1939 Mississippi State Maroons football team

1939 Mississippi State Maroons football
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
Record8–2 (3–2 SEC)
Head coach
Home stadiumScott Field
Seasons
← 1938
1940 →
1939 Southeastern Conference football standings
Conf Overall
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
  • + – 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 23Howard (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 21Southwestern (TN)*dagger
  • Scott Field
  • Starkville, MS
W 37–05,000[8]
October 28at No. 20 Alabama
L 0–715,000[9]
November 4Birmingham–Southern*
  • Scott Field
  • Starkville, MS
W 28–06,000[10]
November 11at LSU
W 15–1211,000[11]
November 18Millsaps*
  • Scott Field
  • Starkville, MS
W 40–05,000[12]
November 25at Ole Miss
W 18–620,000[13]
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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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