1942 Mississippi State Maroons football team
| 1942 Mississippi State Maroons football | |
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| Conference | Southeastern Conference |
| Ranking | |
| AP | No. 18 |
| Record | 8–2 (5–2 SEC) |
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| Home stadium | Scott Field |
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| Team | W | L | W | L | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 2 Georgia $ | 6 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 11 | – | 1 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 5 Georgia Tech | 4 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 9 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 7 Tennessee | 4 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 9 | – | 1 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 18 Mississippi State | 5 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 10 Alabama | 4 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| LSU | 3 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 16 Auburn | 3 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 4 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Vanderbilt | 2 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Florida | 1 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tulane | 1 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Kentucky | 0 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 6 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ole Miss | 0 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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
[edit]| Date | Opponent | Rank | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 26 | Union (TN)* | W 35–2 | 6,000 | [2] | ||
| October 3 | at Alabama | L 6–21 | 18,000 | [3] | ||
| October 10 | at LSU | L 6–16 | 25,000 | [4] | ||
| October 17 | at No. 12 Vanderbilt | W 33–0 | 22,000 | [5] | ||
| October 24 | at Florida | No. 16 | W 26–12 | 8,000 | [6] | |
| October 31 | at Auburn | W 6–0 | 7,000 | [7] | ||
| November 7 | at Tulane | W 7–0 | 28,000 | [8] | ||
| November 14 | Duquesne* |
| W 28–6 | 10,000 | [9] | |
| November 21 | Ole Miss | No. 16 |
| W 34–13 | 16,000 | [10] |
| December 5 | vs. San Francisco* | No. 18 | W 19–7 | 250 | [11] | |
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Rankings
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| Poll | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | Final |
| AP | — | 16 | — | — | — | — | 16т | 18 |
References
[edit]- ^ "1942 Mississippi State Bulldogs Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved October 1, 2023.
- ^ "Union collects safety off Southeastern champions as Casey out-punts Maroons". The Jackson Sun. September 27, 1942. Retrieved October 1, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Bayou Tigers rout Maroon team, 16 to 6". The Atlanta Constitution. October 11, 1942. Retrieved October 1, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Mississippi State is victor over Vanderbilt". Pensacola News Journal. October 18, 1942. Retrieved October 1, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Florida beaten by Mississippi State, 26 to 12". The Greenville News. October 25, 1942. Retrieved October 1, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Tulane, minus Lou Thomas, goes down before Mississippi State 7–0". The Birmingham News. November 8, 1942. Retrieved April 10, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Duquesne loses to Mississippi State, 28 to 6". Chicago Tribune. November 15, 1942. Retrieved October 1, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "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.
- ^ 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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