1997 Mississippi State Bulldogs football team

The 1997 Mississippi State Bulldogs football team represented Mississippi State University during the 1997 NCAA Division I-A football season. The team's head coach was Jackie Sherrill. The Bulldogs played their home games in 1997 at Scott Field in Starkville, Mississippi.

1997 Mississippi State Bulldogs football
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
DivisionWestern Division
1997 record7–4 (4–4 SEC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorLynn Amedee (2nd season)
Defensive coordinatorJoe Lee Dunn (2nd season)
Home stadiumScott Field (40,646)
1997 Southeastern Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
Team W L    W L 
Eastern Division
No. 7 Tennessee x$  7 1     11 2  
No. 10 Georgia  6 2     10 2  
No. 4 Florida  6 2     10 2  
South Carolina  3 5     5 6  
Kentucky  2 6     5 6  
Vanderbilt  0 8     3 8  
Western Division
No. 11 Auburn xy  6 2     10 3  
No. 13 LSU x  6 2     9 3  
No. 22 Ole Miss  4 4     8 4  
Mississippi State  4 4     7 4  
Alabama  2 6     4 7  
Arkansas  2 6     4 7  
Championship: Tennessee 30, Auburn 29
  • $ Conference champion
  • x Division champion/co-champions
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
August 306:00 p.m.Memphis*FSNW 13–1033,310
September 611:30 a.m.Kentucky
  • Scott Field
  • Starkville, Mississippi (rivalry)
JPSW 35–2730,121
September 138:00 p.m.No. 10 LSU
  • Scott Field
  • Starkville, Mississippi (rivalry)
ESPNL 9–2440,030
September 2711:30 a.m.South Carolina
  • Scott Field
  • Starkville, Mississippi
JPSW 37–1730,120
October 412:00 p.m.at No. 18 GeorgiaL 0–4783,211
October 116:00 p.m.NE Louisiana*
  • Scott Field
  • Starkville, Mississippi
W 24–1030,857
October 251:30 p.m.UCF*
  • Scott Field
  • Starkville, Mississippi
W 35–2828,621
November 11:00 p.m.at No. 11 AuburnW 20–082,736
November 1511:30 a.m.at AlabamaNo. 17JPSW 32–2070,123
November 221:00 p.m.at ArkansasNo. 15L 7–1739,911
November 292:30 p.m.Ole MissNo. 22
  • Scott Field
  • Starkville, Mississippi (Egg Bowl)
ESPNL 14–1541,200
  • *Non-conference game
  • Homecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released week prior to game
  • All times are in Central time

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