1945 Mississippi State Maroons football team

1945 Mississippi State Maroons football
Conference	Southeastern Conference
1945 record	6–3 (2–3 SEC)
Head coach	Allyn McKeen (6th year)
Home stadium	Scott Field (Capacity: 20,000)

1945 SEC football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
#2 Alabama $	6	–	0	–	0			10	–	0	–	0
#14 Tennessee	3	–	1	–	0			8	–	1	–	0
#15 LSU	5	–	2	–	0			7	–	2	–	0
#18 Georgia	4	–	2	–	0			9	–	2	–	0
Ole Miss	3	–	3	–	0			4	–	5	–	0
Georgia Tech	2	–	2	–	0			4	–	6	–	0
Mississippi State	2	–	3	–	0			6	–	3	–	0
Auburn	2	–	3	–	0			5	–	5	–	0
Vanderbilt	2	–	4	–	0			3	–	6	–	0
Florida	1	–	3	–	1			4	–	5	–	1
Tulane	1	–	3	–	1			2	–	6	–	1
Kentucky	0	–	5	–	0			2	–	8	–	0
$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

The 1945 Mississippi State Maroons football team represented Mississippi State College during the 1945 college football season.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent#	Rank#	Site	TV	Result
September 29		Southwestern Louisiana*		Scott Field • Starkville, MS		W 31–0
October 6		at Auburn		Legion Field • Birmingham, AL		W 20–0
October 13		vs. Detroit Mercy*	#20	Crump Stadium • Memphis, TN		W 41–6
October 20		Maxwell Field*	#20	Scott Field • Starkville, MS		W 16–6
November 3		at Tulane	#15	Tulane Stadium • New Orleans, LA		L 13–14
November 10		at #14 LSU		Tiger Stadium • Baton Rouge, LA (Rivalry)		W 27–20
November 17		Northwestern State*	#16	Scott Field • Starkville, MS		W 54–0
November 24		Ole Miss	#20	Scott Field • Starkville, MS (Egg Bowl)		L 6–7
December 1		at #3 Alabama		Denny Stadium • Tuscaloosa, AL (Rivalry)		L 13–55
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. #Rankings from AP Poll. All times are in Central Time.