1923 Mississippi A&M Aggies football team

The 1923 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 1923 college football season. In their first season under head coach Earl Abell, Mississippi A&M compiled a 5–2–2 record.[1]

1923 Mississippi A&M Aggies football
ConferenceSouthern Conference
Record5–2–2 (2–1–2 SoCon)
Head coach
Home stadiumScott Field
Seasons
← 1922
1924 →
1923 Southern Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Washington & Lee + 4 0 1 6 3 1
Vanderbilt * + 3 0 1 5 2 1
VPI 4 1 0 6 3 0
Alabama 4 1 1 7 2 1
Maryland 2 1 0 7 2 1
Florida 1 0 2 6 1 2
North Carolina 2 1 1 5 3 1
Georgia 3 2 0 5 3 1
Mississippi A&M 2 1 2 5 2 2
Tennessee 4 3 0 5 4 1
Tulane 2 2 1 6 3 1
Clemson 1 1 1 5 2 1
Georgia Tech 0 0 4 3 2 4
NC State 1 4 0 3 7 0
Auburn 0 1 3 3 3 3
Kentucky 0 2 2 4 3 2
Virginia 0 3 1 3 5 1
LSU 0 3 0 3 5 1
Ole Miss 0 4 0 4 6 0
South Carolina 0 4 0 4 6 0
  • + – Conference co-champions
  • * co-member of SIAA

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
October 6Millsaps*W 28–6[2]
October 13Ouachita Baptist*
  • Scott Field
  • Starkville, MS
W 6–0[3]
October 20vs. Ole Miss
W 13–68,000[4]
October 27vs. TennesseeL 3–7[5]
November 3at VanderbiltT 0–0[6]
November 10Union (TN)*
  • Scott Field
  • Starkville, MS
W 6–0[7]
November 17at Illinois*L 0–2725,000[8]
November 24at FloridaT 13–13[9]
December 1LSU
  • Scott Field
  • Starkville, MS (rivalry)
W 14–75,000[10]
  • *Non-conference game

References

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  1. ^ "1923 Mississippi State Bulldogs Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 15, 2023.
  2. ^ "Miss. Aggies beat Millsaps Majors". The Birmingham News. October 7, 1923. Retrieved December 15, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Mississippi Aggies win over Ouachita". The Commercial Appeal. October 14, 1923. Retrieved December 15, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "A.&M. again defeats Ole Miss, 13 to 7". The Clarion-Ledger. October 21, 1923. Retrieved December 15, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Billy Bone and Tarzan Holt are stars in Vols' eleventh hour win". The Journal and Tribune. October 28, 1923. Retrieved August 4, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Mississippi Aggies struggle to scoreless tie with Vandy". The Commercial Appeal. November 4, 1923. Retrieved December 15, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Aggies win from Union University". The Birmingham News. November 11, 1923. Retrieved August 29, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Illini Trounce Mississippi by Topheavy Score: Grange Sits on Sidelines and Watches Mates Win, 27 to 0". Decatur Herald. November 18, 1923. p. 10 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Mississippi Aggies battle Florida to 13 to 13 tie". The Commercial Appeal. November 25, 1923. Retrieved December 15, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Maroons scrape out 14–7 victory". The Montgomery Advertiser. December 2, 1923. Retrieved December 15, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.