1945 Mississippi State Maroons football team
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| 1945 Mississippi State Maroons football | |
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| Conference | Southeastern Conference |
| Record | 6–3 (2–3 SEC) |
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| Home stadium | Scott Field |
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| No. 2 Alabama $ | 6 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 10 | – | 0 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 14 Tennessee | 3 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 1 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 15 LSU | 5 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 18 Georgia | 4 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 9 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ole Miss | 3 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Georgia Tech | 2 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Mississippi State | 2 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Auburn | 2 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Vanderbilt | 2 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Florida | 1 | – | 3 | – | 1 | 4 | – | 5 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tulane | 1 | – | 3 | – | 1 | 2 | – | 6 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Kentucky | 0 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 8 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1945 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 1945 college football season. In their sixth year under head coach Allyn McKeen, the Maroons complied an overall record of 6–3, with a conference record of 2–3, and finished tied for seventh in the SEC.[1]
Schedule
[edit]| Date | Opponent | Rank | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 29 | Southwestern Louisiana* | W 31–0 | 4,000 | [2] | ||
| October 6 | at Auburn | W 20–0 | 18,000 | [3] | ||
| October 13 | vs. Detroit* | No. 20 | W 41–6 | 12,000 | [4] | |
| October 20 | Eastern Flying Training Command* | No. 20 |
| W 16–6 | 5,000 | [5][6] |
| November 3 | at Tulane | No. 15 | L 13–14 | 25,000 | [7] | |
| November 10 | at No. 14 LSU | W 27–20 | 35,000 | [8] | ||
| November 17 | Northwestern State* | No. 16 |
| W 54–0 | 2,200 | [9] |
| November 24 | Ole Miss | No. 20 |
| L 6–7 | 18,000 | [10] |
| December 1 | at No. 3 Alabama | L 13–55 | 25,000 | [11] | ||
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Rankings
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| Poll | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Final |
| AP | 20т | 20 | 18 | 15 | — | 16 | 20 | — | — |
References
[edit]- ^ "1945 Mississippi State Bulldogs Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved October 2, 2023.
- ^ "Mississippi State easy winner in first contest". The Huntsville Times. September 30, 1945. Retrieved October 2, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Maroons crush Auburn Tigers, 20 to 0". The Birmingham News. October 7, 1945. Retrieved October 2, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ John N. Sabo (October 14, 1945). "Weathermen and Maroons make things hot for Titans". Detroit Free Press. p. Sports 1, 2. Retrieved October 2, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Mississippi State Uncorks Running Power To Whip EFTC Eagles, 16 to 6". Montgomery Advertiser. Montgomery, Alabama. October 21, 1945. p. 10. Retrieved March 29, 2023 – via Newspapers.com
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- ^ "Maroons Beat Team Of EFTC". Selma Times-Journal. Selma, Alabama. Associated Press. October 21, 1945. p. 6. Retrieved March 29, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .
- ^ "Wave rolls to mighty grid upset". The Shreveport Times. November 4, 1945. Retrieved April 11, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Mississippi State beats LSU, 27–20". The Atlanta Constitution. November 11, 1945. Retrieved October 1, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Demons lose to Maroons by wide margin". The Shreveport Times. November 18, 1945. Retrieved October 1, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Mississippi State handed stunning 7–6 defeat by aroused Ole Miss". The Chattanooga Times. November 25, 1945. Retrieved October 2, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Bassett, Norman (December 2, 1945). "Tide's second half burst swamps State 55–13 to keep slate clean". The Tuscaloosa News. p. 6. Retrieved September 6, 2012 – via Google News Archives.
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