1936 Mississippi State Maroons football team

1936 Southeastern Conference football standings
	$ – Conference champion;

1936 Mississippi State Maroons football
1936 Mississippi State Maroons football
Orange Bowl, L 12–13 vs. Duquesne
Conference	Southeastern Conference
1936 record	7–3–1 (3–2 SEC)
Head coach	Ralph Sasse (2nd season);
Home stadium	Scott Field; (Capacity: 20,000)
	Seasons ← 1935 1937 →

The 1936 Mississippi State Maroons football team represented Mississippi State College 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[]

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Source
September 26	Millsaps*	Scott Field Starkville, Mississippi	W 20–0
October 3	Howard (AL)*	Scott Field Starkville, Mississippi	W 35–0	^[1]
October 10	at Alabama	Denny Stadium Tuscaloosa, Alabama (rivalry)	L 0–7	^[2]
October 17	Loyola (LA)*	Ray Stadium Meridian, Mississippi	W 32–0	^[3]
October 24	at TCU*	Amon G. Carter Stadium Fort Worth, Texas	T 0–0
October 31	Sewanee	Municipal Stadium Jackson, Mississippi	W 68–0	^[4]
November 7	at No. 7 LSU	Tiger Stadium Baton Rouge, Louisiana (rivalry)	L 0–12
November 21	Ole Miss	Scott Field Starkville, Mississippi (Egg Bowl)	W 26–6
November 28	Mercer*	Scott Field Starkville, Mississippi	W 32–0	^[5]
December 5	at Florida	Florida Field Gainesville, Florida	W 7–0
January 1	vs. No. 12 Duquesne*	Miami Field Miami, Florida (Orange Bowl)	L 12–13
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

^ "Sassemen humble Howard's Bulldogs, 35 to 0". The Clarion-Ledger. October 4, 1936. Retrieved August 26, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Joe Kilgrow brings Tide 7–0 victory". The Huntsville Times. October 11, 1936. p. 8. Retrieved August 16, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Maroons romp over Loyola eleven, 32 to 0". Clarion-Ledger. October 18, 1936. p. 1. Retrieved August 16, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "State routs Sewanee 68–0". The Clarion-Ledger. November 1, 1936. Retrieved August 16, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Mississippi State trounces Mercer team 32–0". The Clarion-Ledger. November 29, 1936. Retrieved September 28, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
^ College Football @ Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved December 26, 2015

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Venues	Davis Wade Stadium (1914–present) Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium (alternate, 1953–1991)
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People	Head coaches NFL draftees Statistical leaders
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1936 Southeastern Conference football standings
v t	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