1936 Mississippi State Maroons football team

1936 Mississippi State Maroons football
Orange Bowl, L 12–13 vs. Duquesne
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
Record7–3–1 (3–2 SEC)
Head coach
Home stadiumScott Field
Seasons
← 1935
1937 →
1936 Southeastern Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 2 LSU $ 6 – 0 – 0 9 – 1 – 1
No. 4 Alabama 5 – 0 – 1 8 – 0 – 1
Auburn 4 – 1 – 1 7 – 2 – 2
No. 17 Tennessee 3 – 1 – 2 6 – 2 – 2
Mississippi State 3 – 2 – 0 7 – 3 – 1
Georgia 3 – 3 – 0 5 – 4 – 1
Georgia Tech 3 – 3 – 1 5 – 5 – 1
Tulane 2 – 3 – 1 6 – 3 – 1
Vanderbilt 1 – 3 – 1 3 – 5 – 1
Kentucky 1 – 3 – 0 6 – 4 – 0
Florida 1 – 5 – 0 4 – 6 – 0
Ole Miss 0 – 3 – 1 5 – 5 – 2
Sewanee 0 – 5 – 0 0 – 6 – 1
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1936 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 1936 college football season. Led by second-year coach Ralph Sasse, the Maroons finished 7–3–1 and played in the Orange Bowl.[1]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 26Millsaps*
W 20–04,000[2]
October 3Howard (AL)*
  • Scott Field
  • Starkville, MS
W 35–0[3]
October 10at Alabama
L 0–717,000[4][5]
October 17Loyola (LA)*
W 32–0[6]
October 24at TCU*
T 0–06,000[7]
October 31Sewanee
W 68–04,000[8]
November 7at No. 7 LSU
L 0–1225,000[9]
November 21Ole Miss
W 26–620,000[10]
November 28Mercer*
  • Scott Field
  • Starkville, MS
W 32–03,500[11]
December 5at Florida
W 7–07,000[12]
January 1vs. No. 12 Duquesne*
L 12–139,210[13]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

References

  1. ^ "1936 Mississippi State Bulldogs Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved September 28, 2023.
  2. ^ "Ike Pickle stars as Mississippi State whips Millsaps". The Commercial Appeal. September 27, 1936. Retrieved September 28, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Sassemen humble Howard's Bulldogs, 35 to 0". The Clarion-Ledger. October 4, 1936. Retrieved August 26, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Joe Kilgrow brings Tide 7–0 victory". The Huntsville Times. October 11, 1936. p. 8. Retrieved August 16, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ Thornton, Jay (October 11, 1936). "Crimson Tide subdues Maroons, 7–0, before crowd of 17,000". The Tuscaloosa News. p. 6. Retrieved April 8, 2012.
  6. ^ "Maroons romp over Loyola eleven, 32 to 0". Clarion-Ledger. October 18, 1936. p. 1. Retrieved August 16, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "T.C.U.–Mississippi Statte scoreless on wet field". The Marshall News Messenger. October 25, 1936. Retrieved September 28, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "State routs Sewanee 68–0". The Clarion-Ledger. November 1, 1936. Retrieved August 16, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Winged Bengals strafe Sassers". The State. November 8, 1936. Retrieved September 28, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "State bursts Ole Miss jinx". The Knoxville Journal. November 22, 1936. Retrieved September 28, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Mississippi State trounces Mercer team 32–0". The Clarion-Ledger. November 29, 1936. Retrieved September 28, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "Gators hold Mississippi State to 7–0 victory". Tampa Sunday Tribune. December 6, 1936. Retrieved September 28, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. ^ "Brumbaugh's long pass beats Miss. State, 13–12". The Miami News. January 2, 1937. Retrieved September 28, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.


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