1924 Mississippi A&M Aggies football team

1924 Mississippi A&M Aggies football
Conference	Southern Conference
Record	5–4 (3–2 SoCon)
Head coach	Earl Abell (2nd season)
Home stadium	Scott Field
Seasons ←  1923 1925  →

1924 Southern Conference football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Alabama $	5	–	0	–	0			8	–	1	–	0
Florida	2	–	0	–	1			6	–	2	–	2
Georgia	5	–	1	–	0			7	–	3	–	0
Tulane	4	–	1	–	0			8	–	1	–	0
Washington and Lee	4	–	1	–	1			6	–	3	–	1
South Carolina	3	–	2	–	0			7	–	3	–	0
Sewanee *	3	–	2	–	0			6	–	4	–	0
Mississippi A&M	3	–	2	–	0			5	–	4	–	0
Virginia	3	–	2	–	0			5	–	4	–	0
Georgia Tech	3	–	2	–	1			5	–	3	–	1
Vanderbilt *	3	–	3	–	0			6	–	3	–	1
VPI	2	–	2	–	3			4	–	2	–	3
VMI	2	–	3	–	1			6	–	3	–	1
Kentucky	2	–	3	–	0			4	–	5	–	0
North Carolina	2	–	3	–	0			4	–	5	–	0
Auburn	2	–	4	–	1			4	–	4	–	1
Maryland	1	–	2	–	1			3	–	3	–	3
NC State	1	–	4	–	1			2	–	4	–	2
LSU	0	–	3	–	0			5	–	4	–	0
Ole Miss	0	–	3	–	0			4	–	5	–	0
Clemson	0	–	3	–	0			2	–	6	–	0
Tennessee	0	–	4	–	0			3	–	5	–	0
$ – Conference champion * – co-member of SIAA

The 1924 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 1924 college football season. In their second season under head coach Earl Abell, Mississippi A&M compiled a 5–4 record. ^[1]

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
October 4		Millsaps *	Scott Field Starkville, MS	W 28–7		[2]
October 11		Ouachita Baptist *	Scott Field Starkville, MS	L 0–12		[3]
October 18		vs. Ole Miss	State Fairgrounds Jackson, MS (rivlary)	W 20–0	8,000	[4]
October 25		vs. Tennessee	Russwood Park Memphis, TN	W 7–2	5,800	[5]
November 1		at Tulane	Tulane Stadium New Orleans, LA	W 14–6		[6]
November 8		at Vanderbilt	Dudley Field Nashville, TN	L 0–18		[7]
November 15		Mississippi College *	Scott Field Starkville, MS	W 7–6		[8]
November 22		vs. Florida	Cramton Bowl Montgomery, AL	L 0–27		[9]
November 27	2:00 p.m.	at Washington University *	Francis Field St. Louis, MO	L 3–12	5,000	[10] [11]
*Non-conference game All times are in Central time

References

1. "1924 Mississippi State Bulldogs Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 11, 2023.
2. "Millsaps falls before Maroons". The Birmingham News. October 5, 1924. Retrieved December 11, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
3. "Ouachita wins over Miss. Aggies, 12 to 0". The Commercial Appeal. October 12, 1924. Retrieved December 11, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
4. "Aggies defeat Ole Miss for fourteenth straight". The Clarion-Ledger. October 19, 1924. Retrieved December 11, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
5. "Volunteers bow to Mississippi Aggie eleven 7–2". The Knoxville Journal. October 26, 1924. Retrieved August 5, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
6. "Tulane finds hopes wrecked by Maroons". The Birmingham News. November 2, 1924. Retrieved April 10, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
7. "Gil Reese and Ryan star as Vandy crushes Aggies". The Atlanta Journal. November 9, 1924. Retrieved December 11, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
8. "Just one point in Aggies favor". The Clarion-Ledger. November 16, 1924. Retrieved August 29, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
9. "Alligators bump Aggie eleven by score of 27 to 0". The Montgomery Advertiser. November 23, 1924. Retrieved December 11, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
10. Schneff, Arthur (November 26, 1924). "Washington and Mississippi Appear Evenly Matched". St. Louis Post-Dispatch . St. Louis, Missouri. p. 18. Retrieved July 13, 2023– via Newspapers.com .
11. Schneff, Arthur (November 28, 1924). "Washington Closes Season With Victory Over Mississippi, 12-3". St. Louis Post-Dispatch . St. Louis, Missouri. p. 45. Retrieved July 13, 2023– via Newspapers.com .