1975 Mississippi State Bulldogs football team

1975 Mississippi State Bulldogs football
Conference Southeastern Conference
1975 record 641, 5 wins forfeited, 1 tie forfeited (141 SEC, 2 wins forfeited)
Head coach Bob Tyler (3rd year)
Home stadium Scott Field
(Capacity: 35,000)
1975 SEC football standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   T     W   L   T
#3 Alabama $ 6 0 0     11 1 0
Florida 5 1 0     9 3 0
#19 Georgia 5 1 0     9 3 0
Ole Miss 5 1 0     6 5 0
Tennessee 3 3 0     7 5 0
Vanderbilt 2 4 0     7 4 0
LSU 2 4 0     5 6 0
Mississippi State 1 4 1     6 4 1
Auburn 1 4 1     3 6 2
Kentucky 0 6 0     2 8 1
  • $ Conference champion
  • Mississippi State later forfeited all 1975 wins and one tie due to NCAA violations.
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1975 Mississippi State Bulldogs football team represented Mississippi State University during the 1975 NCAA Division I football season. The Bulldogs finished 641 on the field. However, the NCAA later forced them to forfeit 4 of the wins and the tie due to having played an ineligible player.[1]

Schedule

Date Time Opponent# Rank# Site TV Result
September 6 at Memphis State* Liberty BowlMemphis, TN W 177  
September 20 at Georgia Sanford StadiumAthens, GA L 628  
September 27 #19 Florida Mississippi Veterans Memorial StadiumJackson, MS L 1027  
October 4 Southern Miss* Scott FieldStarkville, MS L 73 (forfeit)  
October 11 at Rice* Rice StadiumHouston, TX L 2814 (forfeit)  
October 18 North Texas State* Scott FieldStarkville, MS W 1512  
October 25 at Louisville* Cardinal StadiumLouisville, KY L 2814 (forfeit)  
November 1 #6 Alabama Mississippi Veterans Memorial StadiumJackson, MS (Rivalry) L 1021  
November 8 at Auburn Jordan–Hare StadiumAuburn, AL L 2121 (forfeit)  
November 15 at LSU Tiger StadiumBaton Rouge, LA (Rivalry) L 166 (forfeit)  
November 22 vs. Ole Miss Mississippi Veterans Memorial StadiumJackson, MS (Egg Bowl) L 713  
*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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