1923 Mississippi A&M Aggies football team

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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

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]

Schedule[edit]

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. Tennessee
L 3–7[5]
November 3at Vanderbilt
T 0–0[6]
November 10Union (TN)*
  • Scott Field
  • Starkville, MS
W 6–0[7]
November 17at Illinois*
L 0–2725,000[8]
November 24at Florida
T 13–13[9]
December 1LSU
  • Scott Field
  • Starkville, MS (rivalry)
W 14–75,000[10]
  • *Non-conference game

References[edit]

  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.
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