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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: Darrell Royal
Conference: Southeastern-

Team Home Summary  Coaches Games by Year Opponents Rankings Bowls Conference


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1895  <-- 1954 <- 1955 -> 1956 --> 2024
1955 Season Highlights
 Darrell Royal enters his 2nd season as Head Coach at Mississippi State.
 
1955 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Sat., Sep. 17  @ Florida  14   20   L       
 Sat., Sep. 24  @ Tennessee  13   7   W       
 Sat., Oct. 1  vs. Memphis  33   0   W       
 Sat., Oct. 8  vs. Tulane  14   0   W       
 Sat., Oct. 15  @ Kentucky  20   14   W       
 Sat., Oct. 22  @ Alabama  26   7   W       
 Sat., Oct. 29  vs. North Texas  20   7   W       
 Sat., Nov. 5  @ Auburn  26   27   L       
 Sat., Nov. 12  @ Louisiana State  7   34   L       
 Sat., Nov. 26  vs. Mississippi  0   26   L       
 
1955 Season Totals
  Record6-4
  Points Scored173
  Scoring Average17.3
  Points Allowed142
  Defense Average14.2
  Opponents Record49-45
  Conference Record4-4
  Home Record3-1
  Away Record3-3
1955 NCAA Final Rankings
 Rank   Record   Source 
  was not ranked.
  
1955 Southeastern- Standings
  Season   Bowls   Conference 
 Team  W/L/T  PF  PA    W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
Mississippi 10-1265110Won  14-135-113573  John H. Vaught
Auburn 8-2-1224123Lost  13-255-2-1136117  Ralph Shug Jordan
Georgia Tech 9-1-118946Won  7-04-1-18733  Bobby Dodd
Vanderbilt 8-324086Won  25-134-312366  Arthur L Art Guepe
Mississippi State 6-4173142 4-4120135  Darrell Royal
Kentucky 6-3-1178131 3-3-189108  Blanton Collier
Tennessee 6-3-118892 3-2-17457  Bowden Wyatt
Tulane 5-4-1163136 3-3-110194  Anton Andy Pilney
Florida 4-6111126 3-577119  George R. Bob Woodruff
Georgia 4-6173170 2-591123  Wallace Butts
Louisiana State 3-5-2139149 2-3-110681  Paul Dietzel
Alabama 0-1048256 0-634155  Jennings B. Ears Whitworth

1955 All American Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 

1955 All Southeastern Conference Players
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 


Some records may be incomplete.


Great Moments in College Football History

The biggest crowd for a college football game was 114,000 for the 1926 Army-Navy Game. The game ended in a tie when it became too dark to play.