1950 Mississippi State Maroons football
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
Record4–5 (3–4 SEC)
Head coach
Home stadiumScott Field
1950 Southeastern Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 7 Kentucky $ 5 1 011 1 0
No. 4 Tennessee 4 1 011 1 0
No. 16 Alabama 6 2 09 2 0
No. 20 Tulane 3 1 16 2 1
Georgia Tech 4 2 05 6 0
Georgia 3 2 16 3 3
Mississippi State 3 4 04 5 0
Vanderbilt 3 4 07 4 0
LSU 2 3 24 5 2
Florida 2 4 05 5 0
Ole Miss 1 5 05 5 0
Auburn 0 7 00 10 0
  • $ Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

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]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 23Arkansas State*W 67–08,000[2]
September 30No. 4 Tennessee
  • Scott Field
  • Starkville, MS
W 7–0[3]
October 7vs. Baylor*L 7–1420,000[4]
October 14at GeorgiaL 0–2720,000[5]
October 28at AlabamaL 7–1430,000[6]
November 4Auburn
  • Scott Field
  • Starkville, MS
W 27–0[7]
November 11No. 4 Kentucky
  • Scott Field
  • Starkville, MS
L 21–4828,000[8]
November 18at LSUW 13–733,000[9]
December 2at Ole MissL 20–2728,000[10]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

References

  1. "1950 Mississippi State Bulldogs Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved February 11, 2022.
  2. "Miss. State wins first game in last eleven contests". The Clarion-Ledger. September 24, 1950. Retrieved February 11, 2022 via Newspapers.com.
  3. "Mississippi State upsets Tennessee". The Los Angeles Times. October 1, 1950. Retrieved February 11, 2022 via Newspapers.com.
  4. "Baylor Bears outscores Mississippi State, 14–7". The Paris News. October 8, 1950. Retrieved February 11, 2022 via Newspapers.com.
  5. "Georgia routs Maroons, 27–0". The Greenville News. October 15, 1950. Retrieved February 11, 2022 via Newspapers.com.
  6. "Alabama scores late to beat 'Sippi State". The Jackson Sun. October 29, 1950. Retrieved February 11, 2022 via Newspapers.com.
  7. "Mississippi State flattens Auburn, 27–0". The Commercial Appeal. November 5, 1950. Retrieved February 11, 2022 via Newspapers.com.
  8. "Babe, 'Tucky romp, 48–21". The Birmingham News. November 12, 1950. Retrieved February 11, 2022 via Newspapers.com.
  9. "Maroon storm over LSU 13–7 in 'Rockem' win". The Tennessean. November 19, 1950. Retrieved February 11, 2022 via Newspapers.com.
  10. "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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