1936 Chico State Wildcats football team

The 1936 Chico State Wildcats football team represented Chico State College[note 1]> during the 1936 college football season. Chico State competed in the Far Western Conference in 1936. They played home games at College Field in Chico, California.

1936 Chico State Wildcats football
ConferenceFar Western Conference
1936 record1–6–1 (0–4 FWC)
Head coach
  • Art Acker (14th season)
Home stadiumCollege Field
1936 Far Western Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
Pacific (CA) $ 4 –0 –0  5 –4 –1
Fresno State 2 –1 –0  5 –3 –1
Nevada 2 –2 –0  4 –4 –0
Cal Aggies 1 –2 –0  3 –4 –0
Chico State 0 –4 –0  1 –6 –1
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1936 Wildcats were led by head coach Art Acker in his 14th year. Chico State finished the season with a record of one win, six losses and one tie (1–6–1, 0–4 FWC). The Wildcats were outscored by their opponents 44–137 for the season.

Schedule
DateOpponentSiteResultAttendance
September 26Menlo Junior College[note 2]*
W 13–0[1]
October 2at Sacramento Junior College[note 3]*Sacramento, CaliforniaL 0–19[2]
October 17Pacific (CA)[note 4]
  • College Field
  • Chico, California
L 0–20[3]
October 24San Francisco State[note 5]*
T 6–6[4]2,000
October 31at Fresno State[note 6]
L 0–38[5]
November 7Cal Aggies[note 8]
  • College Field
  • Chico, California
L 12–16[6]
November 14at Nevada
L 7–24[7]4,000
November 26Humboldt State[note 10]*
  • College Field
  • Chico, California
L 6–14[8]
  • *Non-conference game

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Team players in the NFL

No Chico State players were selected in the 1937 NFL Draft.[10][11][12]

Notes
  1. California State University, Chico was known as Chico State College from 1935 to 1971.
  2. Menlo College was known as Menlo School and Junior College from 1927 to 1948.
  3. Sacramento City College was known as Sacramento Junior College from 1916 to 1936.
  4. University of the Pacific (UOP) was known as College of the Pacific from 1911 to 1961.
  5. San Francisco State University was known as San Francisco State College from 1935 to 1971.
  6. California State University, Fresno (Fresno State) was known as Fresno State Normal School from 1911 to 1948.
  7. Ratcliffe Stadium was known as Fresno State College Stadium from 1926 to 1940.
  8. University of California, Davis was known as Northern Branch of the College of Agriculture from 1922 to 1959. In common usage, the sports teams were called the "Cal Aggies" from 1924 until the mid 1970s.
  9. This stadium is the predecessor to the current Mackay Stadium, which was opened for the 1966 season."University of Nevada, Reno; Mackay Stadium". Retrieved January 4, 2017.
  10. Humboldt State University was known as Humboldt State College from 1935 to 1972.

References
  1. "Grid Scores". The Press Democrat (Santa Rosa, California). September 27, 1936. p. 6 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. "Results of Football Games". Los Angeles Times (Los Angeles, California). Oct 3, 1936. p. 17 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. "Pacific Beats Chico State". The Press Democrat (Santa Rosa, California). October 18, 1936. p. 7. Retrieved November 12, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. "S.F. State, Chico Battle to Draw". Oakland Tribune (Oakland, California). October 24, 1936. p. 9. Retrieved July 21, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. "Ken Gleason Helps Fresno in Easy Win". Santa Cruz Evening News (Santa Cruz, California). November 4, 1936. p. 4. Retrieved November 12, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. "Pacific Aggies Turn Back Chico Eleven". The San Bernardino County Sun (San Bernardino, California). November 8, 1936. p. 21. Retrieved November 12, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. "Nevada Aerial Game Beats Chico State". The San Bernardino County Sun (San Bernardino, California). November 15, 1936. p. 18. Retrieved November 12, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. "Chico State Loses". The Bakersfield Californian (Bakersfield, California). November 27, 1936. p. 15. Retrieved November 12, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. "1936 - Cal St.-Chico". Retrieved March 4, 2017.
  10. "1937 NFL Draft". Retrieved October 28, 2017.
  11. "Cal State-Chico Players/Alumni". Retrieved October 28, 2017.
  12. "Draft History: Chico State". Retrieved October 28, 2017.
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