Mississippi State at Auburn

Saturday, November 11, 1944

No. 19 Mississippi State beat Auburn 26–⁠21. It was their 20th meeting; after it, Auburn led the series 13–⁠6–⁠1 as played.

Away19Mississippi State6–⁠2 in 1944
26
HomeAuburn4–⁠4 in 1944
21

FinalHigh 71°F, low 42°FAttendance 14,000

In the newspapers

  • The The Daily Alaska empire's story: FOOTBALL SCORES

    The Daily Alaska empire, Alaska, November 13, 1944, page 2 (results column)

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    FOOTBALL SCORES FOuOWlQS dIt lllC liAletA oNOi SS “ leading football games played ovel the weekend: Notre Dame 0; Army 59 Illinois 0; Michigan 15. Yale 13; Brown o. Navy 48; Cornell 0. Michigan State 33 University o1 Maryland 0. Cherry Point Marines ‘, Bain- bridge 50. Colgate IS; Holy Cross 19. Swarthmore 2l; New York Uni versity 0. U. S. Coast Guard 19; Dart mouth 0. Columbia ‘; Penn 35. Franklin & Marshall 0; Ursinus 3. Penn State T; Temple 6. Bloomsburg Teachers O. Drexel 30. Alameda Coast Guard 2; St. Mary’s Navy 0. Virginia State 61; Lincoln Uni versity 0. Georgia 38; Florida 12. AAF ‘; Wichita University 13. College City of New York O.; Bucknell 73 Lehigh 0; West Virginia Il. Indiana IA; Minnesota 19 Purdue 27; Northwestern ‘. Iowa ‘; Wisconsin 26. Iowa State 19; Nebraska 6. PIT Boat Squadron 13; Harvard 0. Norwich 0; Connecticut IA. Presbyterian T; South Carolina 28. William & Mary 0; North Caro- lima 0. Mississippi 6; Alabama 34. Pittsburgh 19; Ohio State 54. Muhlenberg 6; Princeton 16. Rice T., Arkansas l2 .’ Oklahoma A & M l3; University of Texas 8. Texas Tech 0; Texas Christian IA Third Air Force 10; Great Lakes 12. Bunker Hill T; Iowa Seahawks 33. Lafayette 39; Rutgers 0. New Hampshire 19; Maine l4. Mississippi State 26; Auburn 21. Clemson ST; VIII 12, Duke 34 Wake Forest 0. Virginia 39; Richmond University 0. North Carolina 33; Georgia Navy Is. Clark ‘, Tennessee State 6. Florida A & M IA; Tuskegee 13. Miami 33; Ohio Wesleyan 20 Drake 3l; Missouri Valley 0. Kansas State Is; Kansas IA. Tulsa 51; Southwestern G. Texas A & VI 39; Southern Methodist 6. Missouri 2l; Oklahoma 21, tie. DePauW 6; Oberlin 0. Georgia Tech 34; Tulane ‘. UCLA ‘; California 0. March Field 28; Washington 0. Utah State B. Idaho, Southern Branch, T. Denver 41; New Mexico G. Utah 21; Colorado College 6. St. Mary’s Pre-flight 32; Alameda Coast Guard 13. Randolph Field 25 Maxwell Field Olathe, Kansas, Naval Clippers l3; Warrensburg Teachers l2. Fleet City Bluejackets 19; Ne vada 9 Louisiana Tech 0; Louisiana Normal 0, tie. Central Iowa IA; Luther T. San Francisco Coast Guard Pilots 13; College of Pacific 0. Milligan 20; Catawba 13.

  • The Detroit evening times's story: FOOTBALL BIG TEN

    Detroit evening times, Detroit, Mich, November 12, 1944, page 15 (results column)

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    FOOTBALL BIG TEN BIG TEN Michigan ID. Illinois 0. Wisconsin 26, Iowa 7. Minnesota 19. Indiana ID. Purdue u. Northwestern Z. Ohio State 50, Pittsburgh l9. HIGH SCHOOL Western 18. Chadsey 0. u. of d. High u. Northwestern o. Fordson 19, Wyandotte Z. Port Huron “a. Crosse Pointe 6. Ferndale z. Royal Oak 0. Mt. Clemens Is, Hazel Park 0. STATE COLLEGIATE Michigan State 80, Maryland 0. EAST Army SO, Notre Dame 0. Navy as, Cornell 0. Yale Is. Brown 0. Penn 35. Columbia 7. Holy Cross l9. Colgate 13. Coast Guard 10. Dartmouth 0. Penn State Z, Temple s. Princeton 16, Muhlenberg 6. cambridge Navy 10. Cherry PIT. z. Bgcknell rs, CCNY 0. West Virginia II, Lehigh 0. Lafayette 80, Rutgers 0. Swarthmores21, NYU 0. Ursinus 2. r. and NJ. o. PIT Boats Is, Harvard 0. SOUTH Georgia 3S. Florida II. n. Carolina 0, William and Mary o. Duke “a. Wake Forest o. Alabama “a. Mississippi 6. South Carolina %. Presbyterian Z. n. c. Preflight 33. Ga. Preflight Is. Clemson 81, V. NJ. l. II. Virginia 80, Richmond 0. Georgia Tech “a. Tulane 7. Mississippi State 26. Auburn 21 Florida A. e. NJ. Ia, Tuskegee Il. SOUTHWEST Arkansas II. Rice z. Okla. A. M. Is. Texas s. i. I. Y. Ia. texas IeCh. y. Tulsa 81, Southwestern 6. Texas A. & NJ. 80, SMU s. Norman Navy AZ. Lubbock 0. WEST Kan. State Is, Kansas IA. Oklahoma 81, Missouri 81. III. Yves. 19. Ill. Nor. 0. DePauw 6, Oberlin o. Iowa State 10. Nebraska S. CT. Lakes II. Morris Ed. 10. Iowa Seahawks 80. Bunkerhill z. Miami 80, Ohio Yves. 20. ia FAR WEST Colorado 40 Peru II. Utah 81. Colo. Coll. s. March Field IS, Washington 0. Denver al. New Mexico s. Y. c. L. A. Z, California 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)

Mississippi State 63% to win. Elo’s favorite won.

Officially, Auburn leads 66–⁠28–⁠2; as played, 63–⁠31–⁠3 in 97 meetings, counting the 77 since this game.

Recent meetings
2023Auburn 27, Mississippi State 13
2022Mississippi State 39, Auburn 33
2021Mississippi State 43, Auburn 34
2020Auburn 24, Mississippi State 10
2019Auburn 56, Mississippi State 23
2018Mississippi State 23, Auburn 9

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