1936 Howard Bulldogs football team

1936 Howard Bulldogs football
Dixie champion
ConferenceDixie Conference, Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association
Record5–3–1 (4–1–1 Dixie, 2–0–1 SIAA)
Head coach
Home stadiumLegion Field
1936 Dixie Conference football standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Howard (AL) $ 4 1 1 5 3 1
Southwestern (TN) 3 1 1 7 2 1
Chattanooga 3 1 1 5 2 1
Birmingham–Southern 4 3 0 4 5 0
Mississippi College 2 2 0 5 3 1
Loyola (LA) 2 2 0 4 6 0
Millsaps 2 3 0 3 5 2
Mercer 0 2 1 3 6 1
Spring Hill 0 5 0 3 6 0
  • $ – Conference champion
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
Centre 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 Howard Bulldogs football team was an American football team that represented Howard College—now known as the Samford University—as a member of the Dixie Conference and the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association (SIAA) during the 1936 college football season. In their second year under head coach Billy Bancroft, the Bulldogs compiled an overall record of 5–3–1 with mark of 4–1–1 in Dixie Conference play, winning the conference title. Howard was 2–0–1 against SIAA opponents.