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1928 Mississippi State

2–⁠4–⁠2 (1–⁠4 Southern Conference), coached by J.W. Hancock.

Schedule and results

Mississippi State in 1928, game by game: won vs. Ouachita 20–6; lost vs. Tulane 6–51; lost vs. Alabama 0–46; lost vs. LSU 0–31; tied at Michigan State 6–6; tied vs. Centenary (LA) 6–6; won at Auburn 13–0; lost vs. Ole Miss 19–20+14−46Won 20–6 vs. Ouachita+14OuachitaLost 6–51 vs. Tulane-45TulaneLost 0–46 vs. Alabama-46AlabamaLost 0–31 vs. LSU-31LSUTied 6–6 at Michigan State0Michigan StateTied 6–6 vs. Centenary (LA)0Centenary (LA)Won 13–0 at Auburn+13AuburnLost 19–20 vs. Ole Miss-1Ole Miss
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 29vsOuachitaW 20–⁠687%
Oct 6vsTulaneL 6–⁠5162%
Oct 13vsAlabamaL 0–⁠4638%
Oct 20vsLSUL 0–⁠3149%
Nov 3atMichigan StateT 6–⁠644%
Nov 10vsCentenary (LA)T 6–⁠666%
Nov 17atAuburnW 13–⁠051%
Nov 29vsOle MissL 19–⁠2046%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Ole Miss 20–⁠19; 18th in the Southern Conference.

In program history: The 101st-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 124 on file).

Record
2–⁠4–⁠2
Conference
1–⁠4 18th in Southern Conference
AP poll
Began in 1936
Points
70–⁠166
Coach
J.W. Hancock
Elo
1401 −88 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−10.0 No. 80 of 100 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—

1928 Southern Conference standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Georgia Tech7–⁠010–⁠0
Tennessee6–⁠0–⁠19–⁠0–⁠1
Florida6–⁠18–⁠1
Virginia Tech4–⁠17–⁠2
Alabama6–⁠26–⁠3
LSU3–⁠1–⁠16–⁠2–⁠1
Vanderbilt4–⁠28–⁠2
Clemson4–⁠28–⁠3
Tulane3–⁠3–⁠16–⁠3–⁠1
Ole Miss3–⁠35–⁠4
South Carolina2–⁠2–⁠16–⁠2–⁠2
North Carolina2–⁠2–⁠25–⁠3–⁠2
Kentucky2–⁠2–⁠14–⁠3–⁠1
Maryland2–⁠3–⁠16–⁠3–⁠1
VMI2–⁠3–⁠15–⁠3–⁠2
Georgia2–⁠44–⁠5
NC State1–⁠3–⁠14–⁠5–⁠1
Mississippi State1–⁠42–⁠4–⁠2
Virginia1–⁠62–⁠6–⁠1
Washington and Lee1–⁠62–⁠8
Sewanee0–⁠52–⁠7
Auburn0–⁠71–⁠8

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