1978 Mississippi State Bulldogs football team

1978 Mississippi State Bulldogs football
Conference Southeastern Conference
1978 record 6–5 (2–4 SEC)
Head coach Bob Tyler (6th season)
Offensive coordinator Jimmy Sharpe (1st season)
Home stadium Scott Field
(Capacity: 35,000)
1978 SEC football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
No. 1 Alabama $ 6 –0 –0  11 –1 –0
No. 16 Georgia 5 –0 –1  9 –2 –1
Auburn 3 –2 –1  6 –4 –1
LSU 3 –3 –0  8 –4 –0
Tennessee 3 –3 –0  5 –5 –1
Florida 3 –3 –0  4 –7 –0
Mississippi State 2 –4 –0  6 –5 –0
Ole Miss 2 –4 –0  5 –6 –0
Kentucky 2 –4 –0  4 –6 –1
Vanderbilt 0 –6 –0  2 –9 –0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

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]

Schedule

Date Time Opponent# Rank# Site TV Result
September 2 West Texas A&M* Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium • Jackson, Mississippi W 28–0  
September 9 at North Texas State* Texas Stadium • Irving, Texas W 17–5  
September 23 at Memphis State* Liberty Bowl • Memphis, Tennessee W 44–14  
September 30 at Florida Florida Field • Gainesville, Florida L 0–34  
October 7 at Southern Miss* M. M. Roberts Stadium • Hattiesburg, Mississippi L 17–22  
October 14 No. 15 Florida State* Scott Field • Starkville, Mississippi W 55–27  
October 28 vs. Tennessee Liberty Bowl • Memphis, Tennessee W 34–21  
November 4 at No. 3 Alabama Legion Field • Birmingham, Alabama (Rivalry) L 14–35  
November 11 Auburn Scott Field • Starkville, Mississippi L 0–6  
November 18 No. 17 LSU Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium • Jackson, Mississippi (Rivalry) W 16–14  
November 25 vs. Ole Miss Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium • Jackson, Mississippi (Egg Bowl) L 7–27  
*Non-conference game. daggerHomecoming. #Rankings from AP Poll. All times are in Central Time.

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References

  1. ↑ "1979 - 85 Bulldogs". Retrieved 2015-12-25.
  2. ↑ College Football @ Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved December 25, 2015


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