1979 Mississippi State Bulldogs football team

1979 Mississippi State Bulldogs football
Conference Southeastern Conference
1979 record 3–8 (2–4 SEC)
Head coach Emory Bellard (1st season)
Defensive coordinator Melvin Robertson (1st season)
Home stadium Scott Field
(Capacity: 35,000)
1979 SEC football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
No. 1 Alabama $ 6 –0 –0  12 –0 –0
Georgia 5 –1 –0  6 –5 –0
No. 16 Auburn 4 –2 –0  8 –3 –0
LSU 4 –2 –0  7 –5 –0
Tennessee 3 –3 –0  7 –5 –0
Kentucky 3 –3 –0  5 –6 –0
Ole Miss 3 –3 –0  4 –7 –0
Mississippi State 2 –4 –0  3 –8 –0
Vanderbilt 0 –6 –0  1 –10 –0
Florida 0 –6 –0  0 –10 –1
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1979 Mississippi State Bulldogs football team represented Mississippi State University during the 1979 NCAA Division I-A football season. This was the first season at Mississippi State for head coach Emory Bellard, the creator of the wishbone offense.[1]

Schedule

Date Time Opponent# Rank# Site TV Result
September 8 Memphis State* Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium • Jackson, Mississippi L 13–14  
September 22 at Maryland* Byrd Stadium • College Park, Maryland L 14–35  
September 29 Florida Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium • Jackson, Mississippi W 24–10  
October 6 vs. No. 19 Tennessee Liberty Bowl • Memphis, Tennessee W 28–9  
October 13 at No. 9 Florida State* Doak Campbell Stadium • Tallahassee, Florida L 6–17  
October 20 Marshall* Scott Field • Starkville, Mississippi W 48–0  
October 27 Southern Miss* Scott Field • Starkville, Mississippi L 7–21  
November 3 at No. 1 Alabama Bryant–Denny Stadium • Tuscaloosa, Alabama (Rivalry) L 7–24  
November 10 at No. 16 Auburn Jordan–Hare Stadium • Auburn, Alabama L 3–14  
November 17 at LSU Tiger Stadium • Baton Rouge, Louisiana (Rivalry) L 3–21  
November 24 vs. Ole Miss Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium • Jackson, Mississippi (Egg Bowl) L 9–14  
*Non-conference game. daggerHomecoming. #Rankings from AP Poll. All times are in Central Time.

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References

  1. ↑ Weber, Bruce (2011-02-10). "Emory Bellard, Creator of Wishbone Offense, Dies at 83". The New York Times. Retrieved 2015-12-25.
  2. ↑ College Football @ Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved December 25, 2015


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