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Jimmy Carter in an MSU cowboy hat

The 39th President of the United States visited MSU's campus during his time in office, and even donned this awesome hat!

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Jimmy Carter in an MSU cowboy hat

The 39th President of the United States visited MSU's campus during his time in office, and even donned this awesome hat!

MSU pays Jennings' way to campus in 1909

This kind of camaraderie is most likely deemed illegal by the NCAA these days.

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1990 Gadsden (AL) Sports Columnist Was A Scrooge

The 1990 edition of the Gadsden Times featured a little bah-humbug to many a sports teams from local sports reporter Ben Thomas.

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Northwestern and the 1949 Rose Bowl Controversy

The Wildcats are 1-9 all-time in bowl games, but should they really be 0-10?

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MSU makes Orange because UT 'disbands' in 1936

A two loss MSU team was only extended an offer after Tennessee turned down a chance to play in Miami in 1936.

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Cartoon Artist Picks Georgetown over MSU in 40s

A cartoon artist makes his bowl predictions in a December 1940 edition of the Milwaukee Journal.

How State nearly went to the Rose Bowl in 1940

After a 10-0-1 regular season in 1940, Mississippi State accepted a bid to play in the Orange Bowl against the Georgetown Hoyas. But the Orange Bowl wasn't the only bowl that came calling that year, as the Bulldogs nearly ended up in the Rose Bowl

How the students fired Kermit Davis in 1977

In 1977, Mississippi State head basketball coach Kermit Davis registered yet another disappointing season, and after the season was complete, he handed in his resignation, partly due to the students voting to remove him.

MSU's first Olympian: Don Scott at the 1920 games

With the 2012 Summer Olympics in London just around the corner, we take time in our Summer School MSU History to remember Mississippi State's first Olympian, Don Scott, who participated in the 1920 games in Antwerp

The mooning incident at Dudy Noble Field

We revisit the mooning incident of 1987.

Steve Spurrier nearly MSU's coach in 1985

In our series taking a look back through MSU's athletics history. Today we examine 1985, and how Steve Spurrier almost became the head coach at Mississippi State

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