1936 Michigan
1–7 (0–5 Western Conference), coached by Harry Kipke. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat Columbia 13–0Oct 24
By 13 points, its widest win.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 3 | vs Michigan State | L 7–21 | 42% |
| Oct 10 | vs Indiana | L 3–14 | 52% |
| Oct 17 | at Minnesota | L 0–26 | 15% |
| Oct 24 | vs Columbia | W 13–0 | 47% |
| Oct 31 | vs Illinois | L 6–9 | 57% |
| Nov 7 | at 15Pennsylvania | L 7–27 | 27% |
| Nov 14 | vs 1Northwestern | L 0–9 | 34% |
| Nov 21 | at 18Ohio State | L 0–21 | 16% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Lost to Ohio State 21–0; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 9th in the Western Conference.
In program history: The 139th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 140 on file).
- Record
- 1–7
- Conference
- 0–5 tied for 9th in Western Conference
- AP final
- Unranked
- Points
- 36–127
- Coach
- Harry Kipke
- Elo
- 1409 −84 this season
- SP+ rating
- —
- SRS
- −1.2 No. 78 of 131 major-college teams
- Recruiting class
- —
- Captain
- Matt Patanelli
- Most valuable player
- Matt Patanelli
All-Big Ten
1 second teamSecond team
Matt PatanelliEUP-2
From Wikipedia’s 1936 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).
1936 Western Conference standings
| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
| Northwestern | 6–0 | 7–1 | 7 |
| Minnesota | 4–1 | 7–1 | 1 |
| Ohio State | 4–1 | 5–3 | |
 Purdue | 3–1–1 | 5–2–1 | |
| Indiana | 3–1–1 | 5–2–1 | |
| Illinois | 2–2–1 | 4–3–1 | |
| Chicago | 1–4 | 2–5–1 | |
 Iowa | 0–4–1 | 3–4–1 | |
 Wisconsin | 0–4 | 2–6 | |
| Michigan | 0–5 | 1–7 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.