1935–36 NCAA football bowl games

Number of bowl games per state

Season

Regular season

September 21–November 30

Number of bowls

January 1, 1936

Bowl record by conference
Conference	Bowls	Record	Final AP poll
Independents	2	1–0–1 (0.750)	—
SWC	2	1–1 (0.500)	—
SEC	2	0–2 (0.000)	—
Pacific Coast	1	1–0 (1.000)	—
Border	1	0–0–1 (0.500)	—
Big Six	0	0–0 (–)	—
Big Ten	0	0–0 (–)	—
Rocky Mountain	0	0–0 (–)	—
Southern	0	0–0 (–)	—
Note:	There was no AP poll this season.

The 1935–36 NCAA football bowl games were the final games of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) 1935 college football season, and included the debut of the Sun Bowl being played with collegiate teams, which complemented the Orange, Rose, and Sugar Bowl as the fourth post-season game. Both Southeastern Conference (SEC) teams, LSU and Ole Miss, suffered single-point defeats.

Of this season's eight bowl teams, two—the Catholic University Cardinals and Hardin–Simmons Cowboys—now compete in the NCAA's lowest level of competition, Division III, while another—the New Mexico State Aggies—still compete at the highest level but have one of the lowest winning percentages in the Football Bowl Subdivision.

Poll rankings

No AP poll for college football was taken this season; it did not become a regular occurrence until the 1936 season. Contemporary polls named different national champions; the Dickinson System chose SMU, while the Dunkel System selected Princeton.

Date	Game	Site	Teams	Affiliations	Results
Jan. 1	Rose Bowl	Rose Bowl Pasadena, California	Stanford Indians (7–1) SMU Mustangs (12–0)	PCC SWC	Stanford 7 SMU 0
	Sugar Bowl	Tulane Stadium New Orleans, Louisiana	TCU Horned Frogs (11–1) LSU Tigers (9–1)	SWC SEC	TCU 3 LSU 2
	Orange Bowl	Miami Field Miami, Florida	Catholic University Cardinals (7–1) Ole Miss Rebels (9–2)	Independent SEC	Catholic 20 Ole Miss 19
	Sun Bowl	Jones Stadium El Paso, Texas	New Mexico State Aggies (6–1–2) Hardin–Simmons Cowboys (6–3)	Border Independent	New Mexico State 14 Hardin–Simmons 14

Conference	Games	Record				Bowls
Conference	Games	W	L	T	Pct.	Won	Lost	Tied
Independents	2	1	0	1	.750	Orange	—	Sun
SWC	2	1	1	0	.500	Sugar	Rose	—
SEC	2	0	2	0	.000	—	Sugar, Orange	—
Pacific Coast	1	1	0	0	1.000	Rose	—	—
Border	1	0	0	1	.500	—	—	Sun

v t e 1935–36 NCAA football bowl game season
Rose (Jan. 1) Sugar (Jan. 1) Orange (Jan. 1) Sun (Jan. 1)

v t e 1935 college football season
Conference seasons	Big Six Big Ten Border PCC RMC SEC SoCon SWC
Inter-conference	Bowl games
All-Americans	1935 College Football All-America Team

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