1935 Mississippi State Maroons football team

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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 compiled an overall record of 8–3, with a conference record of 2–3, and finished tied for ninth in the SEC.[1]

ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
Record8–3 (2–3 SEC)
Headcoach
HomestadiumScott Field
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1935 Mississippi State Maroons football
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
Record8–3 (2–3 SEC)
Head coach
Home stadiumScott Field
Seasons
← 1934
1936 â†’
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1935 Southeastern Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
Team W L  W L 
No. 7 LSU $5–0–09–2–0
Vanderbilt5–1–07–3–0
Ole Miss3–1–09–3–0
No. 15 Auburn5–2–08–2–0
No. 17 Alabama4–2–06–2–1
Tulane3–3–06–4–0
Kentucky3–3–05–4–0
Georgia Tech3–4–05–5–0
Mississippi State2–3–08–3–0
Tennessee2–3–04–5–0
Georgia2–4–06–4–0
Florida1–6–03–7–0
Sewanee0–6–02–7–0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from United Press
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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

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 20Howard (AL)*
W 19–65,000[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
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