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Mississippi State

SEC · 1945 Season · Final

Rebuilding −
Record
6–3
0.667 Win %
Conference
5th
2–3 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

1945 Schedule & Results

WkDateOpponentConfOpp. RecordResult
6Week 6 · Oct 2LOUISIANA LAFAYETTEUnranked—W 31–0
7Week 7 · Oct 9Auburn (AUBURN)H2HSEC5–5W 20–0
8Week 8 · Oct 16Detroit Mercy (DETROIT MERCY)H2HIND FBSI6–3W 41–6
9Week 9 · Oct 23MAXWELL FIELDUnranked—W 16–6
11Week 11 · Nov 6Tulane (TULANE)H2HSEC2–6–1L 13–14
12Week 12 · Nov 13LSUH2HSEC7–2W 27–20
13Week 13 · Nov 20NORTHWESTERN STATEUnranked—W 54–0
14Week 14 · Nov 27Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI)H2HSEC4–5L 6–7
13Regular Season Final · Dec 4Alabama (ALABAMA)H2HSEC10–0L 13–55

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
2.560
Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

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

NOW — Net Opponent Wins
+7
-11+18
  • LSU +7
  • Detroit Mercy +6
  • Auburn +5
  • Alabama 0
  • Ole Miss -5
  • Tulane -6

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 #29Better than 80%
Win % Place 26thBetter than 82%

0.667 Win % · Change 2

Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.

Rank by Week
#19W12#21W13#25W14#31Regular Season Final#29Final

Higher on the chart = better rank.

Game Margins
+31
+20
+35
+10
-1
+7
+54
-1
-42

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

Final Rank by Season
#271939#51940#91941#81942#271944

Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.

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