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1941 Mississippi State

8–⁠1–⁠1 (4–⁠0–⁠1 Southeastern Conference), coached by Allyn McKeen, finished No. 16 in the AP poll.

Schedule and results

Mississippi State in 1941, game by game: won vs. Florida 6–0; won at Alabama 14–0; tied at LSU 0–0; won vs. Union (Tennessee) 56–7; won at Rhodes 20–6; won at Auburn 14–7; lost at No. 10 Duquesne 0–16; won vs. Millsaps 49–6; won at No. 14 Ole Miss 6–0; won at San Francisco 26–13+49−16Won 6–0 vs. Florida+6FloridaWon 14–0 at Alabama+14AlabamaTied 0–0 at LSU0LSUWon 56–7 vs. Union (Tennessee)+49Union (Tennesse…Won 20–6 at Rhodes+14RhodesWon 14–7 at Auburn+7AuburnLost 0–16 at No. 10 Duquesne-16No. 10 DuquesneWon 49–6 vs. Millsaps+43MillsapsWon 6–0 at No. 14 Ole Miss+6No. 14 Ole MissWon 26–13 at San Francisco+13San Francisco
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below; orange marks an upset win.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 27vsFloridaW 6–⁠078%
Oct 4atAlabamaW 14–⁠054%
Oct 11atLSUT 0–⁠068%
Oct 25vsUnion (Tennessee)W 56–⁠796%
Nov 1atRhodesW 20–⁠686%
Nov 8atAuburnW 14–⁠771%
Nov 15at10DuquesneL 0–⁠1644%
Nov 22vsMillsapsW 49–⁠694%
Nov 29at14Ole MissW 6–⁠042%
Dec 6atSan FranciscoW 26–⁠1373%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat San Francisco 26–⁠13; No. 16 in the final AP poll; Southeastern Conference champions.

In program history: The 3rd-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 124 on file).

AP poll, week by week

  1. Wk 1: 19
  2. Wk 3: 17
  3. Wk 4: 15
  4. Wk 5: 13
  5. Final: 16

Players on this team

Before 2004 our records hold honors and the draft; these are the players whose college years here, from their Wikipedia articles or their honors, include 1941.

Southeastern Conference champions4–⁠0–⁠1 in the conference

Record
8–⁠1–⁠1
Conference
4–⁠0–⁠1 first in Southeastern Conference
AP final
No. 16 peak No. 13
Points
191–⁠55
Coach
Allyn McKeen
Elo
1706 +66 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
14.9 No. 15 of 119 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—

All-SEC

1 first team, 1 second team

First team

  • Bill ArnoldOTAP-2; UP-1

Second team

  • John BlackRBAP-2

From Wikipedia’s 1941 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).

1941 Southeastern Conference standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Mississippi State4–⁠0–⁠18–⁠1–⁠116
Tennessee3–⁠18–⁠218
Alabama5–⁠29–⁠220
Georgia3–⁠1–⁠19–⁠1–⁠114
Ole Miss2–⁠1–⁠16–⁠2–⁠117
Vanderbilt3–⁠28–⁠2
LSU2–⁠2–⁠24–⁠4–⁠2
Tulane2–⁠35–⁠4
Georgia Tech2–⁠43–⁠6
Florida1–⁠34–⁠6
Auburn0–⁠4–⁠14–⁠5–⁠1
Kentucky0–⁠45–⁠4

Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.