1937 Mississippi State
5–4–1 (3–2 Southeastern Conference), coached by Ralph Sasse. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat Delta State 39–0Sep 25
By 39 points, its widest win.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 25 | vsDelta State | W 39–0 | 91% |
| Oct 2 | vs Samford | W 38–0 | 93% |
| Oct 9 | vs Texas A&M | L 0–14 | 51% |
| Oct 16 | at Auburn | L 7–33 | 36% |
| Oct 23 | vs Florida | W 14–13 | 68% |
| Oct 30 | atCentenary (LA) | T 0–0 | 43% |
| Nov 6 | at 18LSU | L 0–41 | 20% |
| Nov 12 | vsSewanee | W 12–0 | 82% |
| Nov 25 | at Ole Miss | W 9–7 | 39% |
| Dec 4 | vs Duquesne | L 0–9 | 54% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Lost to Duquesne 9–0; unranked in the final AP poll; 5th in the Southeastern Conference.
In program history: The tied 60th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 124 on file).
Players on this team
Before 2004 our records hold honors and the draft; these are the players whose college years here, from their Wikipedia articles or their honors, include 1937.
- Record
- 5–4–1
- Conference
- 3–2 5th in Southeastern Conference
- AP final
- Unranked
- Points
- 119–117
- Coach
- Ralph Sasse
- Elo
- 1497 −52 this season
- SP+ rating
- —
- SRS
- −3.2 No. 82 of 126 major-college teams
- Recruiting class
- —
Drafted in 1938
The 1938 draft| Rd 5 | Dave Price C | Washington Redskins |
1937 Southeastern Conference standings
Conference page| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
 Alabama | 6–0 | 9–1 | 4 |
| LSU | 5–1 | 9–2 | 8 |
| Auburn | 4–1–2 | 6–2–3 | |
 Vanderbilt | 4–2 | 7–2 | |
 Mississippi State | 3–2 | 5–4–1 | |
 Georgia Tech | 3–2–1 | 6–3–1 | |
 Tennessee | 4–3 | 6–3–1 | |
| Florida | 3–4 | 4–7 | |
 Tulane | 2–3–1 | 5–4–1 | |
 Georgia | 1–2–2 | 6–3–2 | |
| Ole Miss | 0–4 | 4–5–1 | |
 Kentucky | 0–5 | 4–6 | |
| Sewanee | 0–6 | 2–7 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.