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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
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  • Conf Overall
    Team W   L   T W   L   T
    No.2Alabama $ 6 0 0 10 0 0
    No.14Tennessee 3 1 0 8 1 0
    No.15LSU 5 2 0 7 2 0
    No.18Georgia 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[edit]

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

    Ranking movements
    Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
    — = Not ranked т = Tied with team above or below
    Week
    Poll12345678Final
    AP20т2018151620

    References[edit]

    1. ^ "1945 Mississippi State Bulldogs Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved October 2, 2023.
  • ^ "Mississippi State easy winner in first contest". The Huntsville Times. September 30, 1945. Retrieved October 2, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  • ^ "Maroons crush Auburn Tigers, 20 to 0". The Birmingham News. October 7, 1945. Retrieved October 2, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  • ^ 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.
  • ^ "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.
  • ^ "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.
  • ^ "Wave rolls to mighty grid upset". The Shreveport Times. November 4, 1945. Retrieved April 11, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  • ^ "Mississippi State beats LSU, 27–20". The Atlanta Constitution. November 11, 1945. Retrieved October 1, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  • ^ "Demons lose to Maroons by wide margin". The Shreveport Times. November 18, 1945. Retrieved October 1, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  • ^ "Mississippi State handed stunning 7–6 defeat by aroused Ole Miss". The Chattanooga Times. November 25, 1945. Retrieved October 2, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  • ^ 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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