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Mississippi State

SEC · 1941 Season · Final

Developing
Record
8–1–1
0.850 Win %
Conference
2nd
4–0 in SEC

All-Time Resume

Ranked Seasons
122
1902–2026
All-Time Record
613–597–37
0.506 Win %
Peak Final Rank
#5
1940
#1 Finishes
0
Top 5: 1 · Top 10: 3 · Top 25: 19
  • 12-Team Playoff & Revenue Era · 2 seasons
  • Limited Playoff Era · 26 seasons
  • Independents & Bowl Tie-In Era · 16 seasons
  • Divisional Era · 26 seasons
  • AP Poll & Postwar Era · 19 seasons · 3 Top 10
  • Forward Pass & Stadium Boom Era · 30 seasons
  • Pioneer Era · 2 seasons

Final finishes, as published; the season in progress counts toward record only. Compare Mississippi State head-to-head · History & Eras

1941 Schedule & Results

WkDateOpponentConfOpp. RecordResult
6Week 6 · Sep 30Florida (FLORIDA)H2HSEC4–6W 6–0
7Week 7 · Oct 7Alabama (ALABAMA)H2HSEC9–2W 14–0
8Week 8 · Oct 14LSUH2HSEC4–4–2T 0–0
10Week 10 · Oct 28UNION (TENNESSEE)Unranked—W 56–7
11Week 11 · Nov 4RHODESUnranked—W 20–6
12Week 12 · Nov 11Auburn (AUBURN)H2HSEC4–5–1W 14–7
13Week 13 · Nov 18Duquesne (DUQUESNE)H2HIND FBSI8–0L 0–16
14Week 14 · Nov 25MILLSAPSUnranked—W 49–6
15Week 15 · Dec 2Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI)H2HSEC6–2–1W 6–0
12Regular Season Final · Dec 9SAN Francisco (SAN FRANCISCO)H2HIND FBSI6–4W 26–13

Past season results come from the published weekly rankings; home/away is not recorded. Unranked = opponent outside the ranked field. Kickoff times in Eastern Time. TBD = not yet announced. vs* = neutral site. Opp. Record is the current season record; — = unavailable.

Rating Tier Spectrum
1.436
Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

Where the rating sits on the 12-tier scale (lower is better).

NOW — Net Opponent Wins
+29
0+29
  • Alabama +9
  • Ole Miss +6
  • SAN Francisco +6
  • Florida +4
  • Auburn +4
  • LSU 0
  • Duquesne 0

Each win stacks that opponent's win total to the right; each loss stacks that opponent's loss total to the left.

National Standing
Rank #9Better than 94%
Win % Place 10thBetter than 93%

0.850 Win % · Change 2

Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.

Rank by Week
#21W14#13W15#11Regular Season Final#11Post-Season W2#9Final

Higher on the chart = better rank.

Game Margins
+6
+14
0
+49
+14
+7
-16
+43
+6
+13

Bars above the line are wins, below are losses; height = point margin.

Final Rank by Season
#391936#701937#981938#271939#51940

Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.

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