1942 Mississippi State Maroons football
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
Ranking
APNo. 18
Record8–2 (5–2 SEC)
Head coach
Home stadiumScott Field
1942 Southeastern Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 2 Georgia $ 6 –1 –011 –1 –0
No. 5 Georgia Tech 4 –1 –09 –2 –0
No. 7 Tennessee 4 –1 –09 –1 –1
No. 18 Mississippi State 5 –2 –08 –2 –0
No. 10 Alabama 4 –2 –08 –3 –0
LSU 3 –2 –07 –3 –0
No. 16 Auburn 3 –3 –06 –4 –1
Vanderbilt 2 –4 –06 –4 –0
Florida 1 –3 –03 –7 –0
Tulane 1 –4 –04 –5 –0
Kentucky 0 –5 –03 –6 –1
Ole Miss 0 –5 –02 –7 –0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1942 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 1942 college football season. In their fourth year under head coach Allyn McKeen, the Maroons complied an overall record of 8–2, with a conference record of 5–2, and finished fourth in the SEC.[1]

Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 26Union (TN)*
W 35–26,000[2]
October 3at Alabama
L 6–2118,000[3]
October 10at LSU
L 6–1625,000[4]
October 17at No. 12 Vanderbilt
W 33–022,000[5]
October 24at FloridaNo. 16
W 26–128,000[6]
October 31at Auburn
W 6–07,000[7]
November 7at Tulane
W 7–028,000[8]
November 14Duquesne*dagger
  • Scott Field
  • Starkville, MS
W 28–610,000[9]
November 21Ole MissNo. 16
W 34–1316,000[10]
December 5vs. San Francisco*No. 18
W 19–7250[11]
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Rankings

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.
— = Not ranked. т = Tied with team above or below.
Week
Poll1234567Final
AP—16————16т18

References

  1. ↑ "1942 Mississippi State Bulldogs Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved October 1, 2023.
  2. ↑ "Union collects safety off Southeastern champions as Casey out-punts Maroons". The Jackson Sun. September 27, 1942. Retrieved October 1, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ↑ "Crimson Tide drowns State title hopes with 21 to 6 triumph". The Tuscaloosa News. Google News Archives. October 4, 1942. p. 6. Retrieved June 10, 2012.
  4. ↑ "Bayou Tigers rout Maroon team, 16 to 6". The Atlanta Constitution. October 11, 1942. Retrieved October 1, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ↑ "Mississippi State is victor over Vanderbilt". Pensacola News Journal. October 18, 1942. Retrieved October 1, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ↑ "Florida beaten by Mississippi State, 26 to 12". The Greenville News. October 25, 1942. Retrieved October 1, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ↑ "Mississippi State scores 6–0 win over Auburn in mud and rain". The Birmingham News. November 1, 1942. Retrieved October 1, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ↑ "Tulane, minus Lou Thomas, goes down before Mississippi State 7–0". The Birmingham News. November 8, 1942. Retrieved April 10, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ↑ "Duquesne loses to Mississippi State, 28 to 6". Chicago Tribune. November 15, 1942. Retrieved October 1, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ↑ "Mississippi State needs late push to overpower Ole Miss' Rebels, 34–13". The Commercial Appeal. November 22, 1942. Retrieved October 1, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ↑ Harry Borba (December 6, 1942). "U.S.F. Buried in Mud Battle: Dons See 'Black' in Miss. State Defeat; Blondy Finds 'Heavy Track' to Liking; Only 250 Witness Game". The San Francisco Examiner. p. 48 – via Newspapers.com.


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