1936 Mississippi State Maroons football team

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

1936 Southeastern Conference football standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 2 LSU $	6	–	0	–	0			9	–	1	–	1
No. 4 Alabama	5	–	0	–	1			8	–	0	–	1
Auburn	4	–	1	–	1			7	–	2	–	2
No. 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

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	Opponent	Site	Result
September 26	Millsaps*	Scott Field Starkville, Mississippi	W 20–0
October 3	Howard (AL)*	Scott Field Starkville, Mississippi	W 35–0
October 10	at Alabama	Denny Stadium Tuscaloosa, Alabama (rivalry)	L 0–7
October 17	Loyola (LA)*	Ray Stadium Meridian, Mississippi	W 32–0
October 24	at TCU*	Amon G. Carter Stadium Fort Worth, Texas	T 0–0
October 31	Sewanee	Jackson, Mississippi	W 68–0
November 7	at No. 7 LSU	Tiger Stadium Baton Rouge, Louisiana (rivalry)	L 0–12
November 21	Ole Miss	Scott Field Starkville, Mississippi (Egg Bowl)	W 26–6
November 28	Mercer*	Scott Field Starkville, Mississippi	W 32–0
December 5	at Florida	Florida Field Gainesville, Florida	W 7–0
January 1	vs. No. 12 Duquesne*	Miami Field Miami (Orange Bowl)	L 12–13
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game