The team compiled an 8–12 record and 2–10 against Big Ten Conference opponents.
[1] Franklin Cappon was in his fourth year as the team's head coach.
[1] The team's second leading scorer, Johnny Gee, went on to play as a pitcher in Major League Baseball from 1939 to 1946.
Chelso Tamagno went on to play two seasons with the Akron Goodyear Wingfoots in the National Basketball League.
Matt Patanelli was selected as the Most Valuable Player on the 1936 Michigan Wolverines football team.