1977 Mississippi State Bulldogs football team

The 1977 Mississippi State Bulldogs football team represented Mississippi State University during the 1977 NCAA Division I football season. The Bulldogs finished 56 on the field, but were later forced to forfeit the wins due to having played an ineligible player.[1]

1977 Mississippi State Bulldogs football
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
1977 record56, 5 wins forfeited (24 SEC, 2 wins forfeited)
Head coach
Home stadiumScott Field
(Capacity: 35,000)
1977 Southeastern Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
No. 2 Alabama $ 7 0 0  11 1 0
No. 6 Kentucky 6 0 0  10 1 0
Auburn 5 1 0  6 5 0
LSU 4 2 0  8 4 0
Florida 3 3 0  6 4 1
Georgia 2 4 0  5 6 0
Mississippi State 2 4 0  5 6 0
Ole Miss 2 5 0  5 6 0
Tennessee 1 5 0  4 7 0
Vanderbilt 0 6 0  2 9 0
  • $ Conference champion
  • Kentucky ineligible for SEC championship due to NCAA probation. Mississippi State later forfeited all 1977 wins due to NCAA violations.
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteResult
September 3North Texas State*No. 16L 17–15 (forfeit)
September 10at Washington*No. 16L 27–18 (forfeit)
September 24No. 13 FloridaNo. 12L 22–24
October 1at Kansas State*No. 18L 24–21 (forfeit)
October 8at No. 16 KentuckyL 7–23
October 15at Memphis State*L 13–21
October 22Southern Miss*L 7–14
October 29No. 2 AlabamaL 7–37
November 5at AuburnL 27–13 (forfeit)
November 12at LSUL 24–27
November 19vs. Ole MissL 18–14 (forfeit)
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

[2]

Personnel

1977 Mississippi State Bulldogs football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
QB Bruce Threadgill Sr
Defense
Pos.#NameClass
Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches

    Legend
    • (C) Team captain
    • (S) Suspended
    • (I) Ineligible
    • Injured
    • Redshirt

    References

    1. "Bulldogs forced to forfeit 19 football games". The Tuscaloosa News. Associated Press. May 24, 1978. p. 19. Retrieved June 21, 2012.
    2. College Football @ Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved December 25, 2015


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