1928 Mississippi A&M Aggies football team

The 1928 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 1928 college football season. In their second season under head coach John W. Hancock, Mississippi A&M compiled a 2–4–2 record.[1]

1928 Mississippi A&M Aggies football
ConferenceSouthern Conference
Record2–4–2 (1–4 SoCon)
Head coach
Home stadiumScott Field
Municipal Stadium
Seasons
← 1927
1929 →
1928 Southern Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 3 Georgia Tech $ 7 0 0 10 0 0
Tennessee 6 0 1 9 0 1
Florida 6 1 0 8 1 0
VPI 4 1 0 7 2 0
Alabama 6 2 0 6 3 0
LSU 3 1 1 6 2 1
Clemson 4 2 0 8 3 0
Vanderbilt 4 2 0 8 2 0
Tulane 3 3 1 6 3 1
Ole Miss 3 3 0 5 4 0
North Carolina 2 2 2 5 3 2
Kentucky 2 2 1 4 3 1
South Carolina 2 2 1 6 2 2
Maryland 2 3 1 6 3 1
VMI 2 3 1 5 3 2
Georgia 2 4 0 4 5 0
NC State 1 3 1 4 5 1
Mississippi A&M 1 4 0 2 4 2
Virginia 1 6 0 2 6 1
Washington and Lee 1 6 0 2 8 0
Sewanee 0 5 0 2 7 0
Auburn 0 7 0 1 8 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from Dickinson System

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 29Ouachita Baptist*W 20–6[2]
October 6Tulane
L 6–51[3]
October 13Alabama
  • Scott Field
  • Starkville, MS (rivalry)
L 0–468,000[4][5]
October 20LSU
L 0–31[6]
November 3at Michigan State*T 6–6[7]
November 10Centenary*
  • Scott Field
  • Starkville, MS
T 6–6[8]
November 17at AuburnW 13–0[9]
November 29Ole Miss
L 19–20[10]
  • *Non-conference game

References

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  1. ^ "1928 Mississippi State Bulldogs Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 8, 2023.
  2. ^ "Maroons defeat Ouachita eleven". The Birmingham News. September 30, 1928. Retrieved December 8, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Great Green Wave engulfs Aggies in Saturday contest". The Clarion-Ledger. October 7, 1928. Retrieved April 10, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Crimson Tide washes over Aggies with a 46 to 0 win yesterday". The Clarion-Ledger. October 14, 1928. Retrieved February 15, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Crimson Tide tramples roughshod over Mississippi A. and M." The Montgomery Advertiser. October 14, 1928. Retrieved February 15, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "L.S.U. rips A&M Ags to threads". The Birmingham News. October 21, 1928. Retrieved December 8, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Dixie Eleven Ties Spartans: Mississippi Saved from Defeat by Pass Over Goal in Fourth Quarter". Detroit Free Press. November 4, 1928. p. 20 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Gents-Mississippi Aggies battle to draw". The Shreveport Times. November 11, 1928. Retrieved July 28, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Aggies score triumph over Bohler's Auburn eleven in Birmingham". The Clarion-Ledger. November 18, 1928. Retrieved December 8, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Perfect kick by Ole Miss beats Aggies". The Atlanta Constitution. November 30, 1928. Retrieved December 8, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.