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1936 Michigan State

6–⁠1–⁠2, coached by Charlie Bachman.

Schedule and results

Michigan State in 1936, game by game: won vs. Wayne State 27–0; won at Michigan 21–7; won at Carnegie Mellon 7–0; won vs. Missouri 13–0; lost vs. No. 20 Marquette 7–13; tied at Boston College 13–13; tied at Temple 7–7; won at Kansas 41–0; won vs. Arizona 7–0+41−6Won 27–0 vs. Wayne State+27Wayne StateWon 21–7 at Michigan+14MichiganWon 7–0 at Carnegie Mellon+7Carnegie MellonWon 13–0 vs. Missouri+13MissouriLost 7–13 vs. No. 20 Marquette-6No. 20 MarquetteTied 13–13 at Boston College0Boston CollegeTied 7–7 at Temple0TempleWon 41–0 at Kansas+41KansasWon 7–0 vs. Arizona+7Arizona
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 26vsWayne StateW 27–⁠093%
Oct 3atMichiganW 21–⁠758%
Oct 10atCarnegie MellonW 7–⁠066%
Oct 17vsMissouriW 13–⁠084%
Oct 24vs20MarquetteL 7–⁠1362%
Oct 31atBoston CollegeT 13–⁠1362%
Nov 7atTempleT 7–⁠744%
Nov 14atKansasW 41–⁠070%
Nov 21vsArizonaW 7–⁠064%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Arizona 7–⁠0; unranked in the final AP poll.

In program history: The 22nd-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 122 on file).

Players on this team

Before 2004 our records hold honors and the draft; these are the players whose college years here, from their Wikipedia articles or their honors, include 1936.

Record
6–⁠1–⁠2
Conference
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AP final
Unranked
Points
143–⁠40
Coach
Charlie Bachman
Elo
1655 +56 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
12.3 No. 21 of 131 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—
Captains
Gordon A. Dahlgren and Henry S. Kutchins
Most valuable player
Sam Ketchman
Offense
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