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1915 Mississippi State

5–⁠2–⁠1 (3–⁠2 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association), coached by E.C. Hayes.

Schedule and results

Mississippi State in 1915, game by game: won vs. Mississippi College 12–0; tied vs. Transylvania 0–0; won vs. Kentucky 12–0; lost at Auburn 0–26; lost at LSU 0–10; won vs. Ole Miss 65–0; won vs. Tennessee 14–0; won at Texas A&M 7–0+65−26Won 12–0 vs. Mississippi College+12Mississippi Col…Tied 0–0 vs. Transylvania0TransylvaniaWon 12–0 vs. Kentucky+12KentuckyLost 0–26 at Auburn-26AuburnLost 0–10 at LSU-10LSUWon 65–0 vs. Ole Miss+65Ole MissWon 14–0 vs. Tennessee+14TennesseeWon 7–0 at Texas A&M+7Texas A&M
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Oct 2vsMississippi CollegeW 12–⁠088%
Oct 9vsTransylvaniaT 0–⁠093%
Oct 16vsKentuckyW 12–⁠070%
Oct 23atAuburnL 0–⁠2628%
Oct 30atLSUL 0–⁠1057%
Nov 6vsOle MissW 65–⁠077%
Nov 13vsTennesseeW 14–⁠059%
Nov 25atTexas A&MW 7–⁠040%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Texas A&M 7–⁠0; tied for 6th in the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association.

In program history: The 18th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 124 on file).

Record
5–⁠2–⁠1
Conference
3–⁠2 tied for 6th in Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association
AP poll
Began in 1936
Points
110–⁠36
Coach
E.C. Hayes
Elo
1609 +31 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−0.5 No. 46 of 86 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—

1915 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Vanderbilt3–⁠09–⁠1
LSU3–⁠06–⁠2
Alabama3–⁠06–⁠2
Auburn5–⁠16–⁠2
Georgia3–⁠1–⁠15–⁠2–⁠2
Mississippi State3–⁠25–⁠2–⁠1
Florida3–⁠24–⁠3
Clemson2–⁠22–⁠4–⁠2
Kentucky1–⁠16–⁠1–⁠1
Furman1–⁠15–⁠3
Chattanooga0–⁠0–⁠10–⁠0–⁠2
Mercer1–⁠21–⁠3
Tulane1–⁠34–⁠4
The Citadel0–⁠25–⁠3
Tennessee0–⁠44–⁠4
Wofford0–⁠23–⁠5
Ole Miss0–⁠42–⁠6
Samford0–⁠20–⁠2

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