1944 Mississippi State Maroons football team

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1944
Mississippi State Maroons football
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
Record6–2 (3–2 SEC)
Head coach
Home stadiumScott Field
Seasons
1944 Southeastern Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 13 Georgia Tech $ 4 – 0 – 0 8 – 3 – 0
No. 12 Tennessee 5 – 0 – 1 7 – 1 – 1
Georgia 4 – 2 – 0 7 – 3 – 0
Alabama 3 – 1 – 2 5 – 2 – 2
Mississippi State 3 – 2 – 0 6 – 2 – 0
LSU 2 – 3 – 1 2 – 5 – 1
Ole Miss 2 – 3 – 0 2 – 6 – 0
Tulane 1 – 2 – 0 4 – 3 – 0
Kentucky 1 – 5 – 0 3 – 6 – 0
Florida 0 – 3 – 0 4 – 3 – 0
Auburn 0 – 4 – 0 4 – 4 – 0
Vanderbilt 0 – 0 – 0 3 – 0 – 1
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from
AP Poll

The 1944 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 1944 college football season. In their fifth year under head coach Allyn McKeen, the Maroons complied an overall record of 6–2, with a conference record of 3–2, and finished fifth in the SEC.[1]

The Maroons returned to action after not playing in 1943 due to World War II. Halfback

SEC Player of the Year by the Nashville Banner
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Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 30Jackson Field*
W 41–02,500[2]
October 7Millsaps*
  • Scott Field
  • Starkville, MS
W 56–0[3]
October 14
Arkansas A&M*
  • Scott Field
  • Starkville, MS
W 49–20[4]
October 21at LSU
W 13–625,000[5]
November 4KentuckyNo. 18
W 26–08,000[6]
November 11at AuburnNo. 19
W 26–2114,000[7]
November 18at AlabamaNo. 16
L 0–1923,000[8]
November 25at Ole Miss
L 8–138,000[9]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Rankings

See also: 1944 NCAA football rankings
Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked т = Tied with team above or below
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AP
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References

  1. ^ "1944 Mississippi State Bulldogs Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved October 1, 2023.
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  8. ^ Bassett, Norman (November 19, 1944). "State knocked from undefeated ranks as Tide scores 19–0 win". The Tuscaloosa News. Google News Archives. p. 6. Retrieved August 26, 2012.
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