1940 Mississippi State Maroons football team

The 1940 Mississippi State Maroons football team was an American football team that represented Mississippi State College (now known as Mississippi State University) as a member of the Southeastern Conference (SEC) during the 1940 college football season. In their second year under head coach Allyn McKeen, the Maroons complied an overall record of 10–0–1, with a conference record of 4–0–1, and finished second in the SEC. This was Mississippi State's only undefeated season.

1940 Mississippi State Maroons football
Orange Bowl champion
Orange Bowl, W 14–7 vs. Georgetown
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
Ranking
APNo. 9
Record10–0–1 (4–0–1 SEC)
Head coach
Home stadiumScott Field
1940 Southeastern Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 4 Tennessee $ 5 0 010 1 0
No. 9 Mississippi State 4 0 110 0 1
Ole Miss 3 1 09 2 0
Alabama 4 2 07 2 0
Auburn 3 2 16 4 1
LSU 3 3 06 4 0
Georgia 2 3 15 4 1
Florida 2 3 05 5 0
Kentucky 1 2 25 3 2
Tulane 1 3 05 5 0
Vanderbilt 1 5 13 6 1
Georgia Tech 1 5 03 7 0
Sewanee 0 1 03 5 0
  • $ Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

End Buddy Elrod was named SEC "Player of the Year" by the Nashville Banner and was selected to several All-America teams.

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