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Penn State

FBSI · 1936 Season · Final

Failing −
Record
3–5
0.375 Win %
Conference
—
0–0 in FBSI

All-Time Resume

Ranked Seasons
133
1889–2026
All-Time Record
931–410–37
0.689 Win %
Peak Final Rank
#1
1969, 1977, 1981 +2
#1 Finishes
5
Top 5: 20 · Top 10: 33 · Top 25: 68
  • 12-Team Playoff & Revenue Era · 2 seasons · 1 Top 10
  • Limited Playoff Era · 26 seasons · 7 Top 10
  • Independents & Bowl Tie-In Era · 16 seasons · 7 Top 10 · 2× #1
  • Divisional Era · 26 seasons · 10 Top 10 · 3× #1
  • AP Poll & Postwar Era · 20 seasons · 1 Top 10
  • Forward Pass & Stadium Boom Era · 30 seasons · 6 Top 10
  • Pioneer Era · 12 seasons · 1 Top 10

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

1936 Schedule & Results

WkDateOpponentConfOpp. RecordResult
6Week 6 · Oct 6MUHLENBERGUnranked—W 45–0
7Week 7 · Oct 13Villanova (VILLANOVA)H2HIND FBSI7–2–1L 0–13
8Week 8 · Oct 20LEHIGHUnranked—L 6–7
9Week 9 · Oct 27Cornell (CORNELL)H2HIND FBSI3–5L 7–13
10Week 10 · Nov 3Syracuse (SYRACUSE)H2HIND FBSI1–7W 18–0
11Week 11 · Nov 10Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH)H2HIND FBSI8–1–1L 7–34
12Week 12 · Nov 17Pennsylvania (PENNSYLVANIA)H2HIND FBSI7–1L 12–19
13Week 13 · Nov 24Bucknell (BUCKNELL)H2HIND FBSI4–4–1W 14–0

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
5.137
Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

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

NOW — Net Opponent Wins
-4
-9+5
  • Bucknell +4
  • Syracuse +1
  • Pittsburgh -1
  • Pennsylvania -1
  • Villanova -2
  • Cornell -5

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 #100Better than 28%
Win % Place 103rdBetter than 26%

0.375 Win % · No change

Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.

Rank by Week
#100W14#99Regular Season Final#99Post-Season W1#100Post-Season W3#100Final

Higher on the chart = better rank.

Game Margins
+45
-13
-1
-6
+18
-27
-7
+14

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

Final Rank by Season
#1031931#1041932#911933#791934#751935

Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.

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