1981 Mississippi State Bulldogs football team

The 1981 Mississippi State Bulldogs football team represented Mississippi State University during the 1981 NCAA Division I-A football season.

1981 Mississippi State Bulldogs football
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 17
Record8–4 (4–2 SEC)
Head coach
Defensive coordinatorMelvin Robertson (3rd season)
Home stadiumScott Field
(capacity: 35,000)
1981 Southeastern Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 6 Georgia + 6 0 010 2 0
No. 7 Alabama + 6 0 09 2 1
Mississippi State 4 2 08 4 0
Tennessee 3 3 08 4 0
Florida 3 3 07 5 0
Auburn 2 4 05 6 0
Kentucky 2 4 03 8 0
LSU 1 4 13 7 1
Ole Miss 1 5 14 6 1
Vanderbilt 1 5 04 7 0
  • + Conference co-champions
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 5Memphis State*No. 14W 20–3
September 19VanderbiltNo. 14W 29–9
September 26FloridaNo. 12
  • Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium
  • Jackson, MS
W 28–745,250
October 3Missouri*No. 9
  • Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium
  • Jackson, MS
L 3–1440,776
October 10at Colorado State*No. 19W 37–2724,761
October 17No. 13 Miami (FL)*No. 16W 14–1033,225
October 24at AuburnNo. 9W 21–1758,000
October 31at No. 8 AlabamaNo. 7L 10–1360,210[1]
November 7vs. No. 20 Southern Miss*No. 15
  • Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium
  • Jackson, MS
L 6–764,112[2]
November 14at LSUW 17–9
November 21vs. Ole Miss
  • Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium
  • Jackson, MS (Egg Bowl)
L 17–21
December 31vs. Kansas*W 10–041,672
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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Roster

1981 Mississippi State Bulldogs football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
QB 13 John Bond So
C 58 Kent Hull
Defense
Pos.#NameClass
DE 79 Glen Collins
LB 99 Johnie Cooks
Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt

References

  1. "State fires and falls back 13–10". The Clarion-Ledger. November 1, 1981. Retrieved February 19, 2021 via Newspapers.com.
  2. "USM takes State's best shot and lives". The Clarion-Ledger. November 8, 1981. Retrieved March 25, 2021 via Newspapers.com.
  3. College Football @ Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved December 25, 2015


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