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 college 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]
| 1959 Mississippi State Maroons football | |
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| Conference | Southeastern Conference |
| Record | 2–7 (0–7 SEC) |
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| Home stadium | Scott Field |
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| 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Schedule
edit| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 26 | at No. 19 Florida | L 13–14 | 33,330 | [2] | |
| October 3 | at No. 9 Tennessee | L 6–22 | 26,895 | [3] | |
| October 10 | Arkansas State* | W 49–14 | 13,000 | [4] | |
| October 17 | at Georgia | L 0–15 | 25,000 | [5] | |
| October 24 | Memphis State* |
| W 28–23 | 16,000 | [6][7] |
| October 31 | at Alabama | L 0–10 | 19,000 | [8][9] | |
| November 7 | at No. 8 Auburn | L 0–31 | 38,000 | [10] | |
| November 14 | at No. 3 LSU | L 0–27 | 63,272 | [11] | |
| November 28 | No. 2 Ole Miss |
| L 0–42 | 34,000 | [12] |
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References
edit- ^ "1959 Mississippi State Bulldogs Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved October 8, 2023.
- ^ "Florida Gators nip Maroons, 14–13". The Bradenton Herald. September 27, 1959. Retrieved October 8, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Etter-paced Vols clout Maroons, 22–6". The Knoxville News-Sentinel. October 4, 1959. Retrieved March 31, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Maroons hit win column at last". The Tampa Tribune. October 11, 1959. Retrieved October 14, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Georgia wins, 15–0". The Atlanta Journal. October 18, 1959. Retrieved October 8, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 17, 2022.
- ^ "Memphis State nosed out by Mississippi State, 28–23". The Commercial Appeal. October 25, 1959. Retrieved October 8, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Land, Charles (November 1, 1959). "Bama gains homecoming victory". The Tuscaloosa News. Google News Archives. p. 9. Retrieved January 17, 2013.
- ^ "Alabama throttles Maroons, 10 to 0". The Montgomery Advertiser. November 1, 1959. Retrieved October 8, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Bobby Hunt leads Plainsmen to 31–0 rout over Miss. State". The Decatur Daily. November 8, 1959. Retrieved October 8, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "LSU routs Maroons". Monroe Morning World. November 15, 1959. Retrieved October 8, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Ole Miss romps; Sugar Bowl next". Portland Press Herald. November 29, 1959. Retrieved October 8, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
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