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
1936 Southeastern Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 2 LSU $ 6 –0 –09 –1 –1
No. 4 Alabama 5 –0 –18 –0 –1
Auburn 4 –1 –17 –2 –2
No. 17 Tennessee 3 –1 –26 –2 –2
Mississippi State 3 –2 –07 –3 –1
Georgia 3 –3 –05 –4 –1
Georgia Tech 3 –3 –15 –5 –1
Tulane 2 –3 –16 –3 –1
Vanderbilt 1 –3 –13 –5 –1
Kentucky 1 –3 –06 –4 –0
Florida 1 –5 –04 –6 –0
Ole Miss 0 –3 –15 –5 –2
Sewanee 0 –5 –00 –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.


This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.