1936 College Football All-America Team
The 1936 College Football All-America team is composed of college football players who were selected as All-Americans by various organizations and writers that chose College Football All-America 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
Tackles
- Ed Widseth, Minnesota
- Ave Daniell, Pittsburgh
- Frank Kinard, Mississippi
- Red Chesbro, Colgate
- Charles Toll, Princeton
- Charley Hamrick, Ohio State
- Moss, Tulane
- Ed Franco, Fordham
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
- Nello Falaschi, Santa Clara
- 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
Fullbacks
- Sam Francis, Nebraska
- Cecil Isbell, Purdue
- John Handrahan, Dartmouth
Key
- -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