| Year: | 1936 |
| Team: | Howard Bulldogs |
| Sport: | football |
| Conference: | Dixie Conference |
| Short Conf: | Dixie |
| Record: | 5–3–1 |
| Conf Record: | 4–1–1 |
| Head Coach: | Billy Bancroft |
| Hc Year: | 2nd |
| Stadium: | Legion Field |
| Champion: | Dixie champion |
The 1936 Howard Bulldogs football team was an American football team that represented Howard College (now known as Samford University) as a member of the Dixie Conference during the 1936 college football season. In their second year under head coach Billy Bancroft, the team compiled a 5–3–1 record and finished as Dixie Conference champions.