1948 Mississippi State Maroons football team

American college football season August 2023 February 2026 1948 Mississippi State Maroons football Southeastern Conference SEC 4–4–1 3–3 Allyn McKeen 9th Scott Field The 1948 Mississippi State Maroons football team represented Mississippi State College during the 1948 college football season. This was the only of head coach Allyn McKeen's nine seasons that did not end in a winning record for the Maroons. Despite the strong record—his .764 (65–19–3) winning percentage is the best in school history—McKeen was fired after the season. https://www.forwhomthecowbelltolls.com/mississippi-state-football-history/2013/8/17/4288144/disconent-and-allyn-mckeen-why-the-grass-is-always-greener-problem Bob Sanders, Discontent, and Allyn McKeen: How MSU ousted its winningest football coach ever 2013-08-17 For Whom the Cowbell Tolls. SBNation cristilmethod https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1817&dat=19490101&id=DvQ-AAAAIBAJ&sjid=Vk0MAAAAIBAJ&pg=3036,35076 Arthur Morton signs to coach Miss. State 1949-01-01 news.google.org The Tuscaloosa News UP The Maroons, who had won seven or more games in six of McKeen's nine seasons, did not post another seven-win season until 1963. Mississippi State was ranked at No. 43 in the final Litkenhous Difference by Score System ratings for 1948.Michigan, Irish Finish 1-2 in Litkenhous Ratings Wilmington Morning News December 15, 1948 32 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/123192904/michigan-irish-finish-1-2-in/ Newspapers.com Schedule 1948 AP September 25 w y Tennessee Shields–Watkins Field Knoxville, TN 21–6 35,000 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/98740143/mcwilliams-paces-216-maroon-win/ The Huntsville Times McWilliams paces 21–6 Maroon win September 26, 1948 March 30, 2022 Newspapers.com October 2 t y Baylor Crump Stadium Memphis, TN 7–7 23,802 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-commercial-appeal-mississippi-maroon/132861894/ The Commercial Appeal Mississippi Maroons settle for 7–7 knot in game with Baylor October 3, 1948 October 3, 2023 Newspapers.com October 9 l y Clemson Scott Field Starkville, MS 7–21 12,000 https://www.newspapers.com/article/winston-salem-journal-tigers-upset-miss/132861967/ Winston-Salem Journal Tigers upset Miss. State by 21–7 score October 10, 1948 October 3, 2023 Newspapers.com October 16 w y Cincinnati Scott Field Starkville, MS 27–0 10,000 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-times-mississippi-state-beat-cincinn/132862029/ The Shreveport Times Mississippi State beat Cincinnati, 27–0 October 17, 1948 October 3, 2023 Newspapers.com October 23 l Alabama Scott Field Starkville, MS rivalry 7–10 24,000 Tom Little Tide wins 10–7 to sink Maroons https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=T-k-AAAAIBAJ&sjid=Mk0MAAAAIBAJ&pg=5912%2C1814131 Google News Archives The Tuscaloosa News 1 October 24, 1948 October 13, 2012 October 30 l y Tulane 19 Tulane Stadium New Orleans, LA 0–9 45,000 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/99572407/shorty-mcwilliams-play-holds-tulane-to/ The Knoxville Journal Shorty McWilliams' play holds Tulane to 9–0 triumph October 31, 1948 April 11, 2022 Newspapers.com November 6 w y Auburn Legion Field Birmingham, AL 20–0 15,000 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-birmingham-news-auburn-bows-to-state/132862108/ The Birmingham News Auburn bows to State, 20 to 0 November 7, 1948 October 3, 2023 Newspapers.com November 13 w y LSU Tiger Stadium Baton Rouge, LA rivalry 7–0 30,000 https://www.newspapers.com/article/clarion-ledger-maroons-win-grinding-tilt/132862251/ The Clarion-Ledger Maroons win grinding tilt with LSU, 7–0 November 14, 1948 October 3, 2023 Newspapers.com November 27 l y Ole Miss 16 Hemingway Stadium Oxford, MS Egg Bowl 7–34 26,000 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-knoxville-journal-ole-miss-whips-arc/132859497/ The Knoxville Journal Ole Miss whips arch-rival Mississippi State by 34–7 November 28, 1948 October 3, 2023 Newspapers.com College Football @ Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved December 26, 2015 References Mississippi State Category:Mississippi State Bulldogs football seasons Mississippi State Maroons football