1937 Mississippi State Maroons football team

The 1937 Mississippi State Maroons football team represented Mississippi State College during the 1937 college football season. At the end of the season, popular head coach Ralph Sasse shocked students and fans by resigning after a nervous breakdown.^[1][2] Sasse finished 20–10–2 in his three seasons at Mississippi State.

1937 Mississippi State Maroons football
Conference	Southeastern Conference
Record	5–4–1 (3–2 SEC)
Head coach	Ralph Sasse (3rd season)
Home stadium	Scott Field
Seasons ← 1936 1938 →

1937 Southeastern Conference football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
No. 4 Alabama $	6	–	0	–	0			9	–	1	–	0
No. 8 LSU	5	–	1	–	0			9	–	2	–	0
Auburn	4	–	1	–	2			6	–	2	–	3
Vanderbilt	4	–	2	–	0			7	–	2	–	0
Mississippi State	3	–	2	–	0			5	–	4	–	1
Georgia Tech	3	–	2	–	1			6	–	3	–	1
Tennessee	4	–	3	–	0			6	–	3	–	1
Florida	3	–	4	–	0			4	–	7	–	0
Tulane	2	–	3	–	1			5	–	4	–	1
Georgia	1	–	2	–	2			6	–	3	–	2
Ole Miss	0	–	4	–	0			4	–	5	–	1
Kentucky	0	–	5	–	0			4	–	6	–	0
Sewanee	0	–	6	–	0			2	–	7	–	0
$ – Conference champion

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 25	Delta State*	Scott Field Starkville, MS	W 39–0		[3]
October 2	Howard (AL)*	Scott Field Starkville, MS	W 38–0	4,000	[4]
October 9	vs. Texas A&M*	Lion Stadium Tyler, TX	L 0–14	16,000	[5]
October 16	at Auburn	Legion Field Birmingham, AL	L 7–33	15,000	[6]
October 23	Florida	Scott Field Starkville, MS	W 14–13	7,500	[7]
October 30	at Centenary*	State Fair Stadium Shreveport, LA	T 0–0	10,000	[8]
November 6	at No. 18 LSU	Tiger Stadium Baton Rouge, LA (rivalry)	L 0–41	20,000	[9]
November 13	Sewanee	Scott Field Starkville, MS	W 12–0	6,000	[10]
November 25	at Ole Miss	Hemingway Stadium Oxford, MS (Egg Bowl)	W 9–7	14,000	[11]
December 4	Duquesne*	Scott Field Starkville, MS	L 0–9	6,000	[12]
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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References

1. cristilmethod. "12 Days of MSU History for Christmas, Day 7: MSU takes down Army in 1935". For Whom the Cowbell Tolls. SB Nation.
2. "Sasse Confined to Home After Giving Up Post". Sarasota Herald-Tribune. Associated Press. November 11, 1937. Retrieved February 11, 2011.
3. "State beats Delta 39–0 at Starkville". The Clarion-Ledger. September 26, 1937. Retrieved September 29, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
4. "State shows power in beating Howard". The Clarion-Ledger. October 3, 1937. Retrieved August 24, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
5. "Aggies down Maroons, 14–0, in Rose Festival clash". The Tyler Courier-Times. October 10, 1937. Retrieved September 29, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
6. "Auburn upsets Dope with 33 to 7 win over State". The Selma Times-Journal. October 17, 1937. Retrieved September 29, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
7. "Florida falls short in late rally and Mississippi State wins, 14–13". The Miami Herald. October 24, 1937. Retrieved September 29, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
8. "Gents prove tough". The Clarion-Ledger. October 31, 1937. Retrieved July 22, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
9. "L.S.U. tramples Maroons, 41 to 0". The Birmingham News. November 7, 1937. Retrieved September 29, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
10. "State turns back Sewanee 12 to 0". The Clarion-Ledger. November 14, 1936. Retrieved August 16, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
11. "Mississippi State upsets grid dope to defeat Ole Miss". The Shreveport Journal. November 26, 1937. Retrieved September 29, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
12. Bryan, Jerry (December 5, 1937). "Duquesne Scores Late To Beat Maroons, 9 To 0". The Birmingham News. Birmingham, Alabama. p. 3, sports section. Retrieved August 2, 2022 – via Newspapers.com .
13. "1937 Mississippi State Bulldogs Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved September 29, 2023.