1954 Mississippi State
6–4 (3–3 Southeastern Conference), coached by Darrell Royal. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest upsetBeat No. 12 Alabama 12–7Oct 23
Alabama was ranked No. 12, above it.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 18 | vs Memphis | W 27–7 | 95% |
| Sep 25 | at Tennessee | L 7–19 | 40% |
| Oct 2 | vs Arkansas State | W 46–13 | 91% |
| Oct 9 | at Tulane | W 14–0 | 64% |
| Oct 15 | at Miami | L 13–27 | 45% |
| Oct 23 | at 12Alabama | W 12–7 | 29% |
| Oct 30 | at Florida | L 0–7 | 50% |
| Nov 6 | vs North Texas | W 48–26 | 87% |
| Nov 13 | at LSU | W 25–0 | 48% |
| Nov 27 | at 7Ole Miss | L 0–14 | 26% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Lost to Ole Miss 14–0; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 6th in the Southeastern Conference.
In program history: The 33rd-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 1954.
- Record
- 6–4
- Conference
- 3–3 tied for 6th in Southeastern Conference
- AP final
- Unranked
- Points
- 192–120
- Coach
- Darrell Royal
- Elo
- 1569 +17 this season
- SP+ rating
- —
- SRS
- 9.7 No. 29 of 111 major-college teams
- Recruiting class
- —
All-SEC
2 first teamFirst team
Hal EasterwoodCAP-1
Art DavisRBAP-1; UP
From Wikipedia’s 1954 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).
1954 Southeastern Conference standings
Conference page| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ole Miss | 5–0 | 9–2 | 6 |
 Georgia Tech | 6–2 | 8–3 | |
 Kentucky | 5–2 | 7–3 | |
| Florida | 5–2 | 5–5 | |
 Georgia | 3–2–1 | 6–3–1 | |
 Auburn | 3–3 | 8–3 | 13 |
| Mississippi State | 3–3 | 6–4 | |
| Alabama | 3–3–2 | 4–5–2 | |
| LSU | 2–5 | 5–6 | |
| Tulane | 1–6–1 | 1–6–3 | |
| Tennessee | 1–5 | 4–6 | |
 Vanderbilt | 1–5 | 2–7 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.