1936 Troy State Red Wave football team

1936 Troy State Red Wave football
Conference	Independent
Record	3–5
Head coach	Albert Elmore (6th season)
Home stadium	Pace Field

1936 Southern college football independents records

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
George Washington			–					7	–	1	–	1
Hardin–Simmons			–					9	–	2	–	0
Georgetown			–					6	–	2	–	1
Roanoke			–					6	–	2	–	1
Western Maryland			–					7	–	3	–	1
No. 18 Navy			–					6	–	3	–	0
West Virginia			–					6	–	4	–	0
East Carolina			–					3	–	2	–	0
Jacksonville State			–					2	–	2	–	1
Catholic University			–					4	–	4	–	0
Oklahoma City			–					4	–	4	–	0
William & Mary Norfolk			–					4	–	4	–	0
Oglethorpe			–					4	–	5	–	0
Texas Wesleyan			–					3	–	6	–	1
Troy State			–					3	–	6	–	0
Delaware			–					2	–	6	–	0
South Georgia Teachers			–					2	–	8	–	0
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1936 Troy State Red Wave football team represented Troy State Teachers College (now known as Troy University) as an independent during the 1936 college football season. Led by sixth-year head coach Albert Elmore, the Red Wave compiled an overall record of 3–5. In May 1937, Albert Choate was hired to succeed Elmore as both athletic director and head football coach.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Source
September 18	at Spring Hill	Dorn Stadium Mobile, AL	L 0–13
September 25	at Tennessee Tech	Cookeville, TN	L 0–32
October 2	South Georgia Teachers	Pace Field Troy, AL	W 14–0
October 9	at Middle Tennessee State	Horace Jones Field Murfreesboro, TN (rivalry)	L 0–13
October 17	at Oglethorpe	Hermance Stadium North Atlanta, GA	L 6–30
October 23	at Pensacola NAS	Legion Field Pensacola, FL	W 12–0
October 30	Newberry	Pace Field Troy, AL	W 7–6
November 6	at Mississippi State Teachers	Faulkner Field Hattiesburg, MS	L 0–24