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 | |
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| Conference | Southeastern Conference |
| Record | 8–3 (2–3 SEC) |
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| Home stadium | Scott Field |
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| Team | W | L | W | L | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 7 LSU $ | 5 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 9 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Vanderbilt | 5 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ole Miss | 3 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 9 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 15 Auburn | 5 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 17 Alabama | 4 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 2 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tulane | 3 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Kentucky | 3 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Georgia Tech | 3 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Mississippi State | 2 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tennessee | 2 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Georgia | 2 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Florida | 1 | – | 6 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sewanee | 0 | – | 6 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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
edit| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 20 | Howard (AL)* | W 19–6 | [4] | ||
| September 28 | at Vanderbilt | L 9–14 | [5] | ||
| October 4 | Millsaps* |
| W 45–0 | [6] | |
| October 12 | at Alabama | W 20–7 | 8,000 | [7] | |
| October 18 | at Loyola (LA)* |
| W 6–0 | [8] | |
| October 26 | at Xavier* | W 7–0 | 9,000 | [9] | |
| November 2 | at Army* | W 13–7 | 20,000 | [10] | |
| November 9 | at LSU | L 13–28 | [11] | ||
| November 15 | at Mississippi State Teachers* | W 27–0 | [12] | ||
| November 23 | Sewanee |
| W 25–0 | [13] | |
| November 30 | at Ole Miss | L 6–14 | [14] | ||
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References
edit- ^ "1935 Mississippi State Bulldogs Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved September 28, 2023.
- ^ Michael B. Ballard, Maroon and White: Mississippi State University, 1878–2003, University Press of Mississippi, 2008, ISBN 1-57806-999-8.
- ^ "Mississippi State Traditions". HailState.com.
- ^ "Mississippi State conquers Howard College 19 to 6". Nashville Banner. September 21, 1935. Retrieved March 5, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Vandy flashes dazzling attack in defeating Maroons, 14 to 9". The Birmingham News. September 29, 1935. Retrieved September 28, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "State swamps Millsaps 11". The Greenwood Commonwealth. October 5, 1935. Retrieved September 28, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "State flashes aerial attack to defeat Tide, 20 to 0". The Selma Times-Journal. October 13, 1935. Retrieved April 7, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Loyola Wolves Give Maroons Close Battle". The Shreveport Times. October 19, 1935. p. 17. Retrieved April 7, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Maroons given scare by Xavier". The Birmingham News. October 27, 1935. Retrieved May 19, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Army downed by Mississippi eleven, 13 to 7". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. November 3, 1935. Retrieved September 28, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "L.S.U. tops State". The Knoxville News-Sentinel. November 10, 1935. Retrieved September 28, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "State warms up with 27–0 win over Peds". The Clarion-Ledger. November 16, 1935. Retrieved April 7, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Miss. State 25; Sewanee 0". The Clarion-Ledger. November 24, 1935. Retrieved August 13, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "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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