1939 Mississippi State Maroons football team

1939 Mississippi State Maroons football
Conference	Southeastern Conference
1939 record	8–2 (3–2 SEC)
Head coach	Allyn McKeen
Home stadium	Scott Field (Capacity: 20,000)

1939 SEC football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
#2 Tennessee +	6	–	0	–	0			10	–	1	–	0
#16 Georgia Tech +	6	–	0	–	0			8	–	2	–	0
#5 Tulane +	5	–	0	–	0			8	–	1	–	1
Mississippi State	3	–	2	–	0			8	–	2	–	0
Ole Miss	2	–	2	–	0			7	–	2	–	0
Kentucky	2	–	2	–	1			6	–	2	–	1
Auburn	3	–	3	–	1			5	–	5	–	1
Alabama	2	–	3	–	1			5	–	3	–	1
Georgia	1	–	3	–	0			5	–	6	–	0
LSU	1	–	5	–	0			4	–	5	–	0
Vanderbilt	1	–	6	–	0			2	–	7	–	1
Florida	0	–	3	–	1			5	–	5	–	1
Sewanee	0	–	3	–	0			3	–	5	–	0
+ – Conference co-champions Rankings from AP Poll

The 1939 Mississippi State Maroons football team represented Mississippi State College during the 1939 college football season. The Maroons finished 8–2 in head coach Allyn McKeen's first season.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent#	Rank#	Site	TV	Result
September 23		Howard*		Scott Field • Starkville, MS		W 45–0
September 30		vs. Arkansas*		Crump Stadium • Memphis, TN		W 19–0
October 7		at Florida		Florida Field • Gainesville, FL		W 14–0
October 14		at Auburn		Legion Field • Birmingham, AL		L 0–7
October 21		Rhodes*		Scott Field • Starkville, MS		W 37–0
October 28		at #20 Alabama		Denny Stadium • Tuscaloosa, AL (Rivalry)		L 0–7
November 4		Birmingham–Southern*		Scott Field • Starkville, MS		W 28–0
November 11		at LSU		Tiger Stadium • Baton Rouge, LA (Rivalry)		W 15–12
November 18		Millsaps*		Scott Field • Starkville, MS		W 40–0
November 25		at Ole Miss		Hemingway Stadium • Oxford, MS (Egg Bowl)		W 18–6
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. #Rankings from AP Poll. All times are in Central Time.