American college football season
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.
Schedule
References
- ^ "1940 Mississippi State Bulldogs Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved September 30, 2023.
- ^ "Mississippi State overpowers Florida and wins 25 to 7". Fort Myers News-Press. September 29, 1940. Retrieved September 30, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "South Louisiana team defeated in Mississippi". The Shreveport Times. October 6, 1940. Retrieved September 30, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Tigers and Maroons fight to 7–7 draw". The Birmingham News. October 13, 1940. Retrieved September 30, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Maroons deal roughly with Howard, 40 to 7". The Clarion-Ledger. October 20, 1940. Retrieved August 24, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Maroons take scoring race". The Chattanooga Times. October 27, 1940. Retrieved September 30, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Mississippi State takes hard-earned victory over Lynx". The Commercial Appeal. November 3, 1940. Retrieved September 30, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Passes win for Maroons over Tigers". The Miami News. November 10, 1940. Retrieved September 30, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Mississippi State overpowers game Millsaps club, 46–13". The Birmingham News. November 17, 1940. Retrieved September 30, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Mississippi State swamps Rebels". The Miami News. November 24, 1940. Retrieved September 30, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Bassett, Norman (December 1, 1940). "Maroons blank Tide 13 to 0". The Tuscaloosa News. Google News Archives. p. 6. Retrieved June 8, 2012.
- ^ "Mississippi State Wins Orange Bowl Game Before Record-Breaking Crowd of 38,307". The Miami Herald. January 2, 1941. p. 1 – via Newspapers.com.
