1937 Mississippi State Maroons football team

1937 Mississippi State Maroons football
Conference	Southeastern Conference
1937 record	5–4–1 (3–2 SEC)
Head coach	Ralph Sasse (3rd year)
Home stadium	Scott Field (Capacity: 20,000)

1937 SEC football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
#4 Alabama $	6	–	0	–	0			9	–	1	–	0
#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 Rankings from AP Poll

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. Sasse finished 20–10–2 in his three seasons at Mississippi State.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent#	Rank#	Site	TV	Result
September 25		Delta State*		Scott Field • Starkville, MS		W 39–0
October 2		Howard*		Scott Field • Starkville, MS		W 38–0
October 9		at Texas A&M*		Tyler, TX		L 0–14
October 16		at Auburn		Legion Field • Birmingham, AL		L 7–33
October 23		Florida		Scott Field • Starkville, MS		W 14–13
October 30		at Centenary*		Centenary College Stadium • Shreveport, LA		T 0–0
November 6		at #18 LSU		Tiger Stadium • Baton Rouge, LA (Rivalry)		L 0–41
November 12		Sewanee		Scott Field • Starkville, MS		W 12–0
November 25		at Ole Miss		Hemingway Stadium • Oxford, MS (Egg Bowl)		W 9–7
December 4		Duquesne*		Scott Field • Starkville, MS		L 0–9
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. #Rankings from AP Poll. All times are in Central Time.