American college football season
The 1950 Mississippi State Maroons football team was an American football team that represented Mississippi State College as a member of the Southeastern Conference (SEC) during the 1950 college football season. In their second year under head coach Arthur Morton, the team compiled an overall record of 4–5, with a mark of 3–4 in conference play, placing seventh in the SEC.[1]
Schedule
Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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September 23 | Arkansas State* | | W 67–0 | 8,000 | [2] |
September 30 | No. 4 Tennessee | - Scott Field
- Starkville, MS
| W 7–0 | | [3] |
October 7 | vs. Baylor* | | L 7–14 | 20,000 | [4] |
October 14 | at Georgia | | L 0–27 | 20,000 | [5] |
October 28 | at Alabama | | L 7–14 | 30,000 | [6] |
November 4 | Auburn | - Scott Field
- Starkville, MS
| W 27–0 | | [7] |
November 11 | No. 4 Kentucky | - Scott Field
- Starkville, MS
| L 21–48 | 28,000 | [8] |
November 18 | at LSU | | W 13–7 | 33,000 | [9] |
December 2 | at Ole Miss | | L 20–27 | 28,000 | [10] |
- *Non-conference game
- Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
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References
- ^ "1950 Mississippi State Bulldogs Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved February 11, 2022.
- ^ "Miss. State wins first game in last eleven contests". The Clarion-Ledger. September 24, 1950. Retrieved February 11, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Mississippi State upsets Tennessee". The Los Angeles Times. October 1, 1950. Retrieved February 11, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Baylor Bears outscores Mississippi State, 14–7". The Paris News. October 8, 1950. Retrieved February 11, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Georgia routs Maroons, 27–0". The Greenville News. October 15, 1950. Retrieved February 11, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Alabama scores late to beat 'Sippi State". The Jackson Sun. October 29, 1950. Retrieved February 11, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Mississippi State flattens Auburn, 27–0". The Commercial Appeal. November 5, 1950. Retrieved February 11, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Babe, 'Tucky romp, 48–21". The Birmingham News. November 12, 1950. Retrieved February 11, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Maroon storm over LSU 13–7 in 'Rockem' win". The Tennessean. November 19, 1950. Retrieved February 11, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Ole Miss outlasts Mississippi starters for 27–20 triumph". The Commercial Appeal. December 3, 1950. Retrieved February 11, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
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