1954 Mississippi State Maroons football team

1954 Mississippi State Maroons football
Conference	Southeastern Conference
1954 record	6–4 (3–3 SEC)
Head coach	Darrell Royal (1st year)
Home stadium	Scott Field (Capacity: 35,000)

1954 SEC football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
#6 Ole Miss $	5	–	1	–	0			9	–	2	–	0
Georgia Tech	6	–	2	–	0			8	–	3	–	0
Florida	5	–	2	–	0			5	–	5	–	0
Kentucky	5	–	2	–	0			7	–	3	–	0
Georgia	3	–	2	–	1			6	–	3	–	1
#13 Auburn	3	–	3	–	0			8	–	3	–	0
Mississippi State	3	–	3	–	0			6	–	4	–	0
Alabama	3	–	3	–	2			4	–	5	–	2
LSU	2	–	5	–	0			5	–	6	–	0
Tulane	1	–	6	–	1			1	–	6	–	3
Vanderbilt	1	–	5	–	0			2	–	7	–	0
Tennessee	1	–	5	–	0			4	–	6	–	0
$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

The 1954 Mississippi State Maroons football team represented Mississippi State College during the 1954 college football season. This was the first season as head coach for Darrell Royal, who had previously served as an assistant for the Maroons. Royal would later win three national championships as head coach of Texas.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent#	Rank#	Site	TV	Result
September 18		Memphis State*		Scott Field • Starkville, MS		W 27–7
September 25		vs. Tennessee		Crump Stadium • Memphis, TN		L 7–19
October 2		Arkansas State*		Scott Field • Starkville, MS		W 46–13
October 9		at Tulane		Tulane Stadium • New Orleans, LA		W 14–0
October 15		at Miami*		Miami Orange Bowl • Miami, FL		L 13–27
October 23		at #12 Alabama		Denny Stadium • Tuscaloosa, AL (Rivalry)		W 12–7
October 30		at Florida		Florida Field • Gainesville, FL		L 0–7
November 6		North Texas State*		Scott Field • Starkville, MS		W 48–26
November 13		at LSU		Tiger Stadium • Baton Rouge, LA (Rivalry)		W 25–0
November 27		at #7 Ole Miss		Hemingway Stadium • Oxford, MS (Egg Bowl)		L 0–14
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. #Rankings from AP Poll. All times are in Central Time.