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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-

Team Home Summary  Coaches Games by Year Opponents Rankings Bowls Conference


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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
  Record6-1 -2
  Points Scored143
  Scoring Average15.9
  Points Allowed40
  Defense Average4.4
  Opponents Record25-21
  Conference Record0-0
  Home Record3-1
  Away Record3-0 -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 7-220348   J.O. Christian
Pittsburgh 8-1-122434Won  21-0  Dr. John B. Jock Sutherland
Army 6-323871   Garrison H. Gar Davidson
Boston College 6-1-210955   Gilmour Gloomy Gil Dobie
Eastern Michigan 6-27653   Elton J. Rynearson
Michigan State 6-1-214340   Charles W. Bachman
Navy 6-311574   Lt. Thomas J. Tom Hamilton
Notre Dame 6-2-112869   Elmer F. Layden
Temple 6-3-211766   Glenn Scobey Pop Warner
West Virginia 6-4151122   Charles C. Trusty Tallman
Buffalo 5-3121127   Jim Peele
San Jose State 5-413693   Dudley S. Dud DeGroot
Central Michigan 3-4-189135   Alex Yunevich
East Carolina 3-26419   Bo Farley
Penn State 3-510986   Robert A. Bob Higgins
Troy 3-539125   Albert Elmore
Georgia Southern 2-945242   Crook Smith
Jacksonville State 2-2-16765   T.B. Shotts
Western Michigan 2-56090   Mitchell Gary
Massachusetts 2-69294   Elbert Carraway
Syracuse 1-745116   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

The biggest crowd for a college football game was 114,000 for the 1926 Army-Navy Game. The game ended in a tie when it became too dark to play.