1942 Mississippi State Maroons football team

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

Date	Opponent	Rank	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 26	Union (TN)*		Scott Field Starkville, MS	W 35–2	6,000	[2]
October 3	at Alabama		Denny Stadium Tuscaloosa, AL (rivalry)	L 6–21	18,000	[3]
October 10	at LSU		Tiger Stadium Baton Rouge, LA (rivalry)	L 6–16	25,000	[4]
October 17	at No. 12 Dudley Field Nashville, TN	W 33–0	22,000	[5]
October 24	at Florida	No. 16	Florida Field Gainesville, FL	W 26–12	8,000	[6]
October 31	at Auburn		Legion Field Birmingham, AL	W 6–0	7,000	[7]
November 7	at Tulane		Tulane Stadium New Orleans, KA	W 7–0	28,000	[8]
November 14	Duquesne*		Scott Field Starkville, MS	W 28–6	10,000	[9]
November 21	Ole Miss	No. 16	Scott Field Starkville, MS (Egg Bowl)	W 34–13	16,000	[10]
December 5	vs. San Francisco*	No. 18	Crump Stadium Memphis, TN	W 19–7	250	[11]
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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