1936 Chico State Wildcats football team
{{short description|American college football season}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2023}}
{{Infobox college sports team season
| year = 1936
| team = Chico State Wildcats
| sport = football
| image =
| image_size =
| conference = Far Western Conference
| short_conf = FWC
| record = 1–6–1
| conf_record = 0–4
| head_coach = Art Acker
| hc_year = 14th
| captain =
| stadium = College Field
}}
{{1936 Far Western Conference football standings}}
The 1936 Chico State Wildcats football team represented Chico State College—now known as California State University, Chico—as a member of the Far Western Conference (FWC) during the 1936 college football season. Led by 14th-year head coach Art Acker, Chico State compiled an overall record of 1–6–1 with a mark of 0–4 in conference play, placing last out of five teams in the FWC. The team was outscored by its opponents 137 to 44 for the season. The Wildcats played home games at College Field in Chico, California.
Schedule
{{CFB schedule
| timezone = Pacific
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 26
| w/l = w
| nonconf = y
| opponent = {{cfb link|year=1936|team=Menlo Oaks|title=Menlo }}
| site_stadium = College Field
| site_cityst = Chico, CA
| score = 13–0
| attend = 1,200
| source = {{cite news |last=Wilcox |first=Bob |title=Chico Wildcats Down Menlo J. C., 13-0 |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/102313907/chico-record/ |newspaper=The Chico Record |location=Chico, California |date=September 27, 1936 |page=6 |access-date=May 22, 2022 |via=Newspapers.com {{Open access}} }}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 2
| time = 8:00 p.m.
| w/l = l
| nonconf = y
| away = y
| opponent = {{cfb link|year=1936|team=Sacramento Panthers|title=Sacramento}}
| site_stadium = Sacramento Stadium
| site_cityst = Sacramento, CA
| score = 0–19
| attend =
| source = {{cite news |author= |title=Panthers Are Favorites Over Chico Here To-night |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/102313741/the-sacramento-bee/ |newspaper=The Sacramento Bee |location=Sacramento, California |date=October 2, 1936 |page=28 |access-date=May 22, 2022 |via=Newspapers.com {{Open access}} }}{{cite news |last=Adams |first=Wilbur |title=Panthers Are Impressive In Beating Chico, 19 To 0 |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/102313818/the-sacramento-bee/ |newspaper=The Sacramento Bee |location=Sacramento, California |date=October 3, 1936 |page=25 |access-date=May 22, 2022 |via=Newspapers.com {{Open access}} }}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 17
| w/l = l
| opponent = Pacific (CA)
| site_stadium = College Field
| site_cityst = Chico, CA
| score = 0–20
| attend =
| source = {{cite news|title=Pacific Beats Chico State|newspaper=The Press Democrat (Santa Rosa, California)|date=October 18, 1936|page=7|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/15069895/pacific_beats_chico_state/|via=Newspapers.com|access-date=November 12, 2017}}{{Open access}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 24
| w/l = t
| nonconf = y
| opponent = San Francisco State
| site_stadium = Oroville High School
| site_cityst = Oroville, CA
| score = 6–6
| attend = 2,000
| source = {{cite news|title=S.F. State, Chico Battle to Draw|newspaper=Oakland Tribune (Oakland, California)|date=October 24, 1936|page=9|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/12532284/sf_state_chico_battle_to_draw/|via=Newspapers.com|access-date=July 21, 2017}}{{Open access}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 31
| w/l = l
| away = y
| opponent = Fresno State
| site_stadium = Fresno State College Stadium
| site_cityst = Fresno, CA
| score = 0–38
| attend =
| source = {{cite news|title=Ken Gleason Helps Fresno in Easy Win|newspaper=Santa Cruz Evening News (Santa Cruz, California)|date=November 4, 1936|page=4|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/15070010/ken_gleason_helps_fresno_in_easy_win/|via=Newspapers.com|access-date=November 12, 2017}}{{Open access}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 7
| w/l = l
| opponent = Cal Aggies
| site_stadium = College Field
| site_cityst = Chico, CA
| score = 12–16
| attend =
| source = {{cite news|title=Pacific Aggies Turn Back Chico Eleven|newspaper=The San Bernardino County Sun (San Bernardino, California)|date=November 8, 1936|page=21|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/15070039/pacific_aggies_turn_back_chico_eleven/|via=Newspapers.com|access-date=November 12, 2017}}{{Open access}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 14
| w/l = l
| away = y
| opponent = Nevada
| site_stadium = Mackay Stadium{{#tag:ref|This stadium is the predecessor to the current Mackay Stadium, which was opened for the 1966 season.{{cite web |author=|title=Mackay Stadium |url=http://www.unr.edu/around-campus/mackay-stadium |publisher=University of Nevada, Reno |access-date=January 4, 2017 }}|group=note}}
| site_cityst = Reno, NV
| score = 7–24
| attend = 4,000
| source = {{cite news|title=Nevada Aerial Game Beats Chico State|newspaper=The San Bernardino County Sun (San Bernardino, California)|date=November 15, 1936|page=18|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/15070064/nevada_aerial_game_beats_chico_state/|via=Newspapers.com|access-date=November 12, 2017}}{{Open access}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 26
| w/l = l
| nonconf = y
| opponent = Humboldt State
| site_stadium = College Field
| site_cityst = Chico, CA
| score = 6–14
| attend =
| souce = {{cite news|title=Chico State Loses|newspaper=The Bakersfield Californian (Bakersfield, California)|date=November 27, 1936|page=15|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/15070105/chico_state_loses/|via=Newspapers.com|access-date=November 12, 2017}}{{Open access}}
}}
}}
Notes
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