1969 Mississippi State
3–7 (0–5 Southeastern Conference), coached by Charles Shira. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat Southern Miss 34–20Oct 11
By 14 points, its widest win.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 20 | vs Richmond | W 17–14 | 35% |
| Sep 27 | vs 12Florida | L 35–47 | 33% |
| Oct 4 | at Houston | L 0–74 | 21% |
| Oct 11 | vs Southern Miss | W 34–20 | 53% |
| Oct 18 | at Texas Tech | W 30–26 | 25% |
| Oct 25 | at Florida State | L 17–20 | 17% |
| Nov 1 | vs Alabama | L 19–23 | 27% |
| Nov 8 | at 11Auburn | L 13–52 | 13% |
| Nov 15 | at 12LSU | L 6–61 | 11% |
| Nov 27 | vs 14Ole Miss | L 22–48 | 20% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Lost to Ole Miss 48–22; unranked in the final AP poll; 10th in the Southeastern Conference.
In program history: The 113th-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 1969.
- Record
- 3–7
- Conference
- 0–5 10th in Southeastern Conference
- AP final
- Unranked
- Points
- 193–385
- Coach
- Charles Shira
- Elo
- 1359 −2 this season
- SP+ rating
- —
- SRS
- −2.2 No. 67 of 122 major-college teams
- Recruiting class
- —
All-SEC
1 first teamFirst team
Sammy MilnerWRAP-1; UPI
From Wikipedia’s 1969 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).
1969 Southeastern Conference standings
Conference page| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
 Tennessee | 5–1 | 9–2 | 15 |
| LSU | 4–1 | 9–1 | 10 |
| Auburn | 5–2 | 8–3 | 20 |
| Florida | 3–1–1 | 9–1–1 | 14 |
| Ole Miss | 4–2 | 8–3 | 8 |
 Georgia | 2–3–1 | 5–5–1 | |
 Vanderbilt | 2–3 | 4–6 | |
| Alabama | 2–4 | 6–5 | |
 Kentucky | 1–6 | 2–8 | |
| Mississippi State | 0–5 | 3–7 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.