1976 Mississippi State Bulldogs football team

1976 Mississippi State Bulldogs football
Conference	Southeastern Conference
Ranking
AP	#20
1976 record	9–2, 9 wins forfeited (4–2 SEC, 4 wins forfeited)
Head coach	Bob Tyler (4th year)
Home stadium	Scott Field Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium

1976 SEC football standings
	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
#10 Georgia $	5	–	1	–	0	10	–	2	–	0
#11 Alabama	5	–	2	–	0	9	–	3	–	0
#20 Mississippi State	4	–	2	–	0	9	–	2	–	0
Florida	4	–	2	–	0	8	–	4	–	0
#18 Kentucky	4	–	2	–	0	8	–	4	–	0
Ole Miss	3	–	4	–	0	5	–	6	–	0
LSU	2	–	4	–	0	6	–	4	–	1
Tennessee	2	–	4	–	0	6	–	5	–	0
Auburn	2	–	4	–	0	3	–	8	–	0
Vanderbilt	0	–	6	–	0	2	–	9	–	0

$ – Conference champion Mississippi State later forfeited all 1976 wins due to NCAA violations. Rankings from AP Poll

The 1976 Mississippi State Bulldogs football team represented Mississippi State University during the 1976 college football season. The team was led by head coach Bob Tyler, competed as a member of the Southeastern Conference and finished the season with an overall record of nine wins and two losses (9–2, 4–2 SEC). However, in May 1978, the NCAA ruled Mississippi State to forfeit all nine victories due to having played an ineligible player.^[1]

Schedule

Date	Opponent^#	Rank^#	Site	Result
September 4	North Texas State*		Scott Field • Starkville, MS	L 7–0 (forfeit)
September 18	Louisville*		Scott Field • Starkville, MS	L 30–21 (forfeit)
September 25	at Florida		Florida Field • Gainesville, FL	L 30–34
October 2	Cal Poly-Pomona*		Scott Field • Starkville, MS	L 38–0 (forfeit)
October 9	Kentucky		Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium • Jackson, MS (Rivalry)	L 14–7 (forfeit)
October 16	at Memphis State*		Memphis Memorial Stadium • Memphis, TN	L 42–33 (forfeit)
October 23	at Southern Miss*	#20	M. M. Roberts Stadium • Hattiesburg, MS	L 14–6 (forfeit)
October 30	at #18 Alabama	#17	Bryant–Denny Stadium • Tuscaloosa, AL (Rivalry)	L 17–34
November 6	Auburn		Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium • Jackson, MS	L 28–19 (forfeit)
November 13	LSU		Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium • Jackson, MS	L 21–13 (forfeit)
November 20	Ole Miss		Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium • Jackson, MS (Egg Bowl)	L 28–11 (forfeit)
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. ^#Rankings from AP Poll.

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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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