1986 Mississippi State Bulldogs football team

1986 Mississippi State Bulldogs football
Conference	Southeastern Conference
1986 record	6–5 (2–4 SEC)
Head coach	Rockey Felker
Home stadium	Scott Field (Capacity: 40,656)

1986 SEC football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
#10 LSU $	5	–	1	–	0			9	–	3	–	0
#6 Auburn	4	–	2	–	0			10	–	2	–	0
#9 Alabama	4	–	2	–	0			10	–	3	–	0
Georgia	4	–	2	–	0			8	–	4	–	0
Ole Miss	4	–	2	–	0			8	–	3	–	1
Tennessee	3	–	3	–	0			7	–	5	–	0
Florida	2	–	4	–	0			6	–	5	–	0
Mississippi State	2	–	4	–	0			6	–	5	–	0
Kentucky	2	–	4	–	0			5	–	5	–	1
Vanderbilt	0	–	6	–	0			1	–	10	–	0
$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

The 1986 Mississippi State Bulldogs football team represented Mississippi State University during the 1986 NCAA Division I-A football season. The Bulldogs finished with a winning record in head coach Rockey Felker's first season, but were not selected for a bowl game.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent^#	Rank^#	Site	TV	Result
September 6		at Syracuse*		Carrier Dome • Syracuse, NY		W 24–17
September 13		at #8 Tennessee		Neyland Stadium • Knoxville, TN		W 27–23
September 20		vs. Southern Miss*		Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium • Jackson, MS		L 24–28
September 27		Florida		Scott Field • Starkville, MS		W 16–10
October 4		at Memphis State*		Liberty Bowl • Memphis, TN		W 34–17
October 11		Arkansas State*	#19	Scott Field • Starkville, MS		W 24–9
October 18		at Tulane*	#13	Louisiana Superdome • New Orleans, LA		W 34–27
October 25		#7 Auburn	#13	Scott Field • Starkville, MS		L 6–35
November 1		#8 Alabama	#19	Scott Field • Starkville, MS (Rivalry)		L 3–38
November 15		#12 LSU		Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium • Jackson, MS (Rivalry)		L 0–47
November 22		vs. Ole Miss		Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium • Jackson, MS (Egg Bowl)		L 3–24
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. All times are in Central Time.

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References

1. College Football @ Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved December 25, 2015