Texas Tech at Mississippi State

Saturday, October 31, 1953

Texas Tech beat Mississippi State 27–⁠20. It was their first meeting; after it, Texas Tech led the series 1–⁠0.

AwayTexas Tech11–⁠1 in 1953
27
HomeMississippi State5–⁠2–⁠3 in 1953
20

FinalHigh 67°F, low 38°FAttendance 16,000

In the newspapers

  • The Evening star's story: Texas Tech Harnesses Parker, Beats. Mississippi State, 27-2O

    Evening star, November 1, 1953, page 69

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    Texas Tech Harnesses Parker, Beats. Mississippi State, 27–⁠2O eastern Conference, was rushed and battered the entire game. Only in the last few minutes did he show anything of his touted form. Six roughing penalties-four of them against Mississippi State -symbolized the vicious line play. Il Texas Tech ~ 6 7 Z E-I7 Mississippi State - 0 0 7 13–⁠20 Texas Tech scoring: Touchdown Lewis, Spinks James, Sides. Convsrs. IONS -Spinks t2). Kirkpatrick. Mississippi State scoring: Touchdowns Davis. Joseph 90. Cornerstone ~ er, GLASGOW

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 58% to win. Texas Tech won as Elo’s underdog.

Mississippi State leads 4–⁠3–⁠1 in eight meetings, counting the seven since this game.

Recent meetings
2021Texas Tech 34, Mississippi State 7Liberty Bowl
1970Mississippi State 20, Texas Tech 16
1969Mississippi State 30, Texas Tech 26
1968Mississippi State 28, Texas Tech 28
1967Mississippi State 7, Texas Tech 3
1964Texas Tech 21, Mississippi State 7

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