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1934 Mississippi State

4–⁠6 (0–⁠5 Southeastern Conference), coached by Ross McKechnie.

Schedule and results

Mississippi State in 1934, game by game: won at Samford 13–7; lost at Vanderbilt 0–7; lost vs. Millsaps 6–7; lost at Alabama 0–41; won at Rhodes 21–6; won vs. Mississippi College 13–6; lost at LSU 3–25; lost at Tennessee 0–14; won at Loyola (LA) 20–6; lost at Ole Miss 3–7+15−41Won 13–7 at Samford+6SamfordLost 0–7 at Vanderbilt-7VanderbiltLost 6–7 vs. Millsaps-1MillsapsLost 0–41 at Alabama-41AlabamaWon 21–6 at Rhodes+15RhodesWon 13–6 vs. Mississippi College+7Mississippi Col…Lost 3–25 at LSU-22LSULost 0–14 at Tennessee-14TennesseeWon 20–6 at Loyola (LA)+14Loyola (LA)Lost 3–7 at Ole Miss-4Ole Miss
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 21atSamfordW 13–⁠781%
Sep 29atVanderbiltL 0–⁠725%
Oct 5vsMillsapsL 6–⁠782%
Oct 13atAlabamaL 0–⁠4114%
Oct 20atRhodesW 21–⁠664%
Oct 26vsMississippi CollegeW 13–⁠682%
Nov 3atLSUL 3–⁠2514%
Nov 10atTennesseeL 0–⁠1413%
Nov 17atLoyola (LA)W 20–⁠658%
Dec 1atOle MissL 3–⁠736%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Ole Miss 7–⁠3; tied for 11th in the Southeastern Conference.

In program history: The 103rd-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 124 on file).

Record
4–⁠6
Conference
0–⁠5 tied for 11th in Southeastern Conference
AP poll
Began in 1936
Points
79–⁠126
Coach
Ross McKechnie
Elo
1397 −1 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
2.9 No. 57 of 124 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—

1934 Southeastern Conference standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Tulane8–⁠010–⁠1
Alabama7–⁠010–⁠0
Tennessee5–⁠18–⁠2
LSU4–⁠27–⁠2–⁠2
Georgia3–⁠27–⁠3
Vanderbilt4–⁠36–⁠3
Florida2–⁠2–⁠16–⁠3–⁠1
Ole Miss2–⁠3–⁠14–⁠5–⁠1
Kentucky1–⁠35–⁠5
Auburn1–⁠62–⁠8
Mississippi State0–⁠54–⁠6
Sewanee0–⁠42–⁠7
Georgia Tech0–⁠61–⁠9

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