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1940 Mississippi State Bulldogs Schedule and Results

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Record: 10-0-1, .955 W-L% (5th of 121) ▪ Rank: 9th in Final AP Poll
Conference: SEC (Schedule and Results)
Coach: Allyn McKeen (10-0-1)

PS/G: 22.5 (12th of 121) ▪ PA/G: 5.3 (8th of 121)
SRS: 14.27 (16th of 121) ▪ SOS: -1.28 (72nd of 121)

Bowl Game: Won Orange Bowl 14-7 versus Georgetown

AP Poll Summary

10/14 10/21 10/28 11/4 11/11 11/18 11/25 Final
    20 19 15 16 11 9

11 Games

G Date Day School Opponent Conf Pts Opp W L T Streak Notes
1 Sep 28, 1940 Sat Mississippi State @ Florida SEC W 27 7 1 0 0 W 1
2 Oct 5, 1940 Sat Mississippi State Louisiana-Lafayette Non-Major W 20 0 2 0 0 W 2
3 Oct 12, 1940 Sat Mississippi State @ Auburn SEC T 7 7 2 0 1 T 1 Birmingham, AL
4 Oct 19, 1940 Sat Mississippi State Samford Non-Major W 41 7 3 0 1 W 1
5 Oct 26, 1940 Sat Mississippi State @ North Carolina State Southern W 26 10 4 0 1 W 2
6 Nov 2, 1940 Sat (20) Mississippi State @ Rhodes Non-Major W 13 0 5 0 1 W 3
7 Nov 9, 1940 Sat (19) Mississippi State @ Louisiana State SEC W 22 7 6 0 1 W 4
8 Nov 16, 1940 Sat (15) Mississippi State Millsaps Non-Major W 46 13 7 0 1 W 5
9 Nov 23, 1940 Sat (16) Mississippi State (11) Mississippi SEC W 19 0 8 0 1 W 6
10 Nov 30, 1940 Sat (11) Mississippi State @ (17) Alabama SEC W 13 0 9 0 1 W 7
11 Jan 1, 1941 Wed (11) Mississippi State N (9) Georgetown Ind W 14 7 10 0 1 W 8 Orange Bowl (Miami, FL)