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Mississippi State Football Team History


Mississippi State Bulldogs
University of Mississippi State
 Starkville, MS
Founded: 1878
Stadium: Scott Field
Capacity: 55,082
Colors: Maroon & White
Coach: L.B. Harvey
Conference: Southern Intercollegiate Athletic-

Team Home Summary  Coaches Games by Year Opponents Rankings Bowls Conference


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1895  <-- 1900 <- 1901 -> 1902 --> 2024
1901 Season Highlights
 L.B. Harvey enters his 1st season as Head Coach at Mississippi State.
 
1901 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Sat., Oct. 26  @ Christian Brothers  0   0   T       
 Mon., Oct. 28  vs. Mississippi  17   0   W       
 Sat., Nov. 2  @ Meridan AC  11   5   W       
 Sat., Nov. 9  @ Tulane  6   24   L       
 Tue., Nov. 26  @ Alabama  0   45   L       
 
1901 Season Totals
  Record2-2 -1
  Points Scored34
  Scoring Average6.8
  Points Allowed74
  Defense Average14.8
  Opponents Record8-7
  Conference Record0-0
  Home Record1-0
  Away Record1-2 -1
1901 NCAA Final Rankings
 Rank   Record   Source 
  was not ranked.
  
1901 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic- Standings
  Season   Bowls   Conference 
 Team  W/L/T  PF  PA    W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
Texas 8-2-115571   S.H. Thompson
North Carolina 7-219845   Charles O. Jenkins
Vanderbilt 6-1-117812   W.H. Watkins
Georgia Tech 4-0-1975   Dr. Cyrus W. Strickler
Tulane 4-28730   H.T. Summersgill
Tennessee 3-3-24256   George Kelley
Alabama 2-1-29223   M.H. Harvey
Auburn 2-3-15074   Billy Watkins
Kentucky 2-6-13987   W.H. Kiler
Mississippi 2-434129   William Shibley
Mississippi State 2-2-13474   L.B. Harvey
Georgia 1-5-221171   Billy Reynolds
North Carolina State 1-22775   Dr. John McKee

1901 All American Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 

1901 All Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference Players
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 


Some records may be incomplete.


Great Moments in College Football History

Field goals in college football were originally worth five points. This was decreased to four points in 1904 and three points in 1909.