1939 Mississippi State Maroons football team
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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]
| 1939 Mississippi State Maroons football | |
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| Conference | Southeastern Conference |
| Record | 8–2 (3–2 SEC) |
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| Home stadium | Scott Field |
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| Team | W | L | W | L | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 2 Tennessee + | 6 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 10 | – | 1 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 16 Georgia Tech + | 6 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 5 Tulane + | 5 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 1 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Mississippi State | 3 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ole Miss | 2 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Kentucky | 2 | – | 2 | – | 1 | 6 | – | 2 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Auburn | 3 | – | 3 | – | 1 | 5 | – | 5 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Alabama | 2 | – | 3 | – | 1 | 5 | – | 3 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Georgia | 1 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| LSU | 1 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Vanderbilt | 1 | – | 6 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 7 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Florida | 0 | – | 3 | – | 1 | 5 | – | 5 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sewanee | 0 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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]
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 23 | Howard (AL)* | W 45–0 | [4] | ||
| September 30 | vs. Arkansas* | W 19–0 | 10,000 | [5] | |
| October 7 | at Florida | W 14–0 | [6] | ||
| October 14 | at Auburn | L 0–7 | 10,000 | [7] | |
| October 21 | Southwestern (TN)* |
| W 37–0 | 5,000 | [8] |
| October 28 | at No. 20 Alabama | L 0–7 | 15,000 | [9] | |
| November 4 | Birmingham–Southern* |
| W 28–0 | 6,000 | [10] |
| November 11 | at LSU | W 15–12 | 11,000 | [11] | |
| November 18 | Millsaps* |
| W 40–0 | 5,000 | [12] |
| November 25 | at Ole Miss | W 18–6 | 20,000 | [13] | |
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- ^ "1939 Mississippi State Bulldogs Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved September 30, 2023.
- ^ Paul Williamson (December 8, 1941). "Texas Aggies Ranked Nation's Top". The Atlanta Constitution. p. 26 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Miss. State shows power to crush Howard 45–0". The Clarion-Ledger. September 24, 1939. Retrieved August 24, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Maroons whip surprised Arkansas Porkers 19–0". The Commercial Appeal. October 1, 1939. Retrieved September 30, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Miss. State wins, 14-to-0". The Knoxville News-Sentinel. October 8, 1939. Retrieved September 30, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "State runs rampant to repel Lynx, 37–0, on homecoming day". The Commercial Appeal. October 22, 1939. Retrieved September 30, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Tide conquers 7–0". The Clarion-Ledger. October 29, 1939. Retrieved February 22, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "State romps 28–0". Clarion-Ledger. November 5, 1939. Retrieved February 26, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Miss. Staters score at will over Millsaps". The Birmingham News. November 19, 1939. Retrieved September 30, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Mississippi State downs Ole Miss, 18–6". Tampa Sunday Tribune. November 26, 1939. Retrieved September 30, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.