1946 Mississippi State Maroons football team

The 1946 Mississippi State Maroons football team was an American football team that represented Mississippi State College in the Southeastern Conference during the 1946 college football season. In their seventh season under head coach Allyn McKeen, the Maroons compiled an 8–2 record (3–2 against SEC opponents) and outscored all opponents by a total of 271 to 71.^[1]

1946 Mississippi State Maroons football
Conference	Southeastern Conference
Record	8–2 (3–2 SEC)
Head coach	Allyn McKeen (7th season)
Home stadium	Scott Field
Seasons ← 1945 1947 →

1946 Southeastern Conference football standings

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

Five Mississippi State players received honors from the Associated Press or United Press on the 1946 All-SEC football team: halfback Shorty McWilliams (AP-1, UP_3); tackle Al Sidorik (UP-1) end Bill Hildebrand (UP-2); center Elbert Corley (UP-3); and guard Mike Mihalic (UP-3).^[2][3]

Mississippi State was ranked at No. 10 in the final Litkenhous Difference by Score System rankings for 1946.^[4]

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Rank	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 29	Chattanooga*		Scott Field Starkville, MS	W 41–7	12,000	[5]
October 5	at LSU		Tiger Stadium Baton Rouge, LA (rivalry)	L 6–13	44,000	[6]
October 12	at Michigan State*		Macklin Field East Lansing, MI	W 6–0	22,000	[7]
October 19	vs. San Francisco*		Crump Stadium Memphis, TN	W 48–20	15,000	[8]
October 26	at Tulane		Tulane Stadium New Orleans, LA	W 14–7	45,000	[9]
November 2	Murray State*		Scott Field Starkville, MS	W 69–0		[10]
November 9	at Auburn		Legion Field Birmingham, AL	W 33–0	25,000	[11]
November 16	Northwestern State*		Scott Field Starkville, MS	W 27–0	5,000	[12]
November 23	at Ole Miss		Hemingway Stadium Oxford, MS (Egg Bowl)	W 20–0	26,000	[13]
November 30	at Alabama	No. 19	Denny Stadium Tuscaloosa, AL (rivalry)	L 7–24	25,000	[14]
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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Rankings

See also: 1946 NCAA football rankings

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked

	Week
Poll	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	Final
AP	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	19	—

After the season

Main article: 1947 NFL draft

The 1947 NFL Draft was held on December 16, 1946. The following Maroon was selected.^[16]

Round	Pick	Player	Position	NFL Club
11	87	Alex Sidorik	Tackle	Boston Yanks

References

1. "1946 Mississippi State Bulldogs Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved May 15, 2022.
2. "Eight Teams Place Men On AP All-Southeastern Conference Eleven". Freeport Journal-Standard. November 30, 1946. p. 8. Retrieved June 6, 2015 – via Newspapers.com.
3. William Tucker (November 21, 1946). "Travis Tidwell, Auburn Back, On 2nd Team". The Anniston Star. p. 16. Retrieved May 30, 2015 – via Newspapers.com.
4. Dr. E. E. Litkenhous (December 15, 1946). "Rice Rated Fifth Best, Tennessee 12th by Lit". The Knoxville News-Sentinel. p. B4 – via Newspapers.com.
5. "State beats Nooga, 41–7". The Clarion-Ledger. September 29, 1946. Retrieved September 8, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
6. "Tigers Down Maroons 13-6 in SEC Battle: Shorty McWilliams Proves "Goat" As Louisiana State Triumphs". The Shreveport Times. October 6, 1946. p. 20 – via Newspapers.com.
7. Lad Slingerlend (October 13, 1946). "Mississippi State Edges Spartans, 6-0: Quick Score Nicks M.S.C. In Drizzle; State Threatens Twice but Ground Attack Fails; 22,000 Sit in Rain". Lansing State Journal. p. 25 – via Newspapers.com.
8. Bill Mulligan (October 20, 1946). "U.S.F. Vanquished in Scoring Orgy, 48-20". The San Francisco Examiner. pp. 21, 22 – via Newspapers.com.
9. "Two raiding forays yield State margin over clinging Wave". The Commercial Appeal. October 27, 1946. Retrieved April 11, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
10. "State Slaughters Murray 69-0 In Breather Contest". Clarion-Ledger. November 3, 1946. p. 1 – via Newspapers.com.
11. Zipp Newman (November 10, 1946). "Fast Stepping Maroon Backs March Over Auburn Tigers, 33-0: Three Teams Baffle Tigers Before 25,000; Ole Miss, Tide Stand In Maroons' Way To Post-Season Bowl Go". The Birmingham News. pp. 1B, 2B – via Newspapers.com.
12. "State Tunes Up For Rebels By Trouncing Demons 27 To 0: Maroons Parade Many Fine Backs In Walkover Game Despite Steady Rainfall". Clarion-Ledger. November 17, 1946. p. 1 – via Newspapers.com.
13. Paul Tiblier (November 24, 1946). "Maroons Defeat Rebels 20-0 For Decisive Victory". Clarion-Ledger. p. 1 – via Newspapers.com.
14. Bassett, Norman (December 1, 1946). "Tide rolls through State in decisive victory, 24–7". The Tuscaloosa News. p. 6. Retrieved September 25, 2012.
15. College Football @ Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved December 26, 2015
16. "1947 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved November 29, 2020.