Dixie Conference, Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association
Record
3–6–1 (0–2–1 Dixie, 1–1–1 SIAA)
Head coach
Lake Russell (8th season)
Home stadium
Centennial Stadium
Seasons
← 1935
1937 →
1936 Dixie Conference football standings
v
t
e
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
T
W
L
T
Howard (AL) $
4
–
1
–
1
5
–
3
–
1
Southwestern (TN)
3
–
1
–
1
7
–
2
–
1
Chattanooga
3
–
1
–
1
5
–
2
–
1
Birmingham–Southern
4
–
3
–
0
4
–
5
–
0
Mississippi College
2
–
2
–
0
5
–
3
–
1
Loyola (LA)
2
–
2
–
0
4
–
6
–
0
Millsaps
2
–
3
–
0
3
–
5
–
2
Mercer
0
–
2
–
1
3
–
6
–
1
Spring Hill
0
–
5
–
0
3
–
6
–
0
$ – Conference champion
1936 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings
v
t
e
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
T
W
L
T
Middle Tennessee State Teachers +
4
–
0
–
0
7
–
1
–
0
The Citadel +
4
–
0
–
0
4
–
6
–
0
Miami (FL)
3
–
0
–
0
6
–
2
–
2
Centenary
2
–
0
–
0
6
–
4
–
2
Centre
2
–
0
–
0
5
–
4
–
0
Howard (AL)
2
–
0
–
1
5
–
3
–
1
Union (TN)
5
–
1
–
1
6
–
4
–
1
Rollins
4
–
1
–
0
7
–
1
–
0
Louisiana Tech
4
–
1
–
1
6
–
2
–
1
Morehead State
4
–
1
–
2
4
–
1
–
2
Eastern Kentucky State Teachers
4
–
2
–
0
7
–
2
–
0
Mississippi State Teachers
4
–
2
–
1
7
–
2
–
1
Mississippi College
2
–
1
–
1
5
–
3
–
1
Western Kentucky State Teachers
3
–
2
–
0
6
–
3
–
0
Erskine
3
–
2
–
0
4
–
5
–
0
Presbyterian
3
–
2
–
0
3
–
6
–
0
Louisiana Normal
3
–
2
–
1
5
–
4
–
1
Murray State
4
–
4
–
0
5
–
4
–
0
Mercer
1
–
1
–
1
3
–
6
–
1
Louisiana College
2
–
3
–
1
3
–
4
–
1
Louisville
2
–
3
–
0
4
–
4
–
0
Millsaps
1
–
2
–
2
3
–
5
–
2
Transylvania
1
–
3
–
1
3
–
4
–
1
Tennessee Tech
1
–
5
–
0
2
–
5
–
1
Georgetown (KY)
1
–
5
–
1
2
–
5
–
1
Loyola (LA)
0
–
1
–
0
4
–
6
–
0
Stetson
0
–
3
–
1
2
–
5
–
1
Union (KY)
0
–
3
–
2
2
–
4
–
2
SW Louisiana
0
–
4
–
1
2
–
7
–
1
Wofford
0
–
4
–
1
1
–
7
–
1
Newberry
0
–
4
–
1
1
–
10
–
1
West Tennessee State Teachers
0
–
7
–
0
0
–
9
–
0
+ – Conference co-champions
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