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1935 Ole Miss

9–⁠3 (3–⁠1 Southeastern Conference), coached by Ed Walker.

Schedule and results

Ole Miss in 1935, game by game: won at Millsaps 20–0; won vs. Memphis 92–0; won vs. Rhodes 32–0; won vs. Sewanee 33–0; won vs. Florida 27–6; lost at Marquette 7–33; won at Saint Louis 21–7; lost at Tennessee 13–14; won at Centre 26–0; won vs. Centenary (LA) 6–0; won vs. Mississippi State 14–6; lost vs. Catholic 19–20+92−26Won 20–0 at Millsaps+20MillsapsWon 92–0 vs. Memphis+92MemphisWon 32–0 vs. Rhodes+32RhodesWon 33–0 vs. Sewanee+33SewaneeWon 27–6 vs. Florida+21FloridaLost 7–33 at Marquette-26MarquetteWon 21–7 at Saint Louis+14Saint LouisLost 13–14 at Tennessee-1TennesseeWon 26–0 at Centre+26CentreWon 6–0 vs. Centenary (LA)+6Centenary (LA)Won 14–6 vs. Mississippi State+8Mississippi Sta…Lost 19–20 vs. Catholic-1Catholic
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 20atMillsapsW 20–⁠078%
Sep 28vsMemphisW 92–⁠093%
Oct 5vsRhodesW 32–⁠089%
Oct 11vsSewaneeW 33–⁠080%
Oct 19vsFloridaW 27–⁠662%
Oct 26atMarquetteL 7–⁠3337%
Nov 1atSaint LouisW 21–⁠753%
Nov 9atTennesseeL 13–⁠1438%
Nov 16atCentreW 26–⁠083%
Nov 23vsCentenary (LA)W 6–⁠059%
Nov 30vsMississippi StateW 14–⁠660%
Jan 1Bowls & playoffvsCatholicOrange BowlL 19–⁠2079%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Catholic 20–⁠19 in the Orange Bowl; 3rd in the Southeastern Conference.

In program history: The 46th-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 1935.

Record
9–⁠3
Conference
3–⁠1 3rd in Southeastern Conference
AP poll
Began in 1936
Points
310–⁠86
Coach
Ed Walker
Elo
1561 +86 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
7.1 No. 40 of 128 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—

All-SEC

1 first team, 2 second team

First team

  • Ray HapesRB

Second team

  • Sterling RichardsonOTAP-2
  • Rad RodgersRBAP-2

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.