1936 Idaho Southern Branch Bengals football team

The 1936 Idaho Southern Branch Bengals football team was an American football team that represented the University of Idaho, Southern Branch (later renamed Idaho State University) as an independent during the 1936 college football season. In their second season under head coach Guy Wicks, the team compiled a 4–4 record and outscored opponents by a total of 138 to 111.[2][1]

1936 Idaho Southern Branch Bengals football
ConferenceIndependent
Record4–4
Head coach
CaptainLes Hopkins[1]
Home stadiumHutchinson Field (2 home games)
Spud Bowl (2 home games)
Seasons
← 1935
1937 →
1936 Western college football independents records
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 6 Santa Clara  810
Humboldt State  630
Loyola (CA)  630
Saint Mary's  631
Gonzaga  530
Pomona  640
Cal Poly  540
San Jose State  540
Idaho Southern Branch  440
San Francisco  442
Portland  340
San Francisco State  231
Hawaii  350
Rankings from AP Poll

Future Idaho State head football coach Babe Caccia played on the team.[3] Various members of the team returned to campus for a 25th year reunion in October 1961.[4]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
October 2 at Nevada L 12–21~5,000 [5]
October 10[a] at Montana L 13–45  [6]
October 17 Western State (CO)
W 12–0  [7]
October 23[b] at Ricks Junior College Rexburg, ID W 34–0  [8]
October 31[c] at Montana Mines Butte, MT L 0–6  [9]
November 6 Albion Normal[d]
  • Hutchinson Field
  • Pocatello, ID
W 18–7  [10]
November 11[e] Montana State (on Armistice Day)
L 19–32  [11][12]
November 21 College of Idaho
  • Spud Bowl
  • Pocatello, ID
W 30–0  [13]
  • Homecoming

Notes

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