1936–37 NCAA football bowl games

1936–37 NCAA football bowl games
Number of bowl games per state; note: the Bacardi Bowl was held in Havana, Cuba.
Season	1936
Number of bowls	6
All-star games	East–West Shrine Game
Bowl games	January 1, 1937
National Championship	none
Location of Championship	N/A
Champions	Minnesota Golden Gophers
Bowl record by conference Conference Bowls Record Final AP Poll Independents 6 4–1–1 (0.750) 10 SEC 3 0–2–1 (0.167) 3 SWC 1 1–0 (1.000) 2 Border 1 0–1 (0.000) 0 Pacific Coast 1 0–1 (0.000) 1 Big Six 0 0–0 (–) 1 Rocky Mountain 0 0–0 (–) 0 Southern 0 0–0 (–) 1 Western 0 0–0 (–) 2

Number of bowl teams per state

The 1936–37 NCAA football bowl games were the first to feature the Cotton Bowl Classic and Bacardi Bowl, which would complement the Orange, Rose, Sugar Bowl and Sun Bowl as the fifth and sixth post-season games. This was the only season that the Bacardi Bowl was recognized by the NCAA.

Bowl games

NOTE: Rankings used are the final regular season AP Rankings whenever noted

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