1936 Troy State Red Wave football team

{{Infobox college sports team season

| year = 1936

| team = Troy State Red Wave

| sport = football

| image =

| image_size =

| conference = Independent

| record = 3–5

| head_coach = Albert Elmore

| hc_year = 6th

| captain =

| stadium = Pace Field

}}

The 1936 Troy State Red Wave football team represented Troy State Teachers College (now known as Troy University) as an independent during the 1936 college football season. Led by sixth-year head coach Albert Elmore, the Red Wave compiled an overall record of 3–5. In May 1937, Albert Choate was hired to succeed Elmore as both athletic director and head football coach.{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/113135468/troy-teachers-to-get-coach-choate/|title=Troy Teachers to get coach Choate|newspaper=The Birmingham News|date=May 23, 1937|accessdate=November 15, 2022|via=Newspapers.com}}

Schedule

{{CFB schedule

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = September 18

| w/l = l

| away = y

| opponent = Spring Hill

| site_stadium = Dorn Stadium

| site_cityst = Mobile, AL

| score = 0–13

| attend =

| source = {{cite news|title=Spring Hill in 13 to 0 victory|newspaper=The Decatur Daily|date=September 19, 1936|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/97003102/spring-hill-in-13-to-0-victory/|accessdate=November 15, 2022|via=Newspapers.com}}

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = September 25

| w/l = l

| away = y

| opponent = {{cfb link|year=1936|team=Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles|title=Tennessee Tech}}

| site_stadium =

| site_cityst = Cookeville, TN

| score = 0–32

| attend =

| source = {{cite news|title=Tennessee Techs swamp Troy, 32 to 0|newspaper=Chattanooga Daily Times|date=September 26, 1936|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/113136072/tennessee-techs-swamp-troy-32-to-0/|accessdate=November 15, 2022|via=Newspapers.com}}

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = October 2

| w/l = w

| opponent = South Georgia Teachers

| site_stadium = Pace Field

| site_cityst = Troy, AL

| score = 14–0

| attend =

| source = {{cite news|title=Trojans defeat Georgia foe, 14–0|newspaper=The Montgomery Advertiser|date=October 3, 1936|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/113136347/trojans-defeat-georgia-foe-140/|accessdate=November 15, 2022|via=Newspapers.com}}

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = October 9

| w/l = l

| away = y

| opponent = Middle Tennessee State

| site_stadium = Horace Jones Field

| site_cityst = Murfreesboro, TN

| gamename = rivalry

| score = 0–13

| attend =

| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/85885554/red-wave-is-defeated-by-tennessee/|work=The Troy Messenger|title=Red Wave is defeated by Tennessee|date=October 10, 1936|accessdate=November 15, 2022|via=Newspapers.com}}

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = October 17

| w/l = l

| away = y

| opponent = Oglethorpe

| site_stadium = Hermance Stadium

| site_cityst = North Atlanta, GA

| score = 6–30

| attend =

| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/95492719/oglethorpe-swamps-troy-teachers-306/|newspaper=The Birmingham News|title=Oglethorpe swamps Troy Teachers, 30–6|date=October 18, 1936|accessdate=November 15, 2022|via=Newspapers.com}}

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = October 23

| w/l = w

| away = y

| opponent = {{cfb link|year=1936|team=Pensacola Naval Air Station Goslings|title=Pensacola NAS}}

| site_stadium = Legion Field

| site_cityst = Pensacola, FL

| score = 12–0

| attend =

| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/113136815/navy-loses-to-troy-after-outplaying-teac/|title=Navy loses to Troy after outplaying Teachers|newspaper=Pensacola News Journal|date=October 24, 1936|accessdate=November 15, 2022|via=Newspapers.com}}

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = October 30

| w/l = w

| opponent = {{cfb link|year=1936|team=Newberry Indians|title=Newberry}}

| site_stadium = Pace Field

| site_cityst = Troy, AL

| score = 7–6

| attend =

| source = {{cite news|title=Troy Teachers down Newberry|newspaper=The State|date=October 31, 1936|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/113136974/troy-teachers-down-newberry/|accessdate=November 15, 2022|via=Newspapers.com}}

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = November 6

| w/l = l

| away = y

| opponent = Mississippi State Teachers

| site_stadium = Faulkner Field

| site_cityst = Hattiesburg, MS

| score = 0–24

| attend =

| source = {{cite news|title=State Teachers are victors over Troy, Alabama gridders|newspaper=The Daily Herald|date=November 7, 1936|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/113137401/state-teachers-are-victors-over-troy-al/|accessdate=November 15, 2022|via=Newspapers.com}}

}}

References

Troy State

Category:Troy Trojans football seasons

Troy State Red Wave football