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American college football season
The 1936 Hardin–Simmons Cowboys football team was an American football team that represented Hardin–Simmons University as an independent during the 1936 college football season . In its second season under head coach Frank Kimbrough , the team compiled a 9–2 record, defeated Texas Mines in the 1936 Sun Bowl , and outscored all opponents by a total of 302 to 41.[1]
Schedule
Date Opponent Site Result Attendance Source September 18 Daniel Baker Abilene, TX W 20–0
September 24 at Baylor L 0–13
October 3 vs. Texas A&M L 0–36,000 [2]
October 10 Oklahoma Baptist Abilene, TX W 52–0
October 24 at Creighton Omaha, NE W 13–7
November 7 Kansas Wesleyan Abilene, TX W 26–0
November 14 Howard Payne Abilene, TX (rivalry ) W 31–0
November 21 vs. Texas A&I Breckenridge, TX W 39–6[3]
November 27 Morningside Abilene, TX W 59–0
December 5 vs. Fresno State Coyote Stadium Wichita Falls, TX W 28–62,000 [4]
January 1, 1937 at Texas Mines W 34–69,000 [5]
References
^ "2011 Hardin–Simmons Cowboys Football Media Guide" . Hardin–Simmons University. pp. 82, 90. Retrieved October 10, 2020 .
^ "Ags Beat Cowboys, 3-0 With Storybook Finish" . The Abilene Morning Reporter-News . October 4, 1936. p. 4 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Cowboys Win Over A&I Javs" . Big Spring Daily Herald . November 22, 1936. p. 4 – via Newspapers.com .
^ Ed W. Orman (December 6, 1936). "Cowboys Overpower Fresno State 28-6 In Texas; Hardin–Simmons Crushes Repeated Bulldog Threats" . The Fresno Bee . Fresno, California. p. 1-D. Retrieved March 6, 2017 – via Newspapers.com .
^ Paxton H. Dent (January 2, 1937). "Cowboys Win Over Miners In Sun Bowl" . The El Paso Times . pp. 1, 8 – via Newspapers.com .