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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  <-- 1908 <- 1909 -> 1910 --> 2024
1909 Season Highlights
 W.D. Chadwick enters his 1st season as Head Coach at Mississippi State.
 
1909 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Sat., Oct. 2  vs. Birmingham  21   0   W       
 Sat., Oct. 9  vs. Cumberland  34   6   W       
 Sat., Oct. 16  @ Louisiana State  0   15   L       
 Fri., Oct. 22  vs. Rhodes  31   0   W    @ Columbus, MS   
 Sat., Oct. 30  @ Tulane  0   2   L       
 Tue., Nov. 2  vs. Union (Tennessee)  25   0   W    @ Columbus, MS   
 Mon., Nov. 8  @ Samford  0   6   L       
 Sat., Nov. 13  vs. Tennessee-Chattanooga  37   6   W       
 Thu., Nov. 25  vs. Mississippi  5   9   L    @ Jackson, MS   
 
1909 Season Totals
  Record5-4
  Points Scored153
  Scoring Average17.0
  Points Allowed44
  Defense Average4.9
  Opponents Record14-9
  Conference Record0-0
  Home Record5-1
  Away Record0-3
1909 NCAA Final Rankings
 Rank   Record   Source 
  was not ranked.
  
1909 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic- Standings
  Season   Bowls   Conference 
 Team  W/L/T  PF  PA    W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
Georgia Tech 7-221745   John W. Heisman
Kentucky 7-116923   Edwin R. Sweetland
Vanderbilt 7-321032   Dan McGugin
Alabama 5-1-26817   J.W.H. Pollard
Auburn 5-211739   Mike Donahue
Mississippi State 5-415344   W.D. Chadwick
Mississippi 4-3-29949   Dr. N.P. Stauffer
Tulane 4-3-24050Lost  0-11  Buster Brown
Georgia 1-4-21448   J. Coulter
Tennessee 1-6-211113   George Levene

1909 All American Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 

1909 All Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference Players
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 


Some records may be incomplete.


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