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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-

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1895 <-- 1939 <- 1940 -> 1941 --> 2024

1940 Season Highlights

Allyn McKeen enters his 2nd season as Head Coach at Mississippi State.

1940 Season

Date	Opponent	Score
Sat., Sep. 28	@ Florida	27	7	W
Sat., Oct. 5	vs. Louisiana Lafayette	20	0	W
Sat., Oct. 12	@ Auburn	7	7	T	@ Birmingham, AL
Sat., Oct. 19	vs. Samford	41	7	W
Sat., Oct. 26	@ North Carolina State	26	10	W
Sat., Nov. 2	@ Rhodes	13	0	W
Sat., Nov. 9	@ Louisiana State	22	7	W
Sat., Nov. 16	vs. Millsaps	46	13	W
Sat., Nov. 23	vs. Mississippi	19	0	W
Sat., Nov. 30	@ Alabama	13	0	W
Wed., Jan. 1	Georgetown	14	7	W	@ Miami, FL	Orange Bowl

1940 Season Totals
Record	10-0 -1
Points Scored	248
Scoring Average	22.5
Points Allowed	58
Defense Average	5.3
Opponents Record	36-23
Conference Record	4-0
Home Record	4-0
Away Record	5-0 -1

1940 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank	Record	Source
9	9-0-1	AP

1940 Southeastern- Standings
	Season			Bowls	Conference
Team	W/L/T	PF	PA		W/L/T	PF	PA	Coach
Tennessee	10-1	332	45	Lost 13-19	5-0	122	12	Robert R. Bob Neyland
Mississippi State	10-0-1	248	58	Won 14-7	4-0-1	88	21	Allyn McKeen
Mississippi	9-2	251	100		3-1	60	46	Harry J. Mehre
Alabama	7-2	166	80		3-2	75	67	Frank W. Thomas
Auburn	6-4-1	170	153		3-2-1	89	70	John F. Jack Meagher
Louisiana State	6-4	139	112		3-3	55	82	Bernie H. Moore
Florida	5-5	136	141		2-3	48	81	Thomas J. Tom Lieb
Georgia	5-4-1	209	134		2-3-1	82	106	Wallace Butts
Kentucky	5-3-2	190	107		1-2-2	40	79	A.D. Kirwan
Tulane	5-5	144	126		1-3	41	60	Lowell P. Red Dawson
Georgia Tech	3-7	139	160		1-5	72	93	William A. Bill Alexander
Vanderbilt	3-6-1	101	98		0-5-1	35	91	Harry R. Red Sanders

1940 All American Awards
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Award	Team	Source
Coming Someday

1940 All Southeastern Conference Players
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Team	Source
Coming Someday

Some records may be incomplete.

Great Moments in College Football History

Chief Osceola, the Florida State mascot who rides out and plants a flaming spear at midfield before each home game, has been approved by Florida's Seminole Indian Tribe.