1948 Mississippi State
4–4–1 (3–3 Southeastern Conference), coached by Allyn McKeen. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat Cincinnati 27–0Oct 16
By 27 points, its widest win.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 25 | at Tennessee | W 21–6 | 44% |
| Oct 2 | vs Baylor | T 7–7 | 63% |
| Oct 9 | vs Clemson | L 7–21 | 68% |
| Oct 16 | vs Cincinnati | W 27–0 | 67% |
| Oct 23 | vs Alabama | L 7–10 | 57% |
| Oct 30 | at 19Tulane | L 0–9 | 46% |
| Nov 6 | at Auburn | W 20–0 | 71% |
| Nov 13 | at LSU | W 7–0 | 51% |
| Nov 27 | at 16Ole Miss | L 7–34 | 28% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Lost to Ole Miss 34–7; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 6th in the Southeastern Conference.
In program history: The 37th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 124 on file).
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 1948.
- Record
- 4–4–1
- Conference
- 3–3 tied for 6th in Southeastern Conference
- AP final
- Unranked
- Points
- 103–87
- Coach
- Allyn McKeen
- Elo
- 1552 −7 this season
- SP+ rating
- —
- SRS
- 11.3 No. 27 of 117 major-college teams
- Recruiting class
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Drafted in 1949
The 1949 draft| Rd 2 | Harper Davis B | Pittsburgh Steelers |
All-SEC
1 first teamFirst team
Shorty McWilliamsRBAP-1; UP-2
From Wikipedia’s 1948 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).
1948 Southeastern Conference standings
Conference page| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
 Georgia | 6–0 | 9–2 | 8 |
| Ole Miss | 6–1 | 8–1 | 15 |
| Tulane | 5–1 | 9–1 | 13 |
 Vanderbilt | 4–2–1 | 8–2–1 | 12 |
 Georgia Tech | 4–3 | 7–3 | |
| Alabama | 4–4–1 | 6–4–1 | |
 Mississippi State | 3–3 | 4–4–1 | |
| Tennessee | 2–3–1 | 4–4–2 | |
 Kentucky | 1–3–1 | 5–3–2 | |
 Florida | 1–5 | 5–5 | |
| LSU | 1–5 | 3–7 | |
| Auburn | 0–7 | 1–8–1 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.