The 1950 Mississippi State Maroons football team was an American football team that represented Mississippi State College as a member of the Southeastern Conference (SEC) during the 1950 college football season. In their second year under head coach Arthur Morton, the team compiled an overall record of 4–5, with a mark of 3–4 in conference play, placing seventh in the SEC.[1]
| 1950 Mississippi State Maroons football | |
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| Conference | Southeastern Conference |
| Record | 4–5 (3–4 SEC) |
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| Home stadium | Scott Field |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 7 Kentucky $ | 5 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 11 | – | 1 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 4 Tennessee | 4 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 11 | – | 1 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 16 Alabama | 6 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 9 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 20 Tulane | 3 | – | 1 | – | 1 | 6 | – | 2 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Georgia Tech | 4 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Georgia | 3 | – | 2 | – | 1 | 6 | – | 3 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Mississippi State | 3 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Vanderbilt | 3 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| LSU | 2 | – | 3 | – | 2 | 4 | – | 5 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Florida | 2 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ole Miss | 1 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Auburn | 0 | – | 7 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 10 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Schedule
edit| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 23 | Arkansas State* | W 67–0 | 8,000 | [2] | |
| September 30 | No. 4 Tennessee |
| W 7–0 | [3] | |
| October 7 | vs. Baylor* | L 7–14 | 20,000 | [4] | |
| October 14 | at Georgia | L 0–27 | 20,000 | [5] | |
| October 28 | at Alabama | L 7–14 | 30,000 | [6] | |
| November 4 | Auburn |
| W 27–0 | [7] | |
| November 11 | No. 4 Kentucky |
| L 21–48 | 28,000 | [8] |
| November 18 | at LSU | W 13–7 | 33,000 | [9] | |
| December 2 | at Ole Miss | L 20–27 | 28,000 | [10] | |
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References
edit- ^ "1950 Mississippi State Bulldogs Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved February 11, 2022.
- ^ "Miss. State wins first game in last eleven contests". The Clarion-Ledger. September 24, 1950. Retrieved February 11, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Mississippi State upsets Tennessee". The Los Angeles Times. October 1, 1950. Retrieved February 11, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Baylor Bears outscores Mississippi State, 14–7". The Paris News. October 8, 1950. Retrieved February 11, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Georgia routs Maroons, 27–0". The Greenville News. October 15, 1950. Retrieved February 11, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Alabama scores late to beat 'Sippi State". The Jackson Sun. October 29, 1950. Retrieved February 11, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Mississippi State flattens Auburn, 27–0". The Commercial Appeal. November 5, 1950. Retrieved February 11, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Babe, 'Tucky romp, 48–21". The Birmingham News. November 12, 1950. Retrieved February 11, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Maroon storm over LSU 13–7 in 'Rockem' win". The Tennessean. November 19, 1950. Retrieved February 11, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Ole Miss outlasts Mississippi starters for 27–20 triumph". The Commercial Appeal. December 3, 1950. Retrieved February 11, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
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