1950 Mississippi State Maroons football team

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1950 Mississippi State Maroons football
Conference Southeastern Conference
1950 record4–5 (3–4 SEC)
Head coach
Home stadium Scott Field
(capacity: 35,000)
Seasons
←  1949
1951  →
1950 Southeastern Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 7 Kentucky $ 5 –1 –011 –1 –0
No. 4 Tennessee 4 –1 –011 –1 –0
No. 16 Alabama 6 –2 –09 –2 –0
No. 20 Tulane 3 –1 –16 –2 –1
Georgia Tech 4 –2 –05 –6 –0
Georgia 3 –2 –16 –3 –3
Mississippi State 3 –4 –04 –5 –0
Vanderbilt 3 –4 –07 –4 –0
LSU 2 –3 –24 –5 –2
Florida 2 –4 –05 –5 –0
Ole Miss 1 –5 –05 –5 –0
Auburn 0 –7 –00 –10 –0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

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

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 23 Arkansas State *
W 67–08,000 [2]
September 30No. 4 Tennessee
  • Scott Field
  • Starkville, MS
W 7–0 [3]
October 7vs. Baylor *
L 7–1420,000 [4]
October 14at Georgia
L 0–2720,000 [5]
October 28at Alabama
L 7–1430,000 [6]
November 4 Auburn
  • Scott Field
  • Starkville, MS
W 27–0 [7]
November 11No. 4 Kentucky
  • Scott Field
  • Starkville, MS
L 21–4828,000 [8]
November 18at LSU
W 13–733,000 [9]
December 2at Ole Miss
L 20–2728,000 [10]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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References

  1. ↑ "1950 Mississippi State Bulldogs Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved February 11, 2022.
  2. ↑ "Miss. State wins first game in last eleven contests". The Clarion-Ledger. September 24, 1950. Retrieved February 11, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
  3. ↑ "Mississippi State upsets Tennessee". The Los Angeles Times. October 1, 1950. Retrieved February 11, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
  4. ↑ "Baylor Bears outscores Mississippi State, 14–7". The Paris News. October 8, 1950. Retrieved February 11, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
  5. ↑ "Georgia routs Maroons, 27–0". The Greenville News. October 15, 1950. Retrieved February 11, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
  6. ↑ "Alabama scores late to beat 'Sippi State". The Jackson Sun. October 29, 1950. Retrieved February 11, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
  7. ↑ "Mississippi State flattens Auburn, 27–0". The Commercial Appeal. November 5, 1950. Retrieved February 11, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
  8. ↑ "Babe, 'Tucky romp, 48–21". The Birmingham News. November 12, 1950. Retrieved February 11, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
  9. ↑ "Maroon storm over LSU 13–7 in 'Rockem' win". The Tennessean. November 19, 1950. Retrieved February 11, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
  10. ↑ "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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