1930 Mississippi A&M Aggies football team

The 1930 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 during the 1930 college football season. In their first season under head coach Red Cagle, Mississippi A&M compiled a 2–7 record.[1]

1930 Mississippi A&M Aggies football
ConferenceSouthern Conference
Record2–7 (2–3 SoCon)
Head coach
Home stadiumScott Field
Seasons
← 1929
1931 →
1930 Southern Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 3 Alabama + 8 0 0 10 0 0
No. 11 Tulane + 5 0 0 8 1 0
No. 10 Tennessee 6 1 0 9 1 0
Duke 4 1 1 8 1 2
Vanderbilt 5 2 0 8 2 0
Maryland 4 2 0 7 5 0
Florida 4 2 1 6 3 1
North Carolina 4 2 2 5 3 2
Clemson 3 2 0 8 2 0
Georgia 3 2 1 7 2 1
Kentucky 4 3 0 5 3 0
South Carolina 4 3 0 6 4 0
VPI 2 3 1 5 3 1
Mississippi A&M 2 3 0 2 7 0
Georgia Tech 2 4 1 2 6 1
LSU 2 4 0 6 4 0
Virginia 2 5 0 4 6 0
Sewanee 1 4 0 3 6 1
NC State 1 5 0 2 8 0
Ole Miss 1 5 0 3 5 1
Auburn 1 6 0 3 7 0
Washington and Lee 0 4 1 3 6 1
VMI 0 5 0 3 6 0
  • + – Conference co-champions
Rankings from Dickinson System

Schedule edit

DateOpponentSiteResultSource
September 27Southwestern (TN)*L 0–14[2]
October 4at Mississippi College*
L 12–13[3]
October 10Millsaps*
  • Scott Field
  • Starkville, MS
L 13–19[4]
October 18LSU
  • Municipal Stadium
  • Jackson, MS (rivalry)
W 8–6[5]
October 25at NC StateL 0–14[6]
November 1at TulaneL 0–53[7]
November 8Henderson State*
  • Scott Field
  • Starkville, MS
L 7–25[8]
November 15at AuburnW 7–6[9]
November 27Ole Miss
L 0–20[10]
  • *Non-conference game

References edit

  1. ^ "1930 Mississippi State Bulldogs Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved May 20, 2022.
  2. ^ "Lynx rise to the heights by beating Miss. Aggies 14–0". The Commercial Appeal. September 28, 1930. Retrieved May 20, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Mississippi College satisfies old grudge by beating Aggies". The Clarion-Ledger. October 5, 1930. Retrieved May 20, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Millsaps beat Aggies in last period, 19 to 13". The Birmingham News. October 11, 1930. Retrieved May 20, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Louisiana State loses close game". The Shreveport Times. October 19, 1930. Retrieved May 20, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "N.C. State whips Miss Aggies, 14–0". The Montgomery Advertiser. October 26, 1930. Retrieved May 18, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Tulane swamps Aggies by 53 to 0". The Montgomery Advertiser. November 2, 1930. Retrieved May 20, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Henderson beats A&M team, 25–7". The Birmingham News. November 9, 1930. Retrieved May 20, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Aggies defeat Auburn Tigers by single point". The Selma Times-Journal. November 16, 1930. Retrieved May 20, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Guy Turnbow stars as Ole Miss wins over Aggies 20–0". Sun Herald. November 28, 1930. Retrieved May 20, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.