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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: Fred Furman
Conference: Southern Intercollegiate Athletic-

Team Home Summary  Coaches Games by Year Opponents Rankings Bowls Conference


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1895  <-- 1907 <- 1908 -> 1909 --> 2024
1908 Season Highlights
 Fred Furman enters his 2nd season as Head Coach at Mississippi State.
 
1908 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Sat., Oct. 10  vs. Louisiana Tech  47   0   W       
 Sat., Oct. 17  @ Georgia Tech  0   23   L       
 Fri., Oct. 23  vs. Louisiana Lafayette  5   6   L    @ Columbus, MS   
 Sat., Oct. 31  vs. Transylvania  12   5   W       
 Sat., Nov. 7  @ Louisiana State  0   50   L       
 Sat., Nov. 14  @ Tulane  0   23   L       
 Thu., Nov. 26  vs. Mississippi  44   6   W    @ Jackson, MS   
 
1908 Season Totals
  Record3-4
  Points Scored108
  Scoring Average15.4
  Points Allowed113
  Defense Average16.1
  Opponents Record30-12
  Conference Record0-0
  Home Record3-1
  Away Record0-3
1908 NCAA Final Rankings
 Rank   Record   Source 
  was not ranked.
  
1908 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic- Standings
  Season   Bowls   Conference 
 Team  W/L/T  PF  PA    W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
Tennessee 7-212435   George Levene
Tulane 7-110323   Joe Curtis
Vanderbilt 7-2-120761   Dan McGugin
Alabama 6-1-110831   J.W.H. Pollard
Auburn 6-115810   Mike Donahue
Georgia Tech 6-314774   John W. Heisman
Georgia 5-2-17245   Branch Bocock
Kentucky 4-38781   J. White Guyn
Mississippi 3-599125   Frank Kyle
Mississippi State 3-4108113   Fred Furman
Texas A&M 3-576117   N.A. Merriam

1908 All American Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 

1908 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 biggest crowd for a college football game was 114,000 for the 1926 Army-Navy Game. The game ended in a tie when it became too dark to play.