Fullback Cedric Sweet evened the score a short time later with Michigan's touchdown; Chris Everhardus kicked the extra point.

Michigan took a 3–0 lead halfway through the first quarter when Chris Everhardus kicked a field goal from the ball's placement on the 16-yard line.

[3] On October 17, 1936, Michigan lost at Minneapolis by a 26–0 score in a contest with Bernie Bierman's Minnesota Golden Gophers.

Fullback Cedric Sweet scored Michigan's first touchdown on an 11-yard run in the second quarter, and Wally Hook kicked the extra point.

Stark Ritchie intercepted a Columbia pass in the fourth quarter and returned it 32 yards for Michigan's second touchdown.

The Detroit Free Press credited Michigan's line, including center Joe Rinaldi, with the victory and with stopping Columbia's halfback, Sid Luckman, who was later inducted into both the College and Pro Football Halls of Fame.

[8] Cedric Sweet scored Michigan's only touchdown on a one-yard run, and George Marzonie kicked the extra point.

A field goal attempt by Michigan guard George Marzonie in the third quarter fell short by less than a yard.

Despite the loss, Tod Rockwell wrote in the Detroit Free Press: "[T]he Wolverines were a vastly improved team today.

Michigan showed unexpected power, great tackling and had it pounced on breaks as of old, it might have won the game with plenty to spare.

Led by Cedric Sweet and Stark Ritchie, Michigan opened the game with a 63-yard drive to the four-yard line but were unable to score.

Tod Rockwell in the Detroit Free Press wrote that, after the opening drive, "the Wolverine attack seemed to fold as quickly as it developed.

"[11] In the second quarter, the Buckeyes scored on a touchdown pass from Tippy Dye to Frank Cumiskey to take a 6–0 lead at halftime.

[12] He was also selected by the United Press as a second-team player on the 1936 All-Big Ten Conference football team.

[14][15] In December 1936, unhappiness with the team's performance was widespread, and the press reported that the school was intent on making sweeping changes and that chances were remote for the return of head coach Harry Kipke.

The press reported that Kipke's retention was in part due to the failure to find a suitable replacement following a careful search.

Bennie Oosterbaan and Wally Weber also retained their positions as assistant coaches responsible for the team's ends and backfield players.