1950 Mississippi State
4–5 (3–4 Southeastern Conference), coached by Slick Morton. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest upsetBeat No. 4 Tennessee 7–0Sep 30
Tennessee was ranked No. 4, above it.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 23 | vs Arkansas State | W 67–0 | 88% |
| Sep 30 | vs 4Tennessee | W 7–0 | 33% |
| Oct 7 | vs Baylor | L 7–14 | 30% |
| Oct 14 | at Georgia | L 0–27 | 27% |
| Oct 28 | at Alabama | L 7–14 | 22% |
| Nov 4 | vs Auburn | W 27–0 | 72% |
| Nov 11 | vs 4Kentucky | L 21–48 | 19% |
| Nov 18 | at LSU | W 13–7 | 20% |
| Dec 2 | at Ole Miss | L 20–27 | 34% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Lost to Ole Miss 27–20; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 7th in the Southeastern Conference.
In program history: The tied 90th-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 1950.
- Record
- 4–5
- Conference
- 3–4 tied for 7th in Southeastern Conference
- AP final
- Unranked
- Points
- 169–137
- Coach
- Slick Morton
- Elo
- 1435 +29 this season
- SP+ rating
- —
- SRS
- 6.5 No. 36 of 120 major-college teams
- Recruiting class
- —
1950 Southeastern Conference standings
Conference page| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kentucky | 5–1 | 11–1 | 7 |
| Tennessee | 4–1 | 11–1 | 4 |
| Alabama | 6–2 | 9–2 | 16 |
 Tulane | 3–1–1 | 6–2–1 | 20 |
 Georgia Tech | 4–2 | 5–6 | |
| Georgia | 3–2–1 | 6–3–3 | |
 Vanderbilt | 3–4 | 7–4 | |
 Mississippi State | 3–4 | 4–5 | |
| LSU | 2–3–2 | 4–5–2 | |
 Florida | 2–4 | 5–5 | |
| Ole Miss | 1–5 | 5–5 | |
| Auburn | 0–7 | 0–10 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.