1936 DePaul Blue Demons football team

1936 DePaul Blue Demons football
ConferenceIndependent
Record7–2
Head coach
Home stadiumWrigley Field
1936 Midwestern college football independents records
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
DePaul   –   7 – 2 – 0
No. 20 Marquette   –   7 – 2 – 0
Michigan State   –   6 – 1 – 2
Michigan State Normal   –   6 – 2 – 0
No. 8 Notre Dame   –   6 – 2 – 1
Wayne   –   5 – 2 – 1
Detroit   –   7 – 3 – 0
Xavier   –   6 – 4 – 0
Saint Louis   –   5 – 4 – 1
Central Michigan   –   3 – 4 – 1
Michigan Tech   –   2 – 3 – 0
Western State Teachers   –   2 – 5 – 0
Haskell   –   1 – 6 – 1
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1936 DePaul Blue Demons football team was an American football team that represented DePaul University as an independent during the 1936 college football season. The team compiled a 7–2 record and outscored all opponents by a total of 149 to 59. The team played its home games at Wrigley Field in Chicago. Jim Kelly was the head coach.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 26at Illinois
L 6–916,589
October 2at Saint Louis
W 6–0
October 9at Dayton
W 7–0
October 17at Catholic University
L 7–126,000[1]
October 24Omaha
W 46–07,500[2]
October 31Western State Teachers
  • Wrigley Field
  • Chicago, IL
W 19–7[3]
November 7North Dakota
  • Wrigley Field
  • Chicago, IL
W 19–62,000[4]
November 16at Arkansas TechRussellville, ARW 26–19
November 20at Texas Tech
W 13–65,000[5]

References

  1. ^ "Catholic U. gridmen use aerial attack to throttle DePaul". The Philadelphia Inquirer. October 18, 1936. Retrieved February 18, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ Billotte, Bill (October 25, 1936). "DePaul Cuffs Omaha, 46-0". Omaha World-Herald. Omaha, Nebraska. p. 4B. Retrieved December 14, 2025 – via Newspapers.com .
  3. ^ "DePaul Romps Over W.T.S.C." Detroit Free Press. November 1, 1936. p. Sport 3 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ Hilligan, Earl (November 8, 1936). "DePaul Hands U 1st Defeat, 19-6". Grand Forks Herald. Grand Forks, North Dakota. pp. 1, 13. Retrieved December 14, 2025 – via Newspapers.com .
  5. ^ "De Paul spoils Tech's home season, 13–6". Lubbock Morning Avalanche. November 21, 1936. Retrieved April 1, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
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