1939 Mississippi State Maroons football team

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1939 Mississippi State Maroons football
Conference Southeastern Conference
Record8–2 (3–2 SEC)
Head coach
Home stadium Scott Field
(capacity: 20,000)
Seasons
←  1938
1940  →
1939 Southeastern Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 2 Tennessee + 6 –0 –010 –1 –0
No. 16 Georgia Tech + 6 –0 –08 –2 –0
No. 5 Tulane + 5 –0 –08 –1 –1
Mississippi State 3 –2 –08 –2 –0
Ole Miss 2 –2 –07 –2 –0
Kentucky 2 –2 –16 –2 –1
Auburn 3 –3 –15 –5 –1
Alabama 2 –3 –15 –3 –1
Georgia 1 –3 –05 –6 –0
LSU 1 –5 –04 –5 –0
Vanderbilt 1 –6 –02 –7 –1
Florida 0 –3 –15 –5 –1
Sewanee 0 –3 –03 –5 –0
  • + – Conference co-champions
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1939 Mississippi State Maroons football team was an American football team that represented Mississippi State College (now known as Mississippi State University) as a member of the Southeastern Conference (SEC) during the 1939 college football season. In their first year under head coach Allyn McKeen, the Maroons complied an overall record of 8–2, with a conference record of 3–2, and finished fourth in the SEC. [1]

Mississippi State was not ranked in the final AP poll, but it was ranked at No. 31 in the 1939 Williamson System ratings, [2] and at No. 19 in the Litkenhous Ratings. [3]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 23 Howard (AL) *
W 45–0 [4]
September 30vs. Arkansas *
W 19–010,000 [5]
October 7at Florida
W 14–0 [6]
October 14at Auburn
L 0–710,000 [7]
October 21 Southwestern (TN) *Dagger-14-plain.png
  • Scott Field
  • Starkville, MS
W 37–05,000 [8]
October 28at No. 20 Alabama
L 0–715,000 [9]
November 4 Birmingham–Southern *
  • Scott Field
  • Starkville, MS
W 28–06,000 [10]
November 11at LSU
W 15–1211,000 [11]
November 18 Millsaps *
  • Scott Field
  • Starkville, MS
W 40–05,000 [12]
November 25at Ole Miss
W 18–620,000 [13]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Dagger-14-plain.pngHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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References

  1. ↑ "1939 Mississippi State Bulldogs Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved September 30, 2023.
  2. ↑ Paul Williamson (December 8, 1941). "Texas Aggies Ranked Nation's Top". The Atlanta Constitution. p. 26 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ↑ E. E. Litkenhous (December 31, 1939). "Vols Second In Final Litkenhous Grid Rankings; Southern California Tenth". Johnson City Sunday Press. p. 11 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ↑ "Miss. State shows power to crush Howard 45–0". The Clarion-Ledger. September 24, 1939. Retrieved August 24, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
  5. ↑ "Maroons whip surprised Arkansas Porkers 19–0". The Commercial Appeal. October 1, 1939. Retrieved September 30, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
  6. ↑ "Miss. State wins, 14-to-0". The Knoxville News-Sentinel. October 8, 1939. Retrieved September 30, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
  7. ↑ "Auburn blasts title hopes of Mississippi State with 7-to-0 victory". The Chattanooga Times. October 15, 1939. Retrieved September 30, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
  8. ↑ "State runs rampant to repel Lynx, 37–0, on homecoming day". The Commercial Appeal. October 22, 1939. Retrieved September 30, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
  9. ↑ "Tide conquers 7–0". The Clarion-Ledger. October 29, 1939. Retrieved February 22, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
  10. ↑ "State romps 28–0". Clarion-Ledger. November 5, 1939. Retrieved February 26, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
  11. ↑ "Mississippi State's fourth quarter field goal breaks tie and defeats Louisiana". The Tyler Courier-Times. November 12, 1939. Retrieved September 30, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
  12. ↑ "Miss. Staters score at will over Millsaps". The Birmingham News. November 19, 1939. Retrieved September 30, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
  13. ↑ "Mississippi State downs Ole Miss, 18–6". Tampa Sunday Tribune. November 26, 1939. Retrieved September 30, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
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