Texas Tech at Mississippi State
Saturday, October 31, 1953 Share
Texas Tech beat Mississippi State 27–20. It was their first meeting; after it, Texas Tech led the series 1–0.
FinalHigh 67°F, low 38°FAttendance 16,000
In the newspapers

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.
The series
Every Texas Tech–Mississippi State gameMississippi State leads 4–3–1 in eight meetings, counting the seven since this game.
Around this game
Texas Tech
- Next gamevs. ArizonaNov. 7, 1953
- SeasonTexas Tech in 1953
- ProgramTexas Tech history and records
Mississippi State
- Next gameat TulaneNov. 7, 1953
- SeasonMississippi State in 1953
- ProgramMississippi State history and records

