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1930 Mississippi State

2–⁠7 (2–⁠3 Southern Conference), coached by Red Cagle.

Schedule and results

Mississippi State in 1930, game by game: lost vs. Rhodes 0–14; lost at Mississippi College 12–13; lost vs. Millsaps 13–19; won vs. LSU 8–6; lost at NC State 0–14; lost at Tulane 0–53; lost vs. Henderson State 7–25; won at Auburn 7–6; lost vs. Ole Miss 0–20+7−53Lost 0–14 vs. Rhodes-14RhodesLost 12–13 at Mississippi College-1Mississippi Col…Lost 13–19 vs. Millsaps-6MillsapsWon 8–6 vs. LSU+2LSULost 0–14 at NC State-14NC StateLost 0–53 at Tulane-53TulaneLost 7–25 vs. Henderson State-18Henderson StateWon 7–6 at Auburn+1AuburnLost 0–20 vs. Ole Miss-20Ole Miss
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 27vsRhodesL 0–⁠1480%
Oct 4atMississippi CollegeL 12–⁠1358%
Oct 11vsMillsapsL 13–⁠1975%
Oct 18vsLSUW 8–⁠631%
Oct 25atNC StateL 0–⁠1441%
Nov 1atTulaneL 0–⁠5310%
Nov 8vsHenderson StateL 7–⁠2567%
Nov 15atAuburnW 7–⁠630%
Nov 27vsOle MissL 0–⁠2038%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Ole Miss 20–⁠0; 14th in the Southern Conference.

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

Record
2–⁠7
Conference
2–⁠3 14th in Southern Conference
AP poll
Began in 1936
Points
47–⁠170
Coach
Red Cagle
Elo
1236 −154 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−14.4 No. 93 of 106 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—

1930 Southern Conference standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Alabama8–⁠010–⁠0
Tulane5–⁠08–⁠1
Tennessee6–⁠19–⁠1
Duke4–⁠1–⁠18–⁠1–⁠2
Vanderbilt5–⁠28–⁠2
Maryland4–⁠27–⁠5
Florida4–⁠2–⁠16–⁠3–⁠1
North Carolina4–⁠2–⁠25–⁠3–⁠2
Clemson3–⁠28–⁠2
Georgia3–⁠2–⁠17–⁠2–⁠1
Kentucky4–⁠35–⁠3
South Carolina4–⁠36–⁠4
Virginia Tech2–⁠3–⁠15–⁠3–⁠1
Mississippi State2–⁠32–⁠7
Georgia Tech2–⁠4–⁠12–⁠6–⁠1
LSU2–⁠46–⁠4
Virginia2–⁠54–⁠6
Sewanee1–⁠43–⁠6–⁠1
Ole Miss1–⁠53–⁠5–⁠1
NC State1–⁠52–⁠8
Auburn1–⁠63–⁠7
Washington and Lee0–⁠4–⁠13–⁠6–⁠1
VMI0–⁠53–⁠6

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