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1945 Mississippi State Maroons football team

1945 Mississippi State Maroons football
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
Record6–3 (2–3 SEC)
Head coach
Home stadiumScott Field
Seasons
← 1944
1946 →
1945 Southeastern Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 2 Alabama $ 6 – 0 – 0 10 – 0 – 0
No. 14 Tennessee 3 – 1 – 0 8 – 1 – 0
No. 15 LSU 5 – 2 – 0 7 – 2 – 0
No. 18 Georgia 4 – 2 – 0 9 – 2 – 0
Ole Miss 3 – 3 – 0 4 – 5 – 0
Georgia Tech 2 – 2 – 0 4 – 6 – 0
Mississippi State 2 – 3 – 0 6 – 3 – 0
Auburn 2 – 3 – 0 5 – 5 – 0
Vanderbilt 2 – 4 – 0 3 – 6 – 0
Florida 1 – 3 – 1 4 – 5 – 1
Tulane 1 – 3 – 1 2 – 6 – 1
Kentucky 0 – 5 – 0 2 – 8 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1945 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 1945 college football season. In their sixth year under head coach Allyn McKeen, the Maroons complied an overall record of 6–3, with a conference record of 2–3, and finished tied for seventh in the SEC.[1]

Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 29Southwestern Louisiana*
W 31–04,000[2]
October 6at Auburn
W 20–018,000[3]
October 13vs. Detroit*No. 20
W 41–612,000[4]
October 20Eastern Flying Training Command*No. 20
  • Scott Field
  • Starkville, MS
W 16–65,000[5][6]
November 3at TulaneNo. 15
L 13–1425,000[7]
November 10at No. 14 LSU
W 27–2035,000[8]
November 17Northwestern State*No. 16
  • Scott Field
  • Starkville, MS
W 54–02,200[9]
November 24Ole MissNo. 20
L 6–718,000[10]
December 1at No. 3 Alabama
L 13–5525,000[11]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Rankings

See also: 1945 NCAA football rankings
Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked т = Tied with team above or below
Week
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AP20т201815—1620——

References

  1. ^ "1945 Mississippi State Bulldogs Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved October 2, 2023.
  2. ^ "Mississippi State easy winner in first contest". The Huntsville Times. September 30, 1945. Retrieved October 2, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Maroons crush Auburn Tigers, 20 to 0". The Birmingham News. October 7, 1945. Retrieved October 2, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ John N. Sabo (October 14, 1945). "Weathermen and Maroons make things hot for Titans". Detroit Free Press. p. Sports 1, 2. Retrieved October 2, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Mississippi State Uncorks Running Power To Whip EFTC Eagles, 16 to 6". Montgomery Advertiser. Montgomery, Alabama. October 21, 1945. p. 10. Retrieved March 29, 2023 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  6. ^ "Maroons Beat Team Of EFTC". Selma Times-Journal. Selma, Alabama. Associated Press. October 21, 1945. p. 6. Retrieved March 29, 2023 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  7. ^ "Wave rolls to mighty grid upset". The Shreveport Times. November 4, 1945. Retrieved April 11, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Mississippi State beats LSU, 27–20". The Atlanta Constitution. November 11, 1945. Retrieved October 1, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Demons lose to Maroons by wide margin". The Shreveport Times. November 18, 1945. Retrieved October 1, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Mississippi State handed stunning 7–6 defeat by aroused Ole Miss". The Chattanooga Times. November 25, 1945. Retrieved October 2, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ Bassett, Norman (December 2, 1945). "Tide's second half burst swamps State 55–13 to keep slate clean". The Tuscaloosa News. p. 6. Retrieved September 6, 2012 – via Google News Archives.


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