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1939 Mississippi State Maroons football
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
Record8–2 (3–2 SEC)
Head coach
Home stadiumScott Field
(capacity: 20,000)
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 represented Mississippi State College during the 1939 college football season. The Maroons finished 8–2 in head coach Allyn McKeen's first season.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 23Howard (AL)*
W 45–0[1]
September 30vs. Arkansas*
W 19–0
October 7at Florida
W 14–0
October 14at Auburn
L 0–7
October 21Southwestern (TN)*
  • Scott Field
  • Starkville, MS
W 37–0
October 28at No. 20 Alabama
L 0–715,000[2]
November 4Birmingham–Southern*
  • Scott Field
  • Starkville, MS
W 28–06,000[3]
November 11at LSU
W 15–12
November 18Millsaps*
  • Scott Field
  • Starkville, MS
W 40–0
November 25at Ole Miss
W 18–6
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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References

  1. ^ "Miss. State shows power to crush Howard 45–0". The Clarion-Ledger. September 24, 1939. Retrieved August 24, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Tide conquers 7–0". The Clarion-Ledger. October 29, 1939. Retrieved February 22, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "State romps 28–0". Clarion-Ledger. November 5, 1939. Retrieved February 26, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ College Football @ Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved December 26, 2015
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