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-
1954 Season Highlights
Darrell Royal enters his 1st season as Head Coach at Mississippi State.
1954 Season
Date
Opponent Score
Sat., Sep. 18 vs.
Memphis
27
7
W
Sat., Sep. 25 @
Tennessee
7
19
L
@ Memphis, TN
Sat., Oct. 2 vs.
Arkansas State
46
13
W
Sat., Oct. 9 @
Tulane
14
0
W
Fri., Oct. 15 @
Miami
13
27
L
Sat., Oct. 23 @
Alabama
12
7
W
Sat., Oct. 30 @
Florida
0
7
L
Sat., Nov. 6 vs.
North Texas
48
26
W
Sat., Nov. 13 @
Louisiana State
25
0
W
Sat., Nov. 27 @
Mississippi
0
14
L
1954 Season Totals
Record 6-4
Points Scored 192
Scoring Average 19.2
Points Allowed 120
Defense Average 12.0
Opponents Record 44-49
Conference Record 3-3
Home Record 3-0
Away Record 3-4
1954 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank
Record
Source
was not ranked.
1954 All American Awards
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Award
Team
Source
Coming Someday
1954 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 first college football National Champion was Princeton. They received the honor in 1869 and only played two games.