1933 Mississippi State Maroons football team

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1933 Mississippi State Maroons football
Conference Southeastern Conference
Record3–6–1 (1–5–1 SEC)
Head coach
Home stadium Scott Field
Seasons
  1932
1934  
1933 Southeastern Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
Team W L  W L 
Alabama $ 5 0 17 1 1
LSU 3 0 27 0 3
Georgia 3 1 08 2 0
Tennessee 5 2 07 3 0
Tulane 4 2 16 3 1
Auburn 2 2 05 5 0
Ole Miss 2 2 16 3 2
Vanderbilt 2 2 24 3 3
Florida 2 3 05 3 1
Kentucky 2 3 05 5 0
Georgia Tech 2 5 05 5 0
Mississippi State 1 5 13 6 1
Sewanee 0 6 03 6 0
  • $ Conference champion

The 1933 Mississippi State Maroons football team was an American football team that represented Mississippi State College (now known as Mississippi State University) as a member of the Southeastern Conference (SEC) during the 1933 college football season. In their first year under head coach Ross MacKechnie, the Maroons compiled an overall record of 3–6–1, with a conference record of 1–5–1, and finished 12th in the SEC. [1]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 30 Millsaps *W 12–0 [2]
October 7at Tennessee L 0–20 [3]
October 14at Alabama L 0–185,000 [4]
October 21at Vanderbilt T 7–77,000 [5]
October 27 Southwestern (TN) *
  • Scott Field
  • Starkville, MS
L 0–6 [6]
November 3 Mississippi College *
  • Scott Field
  • Starkville, MS
W 18–0 [7]
November 11at Tulane L 0–33 [8]
November 18 Sewanee
  • Scott Field
  • Starkville, MS
W 26–133,000 [9]
November 25vs. LSU L 6–216,000 [10]
December 2at Ole Miss L 0–31 [11]
  • *Non-conference game

References

  1. "1933 Mississippi State Bulldogs Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved September 25, 2023.
  2. "Mississippi State beats Millsaps College, 12 to 0". Monroe Morning World. October 1, 1933. Retrieved September 25, 2023 via Newspapers.com.
  3. "State holds Tennessee 20–0". The Clarion-Ledger. October 8, 1933. Retrieved August 8, 2021 via Newspapers.com.
  4. "Stubborn State eleven beaten 18 to 0 by Crimson Tide". The Clarion-Ledger. October 15, 1933. Retrieved August 8, 2021 via Newspapers.com.
  5. "Mississippi State ties Vandy, 7 to 7". The Knoxville Sunday Journal. October 22, 1933. Retrieved September 25, 2023 via Newspapers.com.
  6. "Southwestern upsets Mississippi State by score of 6 to 0". The Commercial Appeal. October 28, 1933. Retrieved September 25, 2023 via Newspapers.com.
  7. "Maroons beat Choctaws, 18–0, but lose star". The Birmingham News. November 4, 1933. Retrieved July 25, 2023 via Newspapers.com.
  8. "Tulane beats Mississippi State as Roberts runs 76 yards for score". The Montgomery Advertiser. November 12, 1933. Retrieved April 10, 2022 via Newspapers.com.
  9. "State stops Sewanee". The Clarion-Ledger. November 19, 1933. Retrieved August 13, 2021 via Newspapers.com.
  10. "L.S.U. beats fighting Maroon eleven, 21 to 6". Monroe Morning World. November 26, 1933. Retrieved September 25, 2023 via Newspapers.com.
  11. "Powerful Ole Miss machine downs State team 31–0". The Clarion-Ledger. December 3, 1933. Retrieved September 25, 2023 via Newspapers.com.