1984 Mississippi State Bulldogs football team

The 1984 Mississippi State Bulldogs football team represented Mississippi State University as a member of the Southeastern Conference (SEC) during the 1984 NCAA Division I-A football season. Led by sixth-year head coach Emory Bellard, the Bulldogs compiled an overall record of 4–7 with a mark of 1–5 in conference play, tying for ninth place in the SEC. Mississippi State played home games at Scott Field in Starkville, Mississippi.

1984 Mississippi State Bulldogs football
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
Record4–7 (1–5 SEC)
Head coach
Defensive coordinatorMelvin Robertson (6th season)
Home stadiumScott Field
(capacity: 32,000)
1984 Southeastern Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 3 Florida 5 0 19 1 1
No. 15 LSU 4 1 18 3 1
No. 14 Auburn 4 2 09 4 0
Georgia 4 2 07 4 1
No. 19 Kentucky 3 3 09 3 0
Tennessee 3 3 07 4 1
Vanderbilt 2 4 05 6 0
Alabama 2 4 05 6 0
Ole Miss 1 5 04 6 1
Mississippi State 1 5 04 7 0
  • $ Conference champion
  • Florida was assessed a postseason ban following an NCAA investigation, and the SEC subsequently vacated any championship. The Sugar Bowl automatic bid for the conference champion was awarded to LSU. Under modern rules, LSU would be credited with the conference championship.
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 1at Tulane*W 30–338,695[1]
September 8Colorado State*W 14–926,236
September 22at Missouri*L 30–47
September 29at FloridaL 12–2768,186
October 6vs. Southern Miss*W 27–1850,136[2]
October 13No. 19 Kentuckydagger
  • Scott Field
  • Starkville, MS
L 13–1730,395
October 20at Memphis State*L 12–2326,997
October 27No. 12 Auburn
  • Scott Field
  • Starkville, MS
L 21–2431,138
November 3Alabama
  • Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium
  • Jackson, MS (rivalry)
L 20–2445,868[3]
November 17No. 9 LSU
  • Scott Field
  • Starkville, MS (rivalry)
W 16–14
November 24vs. Ole Miss
  • Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium
  • Jackson, MS (Egg Bowl)
L 3–24
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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References

  1. "State sizzles Tulane". The Clarion-Ledger. September 2, 1984. Retrieved October 20, 2021 via Newspapers.com.
  2. "Mississippi State 27, USM 18". The Clarion-Ledger. October 7, 1984. Retrieved March 26, 2021 via Newspapers.com.
  3. "It's same old story for State". The Clarion-Ledger. November 4, 1984. Retrieved February 19, 2021 via Newspapers.com.
  4. College Football @ Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved December 25, 2015


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