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1914 Mississippi State

6–⁠2 (4–⁠2 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association), coached by E.C. Hayes.

Schedule and results

Mississippi State in 1914, game by game: won vs. Marion 54–0; won vs. Cumberland (TN) 77–0; lost at Kentucky 13–19; lost at Auburn 0–19; won at Georgia 9–0; won vs. Mercer 66–0; won vs. Tulane 61–0; won at Alabama 9–0+77−19Won 54–0 vs. Marion+54MarionWon 77–0 vs. Cumberland (TN)+77Cumberland (TN)Lost 13–19 at Kentucky-6KentuckyLost 0–19 at Auburn-19AuburnWon 9–0 at Georgia+9GeorgiaWon 66–0 vs. Mercer+66MercerWon 61–0 vs. Tulane+61TulaneWon 9–0 at Alabama+9Alabama
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Oct 3vsMarionW 54–⁠091%
Oct 10vsCumberland (TN)W 77–⁠087%
Oct 17atKentuckyL 13–⁠1955%
Oct 24atAuburnL 0–⁠1923%
Oct 31atGeorgiaW 9–⁠042%
Nov 7vsMercerW 66–⁠079%
Nov 14vsTulaneW 61–⁠081%
Nov 26atAlabamaW 9–⁠049%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Alabama 9–⁠0; 5th in the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association.

In program history: The 17th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 124 on file).

Record
6–⁠2
Conference
4–⁠2 5th in Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association
AP poll
Began in 1936
Points
289–⁠38
Coach
E.C. Hayes
Elo
1616 +63 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−2.8 No. 51 of 83 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—

1914 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Tennessee5–⁠09–⁠0
Ole Miss2–⁠05–⁠4–⁠1
Auburn4–⁠0–⁠18–⁠0–⁠1
Florida3–⁠15–⁠2
Mississippi State4–⁠26–⁠2
Alabama3–⁠25–⁠4
Clemson2–⁠25–⁠3–⁠1
Kentucky1–⁠11–⁠2
Georgia1–⁠2–⁠13–⁠5–⁠1
LSU0–⁠1–⁠14–⁠4–⁠1
Tulane0–⁠3–⁠13–⁠3–⁠1
The Citadel0–⁠32–⁠5
Vanderbilt0–⁠22–⁠6
Wofford0–⁠11–⁠7–⁠1
Samford0–⁠10–⁠1
Mercer0–⁠20–⁠3
Chattanooga0–⁠20–⁠3

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