1938 Mississippi State
4–6 (1–4 Southeastern Conference), coached by Spike Nelson. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat Louisiana Tech 48–0Oct 8
By 48 points, its widest win.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 25 | vs Samford | W 19–0 | 92% |
| Oct 1 | vs Florida | W 22–0 | 69% |
| Oct 8 | vs Louisiana Tech | W 48–0 | 94% |
| Oct 14 | at Auburn | L 6–20 | 34% |
| Oct 21 | at Duquesne | W 12–7 | 38% |
| Oct 29 | at Tulane | L 0–27 | 38% |
| Nov 5 | at LSU | L 7–32 | 26% |
| Nov 12 | vsCentenary (LA) | L 0–19 | 51% |
| Nov 19 | atRhodes | L 3–7 | 69% |
| Nov 26 | vs Ole Miss | L 6–19 | 32% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Lost to Ole Miss 19–6; unranked in the final AP poll; 11th in the Southeastern Conference.
In program history: The 99th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 124 on file).
Players on this team
Before 2004 our records hold honors and the draft; these are the players whose college years here, from their Wikipedia articles or their honors, include 1938.
- Record
- 4–6
- Conference
- 1–4 11th in Southeastern Conference
- AP final
- Unranked
- Points
- 123–131
- Coach
- Spike Nelson
- Elo
- 1420 −78 this season
- SP+ rating
- —
- SRS
- −7.9 No. 91 of 122 major-college teams
- Recruiting class
- —
1938 Southeastern Conference standings
Conference page| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
 Tennessee | 7–0 | 11–0 | 2 |
 Alabama | 4–1–1 | 7–1–1 | 13 |
| Tulane | 4–1–1 | 7–2–1 | 19 |
| Ole Miss | 3–2 | 9–2 | |
 Georgia Tech | 2–1–3 | 3–4–3 | |
 Vanderbilt | 4–3 | 6–3 | |
| Auburn | 3–3–1 | 4–5–1 | |
| Florida | 2–2–1 | 4–6–1 | |
 Georgia | 1–2–1 | 5–4–1 | |
| LSU | 2–4 | 6–4 | |
 Mississippi State | 1–4 | 4–6 | |
 Kentucky | 0–4 | 2–7 | |
| Sewanee | 0–6 | 1–8 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.