1937 Mississippi State Maroons football team

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The 1937 Mississippi State Maroons football team represented Mississippi State College during the 1937 college football season. At the end of the season, popular head coach Ralph Sasse shocked students and fans by resigning after a nervous breakdown.[1][2] Sasse finished 20–10–2 in his three seasons at Mississippi State.

ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
Record5–4–1 (3–2 SEC)
Headcoach
HomestadiumScott Field
Quick facts Mississippi State Maroons football, Conference ...
1937 Mississippi State Maroons football
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
Record5–4–1 (3–2 SEC)
Head coach
Home stadiumScott Field
Seasons
← 1936
1938 â†’
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1937 Southeastern Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
Team W L  W L 
No. 4 Alabama $6–0–09–1–0
No. 8 LSU5–1–09–2–0
Auburn4–1–26–2–3
Vanderbilt4–2–07–2–0
Mississippi State3–2–05–4–1
Georgia Tech3–2–16–3–1
Tennessee4–3–06–3–1
Florida3–4–04–7–0
Tulane2–3–15–4–1
Georgia1–2–26–3–2
Ole Miss0–4–04–5–1
Kentucky0–5–04–6–0
Sewanee0–6–02–7–0
  • $ – Conference champion
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Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 25Delta State*
W 39–0[3]
October 2Howard (AL)*
  • Scott Field
  • Starkville, MS
W 38–04,000[4]
October 9vs. Texas A&M*
L 0–1416,000[5]
October 16at Auburn
L 7–3315,000[6]
October 23Florida
  • Scott Field
  • Starkville, MS
W 14–137,500[7]
October 30at Centenary*
T 0–010,000[8]
November 6at No. 18 LSU
L 0–4120,000[9]
November 13Sewanee
  • Scott Field
  • Starkville, MS
W 12–06,000[10]
November 25at Ole Miss
W 9–714,000[11]
December 4Duquesne*
  • Scott Field
  • Starkville, MS
L 0–96,000[12]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
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