1936 Mississippi State Maroons football team

1936 Mississippi State Maroons football
Orange Bowl, L 12–13 vs. Duquesne
Conference	Southeastern Conference
1936 record	7–3–1 (3–2 SEC)
Head coach	Ralph Sasse (2nd year)
Home stadium	Scott Field (Capacity: 20,000)

1936 SEC football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
#2 LSU $	6	–	0	–	0			9	–	1	–	1
#4 Alabama	5	–	0	–	1			8	–	0	–	1
Auburn	4	–	1	–	1			7	–	2	–	2
#17 Tennessee	3	–	1	–	2			6	–	2	–	2
Mississippi State	3	–	2	–	0			7	–	3	–	1
Georgia	3	–	3	–	0			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	–	0			6	–	4	–	0
Florida	1	–	5	–	0			4	–	6	–	0
Ole Miss	0	–	3	–	1			5	–	5	–	2
Sewanee	0	–	5	–	0			0	–	6	–	1
$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

The 1936 Mississippi State Maroons football team represented Mississippi State College during the 1936 college football season. Led by second-year coach Ralph Sasse, the Maroons finished 7–3–1 and played in the Orange Bowl.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent#	Rank#	Site	TV	Result
September 26		Millsaps*		Scott Field • Starkville, MS		W 20–0
October 3		Howard*		Scott Field • Starkville, MS		W 35–0
October 10		at Alabama		Denny Stadium • Tuscaloosa, AL (Rivalry)		L 0–7
October 17		Loyola*		Ray Stadium • Meridian, MS		W 32–0
October 24		at TCU*		Amon G. Carter Stadium • Fort Worth, TX		T 0–0
October 31		Sewanee		Jackson, MS		W 68–0
November 7		at #7 LSU		Tiger Stadium • Baton Rouge, LA (Rivalry)		L 0–12
November 21		Ole Miss		Scott Field • Starkville, MS (Egg Bowl)		W 26–6
November 28		Mercer*		Scott Field • Starkville, MS		W 32–0
December 5		at Florida		Florida Field • Gainesville, FL		W 7–0
January 1		vs. #12 Duquesne*		Miami Field • Miami, FL (Orange Bowl)		L 12–13
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. #Rankings from AP Poll. All times are in Central Time.