1937 Mississippi State Maroons football team

1937 Mississippi State Maroons football
Conference Southeastern Conference
1937 record 541 (32 SEC)
Head coach Ralph Sasse (3rd year)
Home stadium Scott Field
(Capacity: 20,000)
1937 SEC football standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   T     W   L   T
#4 Alabama $ 6 0 0     9 1 0
#8 LSU 5 1 0     9 2 0
Auburn 4 1 2     6 2 3
Vanderbilt 4 2 0     7 2 0
Mississippi State 3 2 0     5 4 1
Georgia Tech 3 2 1     6 3 1
Tennessee 4 3 0     6 3 1
Florida 3 4 0     4 7 0
Tulane 2 3 1     5 4 1
Georgia 1 2 2     6 3 2
Ole Miss 0 4 0     4 5 1
Kentucky 0 5 0     4 6 0
Sewanee 0 6 0     2 7 0
  • $ Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1937 Mississippi State Maroons football team represented Mississippi State College during the 1937 college football season. At the end of the season, popular head coach Ralph Sasse shocked students and fans by resigning after a nervous breakdown.[1][2] Sasse finished 20102 in his three seasons at Mississippi State.

Schedule

Date Time Opponent# Rank# Site TV Result
September 25 Delta State* Scott FieldStarkville, MS W 390  
October 2 Howard* Scott FieldStarkville, MS W 380  
October 9 at Texas A&M* Tyler, TX L 014  
October 16 at Auburn Legion FieldBirmingham, AL L 733  
October 23 Florida Scott FieldStarkville, MS W 1413  
October 30 at Centenary* Centenary College Stadium • Shreveport, LA T 00  
November 6 at #18 LSU Tiger StadiumBaton Rouge, LA (Rivalry) L 041  
November 12 Sewanee Scott FieldStarkville, MS W 120  
November 25 at Ole Miss Hemingway StadiumOxford, MS (Egg Bowl) W 97  
December 4 Duquesne* Scott FieldStarkville, MS L 09  
*Non-conference game. daggerHomecoming. #Rankings from AP Poll. All times are in Central Time.

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References

  1. cristilmethod. "12 Days of MSU History for Christmas, Day 7: MSU takes down Army in 1935". For Whom the Cowbell Tolls. SB Nation.
  2. AP (November 11, 1937). "Sasse Confined to Home After Giving Up Post". Sarasota Herald-Tribune. Retrieved February 11, 2011.
  3. College Football @ Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved December 26, 2015
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