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Mississippi State

SEC · 1936 Season · Final

Rebuilding
Record
7–3–1
0.682 Win %
Conference
6th
3–2 in SEC

All-Time Resume

Ranked Seasons
122
1902–2026
All-Time Record
613–597–37
0.506 Win %
Peak Final Rank
#5
1940
#1 Finishes
0
Top 5: 1 · Top 10: 3 · Top 25: 19
  • 12-Team Playoff & Revenue Era · 2 seasons
  • Limited Playoff Era · 26 seasons
  • Independents & Bowl Tie-In Era · 16 seasons
  • Divisional Era · 26 seasons
  • AP Poll & Postwar Era · 19 seasons · 3 Top 10
  • Forward Pass & Stadium Boom Era · 30 seasons
  • Pioneer Era · 2 seasons

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

1936 Schedule & Results

WkDateOpponentConfOpp. RecordResult
5Week 5 · Sep 29MILLSAPSUnranked—W 20–0
6Week 6 · Oct 6SAMFORDUnranked—W 35–0
7Week 7 · Oct 13Alabama (ALABAMA)H2HSEC8–0–1L 0–7
8Week 8 · Oct 20Loyola (new Orleans) (LOYOLA (NEW ORLEANS))H2HIND FBSI4–6W 32–0
9Week 9 · Oct 27TCUH2HIND SWC9–2–2T 0–0
10Week 10 · Nov 3Sewanee (SEWANEE)H2HSEC0–6–1W 68–0
11Week 11 · Nov 10LSUH2HSEC9–1–1L 0–12
13Week 13 · Nov 24Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI)H2HSEC5–5–2W 26–6
14Week 14 · Dec 1Mercer (MERCER)H2HIND FBSI3–6–1W 32–0
12Regular Season Final · Dec 8Florida (FLORIDA)H2HSEC4–6W 7–0
15Final · Jan 5Duquesne (DUQUESNE)H2HIND FBSI8–2L 12–13

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
2.374
Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

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

NOW — Net Opponent Wins
+13
-3+16
  • Ole Miss +5
  • Loyola (new Orleans) +4
  • Florida +4
  • Mercer +3
  • Alabama 0
  • TCU 0
  • Sewanee 0
  • LSU -1
  • Duquesne -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 #39Better than 72%
Win % Place 36thBetter than 74%

0.682 Win % · Change -12

Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.

Rank by Week
#32W14#28Regular Season Final#27Post-Season W1#27Post-Season W3#39Final

Higher on the chart = better rank.

Game Margins
+20
+35
-7
+32
0
+68
-12
+20
+32
+7
-1

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

Final Rank by Season
#1021931#1031932#981933#961934#291935

Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.

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