1959 Mississippi State Maroons football team

The 1959 Mississippi State Maroons football team was an American football team that represented Mississippi State University as a member of the Southeastern Conference (SEC) during the 1959 college football season. In their fourth year under head coach Wade Walker, the team compiled an overall record of 2–7, with a mark of 0–7 in conference play, and finished 12th in the SEC.^[1]

1959 Mississippi State Maroons football
Conference	Southeastern Conference
Record	2–7 (0–7 SEC)
Head coach	Wade Walker (4th season)
Home stadium	Scott Field
Seasons ← 1958 1960 →

1959 Southeastern Conference football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 5 Georgia $	7	–	0	–	0			10	–	1	–	0
No. 3 LSU	5	–	1	–	0			9	–	2	–	0
No. 2 Ole Miss #	5	–	1	–	0			10	–	1	–	0
No. 10 Alabama	4	–	1	–	2			7	–	2	–	2
Auburn	4	–	3	–	0			7	–	3	–	0
Vanderbilt	3	–	2	–	2			5	–	3	–	2
Georgia Tech	3	–	3	–	0			6	–	5	–	0
Tennessee	3	–	4	–	1			5	–	4	–	1
No. 19 Florida	2	–	4	–	0			5	–	4	–	1
Kentucky	1	–	6	–	0			4	–	6	–	0
Tulane	0	–	5	–	1			3	–	6	–	1
Mississippi State	0	–	7	–	0			2	–	7	–	0
$ – Conference champion # Berryman, Billingsley, Dunkel, Sagarin national champion Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 26	at No. 19 Florida	Florida Field Gainesville, FL	L 13–14	33,330	[2]
October 3	at No. 9 Tennessee	Shields–Watkins Field Knoxville, TN	L 6–22	26,895	[3]
October 10	Arkansas State*	Scott Field Starkville, MS	W 49–14	13,000	[4]
October 17	at Georgia	Grant Field Atlanta, GA	L 0–15	25,000	[5]
October 24	Memphis State*	Scott Field Starkville, MS	W 28–23	16,000	[6][7]
October 31	at Alabama	Denny Stadium Tuscaloosa, AL (rivalry)	L 0–10	19,000	[8][9]
November 7	at No. 8 Auburn	Legion Field Birmingham, AL	L 0–31	38,000	[10]
November 14	at No. 3 LSU	Tiger Stadium Baton Rouge, LA (rivalry)	L 0–27	63,272	[11]
November 28	No. 2 Ole Miss	Scott Field Starkville, MS (Egg Bowl)	L 0–42	34,000	[12]
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

References

1. "1959 Mississippi State Bulldogs Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved October 8, 2023.
2. "Florida Gators nip Maroons, 14–13". The Bradenton Herald. September 27, 1959. Retrieved October 8, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
3. "Etter-paced Vols clout Maroons, 22–6". The Knoxville News-Sentinel. October 4, 1959. Retrieved March 31, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
4. "Maroons hit win column at last". The Tampa Tribune. October 11, 1959. Retrieved October 14, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
5. "Georgia wins, 15–0". The Atlanta Journal. October 18, 1959. Retrieved October 8, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
6. "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 17, 2022.
7. "Memphis State nosed out by Mississippi State, 28–23". The Commercial Appeal. October 25, 1959. Retrieved October 8, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
8. Land, Charles (November 1, 1959). "Bama gains homecoming victory". The Tuscaloosa News. Google News Archives. p. 9. Retrieved January 17, 2013.
9. "Alabama throttles Maroons, 10 to 0". The Montgomery Advertiser. November 1, 1959. Retrieved October 8, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
10. "Bobby Hunt leads Plainsmen to 31–0 rout over Miss. State". The Decatur Daily. November 8, 1959. Retrieved October 8, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
11. "LSU routs Maroons". Monroe Morning World. November 15, 1959. Retrieved October 8, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
12. "Ole Miss romps; Sugar Bowl next". Portland Press Herald. November 29, 1959. Retrieved October 8, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.