1936 Mississippi State
7–3–1 (3–2 Southeastern Conference), coached by Ralph Sasse. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat Sewanee 68–0Oct 31
By 68 points, its widest win.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 26 | vsMillsaps | W 20–0 | 90% |
| Oct 3 | vs Samford | W 35–0 | 93% |
| Oct 10 | at Alabama | L 0–7 | 25% |
| Oct 17 | vsLoyola (LA) | W 32–0 | 75% |
| Oct 24 | vs TCU | T 0–0 | 39% |
| Oct 31 | vsSewanee | W 68–0 | 86% |
| Nov 7 | at 7LSU | L 0–12 | 20% |
| Nov 21 | vs Ole Miss | W 26–6 | 56% |
| Nov 28 | vs Mercer | W 32–0 | 92% |
| Dec 5 | at Florida | W 7–0 | 67% |
| Jan 1Bowls & playoff | vs 12DuquesneOrange Bowl | L 12–13 | 40% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Lost to Duquesne 13–12 in the Orange Bowl; unranked in the final AP poll; 5th in the Southeastern Conference.
In program history: The 31st-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 124 on file).
- Record
- 7–3–1
- Conference
- 3–2 5th in Southeastern Conference
- AP final
- Unranked
- Points
- 232–38
- Coach
- Ralph Sasse
- Elo
- 1573 +58 this season
- SP+ rating
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- SRS
- 17.0 No. 11 of 131 major-college teams
- Recruiting class
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1936 Southeastern Conference standings
Conference page| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
| LSU | 6–0 | 9–1–1 | 2 |
| Alabama | 5–0–1 | 8–0–1 | 4 |
 Auburn | 4–1–1 | 7–2–2 | |
 Tennessee | 3–1–2 | 6–2–2 | 17 |
 Mississippi State | 3–2 | 7–3–1 | |
 Georgia | 3–3 | 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 | 6–4 | |
| Florida | 1–5 | 4–6 | |
| Ole Miss | 0–3–1 | 5–5–2 | |
| Sewanee | 0–5 | 0–6–1 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.