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1925 Mississippi State

3–⁠4–⁠1 (1–⁠4 Southern Conference), coached by Bernie Bierman.

Schedule and results

Mississippi State in 1925, game by game: won vs. Millsaps 34–0; tied vs. Ouachita 3–3; lost at Tulane 3–25; won vs. Ole Miss 6–0; lost at Alabama 0–6; won vs. Mississippi College 46–0; lost at Tennessee 9–14; lost at Florida 0–12+46−22Won 34–0 vs. Millsaps+34MillsapsTied 3–3 vs. Ouachita0OuachitaLost 3–25 at Tulane-22TulaneWon 6–0 vs. Ole Miss+6Ole MissLost 0–6 at Alabama-6AlabamaWon 46–0 vs. Mississippi College+46Mississippi Col…Lost 9–14 at Tennessee-5TennesseeLost 0–12 at Florida-12Florida
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Oct 3vsMillsapsW 34–⁠080%
Oct 10vsOuachitaT 3–⁠384%
Oct 17atTulaneL 3–⁠2528%
Oct 24vsOle MissW 6–⁠067%
Oct 31atAlabamaL 0–⁠617%
Nov 7vsMississippi CollegeW 46–⁠061%
Nov 14atTennesseeL 9–⁠1441%
Nov 21atFloridaL 0–⁠1227%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Florida 12–⁠0; tied for 15th in the Southern Conference.

In program history: The 77th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 124 on file).

Record
3–⁠4–⁠1
Conference
1–⁠4 tied for 15th in Southern Conference
AP poll
Began in 1936
Points
101–⁠60
Coach
Bernie Bierman
Elo
1462 −2 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−1.7 No. 59 of 104 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—

1925 Southern Conference standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Alabama7–⁠010–⁠0
Tulane5–⁠09–⁠0–⁠1
North Carolina4–⁠0–⁠17–⁠1–⁠1
Washington and Lee5–⁠15–⁠5
Virginia4–⁠1–⁠17–⁠1–⁠1
Georgia Tech4–⁠1–⁠16–⁠2–⁠1
Kentucky4–⁠26–⁠3
Florida3–⁠28–⁠2
Auburn3–⁠2–⁠15–⁠3–⁠1
Vanderbilt3–⁠36–⁠3
Virginia Tech3–⁠3–⁠15–⁠3–⁠2
South Carolina2–⁠27–⁠3
Tennessee2–⁠2–⁠15–⁠2–⁠1
Georgia2–⁠44–⁠5
Sewanee1–⁠44–⁠4–⁠1
Mississippi State1–⁠43–⁠4–⁠1
VMI1–⁠55–⁠5
LSU0–⁠2–⁠15–⁠3–⁠1
NC State0–⁠4–⁠13–⁠5–⁠1
Ole Miss0–⁠45–⁠5
Maryland0–⁠43–⁠5
Clemson0–⁠41–⁠7

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