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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: W.D. Chadwick
Conference: Southern Intercollegiate Athletic-

Team Home Summary  Coaches Games by Year Opponents Rankings Bowls Conference


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1895  <-- 1911 <- 1912 -> 1913 --> 2024
1912 Season Highlights
 W.D. Chadwick enters his 4th season as Head Coach at Mississippi State.
 
1912 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Fri., Oct. 4  vs. Mississippi College  19   0   W       
 Sat., Oct. 12  vs. Tennessee Medical  32   0   W       
 Fri., Oct. 18  vs. Alabama  7   0   W    @ Aberdeen, MS   
 Sat., Oct. 26  @ Auburn  0   7   L    @ Birmingham, AL   
 Sat., Nov. 2  @ Louisiana State  7   0   W       
 Sat., Nov. 9  @ Tulane  24   27   L       
 Sat., Nov. 16  @ Texas A&M  7   41   L    @ Houston, TX   
 
1912 Season Totals
  Record4-3
  Points Scored96
  Scoring Average13.7
  Points Allowed75
  Defense Average10.7
  Opponents Record28-11
  Conference Record0-0
  Home Record3-0
  Away Record1-3
1912 NCAA Final Rankings
 Rank   Record   Source 
  was not ranked.
  
1912 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic- Standings
  Season   Bowls   Conference 
 Team  W/L/T  PF  PA    W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
Vanderbilt 8-1-129119   Dan McGugin
Kentucky 7-225041   Edwin R. Sweetland
Auburn 6-1-116445   Mike Donahue
Georgia 6-1-115180   William A. Bill Cunningham
Alabama 5-3-115655   D.V. Graves
Florida 5-2-120254   G.E. Pyle
Georgia Tech 5-3-110086   John W. Heisman
Tulane 5-321699   A.A. Mason
Mississippi 4-3126100   Leo DeTray
Mississippi State 4-39675   W.D. Chadwick
Tennessee 4-419480   Zora G. Clevenger

1912 All American Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 

1912 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

College football's largest margin of victory came in 1916, when Georgia Tech defeated Cumberland by a score of 222 to 0. The game was cut short by 15 minutes.