1926 Mississippi A&M Aggies football team

1926 Mississippi A&M Aggies football
ConferenceSouthern Conference
Record5–4 (2–3 SoCon)
Head coach
Home stadiumScott Field
1926 Southern Conference football standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 7 Alabama $ 8 – 0 – 0 9 – 0 – 1
Tennessee 5 – 1 – 0 8 – 1 – 0
Vanderbilt 4 – 1 – 0 8 – 1 – 0
South Carolina 4 – 2 – 0 6 – 4 – 0
Georgia 4 – 2 – 0 5 – 4 – 0
Virginia 4 – 2 – 1 6 – 2 – 2
VPI 3 – 2 – 1 5 – 3 – 1
Washington and Lee 3 – 2 – 1 4 – 3 – 2
Georgia Tech 4 – 3 – 0 4 – 5 – 0
North Carolina 3 – 3 – 0 4 – 5 – 0
Auburn 3 – 3 – 0 5 – 4 – 0
LSU 3 – 3 – 0 6 – 3 – 0
Ole Miss 2 – 2 – 0 5 – 4 – 0
2 – 3 – 0 5 – 4 – 0
VMI 2 – 4 – 0 5 – 5 – 0
Tulane 2 – 4 – 0 3 – 5 – 1
Maryland 1 – 3 – 1 5 – 4 – 1
Clemson 1 – 3 – 0 2 – 7 – 0
Florida 1 – 4 – 1 2 – 6 – 2
Kentucky 1 – 4 – 1 2 – 6 – 1
NC State 0 – 4 – 0 4 – 6 – 0
Sewanee 0 – 5 – 0 2 – 6 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from Dickinson System

The 1926 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 1926 college football season. In their second season under head coach Bernie Bierman, Mississippi A&M compiled a 5–4 record.[1]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultSource
September 25at Birmingham–Southern*
W 19–7[2]
October 2Mississippi College*W 41–0[3]
October 9Alabama
L 7–26[4]
October 16Millsaps*
  • Scott Field
  • Starkville, MS
W 34–0[5]
October 23LSU
W 7–6[6]
October 30Tennessee
  • Scott Field
  • Starkville, MS
L 0–33[7]
November 6at TulaneW 14–0[8]
November 13at Indiana*L 6–19[9]
November 25Ole Miss
  • Scott Field
  • Starkville, MS (rivalry)
L 6–7[10]
  • *Non-conference game

References

  1. ^ "1926 Mississippi State Bulldogs Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 10, 2023.
  2. ^ "Aggies defeat Panthers in still battle to open the Bulldogs new season". The Clarion-Ledger. September 26, 1926. Retrieved September 5, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Miss. College falls before Aggies, 41 to 0". The Commercial Appeal. October 3, 1926. Retrieved July 25, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Meeks and Ricks throw scare into Tide; score 26–7". The Tuscaloosa News. October 10, 1926. Retrieved August 5, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Maroons sail over Millsaps Majors, 34–0". The Montgomery Advertiser. October 17, 1926. Retrieved August 28, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Mississippi Ags defeat L.S.U. 7–6". The Birmingham News. October 24, 1926. Retrieved December 10, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Tennessee holds A. and M. helpless". The Clarion-Ledger. October 31, 1926. Retrieved August 5, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Mississippi A. & M. downs Tulane 14–0". The Birmingham News. November 7, 1926. Retrieved April 10, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "I.U. takes to air and wins, 19–6, when Mississippi falters". The Evansville Courier and Journal. November 14, 1926. Retrieved December 10, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Ole Miss defeat of Aggies first in many seasons". The Clarion-Ledger. November 26, 1926. Retrieved December 10, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.