1977 Mississippi State Bulldogs football team

1977 Mississippi State Bulldogs football
Conference Southeastern Conference
1977 record 56, 5 wins forfeited (24 SEC, 2 wins forfeited)
Head coach Bob Tyler (5th year)
Home stadium Scott Field
(Capacity: 35,000)
1977 SEC football standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   T     W   L   T
#2 Alabama $ 7 0 0     11 1 0
#6 Kentucky 6 0 0     10 1 0
LSU 4 2 0     8 4 0
Auburn 4 2 0     5 6 0
Florida 3 3 0     6 4 1
Georgia 2 4 0     5 6 0
Mississippi State 2 4 0     5 6 0
Ole Miss 2 5 0     5 6 0
Tennessee 1 5 0     4 7 0
Vanderbilt 0 6 0     2 9 0
  • $ Conference champion
  • Kentucky ineligible for SEC championship due to NCAA probation. Mississippi State later forfeited all 1977 wins due to NCAA violations.
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1977 Mississippi State Bulldogs football team represented Mississippi State University during the 1977 NCAA Division I-A football season. The Bulldogs finished 56 on the field, but were later forced to forfeit the wins due to having played an ineligible player.[1]

Schedule

Date Time Opponent# Rank# Site TV Result
September 3 North Texas State* #16 Scott FieldStarkville, MS L 1715 (forfeit)  
September 10 at Washington* #16 Husky StadiumSeattle, WA L 2718 (forfeit)  
September 24 #13 Florida #12 Mississippi Veterans Memorial StadiumJackson, MS L 2224  
October 1 at Kansas State* #18 KSU StadiumManhattan, KS L 2421 (forfeit)  
October 8 at #16 Kentucky Commonwealth StadiumLexington, KY (Rivalry) L 723  
October 15 at Memphis State* Liberty BowlMemphis, TN L 1321  
October 22 Southern Miss* Scott FieldStarkville, MS L 714  
October 29 #2 Alabama Mississippi Veterans Memorial StadiumJackson, MS (Rivalry) L 737  
November 5 at Auburn Jordan–Hare StadiumAuburn, AL L 2713 (forfeit)  
November 12 at LSU Tiger StadiumBaton Rouge, LA (Rivalry) L 2427  
November 19 vs. Ole Miss Mississippi Veterans Memorial StadiumJackson, MS (Egg Bowl) L 1814 (forfeit)  
*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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