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American college football season
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.
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Date | Opponent | Rank | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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September 29 |
Southwestern Louisiana* | | | W 31–0 | 4,000 |
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October 6 | at
Auburn | | | W 20–0 | 18,000 |
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October 13 | vs.
Detroit* | No. 20 | | W 41–6 | 12,000 |
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October 20 |
Eastern Flying Training Command* | No. 20 | - Scott Field
- Starkville, MS
| W 16–6 | 5,000 |
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November 3 | at
Tulane | No. 15 | | L 13–14 | 25,000 |
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November 10 | at No. 14
LSU | | | W 27–20 | 35,000 |
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November 17 |
Northwestern State* | No. 16 | - Scott Field
- Starkville, MS
| W 54–0 | 2,200 |
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November 24 |
Ole Miss | No. 20 | | L 6–7 | 18,000 |
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December 1 | at No. 3
Alabama | | | L 13–55 | 25,000 |
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- *Non-conference game
- Rankings from
AP Poll released prior to the game
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Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked т = Tied with team above or below | Week |
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Poll | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Final |
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AP | 20т | 20 | 18 | 15 | — | 16 | 20 | — | — |
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"1945 Mississippi State Bulldogs Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved October 2, 2023.
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"Mississippi State easy winner in first contest". The Huntsville Times. September 30, 1945. Retrieved October 2, 2023 – via
Newspapers.com.
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"Maroons crush Auburn Tigers, 20 to 0". The Birmingham News. October 7, 1945. Retrieved October 2, 2023 – via
Newspapers.com.
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^ 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.
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"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
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"Maroons Beat Team Of EFTC".
Selma Times-Journal.
Selma, Alabama.
Associated Press. October 21, 1945. p. 6. Retrieved March 29, 2023 – via
Newspapers.com
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"Wave rolls to mighty grid upset". The Shreveport Times. November 4, 1945. Retrieved April 11, 2022 – via
Newspapers.com.
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"Mississippi State beats LSU, 27–20". The Atlanta Constitution. November 11, 1945. Retrieved October 1, 2023 – via
Newspapers.com.
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"Demons lose to Maroons by wide margin". The Shreveport Times. November 18, 1945. Retrieved October 1, 2023 – via
Newspapers.com.
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"Mississippi State handed stunning 7–6 defeat by aroused Ole Miss". The Chattanooga Times. November 25, 1945. Retrieved October 2, 2023 – via
Newspapers.com.
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^ 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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