1940 Mississippi State Maroons football team information
American college football season
1940Mississippi State Maroons football
Orange Bowl champion
Orange Bowl, W 14–7 vs. Georgetown
Conference
Southeastern Conference
Ranking
AP
No. 9
Record
10–0–1 (4–0–1 SEC)
Head coach
Allyn McKeen (2nd season)
Home stadium
Scott Field
Seasons
← 1939
1941 →
1940 Southeastern Conference football standings
v
t
e
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
T
W
L
T
No. 4 Tennessee $
5
–
0
–
0
10
–
1
–
0
No. 9 Mississippi State
4
–
0
–
1
10
–
0
–
1
Ole Miss
3
–
1
–
0
9
–
2
–
0
Alabama
4
–
2
–
0
7
–
2
–
0
Auburn
3
–
2
–
1
6
–
4
–
1
LSU
3
–
3
–
0
6
–
4
–
0
Georgia
2
–
3
–
1
5
–
4
–
1
Florida
2
–
3
–
0
5
–
5
–
0
Kentucky
1
–
2
–
2
5
–
3
–
2
Tulane
1
–
3
–
0
5
–
5
–
0
Vanderbilt
1
–
5
–
1
3
–
6
–
1
Georgia Tech
1
–
5
–
0
3
–
7
–
0
Sewanee
0
–
1
–
0
3
–
5
–
0
$ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll
The 1940 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 1940 college football season. In their second year under head coach Allyn McKeen, the Maroons complied an overall record of 10–0–1, with a conference record of 4–0–1, and finished second in the SEC.[1] This was Mississippi State's only undefeated season.
End Buddy Elrod was named SEC "Player of the Year" by the Nashville Banner and was selected to several All-America teams.
^"1940 Mississippi State Bulldogs Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved September 30, 2023.
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