1959 Mississippi State Maroons football
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
Record2–7 (0–7 SEC)
Head coach
Home stadiumScott Field
(capacity: 35,000)
Seasons
← 1958
1960 →
1959 Southeastern Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 5 Georgia $ 7 – 0 – 0 10 – 1 – 0
No. 3 LSU 5 – 1 – 0 9 – 2 – 0
No. 2 Ole Miss # 5 – 1 – 0 10 – 1 – 0
No. 10 Alabama 4 – 1 – 2 7 – 2 – 2
Auburn 4 – 3 – 0 7 – 3 – 0
Vanderbilt 3 – 2 – 2 5 – 3 – 2
Georgia Tech 3 – 3 – 0 6 – 5 – 0
Tennessee 3 – 4 – 1 5 – 4 – 1
No. 19 Florida 2 – 4 – 0 5 – 4 – 1
Kentucky 1 – 6 – 0 4 – 6 – 0
Tulane 0 – 5 – 1 3 – 6 – 1
Mississippi State 0 – 7 – 0 2 – 7 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • # Berryman, Billingsley, Dunkel, Sagarin national champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1959 Mississippi State Maroons football team was an American football team that represented Mississippi State University as a member of the Southeastern Conference (SEC) during the 1959 NCAA University Division football season. In their fourth year under head coach Wade Walker, the team compiled an overall record of 2–7, with a mark of 0–7 in conference play, and finished 12th in the SEC.[1]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 26at No. 19 Florida
L 13–1433,330[2]
October 3at No. 9 Tennessee
L 6–2226,895[3]
October 10Arkansas State*
W 49–1413,000[4]
October 17at Georgia
L 0–1525,000[5]
October 24Memphis State*
  • Scott Field
  • Starkville, MS
W 28–2316,000[6][7]
October 31at Alabama
L 0–1019,000[8][9]
November 7at No. 8 Auburn
L 0–3138,000[10]
November 14at No. 3 LSU
L 0–2763,272[11]
November 28No. 2 Ole Miss
L 0–4234,000[12]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

References

  1. ^ "1959 Mississippi State Bulldogs Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved October 8, 2023.
  2. ^ "Florida Gators nip Maroons, 14–13". The Bradenton Herald. September 27, 1959. Retrieved October 8, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Etter-paced Vols clout Maroons, 22–6". The Knoxville News-Sentinel. October 4, 1959. Retrieved March 31, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Maroons hit win column at last". The Tampa Tribune. October 11, 1959. Retrieved October 14, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Georgia wins, 15–0". The Atlanta Journal. October 18, 1959. Retrieved October 8, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 17, 2022.
  7. ^ "Memphis State nosed out by Mississippi State, 28–23". The Commercial Appeal. October 25, 1959. Retrieved October 8, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ Land, Charles (November 1, 1959). "Bama gains homecoming victory". The Tuscaloosa News. Google News Archives. p. 9. Retrieved January 17, 2013.
  9. ^ "Alabama throttles Maroons, 10 to 0". The Montgomery Advertiser. November 1, 1959. Retrieved October 8, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Bobby Hunt leads Plainsmen to 31–0 rout over Miss. State". The Decatur Daily. November 8, 1959. Retrieved October 8, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "LSU routs Maroons". Monroe Morning World. November 15, 1959. Retrieved October 8, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "Ole Miss romps; Sugar Bowl next". Portland Press Herald. November 29, 1959. Retrieved October 8, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
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