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Mississippi State

SEC · 1946 Season · Final

Rebuilding +
Record
8–2
0.800 Win %
Conference
5th
3–2 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

1946 Schedule & Results

WkDateOpponentConfOpp. RecordResult
6Week 6 · Oct 1Tennessee Chattanooga (TENNESSEE-CHATTANOOGA)H2HIND FBSI5–5W 41–7
7Week 7 · Oct 8LSUH2HSEC9–1–1L 6–13
8Week 8 · Oct 15Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE)H2HIND FBSI5–5W 6–0
9Week 9 · Oct 22SAN Francisco (SAN FRANCISCO)H2HIND FBSI3–6W 48–20
10Week 10 · Oct 29Tulane (TULANE)H2HSEC3–7W 14–7
11Week 11 · Nov 5MURRAY STATEUnranked—W 69–0
12Week 12 · Nov 12Auburn (AUBURN)H2HSEC4–6W 33–0
13Week 13 · Nov 19NORTHWESTERN STATEUnranked—W 27–0
14Week 14 · Nov 26Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI)H2HSEC2–7W 20–0
15Week 15 · Dec 3Alabama (ALABAMA)H2HSEC7–4L 7–24

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
1.942
Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

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

NOW — Net Opponent Wins
+17
-5+22
  • Tennessee Chattanooga +5
  • Michigan State +5
  • Auburn +4
  • SAN Francisco +3
  • Tulane +3
  • Ole Miss +2
  • LSU -1
  • Alabama -4

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 #22Better than 85%
Win % Place 13thBetter than 91%

0.800 Win % · Change 3

Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.

Rank by Week
#24Regular Season Final#24Post-Season W1#25Post-Season W2#25Post-Season W3#22Final

Higher on the chart = better rank.

Game Margins
+34
-7
+6
+28
+7
+69
+33
+27
+20
-17

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

Final Rank by Season
#51940#91941#81942#271944#291945

Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.

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