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Mississippi State

SEC · 1947 Season · Final

Rebuilding
Record
7–3
0.700 Win %
Conference
6th
2–2 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

1947 Schedule & Results

WkDateOpponentConfOpp. RecordResult
6Week 6 · Sep 30Tennessee Chattanooga (TENNESSEE-CHATTANOOGA)H2HIND FBSI4–6W 19–0
7Week 7 · Oct 7Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE)H2HIND FBSI7–2L 0–7
8Week 8 · Oct 14SAN Francisco (SAN FRANCISCO)H2HIND FBSI7–3W 21–14
9Week 9 · Oct 21Duquesne (DUQUESNE)H2HIND FBSI2–8W 34–0
10Week 10 · Oct 28Hardin Simmons (HARDIN-SIMMONS)H2HIND BOR8–3W 27–7
11Week 11 · Nov 4Tulane (TULANE)H2HSEC2–5–2W 20–0
12Week 12 · Nov 11Auburn (AUBURN)H2HSEC2–7W 14–0
13Week 13 · Nov 18LSUH2HSEC5–3–1L 6–21
14Week 14 · Nov 25SOUTHERN MISSUnranked—W 14–7
15Week 15 · Dec 2Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI)H2HSEC9–2L 14–33

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
2.168
Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

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

NOW — Net Opponent Wins
+18
-7+25
  • Hardin Simmons +8
  • SAN Francisco +7
  • Tennessee Chattanooga +4
  • Duquesne +2
  • Tulane +2
  • Auburn +2
  • Michigan State -2
  • Ole Miss -2
  • LSU -3

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 #30Better than 79%
Win % Place 25thBetter than 82%

0.700 Win % · Change 1

Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.

Rank by Week
#31Regular Season Final#31Post-Season W1#31Post-Season W2#31Post-Season W3#30Final

Higher on the chart = better rank.

Game Margins
+19
-7
+7
+34
+20
+20
+14
-15
+7
-19

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

Final Rank by Season
#91941#81942#271944#291945#221946

Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.

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