1933 Mississippi State Maroons football
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
Record3–6–1 (1–5–1 SEC)
Head coach
Home stadiumScott Field
Seasons
← 1932
1934 →
1933 Southeastern Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Alabama $ 5 – 0 – 1 7 – 1 – 1
LSU 3 – 0 – 2 7 – 0 – 3
Georgia 3 – 1 – 0 8 – 2 – 0
Tennessee 5 – 2 – 0 7 – 3 – 0
Tulane 4 – 2 – 1 6 – 3 – 1
Auburn 2 – 2 – 0 5 – 5 – 0
Ole Miss 2 – 2 – 1 6 – 3 – 2
Vanderbilt 2 – 2 – 2 4 – 3 – 3
Florida 2 – 3 – 0 5 – 3 – 1
Kentucky 2 – 3 – 0 5 – 5 – 0
Georgia Tech 2 – 5 – 0 5 – 5 – 0
Mississippi State 1 – 5 – 1 3 – 6 – 1
Sewanee 0 – 6 – 0 3 – 6 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1933 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 1933 college football season. In their first year under head coach Ross MacKechnie, the Maroons complied an overall record of 3–6–1, with a conference record of 1–5–1, and finished 12th in the SEC.[1]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 30Millsaps*
W 12–0[2]
October 7at Tennessee
L 0–20[3]
October 14at Alabama
L 0–185,000[4]
October 21at Vanderbilt
T 7–77,000[5]
October 27Southwestern (TN)*
  • Scott Field
  • Starkville, MS
L 0–6[6]
November 3Mississippi College*
  • Scott Field
  • Starkville, MS
W 18–0[7]
November 11at Tulane
L 0–33[8]
November 18Sewanee
  • Scott Field
  • Starkville, MS
W 26–133,000[9]
November 25vs. LSU
L 6–216,000[10]
December 2at Ole Miss
L 0–31[11]
  • *Non-conference game

References

  1. ^ "1933 Mississippi State Bulldogs Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved September 25, 2023.
  2. ^ "Mississippi State beats Millsaps College, 12 to 0". Monroe Morning World. October 1, 1933. Retrieved September 25, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "State holds Tennessee 20–0". The Clarion-Ledger. October 8, 1933. Retrieved August 8, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Stubborn State eleven beaten 18 to 0 by Crimson Tide". The Clarion-Ledger. October 15, 1933. Retrieved August 8, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Mississippi State ties Vandy, 7 to 7". The Knoxville Sunday Journal. October 22, 1933. Retrieved September 25, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Southwestern upsets Mississippi State by score of 6 to 0". The Commercial Appeal. October 28, 1933. Retrieved September 25, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Maroons beat Choctaws, 18–0, but lose star". The Birmingham News. November 4, 1933. Retrieved July 25, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Tulane beats Mississippi State as Roberts runs 76 yards for score". The Montgomery Advertiser. November 12, 1933. Retrieved April 10, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "State stops Sewanee". The Clarion-Ledger. November 19, 1933. Retrieved August 13, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "L.S.U. beats fighting Maroon eleven, 21 to 6". Monroe Morning World. November 26, 1933. Retrieved September 25, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Powerful Ole Miss machine downs State team 31–0". The Clarion-Ledger. December 3, 1933. Retrieved September 25, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.


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