Mississippi State at Duquesne
Saturday, November 15, 1941 Share
No. 10 Duquesne beat No. 13 Mississippi State 16–0. It was their fourth meeting; after it, Duquesne led the series 3–1.
FinalHigh 66°F, low 39°FAttendance 31,483
In the newspapers

Evening star, November 15, 1941, page 29
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the four where it was second down as the period ended Score: DuqueSne, g; Mississippi State, 0. Fourth Quarter. Two plays later Gottlieb bulleted through left guard for a touchdown. Rokisky kicked the point. Score: DuqueSne, Is; State, O. On the second play after the kick off Black fumbled and Duquesne recovered on the State 80 Unable to gain, Duquesne punted over the goal line. The Maroons reached their own “a, but stalled and Goode returned Murphy’s punt II yards to the Duquesne 80. Duquesne’s lineup was heavily studded with reserves and the understudies were unable to gain in the closing minutes. kielbasa punted to Bruce, who slipped and fell on his own 13 State started to move against the Duke reserves and made three straight first downs in an advance 10 the DuqueSne al. where the game ended. Final: Duquesne, 16; Mississippi State, 0.
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)
Duquesne 56% to win. Elo’s favorite won.
The series
Every Mississippi State–Duquesne gameTied 3–3 in six meetings, counting the two since this game.
| 1947 | Mississippi State 34, Duquesne 0 | |
| 1942 | Mississippi State 28, Duquesne 6 | |
| 1941 | Duquesne 16, Mississippi State 0 | |
| 1938 | Mississippi State 12, Duquesne 7 | |
| 1937 | Duquesne 9, Mississippi State 0 | |
| 1936 | Duquesne 13, Mississippi State 12 | Orange Bowl |
Around this game
Mississippi State
- Next gamevs. MillsapsNov. 22, 1941
- SeasonMississippi State in 1941
- ProgramMississippi State history and records
Duquesne
- Next gamevs. WaynesburgSept. 26, 1942
- SeasonDuquesne in 1941
- ProgramDuquesne history and records

