1975 Mississippi State Bulldogs football team

1975 Mississippi State Bulldogs football
Conference	Southeastern Conference
1975 record	6–4–1, 5 wins forfeited, 1 tie forfeited (1–4–1 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 6–4–1 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	Opponent^#	Site	Result
September 6	at Memphis State*	Liberty Bowl • Memphis, TN	W 17–7
September 20	at Georgia	Sanford Stadium • Athens, GA	L 6–28
September 27	#19 Florida	Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium • Jackson, MS	L 10–27
October 4	Southern Miss*	Scott Field • Starkville, MS	L 7–3 (forfeit)
October 11	at Rice*	Rice Stadium • Houston, TX	L 28–14 (forfeit)
October 18	North Texas State*	Scott Field • Starkville, MS	W 15–12
October 25	at Louisville*	Cardinal Stadium • Louisville, KY	L 28–14 (forfeit)
November 1	#6 Alabama	Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium • Jackson, MS (Rivalry)	L 10–21
November 8	at Auburn	Jordan–Hare Stadium • Auburn, AL	L 21–21 (forfeit)
November 15	at LSU	Tiger Stadium • Baton Rouge, LA (Rivalry)	L 16–6 (forfeit)
November 22	vs. Ole Miss	Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium • Jackson, MS (Egg Bowl)	L 7–13
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. All times are in Central Time.

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References

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

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

People	Head coaches NFL draftees Statistical leaders

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