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Mississippi State bowl game history: Every bowl game the Bulldogs have played in

By Ethan Lee

TAMPA, FLORIDA - JANUARY 02: Nathaniel Watson #14, Will Rogers III #2, and Jett Johnson #44 of the Mississippi State Bulldogs wave a Mike flag in memory of Mike Leach after defeating the Illinois Fighting Illini 19-10 in the ReliaQuest Bowl at Raymond James Stadium on January 02, 2023 in Tampa, Florida. (Photo by Julio Aguilar/Getty Images)
TAMPA, FLORIDA - JANUARY 02: Nathaniel Watson #14, Will Rogers III #2, and Jett Johnson #44 of the Mississippi State Bulldogs wave a Mike flag in memory of Mike Leach after defeating the Illinois Fighting Illini 19-10 in the ReliaQuest Bowl at Raymond James Stadium on January 02, 2023 in Tampa, Florida. (Photo by Julio Aguilar/Getty Images) /
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MIAMI GARDENS, FL – DECEMBER 31: The Mississippi State Bulldogs marching band performs prior to the game against the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets at the 2014 Capital One Orange Bowl at Sun Life Stadium on December 31, 2014 in Miami Gardens, Georgia Tech defeated Mississippi State 49-34. (Photo by Joel Auerbach/Getty Images) /

1941 Orange Bowl: Mississippi State Bulldogs take down Georgetown Hoyas

Hey look, the Bulldogs made it back to the Orange Bowl. To wrap up an absolutely legendary Mississippi State football season that featured an unbeaten team of Maroons, State took a trip to go face Georgetown in the Orange Bowl.

And this time things went a bit better for State!

On January 1, 1941, in Miami, Florida, the Mississippi State Maroons snagged a solid win over the Hoyas that helped Mississippi State College earn even more respect. Allyn McKeen’s Maroons handled Georgetown, shutting down the Hoya’s offense in the process.

State only needed a couple touchdowns thanks to the Maroons’ defense and came away with a 14-7 win in the process.

The win is one of the greatest accomplishments in over a century’s worth of history for the Mississippi State football program. Some are quick to (unofficially) claim that this helped State end the season as the national champs given that McKeen’s Maroons were unbeaten on the year.

Regardless of if State should claim the season as a national title sort of season (they absolutely should), getting an Orange Bowl win over a noteworthy program like Georgetown is something to celebrate independent of how it impacted Mississippi State outside of the game.

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