1947 Mississippi State Maroons football team

1947 Mississippi State Maroons football
Conference	Southeastern Conference
1947 record	7–3 (2–2 SEC)
Head coach	Allyn McKeen (8th year)
Home stadium	Scott Field (Capacity: 20,000)

1947 SEC football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
#13 Ole Miss $	6	–	1	–	0			9	–	2	–	0
#10 Georgia Tech	4	–	1	–	0			10	–	1	–	0
#6 Alabama	5	–	2	–	0			8	–	3	–	0
Mississippi State	2	–	2	–	0			7	–	3	–	0
Georgia	3	–	3	–	0			7	–	4	–	1
Vanderbilt	3	–	3	–	0			6	–	4	–	0
Tulane	2	–	3	–	2			2	–	5	–	2
LSU	2	–	3	–	1			5	–	3	–	1
Kentucky	2	–	3	–	0			8	–	3	–	0
Tennessee	2	–	3	–	0			5	–	5	–	0
Auburn	1	–	5	–	0			2	–	7	–	0
Florida	0	–	3	–	1			4	–	5	–	1
$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

The 1947 Mississippi State Maroons football team represented Mississippi State College during the 1947 college football season.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent^#	Rank^#	Site	TV	Result
September 26		at Chattanooga*		Chamberlain Field • Chattanooga, TN		W 19–0
October 4		at Michigan State*		Macklin Field • East Lansing, MI		L 0–7
October 11		at San Francisco*		Kezar Stadium • San Francisco, CA		W 21–14
October 18		Duquesne*		Scott Field • Starkville, MS		W 34–0
October 25		Hardin-Simmons*		Scott Field • Starkville, MS		W 27–7
November 1		at Tulane		Tulane Stadium • New Orleans, LA		W 20–0
November 8		at Auburn		Legion Field • Birmingham, AL		W 14–0
November 15		at LSU		Tiger Stadium • Baton Rouge, LA (Rivalry)		L 6–21
November 22		Southern Miss*		Scott Field • Starkville, MS		W 14–7
November 29		#15 Ole Miss		Scott Field • Starkville, MS (Egg Bowl)		L 14–33
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. All times are in Central Time.

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References

1. College Football @ Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved December 26, 2015