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Top 25 College Football Games of 1936

Every completed game in the season, scored without team allegiance by game-time AP poll strength, final-score closeness, and overtime.

Games
25
Top score
75/100
Overtime
0

National ranking

The season's top 25

25 of these games include at least one AP-ranked team at kickoff. Open a supported game for its box score and statistics.

  1. 1936Week 2

    Minnesota at Washington

    Minnesota 14, Washington 7

    No. 1 Minnesota vs. No. 4 Washington · 7-point margin

    Ranking 47/50 · Closeness 28/35 · Overtime 0/15

    75

    Game score

  2. 1936PostseasonNeutral site

    LSU vs. Santa Clara

    LSU 14, Santa Clara 21

    No. 2 LSU vs. No. 5 Santa Clara · 7-point margin

    Ranking 45/50 · Closeness 28/35 · Overtime 0/15

    73

    Game score

  3. 1936Week 4

    Nebraska at Minnesota

    Nebraska 0, Minnesota 7

    No. 6 Nebraska vs. No. 2 Minnesota · 7-point margin

    Ranking 44/50 · Closeness 28/35 · Overtime 0/15

    72

    Game score

  4. 1936Week 5

    Ohio State at Northwestern

    Ohio State 13, Northwestern 14

    No. 18 Ohio State vs. No. 1 Northwestern · 1-point margin

    Ranking 33/50 · Closeness 34/35 · Overtime 0/15

    67

    Game score

  5. 1936Week 5

    Alabama at Tennessee

    Alabama 0, Tennessee 0

    No. 8 Alabama vs. No. 19 Tennessee · 0-point margin

    Ranking 25/50 · Closeness 35/35 · Overtime 0/15

    60

    Game score

  6. 1936Week 4

    SMU at Fordham

    SMU 0, Fordham 7

    No. 19 SMU vs. No. 3 Fordham · 7-point margin

    Ranking 30/50 · Closeness 28/35 · Overtime 0/15

    58

    Game score

  7. 1936Week 6

    Duke at Tennessee

    Duke 13, Tennessee 15

    No. 11 Duke vs. No. 17 Tennessee · 2-point margin

    Ranking 24/50 · Closeness 33/35 · Overtime 0/15

    57

    Game score

  8. 1936Week 3

    Tulane at Auburn

    Tulane 0, Auburn 0

    No. 10 Tulane vs. No. 20 Auburn · 0-point margin

    Ranking 22/50 · Closeness 35/35 · Overtime 0/15

    57

    Game score

  9. 1936PostseasonNeutral site

    Washington vs. Pittsburgh

    Washington 0, Pittsburgh 21

    No. 6 Washington vs. No. 4 Pittsburgh · 21-point margin

    Ranking 42/50 · Closeness 14/35 · Overtime 0/15

    56

    Game score

  10. 1936Week 5

    Duquesne at Pittsburgh

    Duquesne 7, Pittsburgh 0

    No. 20 Duquesne vs. No. 4 Pittsburgh · 7-point margin

    Ranking 28/50 · Closeness 28/35 · Overtime 0/15

    56

    Game score

  11. 1936Week 3

    Texas at LSU

    Texas 6, LSU 6

    Unranked Texas vs. No. 7 LSU · 0-point margin

    Ranking 19/50 · Closeness 35/35 · Overtime 0/15

    54

    Game score

  12. 1936Week 6

    Saint Mary's (CA) at Fordham

    Saint Mary's (CA) 6, Fordham 7

    Unranked Saint Mary's (CA) vs. No. 8 Fordham · 1-point margin

    Ranking 18/50 · Closeness 34/35 · Overtime 0/15

    52

    Game score

  13. 1936Week 6

    Alabama at Loyola (LA)

    Alabama 13, Loyola (LA) 6

    No. 3 Alabama vs. Unranked Loyola (LA) · 7-point margin

    Ranking 23/50 · Closeness 28/35 · Overtime 0/15

    51

    Game score

  14. 1936Week 4

    Holy Cross at Dartmouth

    Holy Cross 7, Dartmouth 0

    No. 17 Holy Cross vs. No. 12 Dartmouth · 7-point margin

    Ranking 23/50 · Closeness 28/35 · Overtime 0/15

    51

    Game score

  15. 1936Week 3

    Marquette at Wisconsin

    Marquette 12, Wisconsin 6

    No. 4 Marquette vs. Unranked Wisconsin · 6-point margin

    Ranking 22/50 · Closeness 29/35 · Overtime 0/15

    51

    Game score

  16. 1936Week 2

    Ole Miss at Tulane

    Ole Miss 6, Tulane 7

    Unranked Ole Miss vs. No. 9 Tulane · 1-point margin

    Ranking 17/50 · Closeness 34/35 · Overtime 0/15

    51

    Game score

  17. 1936Week 4

    Mississippi State at Alabama

    Mississippi State 0, Alabama 7

    Unranked Mississippi State vs. No. 4 Alabama · 7-point margin

    Ranking 22/50 · Closeness 28/35 · Overtime 0/15

    50

    Game score

  18. 1936Week 4

    Pittsburgh at Ohio State

    Pittsburgh 6, Ohio State 0

    No. 5 Pittsburgh vs. Unranked Ohio State · 6-point margin

    Ranking 21/50 · Closeness 29/35 · Overtime 0/15

    50

    Game score

  19. 1936Week 3

    Iowa at Northwestern

    Iowa 7, Northwestern 18

    Unranked Iowa vs. No. 1 Northwestern · 11-point margin

    Ranking 25/50 · Closeness 24/35 · Overtime 0/15

    49

    Game score

  20. 1936Week 6

    Notre Dame at Pittsburgh

    Notre Dame 0, Pittsburgh 26

    No. 9 Notre Dame vs. No. 4 Pittsburgh · 26-point margin

    Ranking 39/50 · Closeness 9/35 · Overtime 0/15

    48

    Game score

  21. 1936PostseasonNeutral site

    Mississippi State vs. Duquesne

    Mississippi State 12, Duquesne 13

    Unranked Mississippi State vs. No. 12 Duquesne · 1-point margin

    Ranking 14/50 · Closeness 34/35 · Overtime 0/15

    48

    Game score

  22. 1936Week 6

    Arkansas at LSU

    Arkansas 7, LSU 19

    Unranked Arkansas vs. No. 2 LSU · 12-point margin

    Ranking 24/50 · Closeness 23/35 · Overtime 0/15

    47

    Game score

  23. 1936Week 6

    West Virginia Wesleyan at Duquesne

    West Virginia Wesleyan 2, Duquesne 0

    Unranked West Virginia Wesleyan vs. No. 12 Duquesne · 2-point margin

    Ranking 14/50 · Closeness 33/35 · Overtime 0/15

    47

    Game score

  24. 1936Week 5

    USC at Washington State

    USC 0, Washington State 0

    Unranked USC vs. No. 15 Washington State · 0-point margin

    Ranking 11/50 · Closeness 35/35 · Overtime 0/15

    46

    Game score

  25. 1936Week 5

    Waynesburg at Fordham

    Waynesburg 6, Fordham 20

    Unranked Waynesburg vs. No. 3 Fordham · 14-point margin

    Ranking 23/50 · Closeness 21/35 · Overtime 0/15

    44

    Game score

Methodology

How each game earns up to 100 points

AP ranking, 50 points: each team earns 26 minus its game-time AP rank. Unranked teams receive zero.

Closeness, 35 points: the final margin is subtracted from 35, with margins of 35 or more receiving zero.

Overtime, 15 points: overtime starts at nine points and rises by two per additional period, capped at 15.

Regular-season rankings use the AP Top 25 recorded for the game's week. Postseason games use the final regular-season AP poll published before bowl and playoff results. Overtime uses period scoring when available, then explicit overtime notes as a fallback. Historical seasons may have less complete period and box-score data.