1973 Mississippi State Bulldogs football team

1973 Mississippi State Bulldogs football
Conference	Southeastern Conference
1973 record	4–5–2 (2–5 SEC)
Head coach	Bob Tyler (1st year)
Home stadium	Scott Field

1973 SEC football standings
	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
#4 Alabama $	8	–	0	–	0	11	–	1	–	0
#13 LSU	5	–	1	–	0	9	–	3	–	0
Ole Miss	4	–	3	–	0	6	–	5	–	0
#19 Tennessee	3	–	3	–	0	8	–	4	–	0
Georgia	3	–	4	–	0	7	–	4	–	1
Florida	3	–	4	–	0	7	–	5	–	0
Kentucky	3	–	4	–	0	5	–	6	–	0
Auburn	2	–	5	–	0	6	–	6	–	0
Mississippi State	2	–	5	–	0	4	–	5	–	2
Vanderbilt	1	–	5	–	0	5	–	6	–	0

$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

The 1973 Mississippi State Bulldogs football team represented Mississippi State University during the 1973 college football season as a member of the Southeastern Conference (SEC). The team was led by head coach Bob Tyler, in his first year, and played their home games at Scott Field in Starkville, Mississippi. They finished the season with a record of four wins, five losses and two ties (4–5–2, 2–5 SEC).

Schedule

Date	Opponent^#	Site	Result
September 15	Northeast Louisiana*	Scott Field • Starkville, MS	T 21–21
September 22	Vanderbilt	Scott Field • Starkville, MS	W 52–21
September 29	#16 Florida	Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium • Jackson, MS	W 33–12
October 6	Kentucky	Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium • Jackson, MS (Rivalry)	L 14–42
October 13	at Florida State*	Doak Campbell Stadium • Tallahassee, FL	W 37–12
October 20	at Louisville*	Cardinal Stadium • Louisville, KY	W 18–7
October 27	Southern Miss*	Scott Field • Starkville, MS	T 10–10
November 3	#2 Alabama	Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium • Jackson, MS (Rivalry)	L 0–35
November 10	at Auburn	Cliff Hare Stadium • Auburn, AL	L 17–31
November 17	at LSU	Tiger Stadium • Baton Rouge, LA	L 7–26
November 24	vs. Ole Miss	Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium • Jackson, MS (Egg Bowl)	L 10–38
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. ^#Rankings from AP Poll.

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Game notes

Vanderbilt

	1	2	3	4	Total
Vanderbilt	0	14	7	0	21
• Mississippi State	7	14	14	14	49

Date: September 22
Location: Scott Field, Starkville, MS
Game attendance: 25,136

Scoring summary

1	MSU	Wayne Jones 15-yard run (Vic Nickels kick)	MSU 7-0

2	VAN	Paul Bragdon 8-yard run (kick failed)	Tied 7-7

2	VAN	Mark Dietrich 30-yard pass from Fred Fisher (Fred Fisher run)	VAN 14-7

2	MSU	Wayne Jones 3-yard run (Vic Nickels kick)	Tied 14-14

2	MSU	Bill Buckley 23-yard pass from Rocky Felker (Vic Nickels kick)	MSU 21-14

2	MSU	Vic Nickels 42-yard field goal	MSU 24-14

3	VAN	Martin 69-yard pass from Fred Fisher (Golden kick)	MSU 24-21

3	MSU	Tommy Strahan-yard pass from Rockey Felker (Vic Nickels kick)	MSU 31-21

3	MSU	Wayne Jones 21-yard run (Vic Nickels kick)	MSU 38-21

4	MSU	Rocky Felker 16-yard run (Vic Nickels kick)	MSU 45-21

4	MSU	Ray Costict 1-yard run (Vic Nickels kick)	MSU 52-21

Fullback Wayne Jones broke through Vanderbilt's defense for 117 yards and three scores in Mississippi State's rout of Vanderbilt and gave head coach Bob Tyler his first victory. Jones, a 215-pound senior, opened the scoring before the Commodores took charge with two scores. Jones then capped a 69-yard drive to pull State even. Jones' third touchdown came in the third after what turned out to be Vanderbilt's only score of the half. It was the Bulldogs' biggest win since 1952 versus Auburn. ^[2]

References

↑ 2011 Mississippi State football media guide.
↑ "Bulldogs Rip Vandy, 52-21." Palm Beach Post. 1973 Sep 23.

Mississippi State Bulldogs football

Venues	Davis Wade Stadium (1914–present)

Bowls & rivalries	Bowl games Alabama Kentucky LSU Ole Miss: Egg Bowl

Culture & lore	Bully "Hail State" Famous Maroon Band

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