1922 Mississippi State

3–⁠4–⁠2 (2–⁠3 Southern Conference), coached by Charles Noble.

Schedule and results

Mississippi State in 1922, game by game: won vs. Birmingham-Southern 14–0; tied vs. Samford 0–0; won vs. Ole Miss 19–13; lost at Tulane 0–26; tied vs. Ouachita 7–7; lost at Tennessee 3–31; won at LSU 7–0; lost vs. Drake 6–48; lost at Alabama 0–59+14−59Won 14–0 vs. Birmingham-Southern+14Birmingham-Sout…Tied 0–0 vs. Samford0SamfordWon 19–13 vs. Ole Miss+6Ole MissLost 0–26 at Tulane-26TulaneTied 7–7 vs. Ouachita0OuachitaLost 3–31 at Tennessee-28TennesseeWon 7–0 at LSU+7LSULost 6–48 vs. Drake-42DrakeLost 0–59 at Alabama-59Alabama
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Oct 7vsBirmingham-SouthernW 14–⁠070%
Oct 14vsSamfordT 0–⁠090%
Oct 21vsOle MissW 19–⁠1375%
Oct 28atTulaneL 0–⁠2640%
Nov 4vsOuachitaT 7–⁠786%
Nov 11atTennesseeL 3–⁠3132%
Nov 18atLSUW 7–⁠055%
Nov 25vsDrakeL 6–⁠4842%
Nov 30atAlabamaL 0–⁠5929%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Alabama 59–⁠0; 11th in the Southern Conference.

In program history: The 100th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 124 on file).

Record
3–⁠4–⁠2
Conference
2–⁠3 11th in Southern Conference
AP poll
Began in 1936
Points
56–⁠184
Coach
Charles Noble
Elo
1416 −71 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−20.7 No. 96 of 109 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—

1922 Southern Conference standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
North Carolina5–⁠09–⁠1
Vanderbilt4–⁠08–⁠0–⁠1
Georgia Tech4–⁠07–⁠2
Virginia Tech3–⁠08–⁠1–⁠1
Florida2–⁠07–⁠2
Tennessee4–⁠28–⁠2
Auburn2–⁠18–⁠2
Alabama3–⁠2–⁠16–⁠3–⁠1
Kentucky2–⁠26–⁠3
Virginia1–⁠1–⁠14–⁠4–⁠1
Mississippi State2–⁠33–⁠4–⁠2
Washington and Lee1–⁠25–⁠3–⁠1
Clemson1–⁠25–⁠4
Maryland1–⁠24–⁠5–⁠1
LSU1–⁠23–⁠7
Georgia1–⁠3–⁠15–⁠4–⁠1
Sewanee1–⁠3–⁠13–⁠4–⁠1
Tulane1–⁠44–⁠4
South Carolina0–⁠35–⁠4
Ole Miss0–⁠24–⁠5–⁠1
NC State0–⁠54–⁠6

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