1979 Mississippi State Bulldogs football team

The 1979 Mississippi State Bulldogs football team represented Mississippi State University during the 1979 NCAA Division I-A football season. This was the first season at Mississippi State for head coach Emory Bellard, the creator of the wishbone offense.[1]

1979 Mississippi State Bulldogs football
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
1979 record38 (24 SEC)
Head coach
Defensive coordinatorMelvin Robertson (1st season)
Home stadiumScott Field
(Capacity: 35,000)
1979 Southeastern Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
No. 1 Alabama $ 6 0 0  12 0 0
Georgia 5 1 0  6 5 0
No. 16 Auburn 4 2 0  8 3 0
LSU 4 2 0  7 5 0
Tennessee 3 3 0  7 5 0
Kentucky 3 3 0  5 6 0
Ole Miss 3 3 0  4 7 0
Mississippi State 2 4 0  3 8 0
Vanderbilt 0 6 0  1 10 0
Florida 0 6 0  0 10 1
  • $ Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResult
September 8Memphis State*L 13–14
September 22at Maryland*L 14–35
September 29FloridaW 24–10
October 6vs. No. 19 TennesseeW 28–9
October 13at No. 9 Florida State*L 6–17
October 20Marshall*W 48–0
October 27Southern Miss*L 7–21
November 3at No. 1 AlabamaL 7–24
November 10at No. 16 AuburnL 3–14
November 17at LSUL 3–21
November 24vs. Ole MissL 9–14
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

[2]

References

  1. Weber, Bruce (2011-02-10). "Emory Bellard, Creator of Wishbone Offense, Dies at 83". The New York Times. Retrieved 2015-12-25.
  2. College Football @ Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved December 25, 2015


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