1936 Saint Vincent Bearcats football team

1936 Saint Vincent Bearcats football
1936 Saint Vincent Bearcats football
Conference	Independent
Record	5–3
Head coach	Red Edwards (5th season);
	Seasons ← 1935 1937 →

1936 Eastern college football independents records
v t e	Conf.			Overall
Team	W	L	T	W		L		T
Middlebury		–		8	–	0	–	0
Saint Anselm		–		6	–	0	–	1
No. 3 Pittsburgh		–		8	–	1	–	1
No. 10 Penn		–		7	–	1	–	0
No. 12 Yale		–		7	–	1	–	0
No. 13 Dartmouth		–		7	–	1	–	1
Franklin & Marshall		–		7	–	1	–	1
No. 14 Duquesne		–		8	–	2	–	0
Boston College		–		6	–	1	–	2
Boston University		–		5	–	1	–	2
No. 15 Fordham		–		5	–	1	–	2
Holy Cross		–		7	–	2	–	1
Villanova		–		7	–	2	–	1
Army		–		6	–	3	–	0
Colgate		–		6	–	3	–	0
Drexel		–		6	–	3	–	0
Temple		–		6	–	3	–	2
La Salle		–		6	–	3	–	1
Buffalo		–		5	–	3	–	0
Columbia		–		5	–	3	–	0
Princeton		–		4	–	2	–	2
Saint Vincent		–		5	–	3	–	0
NYU		–		5	–	3	–	1
Manhattan		–		6	–	4	–	0
Northeastern		–		5	–	4	–	0
Bucknell		–		4	–	4	–	1
CCNY		–		4	–	4	–	0
Tufts		–		3	–	3	–	1
Harvard		–		3	–	4	–	1
Cornell		–		3	–	5	–	0
Penn State		–		3	–	5	–	0
Westminster (PA)		–		2	–	4	–	1
Brown		–		3	–	7	–	0
Carnegie Tech		–		2	–	6	–	0
Massachusetts State		–		2	–	6	–	0
Providence		–		1	–	7	–	0
Syracuse		–		1	–	7	–	0
Vermont		–		1	–	8	–	0

Rankings from AP Poll

The 1936 Saint Vincent Bearcats football team represented Saint Vincent College as an independent during the 1936 college football season.^[1] Led by fifth-year head coach Red Edwards, the Bearcats compiled a 5–3 record.

In a wire service column, an Associated Press sportswriter awarded the Bearcats the "undisputed title" of national champions by way of a string of transitive property victories.^[2]^[3] Saint Vincent beat West Virginia Wesleyan, who beat Duquesne, who beat Pittsburgh, who beat Notre Dame, who beat No. 1 Northwestern, who beat No. 1 Minnesota, who beat Washington, who won the western invitation to the 1937 Rose Bowl by beating Washington State.^[2]^[3]

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 25		Morris Harvey	Bearcat Stadium Latrobe, PA	W 26–0		^[4]
October 2		Waynesburg	Bearcat Stadium Latrobe, PA	L 0–6	5,000	^[5]
October 9		West Virginia Wesleyan	Bearcat Stadium Latrobe, PA	W 6–0		^[6]
October 18		at Canisius*	Buffalo, NY	L 0–19		^[7]
October 30	8:00 p.m.	Davis & Elkins	Bearcat Stadium Latrobe, PA	W 27–0		^[8]
November 15		St. Thomas (PA)	Bearcat Stadium Latrobe, PA	L 13–6	5,000	^[9]
November 8		at St. Bonaventure	Municipal Stadium Olean, NY	W 14–0		^[10]
November 20		Salem	Bearcat Stadium Latrobe, PA	W 21–6		^[11]
*Non-conference game All times are in Eastern time

References

^ "This Season's Bearcats One of the Greatest to Represent St. Vincent College". Latrobe Bulletin. Latrobe, PA. November 25, 1936. p. 11. Retrieved June 30, 2023. The curtain of 1936 football at St. Vincent College has fallen. A record of five wins and three losses is chalked up for the Edwards-coached Green and Gold warriors.
^ ^a ^b Michelson, Paul (November 30, 1936). Written at New York. "Gridiron Hits Dizziest Year; Bearcats Win Title". Arizona Republic. Phoenix, AZ. Associated Press. p. 11. Retrieved June 30, 2023.
^ ^a ^b Written at New York. "Mathematically St. Vincent Champion". The Indiana Gazette. Indiana, PA. Associated Press. December 1, 1936. p. 6. Retrieved July 1, 2023. the St. Vincent College Bearcats of Latrobe, Pa., are the undisputed national champions: By arithmetic
^ Campbell, Nicholas J. (September 26, 1936). "Bearcats Dedicate New Stadium By Sweeping to 26–0 Win Over Morris-Harvey". Latrobe Bulletin. Latrobe, PA. p. 8. Retrieved June 29, 2023.
^ Campbell, Nicholas J. (October 3, 1936). "Yellow Jackets Intercept Lateral Pass to Nose Out St. Vincent 6–0". Latrobe Bulletin. Latrobe, PA. Retrieved June 29, 2023.
^ Written at Latrobe, PA. "Vincents Beat W. VA. Wesleyan; Latrobe Eleven Wins By 6–0 Count". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Pittsburgh, PA. October 9, 1936. Retrieved June 20, 2023.
^ "Canisius Winner In Hard Fought Battle". The Latrobe Bulletin. Latrobe, PA. October 19, 1936. p. 8. Retrieved June 29, 2023.
^ Danneker, M. John (October 31, 1936). "Bearcats Steam Roller Davis Elkins in 27–0 Victory". Latrobe Bulletin. Latrobe, PA. p. 8. Retrieved June 30, 2023.
^ Campbell, Nicholas J. (November 16, 1936). "Fourth Period Touchdown Gives St. Thomas 13–6 Win Over Bearcats". Latrobe Bulletin. Latrobe, PA. p. 10. Retrieved June 30, 2023.
^ Danneker, M. John (November 9, 1936). "Baran and Seni Score Touchdowns As Bearcats Top St. Bonaventure: Gold and Green Registers 14–0 Triumph At Olean N.Y." Latrobe Bulletin. Latrobe, PA. p. 10. Retrieved June 30, 2023.
^ Campbell, Nicholas J. (November 21, 1936). "Seniors Perform Brilliantly As Bearcats Down Salem 21–6 In Season's Wind-Up". Latrobe Bulletin. Latrobe, PA. p. 10. Retrieved June 30, 2023.