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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: Sid Robinson
Conference: Southern Intercollegiate Athletic-

Team Home Summary  Coaches Games by Year Opponents Rankings Bowls Conference


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1895  <-- 1918 <- 1919 -> 1920 --> 2024
1919 Season Highlights
 Sid Robinson enters his 3rd season as Head Coach at Mississippi State.
 
1919 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Sat., Oct. 4  vs. Spring Hill  12   6   W       
 Sat., Oct. 11  vs. Mississippi College  56   7   W       
 Sat., Oct. 18  @ Tennessee  6   0   W       
 Sat., Oct. 25  vs. Samford  39   0   W       
 Sat., Nov. 1  vs. Louisiana State  6   0   W       
 Sat., Nov. 8  vs. Mississippi  33   0   W    @ Clarksdale, MS   
 Sat., Nov. 15  @ Auburn  0   7   L    @ Birmingham, AL   
 Thu., Nov. 27  @ Alabama  6   14   L    @ Birmingham, AL   
 
1919 Season Totals
  Record6-2
  Points Scored158
  Scoring Average19.8
  Points Allowed34
  Defense Average4.3
  Opponents Record29-11
  Conference Record0-0
  Home Record5-0
  Away Record1-2
1919 NCAA Final Rankings
 Rank   Record   Source 
  was not ranked.
  
1919 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic- Standings
  Season   Bowls   Conference 
 Team  W/L/T  PF  PA    W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
Alabama 8-128022   Xen C. Scott
Auburn 8-113233   Mike Donahue
Georgia Tech 7-325733   John W. Heisman
Mississippi State 6-215834   Sid Robinson
Tulane 6-2-122455   Clark D. Shaughnessy
Florida 5-317446   A.L. Busser
Vanderbilt 5-1-211068   Dan McGugin
Georgia 4-2-38527   William A. Bill Cunningham
Mississippi 4-4105128   R.L. Sullivan
Kentucky 3-4-131136   Thomas A. Andy Gill
Tennessee 3-3-310362   John R. Chief Bender
South Carolina 1-7-125105   Dixon Foster

1919 All American Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 

1919 All Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference Players
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 


Some records may be incomplete.


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