Haskell at Mississippi State
Thursday, November 29, 1917 Share
Mississippi State beat Haskell 7–6. It was their only meeting on record.
FinalHigh 63°F, low 52°F, 0.15 in. of rain
In the newspapers

Tulsa daily world, Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.], November 30, 1917, page 8
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GOAL KICK DEFEATS HASKELL INDIAN TEAM Mississippi A. & M. Wins Hard Fought Game at Memphis by Score of 7 to 6. MEMPHIS. Tenn, Nov PA kicked goal In the third quarter following n touchdown won todpy’s foot ban game for the Mississippi A. Il NJ. university over the Haskell Indians hcre. To 6. Up until the third period the Mississippians were unable to put over the winning goal. An exchange of punts in this period gave them the ball on the Indians 35-yard line Bobo executed “a neat forward pass which McWilliams took over the line for the tieing score. He then kicked goal. Four first downs in quick sue cess!on and “A 25-yard run by Otiphoby around the Mississippians left end gave the Indians touchdown in the first six minutes Of play. A kickout for goal failed. The a. & NJ, team then stiffencd and for the remainder OF the first half kept the play in the Indians territory. The lineup:
Public-domain newspapers from the Library of Congress’s Chronicling America, found through the American Stories dataset (Dell and Harvard, CC BY 4.0). The text is the machine reading of the page, mistakes and all.
Before kickoff
Our ratings going in
Our ratings (scores only)
Mississippi State 83% to win. Elo’s favorite won.
The series
Every Haskell–Mississippi State gameMississippi State leads 1–0 in their only meeting.
Around this game
Haskell
- Next gameat Oklahoma StateOct. 12, 1918
- SeasonHaskell in 1917
- ProgramHaskell history and records
Mississippi State
- Next gamevs. Payne FieldNov. 2, 1918
- SeasonMississippi State in 1917
- ProgramMississippi State history and records
