1935 Mississippi State Maroons football team

The 1935 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 1935 college football season. In their first year under head coach Ralph Sasse, the Maroons complied an overall record of 8–3, with a conference record of 2–3, and finished tied for ninth in the SEC.

1935 Mississippi State Maroons football
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
Record8–3 (2–3 SEC)
Head coach
  • Ralph Sasse (1st season)
Home stadiumScott Field
1935 Southeastern Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 7 LSU $ 5 0 09 2 0
Vanderbilt 5 1 07 3 0
Ole Miss 3 1 09 3 0
No. 15 Auburn 5 2 08 2 0
No. 17 Alabama 4 2 06 2 1
Tulane 3 3 06 4 0
Kentucky 3 3 05 4 0
Georgia Tech 3 4 05 5 0
Mississippi State 2 3 08 3 0
Tennessee 2 3 04 5 0
Georgia 2 4 06 4 0
Florida 1 6 03 7 0
Sewanee 0 6 02 7 0
  • $ Conference champion
Rankings from United Press

It was the first year as head coach for Ralph Sasse, who had previously coached at Army. Sasse led the Maroons to a 137 upset win over Army, a game which has been called one of the greatest wins in school history.

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