1929 Mississippi State
1–5–2 (0–3–1 Southern Conference), coached by J.W. Hancock. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat Mississippi College 6–0Nov 2
By 6 points, its widest win.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 27 | vsHenderson State | L 0–7 | 85% |
| Oct 5 | at Georgia Tech | L 13–27 | 14% |
| Oct 12 | at Tulane | L 0–34 | 25% |
| Oct 19 | vs LSU | L 6–31 | 34% |
| Nov 2 | vsMississippi College | W 6–0 | 70% |
| Nov 9 | vs Michigan State | L 19–33 | 45% |
| Nov 16 | vsMillsaps | T 0–0 | 75% |
| Nov 28 | at Ole Miss | T 7–7 | 31% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Tied Ole Miss 7–7; 20th in the Southern Conference.
In program history: The 118th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 124 on file).
- Record
- 1–5–2
- Conference
- 0–3–1 20th in Southern Conference
- AP poll
- Began in 1936
- Points
- 51–139
- Coach
- J.W. Hancock
- Elo
- 1335 −99 this season
- SP+ rating
- —
- SRS
- −19.5 No. 87 of 100 major-college teams
- Recruiting class
- —
- Captain
- William A. Pappenheimer
1929 Southern Conference standings
| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tulane | 6–0 | 9–0 | |
 Tennessee | 6–0–1 | 9–0–1 | |
 North Carolina | 7–1 | 9–1 | |
 Florida | 6–1 | 8–2 | |
 Vanderbilt | 5–1 | 7–2 | |
 Kentucky | 3–1–1 | 6–1–1 | |
 VMI | 4–2 | 8–2 | |
 Georgia | 4–2 | 6–4 | |
 Duke | 2–1 | 4–6 | |
| LSU | 3–2 | 6–3 | |
 Alabama | 4–3 | 6–3 | |
 Clemson | 3–3 | 8–3 | |
 Virginia Tech | 2–3 | 5–4 | |
| Georgia Tech | 3–5 | 3–6 | |
 Virginia | 1–3–2 | 4–3–2 | |
 Maryland | 1–3–1 | 4–4–2 | |
 South Carolina | 2–5 | 6–5 | |
| Washington and Lee | 1–4–1 | 3–5–1 | |
| Ole Miss | 0–4–2 | 1–6–2 | |
 Mississippi State | 0–3–1 | 1–5–2 | |
| Sewanee | 0–4–1 | 2–5–2 | |
 Auburn | 0–7 | 2–7 | |
 NC State | 0–5 | 1–8 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.