The 1934 Mississippi State Maroons football team was an American football team that represented Mississippi State College (now known as Mississippi State University) as a member of the Southeastern Conference (SEC) during the 1934 college football season. In their second year under head coach Ross MacKechnie, the Maroons complied an overall record of 4–6, with a conference record of 0–5, and finished 12th in the SEC.[1]
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Conference | Southeastern Conference |
Record | 4–6 (0–5 SEC) |
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Home stadium | Scott Field |
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Team | W | L | W | L | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 11 Tulane + | 8 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 10 | – | 1 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 6 Alabama + | 7 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 10 | – | 0 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tennessee | 5 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
LSU | 4 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 2 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Georgia | 3 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Vanderbilt | 4 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Florida | 2 | – | 2 | – | 1 | 6 | – | 3 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Ole Miss | 2 | – | 3 | – | 1 | 4 | – | 5 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Kentucky | 1 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Auburn | 1 | – | 6 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 8 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sewanee | 0 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Mississippi State | 0 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Georgia Tech | 0 | – | 6 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 9 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Schedule
editDate | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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September 21 | at Howard (AL)* | W 13–7 | [2] | ||
September 29 | at Vanderbilt | L 0–7 | [3] | ||
October 5 | Millsaps* | L 6–7 | [4] | ||
October 13 | at Alabama | L 0–41 | 6,000 | [5] | |
October 20 | at Southwestern (TN)* |
| W 21–6 | 4,000 | [6] |
October 26 | Mississippi College* |
| W 13–6 | [7] | |
November 3 | at LSU | L 3–25 | [8] | ||
November 10 | at Tennessee | L 0–14 | 5,000 | [9] | |
November 17 | at Loyola (LA)* | W 20–6 | [10] | ||
December 1 | vs. Ole Miss |
| L 3–7 | 10,000 | [11] |
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References
edit- ^ "1934 Mississippi State Bulldogs Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved September 27, 2023.
- ^ "Howard loses to Maroons". The Birmingham News. September 22, 1934. Retrieved September 27, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Commodores score first S.E.C. victory". The Birmingham News. September 30, 1934. Retrieved September 27, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Millsaps 11 beats State". The Greenwood Commonwealth. October 6, 1934. Retrieved September 27, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Alabama, Tennessee too much for boys of Magnolia State". The Clarion-Ledger. October 14, 1934. Retrieved August 8, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Mississippi State's brruising attack crushes Lynx". The Commercial Appeal. October 21, 1934. Retrieved September 27, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Choctaws downed by State 13 to 6 with big crowd on hand". The Clarion-Ledger. October 27, 1934. Retrieved September 27, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Long watches L.S.U. wallop Maroon squad". The Nashville Tennessean. November 4, 1934. Retrieved September 27, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Dickens leads Vols to 14–0 victory over Mississippi State". The Knoxville Journal. November 11, 1934. Retrieved August 8, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Maroon overhead work features win over Loyola, 20–6". The Commercial Appeal. November 18, 1934. Retrieved April 14, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Game is won by Ole Miss". The Huntsville Times. December 2, 1934. Retrieved September 27, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.