1939 Mississippi State Maroons football team

1939 Mississippi State Maroons football
Conference	Southeastern Conference
1939 record	8–2 (3–2 SEC)
Head coach	Allyn McKeen (1st season)
Home stadium	Scott Field (Capacity: 20,000)

1939 SEC football standings
	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
No. 2 Tennessee +	6	–	0	–	0	10	–	1	–	0
No. 16 Georgia Tech +	6	–	0	–	0	8	–	2	–	0
No. 5 Tulane +	5	–	0	–	0	8	–	1	–	1
Mississippi State	3	–	2	–	0	8	–	2	–	0
Ole Miss	2	–	2	–	0	7	–	2	–	0
Kentucky	2	–	2	–	1	6	–	2	–	1
Auburn	3	–	3	–	1	5	–	5	–	1
Alabama	2	–	3	–	1	5	–	3	–	1
Georgia	1	–	3	–	0	5	–	6	–	0
LSU	1	–	5	–	0	4	–	5	–	0
Vanderbilt	1	–	6	–	0	2	–	7	–	1
Florida	0	–	3	–	1	5	–	5	–	1
Sewanee	0	–	3	–	0	3	–	5	–	0

+ – Conference co-champions Rankings from AP Poll

The 1939 Mississippi State Maroons football team represented Mississippi State College during the 1939 college football season. The Maroons finished 8–2 in head coach Allyn McKeen's first season.

Schedule

Date	Opponent^#	Site	Result
September 23	Howard*	Scott Field • Starkville, MS	W 45–0
September 30	vs. Arkansas*	Crump Stadium • Memphis, TN	W 19–0
October 7	at Florida	Florida Field • Gainesville, FL	W 14–0
October 14	at Auburn	Legion Field • Birmingham, AL	L 0–7
October 21	Rhodes*	Scott Field • Starkville, MS	W 37–0
October 28	at No. 20 Alabama	Denny Stadium • Tuscaloosa, AL (Rivalry)	L 0–7
November 4	Birmingham–Southern*	Scott Field • Starkville, MS	W 28–0
November 11	at LSU	Tiger Stadium • Baton Rouge, LA (Rivalry)	W 15–12
November 18	Millsaps*	Scott Field • Starkville, MS	W 40–0
November 25	at Ole Miss	Hemingway Stadium • Oxford, MS (Egg Bowl)	W 18–6
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. All times are in Central Time.

Mississippi State Bulldogs football
Venues	Davis Wade Stadium (1914–present)
Bowls & rivalries	Bowl games Alabama Kentucky LSU Ole Miss: Egg Bowl
Culture & lore	Bully "Hail State" Famous Maroon Band
People	Head coaches NFL draftees Statistical leaders
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