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Mississippi State

SEC · 1949 Season · Final

Rock Bottom
Record
0–8–1
0.056 Win %
Conference
12th
0–6 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

1949 Schedule & Results

WkDateOpponentConfOpp. RecordResult
5Week 5 · Sep 27Tennessee (TENNESSEE)H2HSEC7–2–1L 0–10
6Week 6 · Oct 4Baylor (BAYLOR)H2HIND SWC8–2L 6–14
7Week 7 · Oct 11Clemson (CLEMSON)H2HIND SOCON4–4–2T 7–7
8Week 8 · Oct 18CINCINNATIUnranked—L 0–19
9Week 9 · Oct 25Alabama (ALABAMA)H2HSEC6–3–1L 6–35
10Week 10 · Nov 1Tulane (TULANE)H2HSEC7–2–1L 6–54
11Week 11 · Nov 8Auburn (AUBURN)H2HSEC2–4–3L 6–25
12Week 12 · Nov 15LSUH2HSEC8–3L 7–34
14Week 14 · Nov 29Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI)H2HSEC4–5–1L 0–26

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
8.283
Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

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

NOW — Net Opponent Wins
-21
-21+0
  • Clemson 0
  • Tennessee -2
  • Baylor -2
  • Tulane -2
  • Alabama -3
  • LSU -3
  • Auburn -4
  • Ole Miss -5

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 #115Better than 17%
Win % Place 118thBetter than 15%

0.056 Win % · No change

Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.

Rank by Week
#116W12#115W13#115W14#115Regular Season Final#115Final

Higher on the chart = better rank.

Game Margins
-10
-8
0
-19
-29
-48
-19
-27
-26

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

Final Rank by Season
#271944#291945#221946#301947#581948

Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.

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