1974 Mississippi State Bulldogs football team

The 1974 Mississippi State Bulldogs football team represented Mississippi State University during the 1974 NCAA Division I football season. Led by second-year coach Bob Tyler, the Bulldogs finished 9–3 and qualified for their first bowl game in 11 years. In addition, the Bulldogs finished ranked No. 17 in the final AP Poll, their first ranked finish in 17 seasons. Quarterback Rockey Felker was awarded SEC "Player of the Year" by the Nashville Banner. Defensive tackle Jimmy Webb was voted to multiple All-American teams.

1974 Mississippi State Bulldogs football
Sun Bowl, W 26–24 vs. North Carolina
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 17
APNo. 17
Record9–3 (3–3 SEC)
Head coach
Home stadiumScott Field
(capacity: 35,000)
1974 Southeastern Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 5 Alabama $ 6 0 011 1 0
No. 8 Auburn 4 2 010 2 0
Georgia 4 2 06 6 0
No. 17 Mississippi State 3 3 09 3 0
No. 15 Florida 3 3 08 4 0
Kentucky 3 3 06 5 0
No. 20 Tennessee 2 3 17 3 2
Vanderbilt 2 3 17 3 2
LSU 2 4 05 5 1
Ole Miss 0 6 03 8 0
  • $ Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 7William & Mary*W 49–7
September 21Georgia
  • Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium
  • Jackson, MS
W 38–1438,077
September 28at FloridaL 13–2948,643
October 5Kansas State*W 21–1631,000
October 12at Lamar*W 37–21
October 19at Memphis State*W 29–28
October 26Louisville*W 56–7
November 2at No. 4 AlabamaNo. 17L 0–3559,069[1][2]
November 9No. 10 Auburn
  • Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium
  • Jackson, MS
L 20–2438,000
November 16LSU
  • Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium
  • Jackson, MS (rivalry)
W 7–6
November 23vs. Ole Miss
  • Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium
  • Jackson, MS (Egg Bowl)
W 31–13
December 28vs. North Carolina*CBSW 26–2426,035
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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References

  1. Browning, Al (November 3, 1974). "Tide dunks 'Dogs". The Florence Times. p. 1. Retrieved August 22, 2014 via Google News Archives.
  2. Smothers, Jimmy (November 3, 1974). "Defense shines in Tide romp". The Gadsden Times. p. 37. Retrieved August 22, 2014 via Google News Archives.
  3. College Football @ Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved December 25, 2015


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