1935 Mississippi State Maroons football team

American college football season

1935 Mississippi State Maroons football

Conference| Southeastern Conference
Record| 8–3 (2–3 SEC)
Head coach|

* Ralph Sasse (1st season)

Home stadium| Scott Field

Seasons

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1936 ->

1935 Southeastern Conference football standings

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Team | W |  | L |  | T |  |  | W |  | L |  | T
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

* $ - 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[edit]

Date| Opponent| Site| Result| Attendance| Source

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September 20| Howard (AL)*|

* Scott Field
* Starkville, MS

| W 19–6| | [4]
September 28| at Vanderbilt|

* Dudley Field
* Nashville, TN

| L 9–14| | [5]
October 4| Millsaps*|

* Scott Field
* Starkville, MS

| W 45–0| | [6]
October 12| at Alabama|

* Denny Stadium
* Tuscaloosa, AL (rivalry)

| W 20–7| 8,000| [7]
October 18| at Loyola (LA)*|

* Loyola Stadium
* New Orleans, LA

| W 6–0| | [8]
October 26| at Xavier*|

* Corcoran Field
* Cincinnati, OH

| W 7–0| 9,000| [9]
November 2| at Army*|

* Michie Stadium
* West Point, NY

| W 13–7| 20,000| [10]
November 9| at LSU|

* Tiger Stadium
* Baton Rouge, LA (rivalry)

| L 13–28| | [11]
November 15| at Mississippi State Teachers*|

* Faulkner Field
* Hattiesburg, MS

| W 27–0| | [12]
November 23| Sewanee|

* Scott Field
* Starkville, MS

| W 25–0| | [13]
November 30| at Ole Miss|

* Hemingway Stadium
* Oxford, MS (Egg Bowl)

| L 6–14| | [14]

* *Non-conference game

## References[edit]

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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Mississippi State Bulldogs football

Venues|

* Davis Wade Stadium (1914–present)
* Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium (alternate, 1953–1990)

Bowls & rivalries|

* Bowl games
* Alabama
* LSU
* Ole Miss: Egg Bowl

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* Bully
* "Hail State"
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