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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: Ray Dauber
Conference: Southern-

Team Home Summary  Coaches Games by Year Opponents Rankings Bowls Conference


Select Year:    
1895  <-- 1930 <- 1931 -> 1932 --> 2024
1931 Season Highlights
 Ray Dauber enters his 1st season as Head Coach at Mississippi State.
 
1931 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Sat., Sep. 26  @ Millsaps  10   7   W       
 Sat., Oct. 3  vs. Mississippi College  2   6   L       
 Sat., Oct. 10  vs. Alabama  0   53   L    @ Meridian, MS   
 Sat., Oct. 17  @ Louisiana State  0   31   L       
 Sat., Oct. 31  @ Tulane  7   59   L       
 Sat., Nov. 7  vs. North Carolina State  0   6   L       
 Sat., Nov. 14  vs. Rhodes  14   0   W       
 Thu., Nov. 26  @ Mississippi  14   25   L       
 
1931 Season Totals
  Record2-6
  Points Scored47
  Scoring Average5.9
  Points Allowed187
  Defense Average23.4
  Opponents Record30-18
  Conference Record0-0
  Home Record1-3
  Away Record1-3
1931 NCAA Final Rankings
 Rank   Record   Source 
  was not ranked.
  
1931 Southern- Standings
  Season   Bowls   Conference 
 Team  W/L/T  PF  PA    W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
Tulane 11-135056Lost  12-21  Bernard W. Bernie Bierman
Alabama 9-137057   Frank W. Thomas
Tennessee 9-0-124315   Robert R. Bob Neyland
Georgia 8-2201118   Harry J. Mehre
Maryland 8-1-119498   H.C. Curley Byrd
Auburn 5-3-111478   Chet A. Wynne
Duke 5-3-27446   Wallace W. Wade
Kentucky 5-2-213048   Harry G. Gamage
Louisiana State 5-413790   Russell T. Russ Cohen
South Carolina 5-4-114679   W.L. Billy Laval
Vanderbilt 5-4192103   Dan McGugin
North Carolina 4-3-311492   Charles C. Chuck Collins
North Carolina State 3-660104   John P. Clipper Smith
Virginia Tech 3-4-276104   Orville E. Neale
Florida 2-6-273168   Charles W. Bachman
Georgia Tech 2-7-198207   William A. Bill Alexander
Mississippi 2-6-173210   Ed Walker
Mississippi State 2-647187   Ray Dauber
Clemson 1-6-219164   Jess C. Neely
Virginia 1-7-240112   Fred T. Dawson

1931 All American Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 

1931 All Southern 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.