1942 Mississippi State Maroons football team

1942 Mississippi State Maroons football
Conference	Southeastern Conference
Ranking
AP	#18
1942 record	8–2 (5–2 SEC)
Head coach	Allyn McKeen (4th year)
Home stadium	Scott Field (Capacity: 20,000)

1942 SEC football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
#2 Georgia $	6	–	1	–	0			11	–	1	–	0
#5 Georgia Tech	4	–	1	–	0			9	–	2	–	0
#7 Tennessee	4	–	1	–	0			9	–	1	–	1
#18 Mississippi State	5	–	2	–	0			8	–	2	–	0
#10 Alabama	4	–	2	–	0			8	–	3	–	0
LSU	3	–	2	–	0			7	–	3	–	0
#16 Auburn	3	–	3	–	0			6	–	4	–	1
Vanderbilt	2	–	4	–	0			6	–	4	–	0
Florida	1	–	3	–	0			3	–	7	–	0
Tulane	1	–	4	–	0			4	–	5	–	0
Kentucky	0	–	5	–	0			3	–	6	–	1
Ole Miss	0	–	5	–	0			2	–	7	–	0
$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

The 1942 Mississippi State Maroons football team represented Mississippi State College during the 1942 college football season.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent#	Rank#	Site	TV	Result
September 26		Union*		Scott Field • Starkville, MS		W 35–2
October 3		at Alabama		Denny Stadium • Tuscaloosa, AL (Rivalry)		L 6–21
October 10		at LSU		Tiger Stadium • Baton Rouge, LA (Rivalry)		L 6–16
October 17		at #12 Vanderbilt		Dudley Field • Nashville, TN		W 33–0
October 24		at Florida	#16	Florida Field • Gainesville, FL		W 26–12
October 31		at Auburn		Legion Field • Birmingham, AL		W 6–0
November 7		at Tulane		Tulane Stadium • New Orleans, LA		W 7–0
November 14		Duquesne*		Scott Field • Starkville, MS		W 28–6
November 28		Ole Miss	#16	Scott Field • Starkville, MS (Egg Bowl)		W 34–13
December 5		San Francisco*	#16	Crump Stadium • Memphis, TN		W 19–7
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. #Rankings from AP Poll. All times are in Central Time.