Record 001 · 1941 · Football

The coach behind the unbeaten season

Meet Allyn McKeen, then open Mississippi State's official bowl history for the score, scoring summary and story of the 1941 Orange Bowl.

Mississippi State coach Allyn McKeen in an archival portrait

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A perfect maroon winter

The victory over Georgetown closed a 10–0–1 campaign and left Mississippi State ranked No. 9 nationally. More than eight decades later, it remains the program's only unbeaten football season.

Continue into the sourced exhibitThe Orange Bowl that completed an unbeaten season