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Mississippi State Football Team History


Mississippi State Bulldogs
University of Mississippi State
 Starkville, MS
Founded: 1878
Stadium: Scott Field
Capacity: 55,082
Colors: Maroon & White
Coach: Allyn McKeen
Conference: Southeastern-

Team Home Summary  Coaches Games by Year Opponents Rankings Bowls Conference


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1895  <-- 1944 <- 1945 -> 1946 --> 2024
1945 Season Highlights
 Allyn McKeen enters his 6th season as Head Coach at Mississippi State.
 
1945 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Sat., Sep. 29  vs. Louisiana Lafayette  31   0   W       
 Sat., Oct. 6  @ Auburn  20   0   W    @ Birmingham, AL   
 Sat., Oct. 13  vs. Detroit Mercy  41   6   W    @ Memphis, TN   
 Sat., Oct. 20  vs. Maxwell Field  16   6   W       
 Sat., Nov. 3  @ Tulane  13   14   L       
 Sat., Nov. 10  @ Louisiana State  27   20   W       
 Sat., Nov. 17  vs. Northwestern State  54   0   W       
 Sat., Nov. 24  vs. Mississippi  6   7   L       
 Sat., Dec. 1  @ Alabama  13   55   L       
 
1945 Season Totals
  Record6-3
  Points Scored221
  Scoring Average24.6
  Points Allowed108
  Defense Average12.0
  Opponents Record28-18
  Conference Record2-3
  Home Record4-1
  Away Record2-2
1945 NCAA Final Rankings
 Rank   Record   Source 
  was not ranked.
  
1945 Southeastern- Standings
  Season   Bowls   Conference 
 Team  W/L/T  PF  PA    W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
Alabama 10-043080Won  34-146-026560  Frank W. Thomas
Louisiana State 7-224592 5-217280  Bernie H. Moore
Georgia 9-2314100Won  20-64-216466  Wallace Butts
Tennessee 8-123852 3-110025  John Barnhill
Mississippi 4-5100183 3-368112  Harry J. Mehre
Mississippi State 6-3221108 2-37996  Allyn McKeen
Auburn 5-5172129 2-34689  Carl M. Voyles
Georgia Tech 4-6157165 2-26856  Bobby Dodd
Vanderbilt 3-671215 2-440175  Doby Bartling
Florida 4-5-1155100 1-3-13279  Thomas J. Tom Lieb
Tulane 2-6-193212 1-3-141113  Claude Simons, Jr.
Kentucky 2-896217 0-538162  Bernie Shively

1945 All American Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 

1945 All Southeastern Conference Players
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 


Some records may be incomplete.


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