1942 Mississippi State Maroons football team

1942 Mississippi State Maroons football
Conference	Southeastern Conference
Ranking
AP	No. 18
Record	8–2 (5–2 SEC)
Head coach	Allyn McKeen (4th season)
Home stadium	Scott Field
Seasons ←  1941 1944  →

1942 Southeastern Conference football standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
No. 2 Georgia $	6	–	1	–	0			11	–	1	–	0
No. 5 Georgia Tech	4	–	1	–	0			9	–	2	–	0
No. 7 Tennessee	4	–	1	–	0			9	–	1	–	1
No. 18 Mississippi State	5	–	2	–	0			8	–	2	–	0
No. 10 Alabama	4	–	2	–	0			8	–	3	–	0
LSU	3	–	2	–	0			7	–	3	–	0
No. 16 Auburn	3	–	3	–	0			6	–	4	–	1
Vanderbilt	2	–	4	–	0			6	–	4	–	0
Florida	1	–	3	–	0			3	–	7	–	0
Tulane	1	–	4	–	0			4	–	5	–	0
Kentucky	0	–	5	–	0			3	–	6	–	1
Ole Miss	0	–	5	–	0			2	–	7	–	0
$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

The 1942 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 1942 college football season. In their fourth year under head coach Allyn McKeen, the Maroons compiled an overall record of 8–2, with a conference record of 5–2, and finished fourth in the SEC. ^[1]

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Rank	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 26	Union (TN) *		Scott Field Starkville, MS	W 35–2	6,000	[2]
October 3	at Alabama		Denny Stadium Tuscaloosa, AL (rivalry)	L 6–21	18,000	[3]
October 10	at LSU		Tiger Stadium Baton Rouge, LA (rivalry)	L 6–16	25,000	[4]
October 17	at No. 12 Vanderbilt		Dudley Field Nashville, TN	W 33–0	22,000	[5]
October 24	at Florida	No. 16	Florida Field Gainesville, FL	W 26–12	8,000	[6]
October 31	at Auburn		Legion Field Birmingham, AL	W 6–0	7,000	[7]
November 7	at Tulane		Tulane Stadium New Orleans, LA	W 7–0	28,000	[8]
November 14	Duquesne *		Scott Field Starkville, MS	W 28–6	10,000	[9]
November 21	Ole Miss	No. 16	Scott Field Starkville, MS (Egg Bowl)	W 34–13	16,000	[10]
December 5	vs. San Francisco *	No. 18	Crump Stadium Memphis, TN	W 19–7	250	[11]
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Rankings

See also: 1942 college football rankings

Ranking movements
Legend:██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked т = Tied with team above or below

	Week
Poll	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	Final
AP	—	16	—	—	—	—	16т	18

References

1. "1942 Mississippi State Bulldogs Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved October 1, 2023.
2. "Union collects safety off Southeastern champions as Casey out-punts Maroons". The Jackson Sun. September 27, 1942. Retrieved October 1, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
3. "Crimson Tide drowns State title hopes with 21 to 6 triumph". The Tuscaloosa News. Google News Archives. October 4, 1942. p. 6. Retrieved June 10, 2012.
4. "Bayou Tigers rout Maroon team, 16 to 6". The Atlanta Constitution. October 11, 1942. Retrieved October 1, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
5. "Mississippi State is victor over Vanderbilt". Pensacola News Journal. October 18, 1942. Retrieved October 1, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
6. "Florida beaten by Mississippi State, 26 to 12". The Greenville News. October 25, 1942. Retrieved October 1, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
7. "Mississippi State scores 6–0 win over Auburn in mud and rain". The Birmingham News. November 1, 1942. Retrieved October 1, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
8. "Tulane, minus Lou Thomas, goes down before Mississippi State 7–0". The Birmingham News. November 8, 1942. Retrieved April 10, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
9. "Duquesne loses to Mississippi State, 28 to 6". Chicago Tribune. November 15, 1942. Retrieved October 1, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
10. "Mississippi State needs late push to overpower Ole Miss' Rebels, 34–13". The Commercial Appeal. November 22, 1942. Retrieved October 1, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
11. Harry Borba (December 6, 1942). "U.S.F. Buried in Mud Battle: Dons See 'Black' in Miss. State Defeat; Blondy Finds 'Heavy Track' to Liking; Only 250 Witness Game". The San Francisco Examiner. p. 48 – via Newspapers.com.