Year: | 1935 |
Team: | Mississippi State Maroons |
Sport: | football |
Conference: | Southeastern Conference |
Short Conf: | SEC |
Record: | 8–3 |
Conf Record: | 2–3 |
Head Coach: | Ralph Sasse |
Hc Year: | 1st |
Stadium: | Scott Field |
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.[1]
It was the first year as head coach for Ralph Sasse, who had previously coached at Army. Sasse led the Maroons to a 13 - 7 upset win over Army,[2] a game which has been called one of the greatest wins in school history.[3]