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
Record6–5 (2–4 SEC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorJimmy Sharpe (1st season)
Home stadiumScott Field
(capacity: 35,000)
1978 Southeastern Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 1 Alabama $ 6 0 011 1 0
No. 16 Georgia 5 0 19 2 1
Auburn 3 2 16 4 1
LSU 3 3 08 4 0
Tennessee 3 3 05 5 1
Florida 3 3 04 7 0
Mississippi State 2 4 06 5 0
Ole Miss 2 4 05 6 0
Kentucky 2 4 04 6 1
Vanderbilt 0 6 02 9 0
  • $ Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 2West Texas State*W 28–030,000[2]
September 9at North Texas State*W 17–5
September 23Memphis State*W 44–14
September 30at FloridaL 0–3448,597
October 7at Southern Miss*L 17–2231,720[3]
October 14No. 15 Florida State*W 55–2736,000
October 28vs. TennesseeW 34–2140,879[4]
November 4at No. 3 AlabamaL 14–3574,217
November 11Auburn
  • Scott Field
  • Starkville, MS
L 0–634,100
November 18No. 17 LSU
  • Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium
  • Jackson, MS (rivalry)
W 16–14
November 25vs. Ole Miss
  • Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium
  • Jackson, MS (Egg Bowl)
L 7–2747,012
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

[5]

References

  1. "1979 - 85 Bulldogs". Retrieved December 25, 2015.
  2. "Miss. State's alive and how well, 28–0". Clarion-Ledger. September 3, 1978. Retrieved April 30, 2021 via Newspapers.com.
  3. "Golden Eagles take 22–17 win over Bulldogs". The Yazoo Herald. October 8, 1978. Retrieved March 25, 2021 via Newspapers.com.
  4. "Bulldog Halloween trick bag filled with Vol treats". The Commercial Appeal. October 29, 1978. Retrieved May 8, 2022 via Newspapers.com.
  5. College Football @ Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved December 25, 2015


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