1949 Mississippi State Maroons football team

1949 Mississippi State Maroons football
Conference	Southeastern Conference
Record	0–8–1 (0–6 SEC)
Head coach	Arthur Morton (1st season)
Home stadium	Scott Field (Capacity: 35,000)

1949 Southeastern Conference football standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Tulane $	5	–	1	–	0			7	–	2	–	1
No. 11 Kentucky	4	–	1	–	0			9	–	3	–	0
No. 17 Tennessee	4	–	1	–	1			7	–	2	–	1
Georgia Tech	5	–	2	–	0			7	–	3	–	0
No. 9 LSU	4	–	2	–	0			8	–	3	–	0
Alabama	4	–	3	–	1			6	–	3	–	1
Vanderbilt	4	–	4	–	0			5	–	5	–	0
Auburn	2	–	4	–	2			2	–	4	–	3
Ole Miss	2	–	4	–	0			4	–	5	–	1
Florida	1	–	4	–	1			4	–	5	–	1
Georgia	1	–	4	–	1			4	–	6	–	1
Mississippi State	0	–	6	–	0			0	–	8	–	1
$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

The 1949 Mississippi State Maroons football team represented Mississippi State College as a member of the Southeastern Conference (SEC) during the 1949 college football season. In their first season under new head coach Arthur Morton, the Maroons compiled an overall record of 0–8–1 and finished last of 12 teams in the SEC with a conference mark of 0–6. Mississippi State failed to score more than seven points in any game all season. They played their home games at Scott Field

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result
September 24	at Tennessee	Neyland Stadium TN	L 0–10
October 1	Baylor*	Scott Field Starkville, MS	L 6–14
October 8	at Clemson*	Memorial Stadium Clemson, SC	T 7–7
October 15	at Cincinnati*	Nippert Stadium Cincinnati, OH	L 0–19
October 22	at Alabama	Denny Stadium Tuscaloosa, AL (rivalry)	L 6–35
October 29	at Tulane	Tulane Stadium New Orleans, LA	L 6–54
November 5	at Auburn	Cliff Hare Stadium Auburn, AL	L 6–25
November 12	at No. 16 LSU	Tiger Stadium Baton Rouge, LA (rivalry)	L 7–34
November 26	Ole Miss	Scott Field Starkville, MS (Egg Bowl)	L 0–26
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game