1959 Mississippi State Maroons football team

1959 Mississippi State Maroons football
Conference	Southeastern Conference
Record	2–7 (0–7 SEC)
Head coach	Wade Walker (4th season)
Home stadium	Scott Field

1959 Southeastern Conference football standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 5 Georgia $	7	–	0	–	0			10	–	1	–	0
No. 3 LSU	5	–	1	–	0			9	–	2	–	0
No. 2 Ole Miss #	5	–	1	–	0			10	–	1	–	0
No. 10 Alabama	4	–	1	–	2			7	–	2	–	2
Auburn	4	–	3	–	0			7	–	3	–	0
Vanderbilt	3	–	2	–	2			5	–	3	–	2
Georgia Tech	3	–	3	–	0			6	–	5	–	0
Tennessee	3	–	4	–	1			5	–	4	–	1
No. 19 Florida	2	–	4	–	0			5	–	4	–	1
Kentucky	1	–	6	–	0			4	–	6	–	0
Tulane	0	–	5	–	1			3	–	6	–	1
Mississippi State	0	–	7	–	0			2	–	7	–	0
$ – Conference champion # Berryman, Billingsley, Dunkel, Sagarin national champion Rankings from AP Poll

The 1959 Mississippi State Maroons football team was an American football team that represented Mississippi State University as a member of the Southeastern Conference (SEC) during the 1959 NCAA University Division football season. In their fourth year under head coach Wade Walker, the team compiled an overall record of 2–7, with a mark of 0–7 in conference play, and finished 12th in the SEC.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 26	at No. 19 Florida	Florida Field Gainesville, FL	L 13–14	33,330
October 3	at No. 9 Tennessee	Shields–Watkins Field Knoxville, TN	L 6–22	26,895
October 10	Arkansas State*	Scott Field Starkville, MS	W 49–14	13,000
October 17	at Georgia	Grant Field Atlanta, GA	L 0–15	25,000
October 24	Memphis State*	Scott Field Starkville, MS	W 28–23	16,000
October 31	at Alabama	Denny Stadium Tuscaloosa, AL (rivalry)	L 0–10	19,000
November 7	at No. 8 Auburn	Legion Field Birmingham, AL	L 0–31	38,000
November 14	at No. 3 LSU	Tiger Stadium Baton Rouge, LA (rivalry)	L 0–27	63,272
November 28	No. 2 Ole Miss	Scott Field Starkville, MS (Egg Bowl)	L 0–42	34,000
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game