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 (capacity: 35,000)

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 Rankings from AP Poll

The 1959 Mississippi State Maroons football team represented Mississippi State University as a member of the Southeastern Conference (SEC) during the 1959 NCAA University Division football season. Led by fourth-year head coach Wade Walker, the Maroons compiled an overall record of 2–7 with a mark of 0–7 in conference play, placing last out of 12 teams 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
October 24	Memphis State	Scott Field Starkville, MS	W 28–23
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
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
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game