1923 Mississippi A&M Aggies football team

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1923 Mississippi A&M Aggies football
Conference Southern Conference
Record5–2–2 (2–1–2 SoCon)
Head coach
Home stadium Scott Field
Seasons
  1922
1924  
1923 Southern Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Washington & Lee + 4 0 16 3 1
Vanderbilt * + 3 0 15 2 1
VPI 4 1 06 3 0
Alabama 4 1 17 2 1
Maryland 2 1 07 2 1
Florida 1 0 26 1 2
North Carolina 2 1 15 3 1
Georgia 3 2 05 3 1
Mississippi A&M 2 1 25 2 2
Tennessee 4 3 05 4 1
Tulane 2 2 16 3 1
Clemson 1 1 15 2 1
Georgia Tech 0 0 43 2 4
NC State 1 4 03 7 0
Auburn 0 1 33 3 3
Kentucky 0 2 24 3 2
Virginia 0 3 13 5 1
LSU 0 3 03 5 1
Ole Miss 0 4 04 6 0
South Carolina 0 4 04 6 0
  • + Conference co-champions
  • * co-member of SIAA

The 1923 Mississippi A&M Aggies football team was an American football team that represented the Agricultural and Mechanical College of the State of Mississippi (now known as Mississippi State University) as a member of the Southern Conference (SoCon) during the 1923 college football season. In their first season under head coach Earl Abell, Mississippi A&M compiled a 5–2–2 record. [1]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
October 6 Millsaps *W 28–6 [2]
October 13 Ouachita Baptist *
  • Scott Field
  • Starkville, MS
W 6–0 [3]
October 20vs. Ole Miss
W 13–68,000 [4]
October 27vs. Tennessee L 3–7 [5]
November 3at Vanderbilt T 0–0 [6]
November 10 Union (TN) *
  • Scott Field
  • Starkville, MS
W 6–0 [7]
November 17at Illinois *L 0–2725,000 [8]
November 24at Florida T 13–13 [9]
December 1 LSU
  • Scott Field
  • Starkville, MS (rivalry)
W 14–75,000 [10]
  • *Non-conference game

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References

  1. "1923 Mississippi State Bulldogs Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 15, 2023.
  2. "Miss. Aggies beat Millsaps Majors". The Birmingham News. October 7, 1923. Retrieved December 15, 2023 via Newspapers.com.
  3. "Mississippi Aggies win over Ouachita". The Commercial Appeal. October 14, 1923. Retrieved December 15, 2023 via Newspapers.com.
  4. "A.&M. again defeats Ole Miss, 13 to 7". The Clarion-Ledger. October 21, 1923. Retrieved December 15, 2023 via Newspapers.com.
  5. "Billy Bone and Tarzan Holt are stars in Vols' eleventh hour win". The Journal and Tribune. October 28, 1923. Retrieved August 4, 2021 via Newspapers.com.
  6. "Mississippi Aggies struggle to scoreless tie with Vandy". The Commercial Appeal. November 4, 1923. Retrieved December 15, 2023 via Newspapers.com.
  7. "Aggies win from Union University". The Birmingham News. November 11, 1923. Retrieved August 29, 2021 via Newspapers.com.
  8. "Illini Trounce Mississippi by Topheavy Score: Grange Sits on Sidelines and Watches Mates Win, 27 to 0". Decatur Herald. November 18, 1923. p. 10 via Newspapers.com.
  9. "Mississippi Aggies battle Florida to 13 to 13 tie". The Commercial Appeal. November 25, 1923. Retrieved December 15, 2023 via Newspapers.com.
  10. "Maroons scrape out 14–7 victory". The Montgomery Advertiser. December 2, 1923. Retrieved December 15, 2023 via Newspapers.com.