1935 Mississippi State Maroons football team

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1935 Mississippi State Maroons football
Conference Southeastern Conference
Record8–3 (2–3 SEC)
Head coach
Home stadium Scott Field
(capacity: c. 6,000)
Seasons
←  1934
1936  →
1935 Southeastern Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 7 LSU $ 5 –0 –09 –2 –0
Vanderbilt 5 –1 –07 –3 –0
Ole Miss 3 –1 –09 –3 –0
No. 15 Auburn 5 –2 –08 –2 –0
No. 17 Alabama 4 –2 –06 –2 –1
Tulane 3 –3 –06 –4 –0
Kentucky 3 –3 –05 –4 –0
Georgia Tech 3 –4 –05 –5 –0
Mississippi State 2 –3 –08 –3 –0
Tennessee 2 –3 –04 –5 –0
Georgia 2 –4 –06 –4 –0
Florida 1 –6 –03 –7 –0
Sewanee 0 –6 –02 –7 –0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from United Press

The 1935 Mississippi State Maroons football team was an American football team that represented Mississippi State College (now known as Mississippi State University) as a member of the Southeastern Conference (SEC) during the 1935 college football season. In their first year under head coach Ralph Sasse, the Maroons complied an overall record of 8–3, with a conference record of 2–3, and finished tied for ninth in the SEC. [1]

It was the first year as head coach for Ralph Sasse, who had previously coached at Army. Sasse led the Maroons to a 13–7 upset win over Army, [2] a game which has been called one of the greatest wins in school history. [3]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 20 Howard (AL) *
W 19–6 [4]
September 28at Vanderbilt
L 9–14 [5]
October 4 Millsaps *
  • Scott Field
  • Starkville, MS
W 45–0 [6]
October 12at Alabama
W 20–78,000 [7]
October 18at Loyola (LA) *
W 6–0 [8]
October 26at Xavier *
W 7–09,000 [9]
November 2at Army *
W 13–720,000 [10]
November 9at LSU
L 13–28 [11]
November 15at Mississippi State Teachers *
W 27–0 [12]
November 23 Sewanee
  • Scott Field
  • Starkville, MS
W 25–0 [13]
November 30at Ole Miss
L 6–14 [14]
  • *Non-conference game

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References

  1. ↑ "1935 Mississippi State Bulldogs Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved September 28, 2023.
  2. ↑ Michael B. Ballard, Maroon and White: Mississippi State University, 1878–2003, University Press of Mississippi, 2008, ISBN   1-57806-999-8.
  3. ↑ "Mississippi State Traditions". HailState.com.
  4. ↑ "Mississippi State conquers Howard College 19 to 6". Nashville Banner. September 21, 1935. Retrieved March 5, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
  5. ↑ "Vandy flashes dazzling attack in defeating Maroons, 14 to 9". The Birmingham News. September 29, 1935. Retrieved September 28, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
  6. ↑ "State swamps Millsaps 11". The Greenwood Commonwealth. October 5, 1935. Retrieved September 28, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
  7. ↑ "State flashes aerial attack to defeat Tide, 20 to 0". The Selma Times-Journal. October 13, 1935. Retrieved April 7, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
  8. ↑ "Loyola Wolves Give Maroons Close Battle". The Shreveport Times. October 19, 1935. p. 17. Retrieved April 7, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
  9. ↑ "Maroons given scare by Xavier". The Birmingham News. October 27, 1935. Retrieved May 19, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
  10. ↑ "Army downed by Mississippi eleven, 13 to 7". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. November 3, 1935. Retrieved September 28, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
  11. ↑ "L.S.U. tops State". The Knoxville News-Sentinel. November 10, 1935. Retrieved September 28, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
  12. ↑ "State warms up with 27–0 win over Peds". The Clarion-Ledger. November 16, 1935. Retrieved April 7, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
  13. ↑ "Miss. State 25; Sewanee 0". The Clarion-Ledger. November 24, 1935. Retrieved August 13, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
  14. ↑ "Ole Miss humbles ancient State rival by 14–6 score". The Miami News. December 1, 1935. Retrieved September 27, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
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