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Mississippi State Football Team History


Mississippi State Bulldogs
University of Mississippi State
 Starkville, MS
Founded: 1878
Stadium: Scott Field
Capacity: 55,082
Colors: Maroon & White
Coach: Ralph I. Sasse
Conference: Southeastern-

Team Home Summary  Coaches Games by Year Opponents Rankings Bowls Conference


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1895  <-- 1935 <- 1936 -> 1937 --> 2024
1936 Season Highlights
 Ralph I. Sasse enters his 2nd season as Head Coach at Mississippi State.
 
1936 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Sat., Sep. 26  vs. Millsaps  20   0   W       
 Sat., Oct. 3  vs. Samford  35   0   W       
 Sat., Oct. 10  @ Alabama  0   7   L       
 Sat., Oct. 17  vs. Loyola (New Orleans)  32   0   W    @ Meridian, MS   
 Sat., Oct. 24  @ Texas Christian  0   0   T    @ Dallas, TX   
 Sat., Oct. 31  vs. Sewanee  68   0   W    @ Jackson, MS   
 Sat., Nov. 7  @ Louisiana State  0   12   L       
 Sat., Nov. 21  vs. Mississippi  26   6   W       
 Sat., Nov. 28  vs. Mercer  32   0   W       
 Sat., Dec. 5  @ Florida  7   0   W       
 Fri., Jan. 1   Duquesne  12   13   L    @ Miami, FL   Orange Bowl
 
1936 Season Totals
  Record7-3 -1
  Points Scored232
  Scoring Average21.1
  Points Allowed38
  Defense Average3.5
  Opponents Record35-14
  Conference Record3-2
  Home Record6-0
  Away Record1-2 -1
1936 NCAA Final Rankings
 Rank   Record   Source 
  was not ranked.
  
1936 Southeastern- Standings
  Season   Bowls   Conference 
 Team  W/L/T  PF  PA    W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
Louisiana State 9-1-129554Lost  14-216-014313  Bernie H. Moore
Alabama 8-0-116835 4-0-16913  Frank W. Thomas
Auburn 7-2-216063 4-1-15844  John F. Jack Meagher
Mississippi State 7-3-123238Lost  12-133-210125  Ralph I. Sasse
Tennessee 6-2-214752 3-1-27925  Robert R. Bob Neyland
Georgia 5-4-1115159 3-374133  Harry J. Mehre
Georgia Tech 5-5-1251103 2-3-110663  William A. Bill Alexander
Kentucky 6-417984 1-31355  Chet A. Wynne
Tulane 6-3-1163117 1-3-12085  Lowell P. Red Dawson
Florida 4-699125 1-54098  Josh C. Cody
Vanderbilt 3-5-111587 1-3-13359  Ray Morrison
Mississippi 5-5-215098 0-3-11246  Ed Walker

1936 All American Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 

1936 All Southeastern Conference Players
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 


Some records may be incomplete.


Great Moments in College Football History

The biggest crowd for a college football game was 114,000 for the 1926 Army-Navy Game. The game ended in a tie when it became too dark to play.