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Michigan State

FBSI · 1936 Season · Final

Developing −
Record
6–1–2
0.778 Win %
Conference
—
0–0 in FBSI

All-Time Resume

Ranked Seasons
102
1918–2026
All-Time Record
618–421–30
0.592 Win %
Peak Final Rank
#1
1955
#1 Finishes
1
Top 5: 6 · Top 10: 14 · Top 25: 33
  • 12-Team Playoff & Revenue Era · 2 seasons
  • Limited Playoff Era · 26 seasons · 4 Top 10
  • Independents & Bowl Tie-In Era · 16 seasons · 1 Top 10
  • Divisional Era · 26 seasons · 4 Top 10
  • AP Poll & Postwar Era · 19 seasons · 5 Top 10 · 1× #1
  • Forward Pass & Stadium Boom Era · 12 seasons

Final finishes, as published; the season in progress counts toward record only. Compare Michigan State head-to-head · History & Eras

1936 Schedule & Results

WkDateOpponentConfOpp. RecordResult
5Week 5 · Sep 29WAYNE STATEUnranked—W 27–0
6Week 6 · Oct 6Michigan (MICHIGAN)H2HB101–7W 21–7
7Week 7 · Oct 13Carnegie Tech (CARNEGIE TECH)H2HIND FBSI2–6W 7–0
8Week 8 · Oct 20Missouri (MISSOURI)H2HIND B86–2–1W 13–0
9Week 9 · Oct 27Marquette (MARQUETTE)H2HIND FBSI7–2L 7–13
10Week 10 · Nov 3BOSTON COLLEGEUnranked—T 13–13
11Week 11 · Nov 10Temple (TEMPLE)H2HIND FBSI6–3–2T 7–7
12Week 12 · Nov 17Kansas (KANSAS)H2HIND B81–6–1W 41–0
13Week 13 · Nov 24Arizona (ARIZONA)H2HIND BOR5–2–3W 7–0

Past season results come from the published weekly rankings; home/away is not recorded. Unranked = opponent outside the ranked field. Kickoff times in Eastern Time. TBD = not yet announced. vs* = neutral site. Opp. Record is the current season record; — = unavailable.

Rating Tier Spectrum
1.752
Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

Where the rating sits on the 12-tier scale (lower is better).

NOW — Net Opponent Wins
+13
-2+15
  • Missouri +6
  • Arizona +5
  • Carnegie Tech +2
  • Michigan +1
  • Kansas +1
  • Temple 0
  • Marquette -2

Each win stacks that opponent's win total to the right; each loss stacks that opponent's loss total to the left.

National Standing
Rank #20Better than 86%
Win % Place 16thBetter than 89%

0.778 Win % · No change

Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.

Rank by Week
#18W14#19Regular Season Final#19Post-Season W1#20Post-Season W3#20Final

Higher on the chart = better rank.

Game Margins
+27
+14
+7
+13
-6
0
0
+41
+7

Bars above the line are wins, below are losses; height = point margin.

Final Rank by Season
#441931#121932#441933#211934#201935

Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.

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