1924 Mississippi State Teachers Yellow Jackets football team

The 1924 Mississippi State Teachers Yellow Jackets football team was an American football team that represented the Mississippi State Teachers College (now known as the University of Southern Mississippi) as an independent during the 1924 college football season. In their first year under head coach William Herschel Bobo, the team compiled a 3–3–2 record.[1]

1924 Mississippi State Teachers Yellow Jackets football
ConferenceIndependent
Record3–3–2
Head coach
Home stadiumKamper Park
Seasons
 1923
1925 
1924 Southern college football independents records
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
Stetson  600
Quantico Marines  701
Tennessee Docs  910
Centenary  810
West Virginia  810
West Virginia Wesleyan  920
Davidson  721
Wake Forest  720
George Washington  631
William & Mary  521
Delaware  431
Texas Mines  321
Mississippi State Teachers  332
Birmingham–Southern  441
Spring Hill  441
Georgetown  440
Marshall  440
Duke  450
Western Kentucky State Normal  450
East Tennessee State Normal  341
Loyola (LA)  342
Abilene Christian  342
Louisville  351
Georgia Normal  120
Southwestern  360
Union (TN)  360
Richmond  261
Catholic University  152
Navy  260
Middle Tennessee State Normal  150
West Tennessee State Normal  171
Delaware State  010

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultSource
October 4Clarke College (MS)
  • Kamper Park
  • Hattiesburg, MS
W 27–0[2]
October 18at Loyola (LA)
L 7–32[3]
October 24at Gulf Coast Military AcademyGulfport, MST 14–14[1]
November 1Pearl River
  • Kamper Park
  • Hattiesburg, MS
L 6–26[1]
November 7at Mississippi A&M freshmenT 14–14[1]
November 15at StetsonDeLand, FLL 6–48[4]
November 22Marion
  • Kamper Park
  • Hattiesburg, MS
W 7–6[5]
November 27Louisiana College
  • Kamper Park
  • Hattiesburg, MS
W 13–12[6]

References

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  1. 1 2 3 4 "1924 Football Schedule". USM Golden Eagles Athletics. University of Southern Mississippi. Retrieved July 16, 2021.
  2. "Hattiesburg wins game from Clarke College". The Newton Record. October 9, 1924. Retrieved July 16, 2021 via Newspapers.com.
  3. "Loyola defeats Teachers". The Daily Herald. October 20, 1924. Retrieved July 16, 2021 via Newspapers.com.
  4. "Mississippi Teachers fall before Stetson". Pensacola News Journal. November 16, 1924. Retrieved July 16, 2021 via Newspapers.com.
  5. "Marion loses by point margin to Delta Teachers". The Birmingham News. November 23, 1924. Retrieved July 16, 2021 via Newspapers.com.
  6. "Miss. Teachers win". The Birmingham News. November 28, 1924. Retrieved July 16, 2021 via Newspapers.com.