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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 Holtkamp
Conference: Southern Intercollegiate Athletic-

Team Home Summary  Coaches Games by Year Opponents Rankings Bowls Conference


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1895  <-- 1919 <- 1920 -> 1921 --> 2024
1920 Season Highlights
 Fred Holtkamp enters his 1st season as Head Coach at Mississippi State.
 
1920 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Sat., Oct. 2  vs. Mississippi College  27   0   W       
 Sat., Oct. 9  @ Indiana  0   24   L       
 Sat., Oct. 16  vs. Southern Military Academy  33   0   W       
 Sat., Oct. 23  @ Louisiana State  12   7   W       
 Sat., Oct. 30  vs. Tennessee  13   7   W       
 Sat., Nov. 6  @ Mississippi  20   0   W    @ Greenwood, MS   
 Sat., Nov. 13  @ Tulane  0   6   L       
 Thu., Nov. 25  @ Alabama  7   24   L    @ Birmingham, AL   
 
1920 Season Totals
  Record5-3
  Points Scored112
  Scoring Average14.0
  Points Allowed68
  Defense Average8.5
  Opponents Record33-13
  Conference Record0-0
  Home Record3-0
  Away Record2-3
1920 NCAA Final Rankings
 Rank   Record   Source 
  was not ranked.
  
1920 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic- Standings
  Season   Bowls   Conference 
 Team  W/L/T  PF  PA    W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
Alabama 10-137735   Xen C. Scott
Georgia 8-0-125017   H.J. Stegeman
Georgia Tech 8-131216   William A. Bill Alexander
Auburn 7-233249   Mike Donahue
Tennessee 7-224340   John R. Chief Bender
Tulane 6-2-118128   Clark D. Shaughnessy
Florida 5-311191   William G. Kline
Mississippi State 5-311268   Fred Holtkamp
South Carolina 5-482140   Sol S. Metzger
Vanderbilt 5-3-1169124   Dan McGugin
Kentucky 3-4-1113109   William J. Bill Juneau
Mississippi 0-3679   R.L. Sullivan

1920 All American Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 

1920 All Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference Players
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 


Some records may be incomplete.


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