1977 Mississippi State Bulldogs football team

1977 Mississippi State Bulldogs football
Conference Southeastern Conference
1977 record 5–6, 5 wins forfeited (2–4 SEC, 2 wins forfeited)
Head coach Bob Tyler (5th season)
Home stadium Scott Field
(Capacity: 35,000)
1977 SEC football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
No. 2 Alabama $ 7 –0 –0  11 –1 –0
No. 6 Kentucky 6 –0 –0  10 –1 –0
LSU 4 –2 –0  8 –4 –0
Auburn 4 –2 –0  5 –6 –0
Florida 3 –3 –0  6 –4 –1
Georgia 2 –4 –0  5 –6 –0
Mississippi State 2 –4 –0  5 –6 –0
Ole Miss 2 –5 –0  5 –6 –0
Tennessee 1 –5 –0  4 –7 –0
Vanderbilt 0 –6 –0  2 –9 –0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • Kentucky ineligible for SEC championship due to NCAA probation. Mississippi State later forfeited all 1977 wins due to NCAA violations.
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1977 Mississippi State Bulldogs football team represented Mississippi State University during the 1977 NCAA Division I football season. The Bulldogs finished 5–6 on the field, but were later forced to forfeit the wins due to having played an ineligible player.[1]

Schedule

Date Time Opponent# Rank# Site TV Result
September 3 North Texas State* No. 16 Scott Field • Starkville, Mississippi L 17–15 (forfeit)  
September 10 at Washington* No. 16 Husky Stadium • Seattle, WA L 27–18 (forfeit)  
September 24 No. 13 Florida No. 12 Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium • Jackson, Mississippi L 22–24  
October 1 at Kansas State* No. 18 KSU Stadium • Manhattan, Kansas L 24–21 (forfeit)  
October 8 at No. 16 Kentucky Commonwealth Stadium • Lexington, Kentucky (Rivalry) L 7–23  
October 15 at Memphis State* Liberty Bowl • Memphis, Tennessee L 13–21  
October 22 Southern Miss* Scott Field • Starkville, Mississippi L 7–14  
October 29 No. 2 Alabama Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium • Jackson, Mississippi (Rivalry) L 7–37  
November 5 at Auburn Jordan–Hare Stadium • Auburn, Alabama L 27–13 (forfeit)  
November 12 at LSU Tiger Stadium • Baton Rouge, Louisiana (Rivalry) L 24–27  
November 19 vs. Ole Miss Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium • Jackson, Mississippi (Egg Bowl) L 18–14 (forfeit)  
*Non-conference game. daggerHomecoming. #Rankings from AP Poll. All times are in Central Time.

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References

  1. ↑ "Bulldogs forced to forfeit 19 football games". The Tuscaloosa News. Associated Press. May 24, 1978. p. 19. Retrieved June 21, 2012.
  2. ↑ College Football @ Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved December 25, 2015


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