1978 Mississippi State Bulldogs football team

The 1978 Mississippi State Bulldogs football team represented Mississippi State University during the 1978 NCAA Division I-A football season. The Bulldogs were not invited to a bowl game despite being eligible. After the season, head coach Bob Tyler resigned.[1]

1978 Mississippi State Bulldogs football
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
1978 record65 (24 SEC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorJimmy Sharpe (1st season)
Home stadiumScott Field
(Capacity: 35,000)
1978 Southeastern Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
No. 1 Alabama $ 6 0 0  11 1 0
No. 16 Georgia 5 0 1  9 2 1
Auburn 3 2 1  6 4 1
LSU 3 3 0  8 4 0
Tennessee 3 3 0  5 5 1
Florida 3 3 0  4 7 0
Mississippi State 2 4 0  6 5 0
Ole Miss 2 4 0  5 6 0
Kentucky 2 4 0  4 6 1
Vanderbilt 0 6 0  2 9 0
  • $ Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResult
September 2West Texas State*W 28–0
September 9at North Texas State*W 17–5
September 23at Memphis State*W 44–14
September 30at FloridaL 0–34
October 7at Southern Miss*L 17–22
October 14No. 15 Florida State*W 55–27
October 28vs. TennesseeW 34–21
November 4at No. 3 AlabamaL 14–35
November 11AuburnL 0–6
November 18No. 17 LSUW 16–14
November 25vs. MississippiL 7–27
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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References

  1. "1979 - 85 Bulldogs". Retrieved 2015-12-25.
  2. College Football @ Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved December 25, 2015


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