 1936 Golden Avalanche had a 7–1 regular season record with a top 20 ranking and played in the inaugural Cotton Bowl Classic against Texas Christian University, led by quarterback Sammy Baugh; TCU won 16–6.After accumulating several years of budget deficits for the university, the football program was dropped after a 3–6 season in 1960 under second-year coach Lisle Blackbourn, along with track and cross country programs.Their last successful season was 1953 and the last seven seasons had a combined 10–44–3 () record, including two straight winless seasons (1956 and 1957), under new head coach Johnny Druze.