1936 All-America college football team
The 1936 All-America college football team is composed of college football players who were selected as All-Americans by various organizations and writers that chose All-America college football teams in 1936. The nine selectors recognized by the NCAA as "official" for the 1936 season are Collier's Weekly, as selected by Grantland Rice, the Associated Press, the United Press, the All-America Board, the International News Service, Liberty magazine, the Newspaper Enterprise Association, the North American Newspaper Alliance, and the Sporting News.
Consensus All-Americans
For the year 1936, the NCAA recognizes nine published All-American teams as "official" designations for purposes of its consensus determinations. The following chart identifies the NCAA-recognized consensus All-Americans and displays which first-team designations they received.| Name | Position | School | Number | Official | Other |
| Larry Kelley | End | Yale | 9/9 | AAB, AP, COL, INS, LIB, NANA, NEA, SN, UP | CP, WC |
| Gaynell Tinsley | End | LSU | 9/9 | AAB, AP, COL, INS, LIB, NANA, NEA, SN, UP | CP, WC |
| Sam Francis | Fullback | Nebraska | 9/9 | AAB, AP, COL, INS, LIB, NANA, NEA, SN, UP | WC |
| Ed Widseth | Tackle | Minnesota | 9/9 | AAB, AP, COL, INS, LIB, NANA, NEA, SN, UP | CP, WC |
| Ace Parker | Halfback | Duke | 7/9 | AAB, AP, INS, LIB, NANA, SN, UP | CP, WC |
| Steve Reid | Guard | Northwestern | 6/9 | AAB, COL, LIB, NANA, NEA, SN | WC |
| Sammy Baugh | Quarterback | TCU | 6/9 | COL, INS, NANA, NEA, SN, UP | CP |
| Ray Buivid | Halfback | Marquette | 6/9 | AP, COL, LIB, NANA, NEA, SN | CP |
| Max Starcevich | Guard | Washington | 5/9 | AAB, AP, COL, INS, UP | CP, WC |
| Ave Daniell | Tackle | Pittsburgh | 4/9 | AP, COL, NEA, UP | CP |
| Mike Basrak | Center | Duquesne | 4/9 | AAB, AP, INS, LIB | CP, WC |
| Alex Wojciechowicz | Center | Fordham | 3/9 | COL, NEA, SN | -- |
All-American selections for 1936
Ends
Larry Kelley, Yale Gaynell Tinsley, LSU- Matt Patanelli, Michigan
- Andy Bershak, North Carolina
- Merle Wendt, Ohio State
- Joe O'Neill, Notre Dame
- Bill Daddio, Pittsburgh
- Johnny Kovatch, Northwestern
- Jim Benton, Arkansas
Tackles
Ed Widseth, Minnesota Ave Daniell, Pittsburgh- Frank Kinard, Mississippi
- Red Chesbro, Colgate
- Charles Toll, Princeton
- Charley Hamrick, Ohio State
- Bill Moss, Tulane
- Ed Franco, Fordham
- Clarence Strange, LSU
- Chuck Bond, Washington
Guards
Max Starcevich, Washington Steve Reid, Northwestern- Joe Routt, Texas A&M
- Bill Glassford, Pittsburgh
- John Lautar, Notre Dame
- Alex Drobnitch, Denver
- Art White, Alabama
- Nathaniel Pierce, Fordham
Centers
Alex Wojciechowicz, Fordham Mike Basrak, Duquesne- Bob Herwig, California
- Walter Gilbert, Auburn
Quarterbacks
Sammy Baugh, TCU- Ed Goddard, Washington State
- Clint Frank, Yale
- Franny Murray, Penn
Halfbacks
Ace Parker, Duke Ray Buivid, Marquette- Nello Falaschi, Santa Clara
- Don Heap, Northwestern
- Kent Ryan, Utah State
- Andy Uram, Minnesota
- Joe Riley, Alabama
- Jimmie Cain, Washington
- Philip Dickens, Tennessee
- Bill Osmanski, Holy Cross
- Byron Haines, Washington
Fullbacks
Sam Francis, Nebraska- Cecil Isbell, Purdue
- John Handrahan, Dartmouth
- Bill Kurlish, Penn
Key
Bold = Consensus All-American- -1 – First-team selection
- -2 – Second-team selection
- -3 – Third-team selection
Official selectors
- AAB = All-America Board
- AP = Associated Press
- COL = Collier's Weekly
- INS = International News Service
- LIB = Liberty magazine, "the All-Players All-American eleven, as announced by the editors of Liberty magazine"
- NANA = North American Newspaper Alliance
- NEA = Newspaper Enterprise Association
- SN = The Sporting News
- UP = United Press
Other selectors
- CP = Central Press Association: "In the sixth annual Captains' All-American, selected by more than 50 gridiron leaders of important universities and colleges throughout the United States, the East is represented at three positions."
- WC = Walter Camp Football Foundation