Centenary (LA) vs. Mississippi State

Centenary (LA) and Mississippi State first met in 1928 and have played 3 times; Centenary (LA) leads the series 1–⁠0–⁠2. Over the last 3 meetings it’s Centenary (LA) 1–⁠0.

Centenary (LA) wins
1
Mississippi State wins
0
Ties
2
First meeting
1928
Longest streak
1 Centenary (LA)
Current streak
1 Centenary (LA)
Last 10 meetings
Centenary (LA) 1–⁠0
Most recent
1938

The series at a glance

Every meeting by decade, colored by the winner
’0’1’2’3’4’5’6’7’8’9W–L
1920s0–⁠0–⁠1
1930s1–⁠0–⁠1
Average margin
6.3 points; 0 decided by one score (8 or fewer)
At Centenary (LA)
0–⁠0–⁠1 Centenary (LA)‘s record at home
At Mississippi State
0–⁠0–⁠1 Mississippi State’s record at home
Neutral sites
1–⁠0 Centenary (LA) first
Shutouts
1

Every meeting on file, as played. Ranks are the AP poll’s going in.

Both programs through the years

End-of-season Elo ratings of Centenary (LA) and Mississippi State, 1928 on1300150017001930193519401945

Our Elo rating at the end of each season, a measure of how strong a team was, not a forecast; 1500 is an average FBS team.

From the newspapers

  • The Evening star's story of the 1937 game: CENTENARY IN 90 TIE Saved by May as 1t Is outplayed by Mississippi State.

    1937 · Evening star, Oct 31, 1937

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 earliest meetings with a story on file; each game’s page has the full text.

Every game

Nov 12, 1938Centenary (LA) 19, Mississippi State 0Neutral site
Oct 30, 1937Centenary (LA) 0, Mississippi State 0at Centenary (LA)
Nov 10, 1928Mississippi State 6, Centenary (LA) 6at Mississippi State

Every game is listed as played on the field.