1938 Mississippi State Maroons football team

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The 1938 Mississippi State Maroons football team was an American football team that represented Mississippi State College (now known as Mississippi State University) as a member of the Southeastern Conference (SEC) during the 1938 college football season. In their first year under head coach Spike Nelson, the Maroons compiled an overall record of 4–6, with a conference record of 1–4, and finished 11th in the SEC.[1]

ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
Record4–6 (1–4 SEC)
Headcoach
HomestadiumScott Field
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1938 Mississippi State Maroons football
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
Record4–6 (1–4 SEC)
Head coach
Home stadiumScott Field
Seasons
← 1937
1939 â†’
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1938 Southeastern Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
Team W L  W L 
No. 2 Tennessee $7–0–011–0–0
No. 13 Alabama4–1–17–1–1
No. 19 Tulane4–1–17–2–1
Ole Miss3–2–09–2–0
Georgia Tech2–1–33–4–3
Vanderbilt4–3–06–3–0
Florida2–2–14–6–1
Auburn3–3–14–5–1
Georgia1–2–15–4–1
LSU2–4–06–4–0
Mississippi State1–4–04–6–0
Kentucky0–4–02–7–0
Sewanee0–6–01–8–0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll
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Spike Nelson took over as head coach after the sudden resignation of Ralph Sasse. Nelson instituted new cardinal and gold uniforms, rather than the traditional maroon and white, upsetting fans and alumni.[2] Nelson also proved unpopular with players and was not retained after the season.[3]

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 24Howard (AL)*
W 19–0[4]
October 1Florida
  • Scott Field
  • Starkville, MS
W 22–0[5]
October 8Louisiana Tech*
  • Scott Field
  • Starkville, MS
W 48–08,000[6]
October 14at Auburn
L 6–20[7]
October 21at Duquesne*
W 12–712,000[8]
October 29at Tulane
L 0–2720,000[9]
November 5at LSU
L 7–32[10]
November 12vs. Centenary*
L 0–195,000[11]
November 19at Southwestern (TN)*
L 3–712,000[12]
November 26Ole Miss
L 6–1915,000[13]
  • *Non-conference game
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