1902 Mississippi State

1–⁠4–⁠1 (0–⁠2–⁠1 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association), coached by L. Gwinn.

Schedule and results

Mississippi State in 1902, game by game: lost vs. Cumberland (TN) 6–15; lost vs. Ole Miss 0–21; tied at Tulane 11–11; lost at Alabama 0–27; won at Samford 26–0; lost vs. LSU 0–6+26−27Lost 6–15 vs. Cumberland (TN)-9Cumberland (TN)Lost 0–21 vs. Ole Miss-21Ole MissTied 11–11 at Tulane0TulaneLost 0–27 at Alabama-27AlabamaWon 26–0 at Samford+26SamfordLost 0–6 vs. LSU-6LSU
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Oct 17vsCumberland (TN)L 6–⁠1589%
Oct 25vsOle MissL 0–⁠2154%
Nov 1atTulaneT 11–⁠1130%
Nov 8atAlabamaL 0–⁠2735%
Nov 15atSamfordW 26–⁠080%
Nov 27vsLSUL 0–⁠641%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to LSU 6–⁠0; 12th in the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association.

In program history: The 104th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 124 on file).

Record
1–⁠4–⁠1
Conference
0–⁠2–⁠1 12th in Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association
AP poll
Began in 1936
Points
43–⁠80
Coach
L. Gwinn
Elo
1395 −105 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−27.4 No. 72 of 72 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—

1902 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Clemson5–⁠06–⁠1
Vanderbilt3–⁠08–⁠1
LSU4–⁠16–⁠1
Georgia3–⁠14–⁠2–⁠1
North Carolina1–⁠0–⁠15–⁠1–⁠3
Texas2–⁠16–⁠3–⁠1
Furman1–⁠3–⁠14–⁠3–⁠4
Auburn1–⁠3–⁠12–⁠4–⁠1
NC State0–⁠2–⁠23–⁠4–⁠2
Tulane0–⁠2–⁠21–⁠4–⁠2
Alabama1–⁠44–⁠4
Mississippi State0–⁠2–⁠11–⁠4–⁠1
Tennessee0–⁠26–⁠2

Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.