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1935 Mississippi State

8–⁠3 (2–⁠3 Southeastern Conference), coached by Ralph Sasse.

Schedule and results

Mississippi State in 1935, game by game: won vs. Samford 20–7; lost at Vanderbilt 9–14; won vs. Millsaps 45–0; won at Alabama 20–7; won at Loyola (LA) 6–0; won at Xavier 7–0; won at Army 13–7; lost at LSU 13–28; won at Southern Miss 27–0; won vs. Sewanee 25–0; lost at Ole Miss 6–14+45−15Won 20–7 vs. Samford+13SamfordLost 9–14 at Vanderbilt-5VanderbiltWon 45–0 vs. Millsaps+45MillsapsWon 20–7 at Alabama+13AlabamaWon 6–0 at Loyola (LA)+6Loyola (LA)Won 7–0 at Xavier+7XavierWon 13–7 at Army+6ArmyLost 13–28 at LSU-15LSUWon 27–0 at Southern Miss+27Southern MissWon 25–0 vs. Sewanee+25SewaneeLost 6–14 at Ole Miss-8Ole Miss
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 20vsSamfordW 20–⁠790%
Sep 28atVanderbiltL 9–⁠1430%
Oct 4vsMillsapsW 45–⁠084%
Oct 12atAlabamaW 20–⁠714%
Oct 18atLoyola (LA)W 6–⁠074%
Oct 26atXavierW 7–⁠075%
Nov 2atArmyW 13–⁠727%
Nov 9atLSUL 13–⁠2827%
Nov 15atSouthern MissW 27–⁠090%
Nov 23vsSewaneeW 25–⁠086%
Nov 30atOle MissL 6–⁠1440%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Ole Miss 14–⁠6; tied for 9th in the Southeastern Conference.

In program history: The 56th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 124 on file).

Record
8–⁠3
Conference
2–⁠3 tied for 9th in Southeastern Conference
AP poll
Began in 1936
Points
191–⁠77
Coach
Ralph Sasse
Elo
1522 +91 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
11.0 No. 27 of 128 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—

All-SEC

2 first team

First team

  • Chuck GelatkaEAP-2; AU-1
  • Ike PickleRBAP-1; AU-1

From Wikipedia’s 1935 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).

1935 Southeastern Conference standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
LSU5–⁠09–⁠2
Vanderbilt5–⁠17–⁠3
Ole Miss3–⁠19–⁠3
Auburn5–⁠28–⁠2
Alabama4–⁠26–⁠2–⁠1
Tulane3–⁠36–⁠4
Kentucky3–⁠35–⁠4
Georgia Tech3–⁠45–⁠5
Mississippi State2–⁠38–⁠3
Tennessee2–⁠34–⁠5
Georgia2–⁠46–⁠4
Florida1–⁠63–⁠7
Sewanee0–⁠62–⁠7

Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.