1924 Mississippi A&M Aggies football team

1924 Mississippi A&M Aggies football
ConferenceSouthern Conference
Record5–4 (3–2 SoCon)
Head coach
Home stadiumScott Field
Seasons
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1924 Southern Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Alabama $ 5 – 0 – 0 8 – 1 – 0
Florida 2 – 0 – 1 6 – 2 – 2
Georgia 5 – 1 – 0 7 – 3 – 0
Tulane 4 – 1 – 0 8 – 1 – 0
Washington and Lee 4 – 1 – 1 6 – 3 – 1
South Carolina 3 – 2 – 0 7 – 3 – 0
Sewanee * 3 – 2 – 0 6 – 4 – 0
Mississippi A&M 3 – 2 – 0 5 – 4 – 0
Virginia 3 – 2 – 0 5 – 4 – 0
Georgia Tech 3 – 2 – 1 5 – 3 – 1
Vanderbilt * 3 – 3 – 0 6 – 3 – 1
VPI 2 – 2 – 3 4 – 2 – 3
VMI 2 – 3 – 1 6 – 3 – 1
Kentucky 2 – 3 – 0 4 – 5 – 0
North Carolina 2 – 3 – 0 4 – 5 – 0
Auburn 2 – 4 – 1 4 – 4 – 1
Maryland 1 – 2 – 1 3 – 3 – 3
NC State 1 – 4 – 1 2 – 4 – 2
LSU 0 – 3 – 0 5 – 4 – 0
Ole Miss 0 – 3 – 0 4 – 5 – 0
Clemson 0 – 3 – 0 2 – 6 – 0
Tennessee 0 – 4 – 0 3 – 5 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • * – co-member of SIAA

The 1924 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 1924 college football season. In their second season under head coach Earl Abell, Mississippi A&M compiled a 5–4 record.[1]

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
October 4Millsaps*
W 28–7[2]
October 11Ouachita Baptist*
  • Scott Field
  • Starkville, MS
L 0–12[3]
October 18vs. Ole Miss
W 20–08,000[4]
October 25vs. Tennessee
W 7–25,800[5]
November 1at Tulane
W 14–6[6]
November 8at Vanderbilt
L 0–18[7]
November 15Mississippi College*
  • Scott Field
  • Starkville, MS
W 7–6[8]
November 22vs. Florida
L 0–27[9]
November 272:00 p.m.at Washington University*
L 3–125,000[10][11]

References

  1. ^ "1924 Mississippi State Bulldogs Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 11, 2023.
  2. ^ "Millsaps falls before Maroons". The Birmingham News. October 5, 1924. Retrieved December 11, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Ouachita wins over Miss. Aggies, 12 to 0". The Commercial Appeal. October 12, 1924. Retrieved December 11, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Aggies defeat Ole Miss for fourteenth straight". The Clarion-Ledger. October 19, 1924. Retrieved December 11, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Volunteers bow to Mississippi Aggie eleven 7–2". The Knoxville Journal. October 26, 1924. Retrieved August 5, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Tulane finds hopes wrecked by Maroons". The Birmingham News. November 2, 1924. Retrieved April 10, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Gil Reese and Ryan star as Vandy crushes Aggies". The Atlanta Journal. November 9, 1924. Retrieved December 11, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Just one point in Aggies favor". The Clarion-Ledger. November 16, 1924. Retrieved August 29, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Alligators bump Aggie eleven by score of 27 to 0". The Montgomery Advertiser. November 23, 1924. Retrieved December 11, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ Schneff, Arthur (November 26, 1924). "Washington and Mississippi Appear Evenly Matched". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. St. Louis, Missouri. p. 18. Retrieved July 13, 2023 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  11. ^ Schneff, Arthur (November 28, 1924). "Washington Closes Season With Victory Over Mississippi, 12-3". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. St. Louis, Missouri. p. 45. Retrieved July 13, 2023 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.


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