1980 Mississippi State Bulldogs football team

1980 Mississippi State Bulldogs football
Sun Bowl, L 17–31 vs. Nebraska
Conference	Southeastern Conference
Ranking
AP	#19
1980 record	9–3 (5–1 SEC)
Head coach	Emory Bellard (2nd year)
Home stadium	Scott Field (Capacity: 35,000)

1980 SEC football standings
	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
#1 Georgia $	6	–	0	–	0	12	–	0	–	0
#6 Alabama	5	–	1	–	0	10	–	2	–	0
#19 Mississippi State	5	–	1	–	0	9	–	3	–	0
Florida	4	–	2	–	0	8	–	4	–	0
LSU	4	–	2	–	0	7	–	4	–	0
Tennessee	3	–	3	–	0	5	–	6	–	0
Ole Miss	2	–	4	–	0	3	–	8	–	0
Kentucky	1	–	5	–	0	3	–	8	–	0
Auburn	0	–	6	–	0	5	–	6	–	0
Vanderbilt	0	–	6	–	0	2	–	9	–	0

$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

The 1980 Mississippi State Bulldogs football team represented Mississippi State University during the 1980 NCAA Division I-A football season. The season is best known for a win over then-#1 Alabama, often considered to be the greatest win in school history.^[1]^[2]

Schedule

Date	Opponent^#	Rank^#	Site	Result
September 6	at Memphis State*		Liberty Bowl • Memphis, TN	W 34–7
September 13	Louisiana Tech*		Scott Field • Starkville, MS	W 31–11
September 20	at Vanderbilt		Vanderbilt Stadium • Nashville, TN	W 24–14
September 27	at Florida		Florida Field • Gainesville, FL	L 15–21
October 4	at Illinois*		Memorial Stadium • Champaign, IL	W 28–21
October 11	Southern Miss*		Scott Field • Starkville, MS	L 14–42
October 18	at #18 Miami (FL)*		Miami Orange Bowl • Miami, FL	W 34–31
October 25	Auburn		Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium • Jackson, MS	W 24–21
November 1	#1 Alabama		Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium • Jackson, MS (Rivalry)	W 6–3
November 15	LSU	#19	Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium • Jackson, MS (Rivalry)	W 55–31
November 22	vs. Ole Miss	#17	Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium • Jackson, MS (Egg Bowl)	W 19–14
December 27	vs. #8 Nebraska*	#17	Sun Bowl Stadium • El Paso, TX (Sun Bowl)	L 17–31
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. All times are in Central Time.

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References

↑ Metal Building Dawg (2012-10-23). "History of MSU vs. Alabama". ForWhomtheCowbellTolls.com.
↑ The Croom Diaries (2012-10-27). "Is This the Biggest Game in MSU History?". MaroonAndWhiteNation.com.
↑ 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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