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Michigan State Football Team History

Michigan State Spartans

Michigan State University
East Lansing, MI
Founded: 1855
Stadium: Spartan Stadium
Capacity: 75,005
Colors: Green & Gold
Coach: Charles W. Bachman
Conference: Independent-

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1885 <-- 1935 <- 1936 -> 1937 --> 2024

1936 Season Highlights

Charles W. Bachman enters his 4th season as Head Coach at Michigan State.

1936 Season

Date	Opponent	Score
Sat., Sep. 26	vs. Wayne State	27	0	W
Sat., Oct. 3	@ Michigan	21	7	W
Sat., Oct. 10	@ Carnegie Tech	7	0	W
Sat., Oct. 17	vs. Missouri	13	0	W
Sat., Oct. 24	vs. Marquette	7	13	L
Sat., Oct. 31	@ Boston College	13	13	T
Sat., Nov. 7	@ Temple	7	7	T
Sat., Nov. 14	@ Kansas	41	0	W
Sat., Nov. 21	vs. Arizona	7	0	W

1936 Season Totals
Record	6-1 -2
Points Scored	143
Scoring Average	15.9
Points Allowed	40
Defense Average	4.4
Opponents Record	25-21
Conference Record	0-0
Home Record	3-1
Away Record	3-0 -2

1936 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank	Record	Source
was not ranked.

1936 Independent- Standings
	Season			Bowls	Conference
Team	W/L/T	PF	PA		W/L/T	PF	PA	Coach
Connecticut	7-2	203	48					J.O. Christian
Pittsburgh	8-1-1	224	34	Won 21-0				Dr. John B. Jock Sutherland
Army	6-3	238	71					Garrison H. Gar Davidson
Boston College	6-1-2	109	55					Gilmour Gloomy Gil Dobie
Eastern Michigan	6-2	76	53					Elton J. Rynearson
Michigan State	6-1-2	143	40					Charles W. Bachman
Navy	6-3	115	74					Lt. Thomas J. Tom Hamilton
Notre Dame	6-2-1	128	69					Elmer F. Layden
Temple	6-3-2	117	66					Glenn Scobey Pop Warner
West Virginia	6-4	151	122					Charles C. Trusty Tallman
Buffalo	5-3	121	127					Jim Peele
San Jose State	5-4	136	93					Dudley S. Dud DeGroot
Central Michigan	3-4-1	89	135					Alex Yunevich
East Carolina	3-2	64	19					Bo Farley
Penn State	3-5	109	86					Robert A. Bob Higgins
Troy	3-5	39	125					Albert Elmore
Georgia Southern	2-9	45	242					Crook Smith
Jacksonville State	2-2-1	67	65					T.B. Shotts
Western Michigan	2-5	60	90					Mitchell Gary
Massachusetts	2-6	92	94					Elbert Carraway
Syracuse	1-7	45	116					Victor A. Vic Hanson

1936 All American Awards
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Award	Team	Source
Coming Someday

1936 All Independent Conference Players
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Team	Source
Coming Someday

Some records may be incomplete.

Great Moments in College Football History

During the 1990s, Prairie View College put together an 80-game losing streak. One season, they were outscored each game by an average margin of 56 to 4.