1936 Sugar Bowl

1936 Sugar Bowl
1936 Sugar Bowl
LSU Tigers	TCU Horned Frogs
(9–1)	(11–1)
SEC	SWC
2	3
Head coach: ; Bernie Moore	Head coach: ; Dutch Meyer
	Coaches
	7
	Coaches
	4
Date	January 1, 1936
Season	1935
Stadium	Tulane Stadium
Location	New Orleans, Louisiana
Referee	Benny Boynton
Attendance	35,000
Sugar Bowl
< 1935	1937 >

The 1936 Sugar Bowl, part of the 1935–36 bowl game season, took place on January 1, 1936, at Tulane Stadium in New Orleans, Louisiana. The competing teams were the LSU Tigers, representing the Southeastern Conference (SEC), and the TCU Horned Frogs, representing the Southwest Conference (SWC). TCU won the game, 3–2.

Teams

LSU

The 1935 LSU squad finished the regular season 9–1 and as SEC champions with loss coming against Rice in the season opener.^[2] The Sugar Bowl appearance marked the first ever postseason bowl game for LSU.^[3]

TCU

The 1935 TCU squad finished the regular season with a record of 11–1. The only loss of the season came in their final conference game against SMU by a score of 20–14.^[4] The appearance marked the first for TCU in the Sugar bowl and the second all-time bowl appearance.

Game summary

In a game dominated by both defenses, all five points were scored in the second quarter.^[3] TCU's Taldon Manton scored first on a 36-yard field goal. LSU scored their only points when Sammy Baugh was called for a safety after being pressured by Gaynell Tinsley, and called for intentional grounding.^[3]

Scoring summary

Quarter	Time	Drive			Team	Scoring information	Score
Quarter	Time	Plays	Yards	TOP	Team	Scoring information	LSU	TCU
2					TCU	36-yard field goal by Taldon Manton	0	3
2					LSU	Sammy Baugh tackled in end zone for a safety by Gaynell Tinsley	2	3
"TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football.							2	3

References

^ National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA). "Bowl/All-Star Game Records" (PDF). 2011 NCAA Division I Football Records. NCAA.org. p. 33. Retrieved September 30, 2011.
^ "All-time Results". 2010 LSU Football Media Guide. Baton Rouge, LA: LSU Department of Athletics. 2010. p. 156.
^ ^a ^b ^c "LSU Bowl Recaps". LSUSports.net. Retrieved February 6, 2011.
^ "Year-by-Year Results". 2010 TCU Football Fact Book. Fort Worth, TX: TCU Department of Athletics. 2010. p. 116.

[1] National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA). "Bowl/All-Star Game Records" (PDF). 2011 NCAA Division I Football Records. NCAA.org. p. 33. Retrieved September 30, 2011.

[2] "All-time Results". 2010 LSU Football Media Guide. Baton Rouge, LA: LSU Department of Athletics. 2010. p. 156.

[LSUBowl-3] "LSU Bowl Recaps". LSUSports.net. Retrieved February 6, 2011.

[4] "Year-by-Year Results". 2010 TCU Football Fact Book. Fort Worth, TX: TCU Department of Athletics. 2010. p. 116.

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Notes	The 2006 game took place in Atlanta, Georgia due to Hurricane Katrina. The game was also the national title game for either the Bowl Coalition, Bowl Alliance, or Bowl Championship Series in 1993, 1997, 2000, and 2004. There was a Sugar Bowl in January and December in 1972, 1995 and 2022. The game was a College Football Playoff semifinal in its 2015, 2018, 2021, and 2024 editions.