Season 1935/1936

Having finished the previous 1934/1935 season in 10th place, Stade Rennais started a new season in the First Division. They were susceptible to suffer the effects of some emerging financial difficulties, and the club saw a number of first-choice players depart, with few new recruits coming in to replace them. And with the long-term injury absences of their two key attackers, Kaiser and Vollweiler (the former missing the whole season, the latter missing several months), Rennes front-line was decimated. The first half of the campaign was average, with as many wins as defeats. But the second half of the season would prove to be a rollercoaster ride. After four defeats in five at the start of the return matches, Stade Rennais University Club found itself in the relegation zone, but would lose just one of its last nine league fixtures to lift them back to safety, finishing in 10th spot, with the worst attack, and 10th-ranked defence in the First Division. In the French Cup, Rennes would only overcome the first two rounds, before being eliminated in the Round of 16 by Excelsior de Roubaix.