1935 Mississippi State Maroons football team
American college football season
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]
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References
^ "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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