1939 Mississippi State Maroons football team

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]

1939 Mississippi State Maroons football
Conference	Southeastern Conference
Record	8–2 (3–2 SEC)
Head coach	Allyn McKeen (1st season)
Home stadium	Scott Field
Seasons ← 1938 1940 →

1939 Southeastern Conference football standings

v t e	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

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

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 23	Howard (AL)*	Scott Field Starkville, MS	W 45–0		[4]
September 30	vs. Arkansas*	Crump Stadium Memphis, TN	W 19–0	10,000	[5]
October 7	at Florida	Florida Field Gainesville, FL	W 14–0		[6]
October 14	at Auburn	Legion Field Birmingham, AL	L 0–7	10,000	[7]
October 21	Southwestern (TN)*	Scott Field Starkville, MS	W 37–0	5,000	[8]
October 28	at No. 20 Alabama	Denny Stadium Tuscaloosa, AL (rivalry)	L 0–7	15,000	[9]
November 4	Birmingham–Southern*	Scott Field Starkville, MS	W 28–0	6,000	[10]
November 11	at LSU	Tiger Stadium Baton Rouge, LA (rivalry)	W 15–12	11,000	[11]
November 18	Millsaps*	Scott Field Starkville, MS	W 40–0	5,000	[12]
November 25	at Ole Miss	Hemingway Stadium Oxford, MS (Egg Bowl)	W 18–6	20,000	[13]
*Non-conference game Homecoming 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.