Date | Opponent | Rank | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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September 30 | Jackson Field* | | | W 41–0 | 2,500 | [2] |
October 7 | Millsaps* | | - Scott Field
- Starkville, MS
| W 56–0 | | [3] |
October 14 | Arkansas A&M* | | - Scott Field
- Starkville, MS
| W 49–20 | | [4] |
October 21 | at LSU | | | W 13–6 | 25,000 | [5] |
November 4 | Kentucky | No. 18 | | W 26–0 | 8,000 | [6] |
November 11 | at Auburn | No. 19 | | W 26–21 | 14,000 | [7] |
November 18 | at Alabama | No. 16 | | L 0–19 | 23,000 | [8] |
November 25 | at Ole Miss | | | L 8–13 | 8,000 | [9] |
- *Non-conference game
- Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
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Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked т = Tied with team above or below | Week |
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Poll | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Final |
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AP | — | — | 19т | 18 | 19 | 16 | — | — | — |
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- ^ "Mississippi State takes opener, 41–0". Abilene Reporter-News. October 1, 1944. Retrieved October 1, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Maroons maul Millsaps, 56–0". The Knoxville Journal. October 8, 1944. Retrieved August 24, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Maroons defeat Agggies". The Commercial Appeal. October 15, 1944. Retrieved October 1, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "'Shorty' McWilliams stars in Mississippi State's win". The Montgomery Advertiser. October 22, 1944. Retrieved October 1, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "State Maroons capitalize on Kentucky fumbles and McWilliams to win easy". Clarion-Ledger. November 5, 1944. Retrieved April 29, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Maroons check Tiger fury, 26–21". The Birmingham News. November 12, 1944. Retrieved October 1, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Bassett, Norman (November 19, 1944). "State knocked from undefeated ranks as Tide scores 19–0 win". The Tuscaloosa News. Google News Archives. p. 6. Retrieved August 26, 2012.
- ^ "Mississippi State upset by Rebels, 13 to 8". Tulsa World. November 26, 1944. Retrieved October 1, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.