf = yes
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| opponent = {{cbb link|1935|sex=men|school=Saint Mary's University of Minnesota|team=Saint Mary's Cardinals|title=Saint Mary's (MN)}}
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Notre Dame Fieldhouse
| site_cityst = South Bend, IN
| gamename =
| tv =
| score = 45–22
| overtime =
| record = 2–0
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 12/4/1935
| time =
| nonconf = yes
| homecoming =
| away =
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| rank =
| opponent = {{cbb link|1935|sex=men|school=Kalamazoo College|team=Kalamazoo Hornets|title=Kalamazoo}}
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Notre Dame Fieldhouse
| site_cityst = South Bend, IN
| gamename =
| tv =
| score = 65–17
| overtime =
| record = 3–0
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 12/7/1935
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| nonconf = yes
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| opponent = {{cbb link|1935|school=Millikin University|sex=men|team=Millikin Big Blue|title=Millikin}}
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| site_stadium = Studebaker Gymnasium
| site_cityst = South Bend, IN
| gamename =
| tv =
| score = 58–30
| overtime =
| record = 4–0
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 12/7/1935
| time =
| nonconf = yes
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| away =
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| rank =
| opponent = {{cbb link|1935|sex=men|school=Saint Joseph's College (Indiana)|team=Saint Joseph's Pumas|title=Saint Joseph's (IN)}}
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Studebaker Gymnasium
| site_cityst = South Bend, IN
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| tv =
| score = 71–22
| overtime =
| record = 5–0
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 12/11/1935
| time =
| nonconf = yes
| homecoming =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = {{cbb link|1935|sex=men|team=Washington University Bears|title=Washington University}}
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Francis Gymnasium
| site_cityst = St. Louis, MO
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| tv =
| score = 35–27
| overtime =
| record = 6–0
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 12/16/1935
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| nonconf = yes
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| opponent = {{cbb link|1935|sex=men|team=Northwestern Wildcats|title=Northwestern}}
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Notre Dame Fieldhouse
| site_cityst = South Bend, IN
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| tv =
| score = 40–29
| overtime =
| record = 7–0
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 12/23/1935
| time =
| nonconf = yes
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| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = {{cbb link|1935|sex=men|team=Purdue Boilermakers|title=Purdue}}
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Lafayette Jefferson High School Gymnasium
| site_cityst = West Lafayette, IN
| gamename =
| tv =
| score = 40–54
| overtime =
| record = 7–1
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 12/31/1935
| time =
| nonconf = yes
| homecoming =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Northwestern
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Old Patten Gymnasium
| site_cityst = Evanston, IL
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| tv =
| score = 20–20
| overtime =
| record = 7–1–1
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 1/4/1936
| time =
| nonconf = yes
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| away = yes
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| rank =
| opponent = {{cbb link|1935|sex=men|team=Minnesota Golden Gophers|title=Minnesota}}
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Williams Arena
| site_cityst = Minneapolis, MN
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| tv =
| score = 29–27
| overtime =
| record = 8–1–1
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 1/10/1936
| time =
| nonconf = yes
| homecoming =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = {{cbb link|1935|sex=men|team=Pittsburgh Panthers|title=Pittsburgh}}
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Pitt Pavilion
| site_cityst = Pittsburgh, PA
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| tv =
| score = 43–35
| overtime =
| record = 9–1–1
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 1/14/1936
| time =
| nonconf = yes
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| opponent = {{cbb link|1935|sex=men|team=Marquette Warriors|title=Marquette}}
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Notre Dame Fieldhouse
| site_cityst = South Bend, IN
| gamename =
| tv =
| score = 37–22
| overtime =
| record = 10–1–1
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 1/18/1936
| time =
| nonconf = yes
| homecoming =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = {{cbb link|1935|sex=men|team=Penn Quakers|title=Penn}}
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Palestra
| site_cityst = Philadelphia, PA
| gamename =
| tv =
| score = 37–27
| overtime =
| record = 11–1–1
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 1/20/1936
| time =
| nonconf = yes
| homecoming =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = {{cbb link|1935|sex=men|team=Syracuse Orangemen|title=Syracuse}}
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Archbold Gymnasium
| site_cityst = Syracuse, NY
| gamename =
| tv =
| score = 46–43
| overtime =
| record = 12–1–1
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 1/25/1936
| time =
| nonconf = yes
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| rank =
| opponent = {{cbb link|1935|sex=men|team=Butler Bulldogs|title=Butler}}
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Notre Dame Fieldhouse
| site_cityst = South Bend, IN
| gamename =
| tv =
| score = 35–27
| overtime =
| record = 13–1–1
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 2/1/1936
| time =
| nonconf = yes
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Saint Benedict
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Notre Dame Fieldhouse
| site_cityst = South Bend, IN
| gamename =
| tv =
| score = 53–17
| overtime =
| record = 14–1–1
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 2/5/1936
| time =
| nonconf = yes
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Illinois
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Notre Dame Fieldhouse
| site_cityst = South Bend, IN
| gamename =
| tv =
| score = 33–23
| overtime =
| record = 15–1–1
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 2/10/1936
| time =
| nonconf = yes
| homecoming =
| away =
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| rank =
| opponent = {{cbb link|1935|sex=men|team=Kentucky Wildcats|title=Kentucky}}
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Notre Dame Fieldhouse
| site_cityst = South Bend, IN
| gamename =
| tv =
| score = 41–20
| overtime =
| record = 16–1–1
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 2/14/1936
| time =
| nonconf = yes
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral = yes
| rank =
| opponent = {{cbb link|1935|sex=men|team=NYU Violets|title=NYU}}
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Madison Square Garden
| site_cityst = New York, NY
| gamename =
| tv =
| score = 38–27
| overtime =
| record = 17–1–1
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 2/22/1936
| time =
| nonconf = yes
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Pittsburgh
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Notre Dame Fieldhouse
| site_cityst = South Bend, IN
| gamename =
| tv =
| score = 43–27
| overtime =
| record = 18–1–1
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 2/25/1936
| time =
| nonconf = yes
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Minnesota
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Notre Dame Fieldhouse
| site_cityst = South Bend, IN
| gamename =
| tv =
| score = 37–15
| overtime =
| record = 19–1–1
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 2/29/1936
| time =
| nonconf = yes
| homecoming =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Butler
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Butler Fieldhouse
| site_cityst = Indianapolis, IN
| gamename =
| tv =
| score = 34–30
| overtime =
| record = 20–1–1
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 3/4/1936
| time =
| nonconf = yes
| homecoming =
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| rank =
| opponent = {{cbb link|1935|sex=men|team=Ohio State Buckeyes|title=Ohio State}}
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Notre Dame Fieldhouse
| site_cityst = South Bend, IN
| gamename =
| tv =
| score = 23–28
| overtime =
| record = 20–2–1
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 3/7/1936
| time =
| nonconf = yes
| homecoming =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Marquette
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Old Gym
| site_cityst = Milwaukee, WI
| gamename =
| tv =
| score = 37–34
| overtime =
| record = 21–2–1
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 3/10/1936
| time =
| nonconf = yes
| homecoming =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = {{cbb link|1935|sex=men|team=Detroit Titans|title=Detroit}}
| opprank =
| site_stadium =
| site_cityst = Detroit, MI
| gamename =
| tv =
| score = 51–28
| overtime =
| record = 22–2–1
}}
{{CBB schedule end}}
References
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