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Mississippi State Football Team History

Mississippi State Bulldogs

University of Mississippi State
Starkville, MS
Founded: 1878
Stadium: Scott Field
Capacity: 55,082
Colors: Maroon & White
Coach: L. Gwinn
Conference: Southern Intercollegiate Athletic-

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1895 <-- 1901 <- 1902 -> 1903 --> 2024

1902 Season Highlights

L. Gwinn enters his 1st season as Head Coach at Mississippi State.

1902 Season

Date	Opponent	Score
Fri., Oct. 17	vs. Cumberland	6	15	L
Sat., Oct. 25	vs. Mississippi	0	21	L
Sat., Nov. 1	@ Tulane	11	11	T
Sat., Nov. 8	@ Alabama	0	27	L
Sat., Nov. 15	@ Samford	26	0	W
Thu., Nov. 27	vs. Louisiana State	0	6	L

1902 Season Totals
Record	1-4 -1
Points Scored	43
Scoring Average	7.2
Points Allowed	80
Defense Average	13.3
Opponents Record	15-12
Conference Record	0-0
Home Record	0-3
Away Record	1-1 -1

1902 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank	Record	Source
was not ranked.

1902 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic- Standings
	Season			Bowls	Conference
Team	W/L/T	PF	PA		W/L/T	PF	PA	Coach
Vanderbilt	8-1	214	60					W.H. Watkins
Tennessee	6-2	88	39					H.F. Fisher
Texas	6-3-1	87	40					J.B. Hart
North Carolina	5-1-3	122	34					Herman P. Olcott
Alabama	4-4	191	49					Eli Abbott
Georgia	4-2-1	55	52					Billy Reynolds
Mississippi	4-3	121	46					Daniel S. Martin
Kentucky	3-5-1	72	83					E.W. McLeod
North Carolina State	3-4-2	81	42					Arthur Devlin
Auburn	2-4-1	46	45					Robert Kent
Mississippi State	1-4-1	43	80					L. Gwinn
Tulane	1-4-2	47	67					Virginius Dabney
Georgia Tech	0-6-2	23	122					Dr. John McKee

1902 All American Awards
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Award	Team	Source
Coming Someday

1902 All Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference Players
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Team	Source
Coming Someday

Some records may be incomplete.

Great Moments in College Football History

The first college football game was broadcast on television in 1939. The teams involved were Fordham University and Waynesburg College.