1954 Mississippi State Maroons football team

1954 Mississippi State Maroons football
Conference Southeastern Conference
1954 record 64 (33 SEC)
Head coach Darrell Royal (1st year)
Home stadium Scott Field
(Capacity: 35,000)
1954 SEC football standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   T     W   L   T
#6 Ole Miss $ 5 1 0     9 2 0
Georgia Tech 6 2 0     8 3 0
Florida 5 2 0     5 5 0
Kentucky 5 2 0     7 3 0
Georgia 3 2 1     6 3 1
#13 Auburn 3 3 0     8 3 0
Mississippi State 3 3 0     6 4 0
Alabama 3 3 2     4 5 2
LSU 2 5 0     5 6 0
Tulane 1 6 1     1 6 3
Vanderbilt 1 5 0     2 7 0
Tennessee 1 5 0     4 6 0
  • $ Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1954 Mississippi State Maroons football team represented Mississippi State College during the 1954 college football season. This was the first season as head coach for Darrell Royal, who had previously served as an assistant for the Maroons.[1] Royal would later win three national championships as head coach of Texas.

Schedule

Date Time Opponent# Rank# Site TV Result
September 18 Memphis State* Scott FieldStarkville, MS W 277  
September 25 vs. Tennessee Crump StadiumMemphis, TN L 719  
October 2 Arkansas State* Scott FieldStarkville, MS W 4613  
October 9 at Tulane Tulane StadiumNew Orleans, LA W 140  
October 15 at Miami* Miami Orange BowlMiami, FL L 1327  
October 23 at #12 Alabama Denny StadiumTuscaloosa, AL (Rivalry) W 127  
October 30 at Florida Florida FieldGainesville, FL L 07  
November 6 North Texas State* Scott FieldStarkville, MS W 4826  
November 13 at LSU Tiger StadiumBaton Rouge, LA (Rivalry) W 250  
November 27 at #7 Ole Miss Hemingway StadiumOxford, MS (Egg Bowl) L 014  
*Non-conference game. daggerHomecoming. #Rankings from AP Poll. All times are in Central Time.

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References

  1. Haisten, Bill (2000-11-15). "Royal's roots still run deep". TulsaWorld.com. Tulsa World.
  2. College Football @ Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved December 26, 2015
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