1946 Mississippi State Maroons football team

1946 Mississippi State Maroons football
Conference	Southeastern Conference
1946 record	8–2 (3–2 SEC)
Head coach	Allyn McKeen (7th year)
Home stadium	Scott Field (Capacity: 20,000)

1946 SEC football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
#3 Georgia +	5	–	0	–	0			11	–	0	–	0
#7 Tennessee +	5	–	0	–	0			9	–	2	–	0
#8 LSU	5	–	1	–	0			9	–	1	–	1
#11 Georgia Tech	4	–	2	–	0			9	–	2	–	0
Mississippi State	3	–	2	–	0			8	–	2	–	0
Alabama	4	–	3	–	0			7	–	4	–	0
Vanderbilt	3	–	4	–	0			5	–	4	–	0
Kentucky	2	–	3	–	0			7	–	3	–	0
Tulane	2	–	4	–	0			3	–	7	–	0
Auburn	1	–	5	–	0			4	–	6	–	0
Ole Miss	1	–	6	–	0			2	–	7	–	0
Florida	0	–	5	–	0			0	–	9	–	0
+ – Conference co-champions Rankings from AP Poll

The 1946 Mississippi State Maroons football team represented Mississippi State College during the 1946 college football season.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent#	Rank#	Site	TV	Result
September 29		Chattanooga*		Scott Field • Starkville, MS		W 41–7
October 5		at LSU		Tiger Stadium • Baton Rouge, LA (Rivalry)		L 6–13
October 12		at Michigan State*		Macklin Field • East Lansing, MI		W 6–0
October 19		San Francisco*		Crump Stadium • Memphis, TN		W 48–20
October 26		at Tulane		Tulane Stadium • New Orleans, LA		W 14–7
November 2		Murray State*		Scott Field • Starkville, MS		W 69–0
November 9		at Auburn		Legion Field • Birmingham, AL		W 33–0
November 16		Northwestern State*		Scott Field • Starkville, MS		W 27–0
November 23		at Ole Miss		Hemingway Stadium • Oxford, MS (Egg Bowl)		W 20–0
November 30		at Alabama	#19	Denny Stadium • Tuscaloosa, AL (Rivalry)		L 7–24
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. #Rankings from AP Poll. All times are in Central Time.