1935–36 NCAA football bowl games

1935–36 NCAA football bowl games
Number of bowl games per state
Season	1935
Regular season	September 21–November 30
Number of bowls	4
All-star games	East–West Shrine Game
Bowl games	January 1, 1936
National Championship	none
Location of Championship	N/A
Champions	SMU Mustangs
Bowl record by conference Conference Bowls Record Final AP poll Independents 2 1–0–1 (0.750) N SWC 2 1–1 (0.500) O SEC 2 0–2 (0.000) Pacific Coast 1 1–0 (1.000) AP Border 1 0–0–1 (0.500) Big Six 0 0–0 (–) P Rocky Mountain 0 0–0 (–) O Southern 0 0–0 (–) L Western 0 0–0 (–) L

Number of bowl teams per state (note The Catholic University of America's location in the District of Columbia).

The 1935–36 NCAA football bowl games were the first to feature the Sun Bowl, which complemented the Orange, Rose, and Sugar Bowl as the fourth post-season game. What may be striking about the 1935–36 post-season from a historical perspective is the participation of three of the eight teams. As of 2015, two teams, the Catholic Cardinals and the Hardin–Simmons Cowboys compete in the NCAA's lowest level of competition, Division III. Another team, the New Mexico State Aggies, still competes in Division I, however, they possess the longest bowl drought (their last bowl appearance was in the 1960 Sun Bowl) and one of the worst winning percentages in Division I. Two teams from the Southeastern Conference would play in bowl games, the LSU Tigers and the Ole Miss Rebels, however, they would lose both by a combined score of two points.

Bowl games

Rose Bowl

Main article: 1936 Rose Bowl

• Stanford 7, SMU 0

Sugar Bowl

Main article: 1936 Sugar Bowl

• TCU 3, LSU 2

Orange Bowl

Main article: 1936 Orange Bowl

• Catholic University 20, Ole Miss 19

Sun Bowl

Main article: 1936 Sun Bowl

• Hardin–Simmons 14, New Mexico A&M 14