1936 Stanford Indians football team

1936 Stanford Indians football
Conference	Pacific Coast Conference
Record	2–5–2 (2–3–2 PCC)
Head coach	Tiny Thornhill (4th season)
Home stadium	Stanford Stadium

1936 Pacific Coast Conference football standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 5 Washington $	7	–	0	–	1			7	–	2	–	1
Washington State	6	–	2	–	1			6	–	3	–	1
USC	3	–	2	–	2			4	–	2	–	3
California	4	–	3	–	0			6	–	5	–	0
UCLA	4	–	3	–	1			6	–	3	–	1
Stanford	2	–	3	–	2			2	–	5	–	2
Oregon State	3	–	5	–	0			4	–	6	–	0
Montana	1	–	3	–	0			6	–	3	–	0
Oregon	1	–	6	–	1			2	–	6	–	1
Idaho	0	–	4	–	0			3	–	7	–	0
$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

The 1936 Stanford Indians football team represented Stanford University in the 1936 college football season. After winning three consecutive Pacific Coast Conference Championships the three prior seasons and the 1936 Rose Bowl on January 1, the Indians won only two games in head coach Tiny Thornhill's fourth season at Stanford. With a 2–5–2 record, Stanford lost more games in the 1936 season than in the prior three seasons combined and produced the school's worst season since the 1899 season when the Indians finished with an identical 2–5–2 record. The team played their home games at Stanford Stadium in Stanford, California.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Source
September 26	Santa Clara*	Stanford Stadium Stanford, CA	L 0–13
October 3	at Washington State	Rogers Field Pullman, WA	L 13–14
October 10	Oregon	Stanford Stadium Stanford, CA	T 7–7
October 24	No. 6 USC	Stanford Stadium Stanford, CA (rivalry)	L 7–14
October 31	at UCLA	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Los Angeles, CA	W 19–6
November 7	No. 6 Washington	Stanford Stadium Stanford, CA	T 14–14
November 14	vs. Oregon State	Multnomah Stadium Portland, OR	W 20–14
November 21	at California	California Memorial Stadium Berkeley, CA (Big Game)	L 0–20
November 28	at Columbia*	Polo Grounds New York, NY	L 0–7
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game