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-
1939 Season Highlights
Allyn McKeen enters his 1st season as Head Coach at Mississippi State.
1939 Season
Date
Opponent Score
Sat., Sep. 23 vs. Samford
45
0
W
Sat., Sep. 30 vs.
Arkansas
19
0
W
@ Memphis, TN
Sat., Oct. 7 @
Florida
14
0
W
Sat., Oct. 14 @
Auburn
0
7
L
@ Birmingham, AL
Sat., Oct. 21 vs. Rhodes
37
0
W
Sat., Oct. 28 @
Alabama
0
7
L
Sat., Nov. 4 vs. Birmingham-Southern
28
0
W
Sat., Nov. 11 @
Louisiana State
15
12
W
Sat., Nov. 18 vs. Millsaps
40
0
W
Sat., Nov. 25 @
Mississippi
18
6
W
1939 Season Totals
Record 8-2
Points Scored 216
Scoring Average 21.6
Points Allowed 32
Defense Average 3.2
Opponents Record 30-25
Conference Record 3-2
Home Record 5-0
Away Record 3-2
1939 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank
Record
Source
was not ranked.
1939 All American Awards
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Award
Team
Source
Coming Someday
1939 All Southeastern Conference Players
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Team
Source
Coming Someday
Some records may be incomplete.
Great Moments in College Football History
The first bowl game, later known as The Rose Bowl, was played on January 1st, 1902 between the Michigan Wolverines and Stanford Cardinals. Michigan won 49-0.