1983 Mississippi State Bulldogs football team

The 1983 Mississippi State Bulldogs football team represented Mississippi State University during the 1983 NCAA Division I-A football season. With a 45–26 win over LSU, Bulldog quarterback John Bond became the first and only quarterback to register four wins over LSU.[1]

1983 Mississippi State Bulldogs football
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
Record3–8 (1–5 SEC)
Head coach
Defensive coordinatorMelvin Robertson (5th season)
Home stadiumScott Field
(capacity: 32,000)
1983 Southeastern Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 3 Auburn $ 6 –0 –011 –1 –0
No. 4 Georgia 5 –1 –010 –1 –1
No. 6 Florida 4 –2 –09 –2 –1
Tennessee 4 –2 –09 –3 –0
No. 15 Alabama 4 –2 –08 –4 –0
Ole Miss 4 –2 –06 –6 –0
Kentucky 2 –4 –06 –5 –1
Mississippi State 1 –5 –03 –8 –0
LSU 0 –6 –04 –7 –0
Vanderbilt 0 –6 –02 –9 –0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule
DateOpponentSiteResultSource
September 3Tulane*
W 14–9[2]
September 17Navy*
W 38–10
September 24No. 15 Florida
L 12–35
October 1at No. 11 Georgia
L 7–20
October 8vs. Southern Miss*
L 6–31[3]
October 15No. 10 Miami (FL)*
L 7–31
October 22at No. 5 Auburn
L 13–28
October 29at No. 18 Alabama
L 18–35
November 5Memphis State*
L 13–30
November 12at LSU
W 45–26
November 19vs. Ole Miss
L 23–24
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

[4]

Personnel
1983 Mississippi State Bulldogs football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
QB John Bond Sr
FB Rickey Edwards
WR Danny Knight
RB Henry Koontz
RB Elmer Wilson
RB Lamar Windham
 Defense
Pos.#NameClass
 Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
K Artie Crosby
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
    Legend
    • (C) Team captain
    • (S) Suspended
    • (I) Ineligible
    • Injured Injured
    • Redshirt Redshirt

    Game summaries

    Mississippi State
    See also: 1983 Ole Miss Rebels football team and Mississippi–Mississippi State football rivalry
    Mississippi State Bulldogs vs. Ole Miss Rebels
    Period 1 2 34Total
    Ole Miss 0 7 01724
    Mississippi St 3 14 6023

    at Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium, Jackson, Mississippi

    • Date: November 19, 1983
    • Game attendance: 59,758
    • [5]
    Game information

    "The Immaculate Deflection" - Artie Crosby missed a 27-yard field goal attempt with 24 seconds left when 40 mile-per-hour winds knocked down the football before it could pass the crossbar.

    References
    1. Hicks, Tommy (September 25, 2015). "John Bond reminisces about days as Mississippi State star". GridironNow.com. Archived from the original on October 5, 2015. Retrieved October 11, 2015.
    2. "State surprises Tulane with rebuilt defense". Enterprise-Journal. September 4, 1983. Retrieved October 20, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
    3. "USM gains momentum with win over State". Enterprise-Journal. October 9, 1983. Retrieved March 26, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
    4. College Football @ Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved December 25, 2015
    5. Gainesville Sun. 1983 Nov 20. Retrieved 2019-Nov-26.


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