1945 Mississippi State Maroons football team

1945 Mississippi State Maroons football
Conference	Southeastern Conference
Record	6–3 (2–3 SEC)
Head coach	Allyn McKeen (6th season)
Home stadium	Scott Field

1945 Southeastern Conference football standings

v t e	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

Date	Opponent	Rank	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 29	Southwestern Louisiana*		Scott Field Starkville, MS	W 31–0	4,000	[2]
October 6	at Auburn		Legion Field Birmingham, AL	W 20–0	18,000	[3]
October 13	vs. Detroit*	No. 20	Crump Stadium Memphis, TN	W 41–6	12,000	[4]
October 20	Eastern Flying Training Command*	No. 20	Scott Field Starkville, MS	W 16–6	5,000	[5][6]
November 3	at Tulane	No. 15	Tulane Stadium New Orleans, LA	L 13–14	25,000	[7]
November 10	at No. 14 LSU		Tiger Stadium Baton Rouge, LA (rivalry)	W 27–20	35,000	[8]
November 17	Northwestern State*	No. 16	Scott Field Starkville, MS	W 54–0	2,200	[9]
November 24	Ole Miss	No. 20	Scott Field Starkville, MS (Egg Bowl)	L 6–7	18,000	[10]
December 1	at No. 3 Alabama		Denny Stadium Tuscaloosa, AL (rivalry)	L 13–55	25,000	[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
Poll	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	Final
AP	20т	20	18	15	—	16	20	—	—

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 .
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 .
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.