1935 Mississippi State Maroons football team

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]

1935 Mississippi State Maroons football
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
Record8–3 (2–3 SEC)
Head coach
Home stadiumScott Field
(capacity: c. 6,000)
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

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 20Howard (AL)*
W 19–6[4]
September 28at Vanderbilt
L 9–14[5]
October 4Millsaps*
  • 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 23Sewanee
  • Scott Field
  • Starkville, MS
W 25–0[13]
November 30at Ole Miss
L 6–14[14]
  • *Non-conference game

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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