1929 Mississippi A&M Aggies football team

The 1929 Mississippi A&M Aggies football team was an American football team that represented the Agricultural and Mechanical College of the State of Mississippi (now known as Mississippi State University) as a member of the Southern Conference (SoCon) during the 1929 college football season. In their third season under head coach John W. Hancock, Mississippi A&M compiled a 1–5–2 record.[1]

1929 Mississippi A&M Aggies football
ConferenceSouthern Conference
Record1–5–2 (0–3–1 SoCon)
Head coach
Home stadiumScott Field
Municipal Stadium
Seasons
← 1928
1930 →
1929 Southern Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 10 Tulane $ 6 0 0 9 0 0
Tennessee 6 0 1 9 0 1
North Carolina 7 1 0 9 1 0
Florida 6 1 0 8 2 0
Vanderbilt 5 1 0 7 2 0
Kentucky 3 1 1 6 1 1
Georgia 4 2 0 6 4 0
VMI 4 2 0 8 2 0
Duke 2 1 0 4 6 0
LSU 3 2 0 6 3 0
Alabama 4 3 0 6 3 0
Clemson 3 3 0 8 3 0
VPI 2 3 0 5 4 0
Georgia Tech 3 5 0 3 6 0
South Carolina 2 5 0 6 5 0
Virginia 1 3 2 4 3 2
Maryland 1 3 1 4 4 2
Washington and Lee 1 4 1 3 5 1
Ole Miss 0 4 2 1 6 2
Mississippi A&M 0 3 1 1 5 2
Sewanee 0 4 1 2 5 2
NC State 0 5 0 1 8 0
Auburn 0 7 0 2 7 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from Dickinson System

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 27Henderson-Brown*L 0–7[2]
October 5at Georgia TechL 13–2712,000[3]
October 12at TulaneL 0–34[4]
October 19LSU
L 6–31[5]
November 2Mississippi College*
  • Scott Field
  • Starkville, MS
W 6–0[6]
November 9Michigan State*
  • Municipal Stadium
  • Jackson, MS
L 19–33< 2,000[7][8]
November 16Millsaps*
  • Scott Field
  • Starkville, MS
T 0–0[9]
November 28at Ole MissT 7–7[10]
  • *Non-conference game

References

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  1. ^ "1929 Mississippi State Bulldogs Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 7, 2023.
  2. ^ "Henderson Brown wins from Mississippi Aggies". The Shreveport Times. September 28, 1929. Retrieved December 7, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Rebuilt Tech varies attack to score difficult win over A. and M." The Montgomery Advertiser. October 6, 1929. Retrieved December 7, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Tulane scoring machine clicks off 34 points against A&M eleven". The Montgomery Advertiser. October 13, 1929. Retrieved December 7, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Louisiana trounces Miss. Aggies, 31 to 6". The Commercial Appeal. October 20, 1929. Retrieved December 7, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Choctaws succumb to Aggies after battle on rain soaked field". The Clarion-Ledger. November 3, 1929. Retrieved August 28, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ Hewitt, Purser (November 10, 1929). "Few Upsets Crop Out In Dixie; Small Crowd Here As Aggies Lose". Daily Clarion-Ledger. Jackson, Mississippi. p. 1. Retrieved August 14, 2022 – via Newspapers.com  .
  8. ^ Hewitt, Purser (November 10, 1929). "Few Upsets Crop Out In Dixie; Small Crowd Here As Aggies Lose (continued)". Daily Clarion-Ledger. Jackson, Mississippi. p. 10. Retrieved August 14, 2022 – via Newspapers.com  .
  9. ^ "Millsaps narrowly misses victory over Aggie gridders". The Clarion-Ledger. November 17, 1929. Retrieved December 7, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Ole Miss ties rival Aggies in bitter contest". The Shreveport Times. November 29, 1929. Retrieved December 6, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.