1926 Mississippi A&M Aggies football team

The 1926 Mississippi A&M Aggies football team was an American football team that represented the Agricultural and Mechanical College of the State of Mississippi (now known as Mississippi State University) as a member of the Southern Conference (SoCon) during the 1926 college football season. In their second season under head coach Bernie Bierman, Mississippi A&M compiled a 5–4 record.[1]

1926 Mississippi A&M Aggies football
ConferenceSouthern Conference
Record5–4 (2–3 SoCon)
Head coach
Home stadiumScott Field
Seasons
← 1925
1927 →
1926 Southern Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 7 Alabama $ 8 0 0 9 0 1
Tennessee 5 1 0 8 1 0
Vanderbilt 4 1 0 8 1 0
South Carolina 4 2 0 6 4 0
Georgia 4 2 0 5 4 0
Virginia 4 2 1 6 2 2
VPI 3 2 1 5 3 1
Washington and Lee 3 2 1 4 3 2
Georgia Tech 4 3 0 4 5 0
North Carolina 3 3 0 4 5 0
Auburn 3 3 0 5 4 0
LSU 3 3 0 6 3 0
Ole Miss 2 2 0 5 4 0
Mississippi A&M 2 3 0 5 4 0
VMI 2 4 0 5 5 0
Tulane 2 4 0 3 5 1
Maryland 1 3 1 5 4 1
Clemson 1 3 0 2 7 0
Florida 1 4 1 2 6 2
Kentucky 1 4 1 2 6 1
NC State 0 4 0 4 6 0
Sewanee 0 5 0 2 6 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from Dickinson System

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultSource
September 25at Birmingham–Southern*
W 19–7[2]
October 2Mississippi College*W 41–0[3]
October 9Alabama
L 7–26[4]
October 16Millsaps*
  • Scott Field
  • Starkville, MS
W 34–0[5]
October 23LSU
W 7–6[6]
October 30Tennessee
  • Scott Field
  • Starkville, MS
L 0–33[7]
November 6at TulaneW 14–0[8]
November 13at Indiana*L 6–19[9]
November 25Ole Miss
  • Scott Field
  • Starkville, MS (rivalry)
L 6–7[10]
  • *Non-conference game

References

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  1. ^ "1926 Mississippi State Bulldogs Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 10, 2023.
  2. ^ "Aggies defeat Panthers in still battle to open the Bulldogs new season". The Clarion-Ledger. September 26, 1926. Retrieved September 5, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Miss. College falls before Aggies, 41 to 0". The Commercial Appeal. October 3, 1926. Retrieved July 25, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Meeks and Ricks throw scare into Tide; score 26–7". The Tuscaloosa News. October 10, 1926. Retrieved August 5, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Maroons sail over Millsaps Majors, 34–0". The Montgomery Advertiser. October 17, 1926. Retrieved August 28, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Mississippi Ags defeat L.S.U. 7–6". The Birmingham News. October 24, 1926. Retrieved December 10, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Tennessee holds A. and M. helpless". The Clarion-Ledger. October 31, 1926. Retrieved August 5, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Mississippi A. & M. downs Tulane 14–0". The Birmingham News. November 7, 1926. Retrieved April 10, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "I.U. takes to air and wins, 19–6, when Mississippi falters". The Evansville Courier and Journal. November 14, 1926. Retrieved December 10, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Ole Miss defeat of Aggies first in many seasons". The Clarion-Ledger. November 26, 1926. Retrieved December 10, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.