1936 Michigan State Spartans football team

American college football season

1936 Michigan State Spartans football

Conference| Independent
Record| 6–1–2
Head coach|

* Charlie Bachman (4th season)

Offensive scheme| Notre Dame Box
MVP| Sam Ketchman
Captains|

* Gordon A. Dahlgren
* Henry S. Kutchins

Home stadium| Macklin Field

Seasons

← 1935

1937 →

1936 Midwestern college football independents records

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Team | W |   | L |   | T |  |  | W |   | L |   | T
DePaul |   |  | – |  |   |  |  | 7  | – | 2  | – | 0
No. 20 Marquette |   |  | – |  |   |  |  | 7  | – | 2  | – | 0
Michigan State |   |  | – |  |   |  |  | 6  | – | 1  | – | 2
Michigan State Normal |   |  | – |  |   |  |  | 6  | – | 2  | – | 0
Akron |   |  | – |  |   |  |  | 6  | – | 2  | – | 1
No. 8 Notre Dame |   |  | – |  |   |  |  | 6  | – | 2  | – | 1
Wayne |   |  | – |  |   |  |  | 5  | – | 2  | – | 1
Detroit |   |  | – |  |   |  |  | 7  | – | 3  | – | 0
Xavier |   |  | – |  |   |  |  | 6  | – | 4  | – | 0
Saint Louis |   |  | – |  |   |  |  | 5  | – | 4  | – | 1
Central Michigan |   |  | – |  |   |  |  | 3  | – | 4  | – | 1
Michigan Tech |   |  | – |  |   |  |  | 2  | – | 3  | – | 0
Western State Teachers |   |  | – |  |   |  |  | 2  | – | 5  | – | 0
Haskell |   |  | – |  |   |  |  | 1  | – | 6  | – | 1
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1936 Michigan State Spartans football team represented Michigan State College as an independent during the 1936 college football season. In their fourth season under head coach Charlie Bachman, the Spartans compiled a 6–1–2 record, outscored their opponents by a total of 143 to 40, and won their annual rivalry game with Michigan by a 21 to 7 score. In inter-sectional play, the team defeated Carnegie Tech (7–0), Kansas (41–0), and Arizona (7–0) and tied Boston College (13–13). The team's only loss was to Marquette by a 13 to 7 score.[1][2]

Key players included halfbacks John Pingel, Al Agett, and Steve Sebo, fullbacks Art Brandstatter Sr. and George Kovacich, quarterback Charley Halbert, end Milton Lenhardt, and guard Norman Olman.

## Schedule

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September 26| Wayne|

* Macklin Field
* East Lansing, MI

| W 27–0| 17,000| [3]
October 3| at Michigan|

* Michigan Stadium
* Ann Arbor, MI (rivalry)

| W 21–7| 45,656| [4]
October 10| at Carnegie Tech|

* Pitt Stadium
* Pittsburgh, PA

| W 7–0| 15,000| [5]
October 17| Missouri|

* Macklin Field
* East Lansing, MI

| W 13–0| 15,000| [6]
October 24| Marquette|

* Macklin Field
* East Lansing, MI

| L 7–13| 20,000| [7]
October 31| at Boston College|

* Fenway Park
* Boston, MA

| T 13–13| 11,000 | [8]
November 7| Temple|

* Temple Stadium
* Philadelphia, PA

| T 7–7| 20,000| [9]
November 14| at Kansas|

* Memorial Stadium
* Lawrence, KS

| W 41–0| | [10]
November 21| Arizona|

* Macklin Field
* East Lansing, MI

| W 7–0| | [11]

* Homecoming

## References

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1. ^ "2016 Football Media Guide" (PDF). Michigan State University. pp. 146, 153. Archived from the original (PDF) on January 17, 2017. Retrieved June 16, 2017.
2. ^ "1936 Michigan State Spartans Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved June 16, 2017.
3. ^ Tod Rockwell (September 27, 1936). "Spartans Open Up in Second Half to Beat Wayne 27-0". Detroit Free Press. p. Sports 1 – via Newspapers.com.
4. ^ Tod Rockwell (October 4, 1936). "Spartans Humble Michigan for Third Straight Time, 21-7: Tying Score by Sweet Ends U. of M.'s Threat". Detroit Free Press. pp. Sports 1, 4 – via Newspapers.com.
5. ^ Lester Biederman (October 11, 1936). "Michigan State Defeats Tartans, 7-0". The Pittsburgh Press. p. 17 – via Newspapers.com.
6. ^ George S. Alderton (October 18, 1936). "Michigan State Turns Back Missouri, 13-0". Lansing State Journal. p. 23 – via Newspapers.com.
7. ^ George S. Alderton (October 25, 1936). "Hilltoppers Repeat 1935 Win Over Spartans". Lansing State Journal. pp. 23–24 – via Newspapers.com.
8. ^ Charles P. Ward (November 1, 1936). "Boston College Ties State, 13-13: March in Fourth Quarter Gains Deadlock for Eagles". Detroit Free Press. pp. Sports 1, 4 – via Newspapers.com.
9. ^ Fred Byrod (November 8, 1936). "Temple In Tie: Temple Scores In Last Period, Then Foes Tie". The Philadelphia Inquirer. p. Sports 1.
10. ^ "Michigan Team Outclasses K.U." The Morning Chronicle (Manhattan, Kansas). November 15, 1936. p. 4 – via Newspapers.com.
11. ^ George S. Alderton (November 22, 1936). "Michigan State Beats Stubborn Foe, 7 to 0". Lansing State Journal. p. 21 – via Newspapers.com.

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Michigan State Spartans football

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