1950 Mississippi State Maroons football team

1950 Mississippi State Maroons football
Conference	Southeastern Conference
Record	4–5 (3–4 SEC)
Head coach	Arthur Morton (2nd season)
Home stadium	Scott Field

1950 Southeastern Conference football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 7 Kentucky $	5	–	1	–	0			11	–	1	–	0
No. 4 Tennessee	4	–	1	–	0			11	–	1	–	0
No. 16 Alabama	6	–	2	–	0			9	–	2	–	0
No. 20 Tulane	3	–	1	–	1			6	–	2	–	1
Georgia Tech	4	–	2	–	0			5	–	6	–	0
Georgia	3	–	2	–	1			6	–	3	–	3
Mississippi State	3	–	4	–	0			4	–	5	–	0
Vanderbilt	3	–	4	–	0			7	–	4	–	0
LSU	2	–	3	–	2			4	–	5	–	2
Florida	2	–	4	–	0			5	–	5	–	0
Ole Miss	1	–	5	–	0			5	–	5	–	0
Auburn	0	–	7	–	0			0	–	10	–	0
$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

The 1950 Mississippi State Maroons football team was an American football team that represented Mississippi State College as a member of the Southeastern Conference (SEC) during the 1950 college football season. In their second year under head coach Arthur Morton, the team compiled an overall record of 4–5, with a mark of 3–4 in conference play, placing seventh in the SEC.^[1]

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 23	Arkansas State*	Scott Field Starkville, MS	W 67–0	8,000	[2]
September 30	No. 4 Tennessee	Scott Field Starkville, MS	W 7–0		[3]
October 7	vs. Baylor*	State Fair Stadium Shreveport, LA	L 7–14	20,000	[4]
October 14	at Georgia	Sanford Stadium Athens, GA	L 0–27	20,000	[5]
October 28	at Alabama	Denny Stadium Tuscaloosa, AL (rivalry)	L 7–14	30,000	[6]
November 4	Auburn	Scott Field Starkville, MS	W 27–0		[7]
November 11	No. 4 Kentucky	Scott Field Starkville, MS	L 21–48	28,000	[8]
November 18	at LSU	Tiger Stadium Baton Rouge, LA (rivalry)	W 13–7	33,000	[9]
December 2	at Ole Miss	Hemingway Stadium Oxford, MS (Egg Bowl)	L 20–27	28,000	[10]
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

References

1. "1950 Mississippi State Bulldogs Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved February 11, 2022.
2. "Miss. State wins first game in last eleven contests". The Clarion-Ledger. September 24, 1950. Retrieved February 11, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
3. "Mississippi State upsets Tennessee". The Los Angeles Times. October 1, 1950. Retrieved February 11, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
4. "Baylor Bears outscores Mississippi State, 14–7". The Paris News. October 8, 1950. Retrieved February 11, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
5. "Georgia routs Maroons, 27–0". The Greenville News. October 15, 1950. Retrieved February 11, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
6. "Alabama scores late to beat 'Sippi State". The Jackson Sun. October 29, 1950. Retrieved February 11, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
7. "Mississippi State flattens Auburn, 27–0". The Commercial Appeal. November 5, 1950. Retrieved February 11, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
8. "Babe, 'Tucky romp, 48–21". The Birmingham News. November 12, 1950. Retrieved February 11, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
9. "Maroon storm over LSU 13–7 in 'Rockem' win". The Tennessean. November 19, 1950. Retrieved February 11, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
10. "Ole Miss outlasts Mississippi starters for 27–20 triumph". The Commercial Appeal. December 3, 1950. Retrieved February 11, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.