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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← 19351937 →
1936 Southeastern Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
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.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 26Millsaps*W 20–04,000
October 3Howard (AL)*
  • Scott Field
  • Starkville, MS
W 35–0
October 10at AlabamaL 0–717,000
October 17Loyola (LA)*W 32–0
October 24at TCU*T 0–06,000
October 31SewaneeW 68–04,000
November 7at No. 7 LSUL 0–1225,000
November 21Ole MissW 26–620,000
November 28Mercer*
  • Scott Field
  • Starkville, MS
W 32–03,500
December 5at FloridaW 7–07,000
January 1vs. No. 12 Duquesne*L 12–139,210
  • *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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