1975 Mississippi State Bulldogs football team
American college football season
1975 Mississippi State Bulldogs football | |
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Conference | Southeastern Conference |
Record | 6–4–1, 5 wins forfeited, 1 tie forfeited (1–4–1 SEC, 2 wins forfeited, 1 tie forfeited) |
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Home stadium | Scott Field Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium |
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No. 3 Alabama $ | 6 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 11 | – | 1 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Florida | 5 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 9 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Auburn | 2 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 6 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Mississippi State | 1 | – | 4 | – | 1 | 6 | – | 4 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Kentucky | 0 | – | 6 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 8 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 four of the wins and the tie due to having played an ineligible player.[1]
Schedule
Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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September 6 | at Memphis State* | W 17–7 | 45,919 | [2] | |
September 20 | at Georgia | L 6–28 | 43,500 | [3] | |
September 27 | No. 19 Florida | L 10–27 | 38,400 | [4] | |
October 4 | Southern Miss* | L 7–3 (forfeit) | 29,000 | [5] | |
October 11 | at Rice* |
| L 28–14 (forfeit) | 18,000 | [6] |
October 18 | North Texas State* |
| W 15–12 | 32,000 | [7] |
October 25 | at Louisville* |
| L 28–14 (forfeit) | 8,636 | [8] |
November 1 | No. 6 Alabama |
| L 10–21 | 46,000 | [9] |
November 8 | at Auburn | L 21–21 (forfeit) | 64,796 | [10] | |
November 15 | at LSU |
| L 16–6 (forfeit) | 61,483 | [11] |
November 22 | vs. Ole Miss |
| L 7–13 | 46,500 | [12] |
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Roster
1975 Mississippi State Bulldogs football team roster | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Offense
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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.
- ^ "Threadgill casts glow on Bulldogs' fortunes". The Commercial Appeal. September 7, 1975. Retrieved October 28, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Georgia's Clark gets his revenge as Mississippi State falls 28–6". The Courier-Journal. September 21, 1975. Retrieved October 28, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Green's halfback pass spurs Gators' 27–10 win". Panama City News-Herald. September 28, 1975. Retrieved October 28, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Bullies beat Eags". The Clarion-Ledger. October 5, 1975. Retrieved March 24, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Mississippi State drops Rice, 28–14". The Vernon Daily Record. October 12, 1975. Retrieved October 28, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "'Dogs hold off stubborn Texans 15–12". The Clarion-Ledger. October 19, 1975. Retrieved October 31, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Mississippi State tops Louisville". Sunday Herald-Leader. October 26, 1975. Retrieved October 28, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Alabama survives scare, 21–10". The Atlanta Journal & Constitution. November 2, 1975. Retrieved October 28, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Tigers, Bulldogs tie". The El Paso Times. November 9, 1975. Retrieved October 28, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Frustration ended in MSU win over LSU". Daily World. November 16, 1975. Retrieved October 28, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Rebs: THE football team of Mississippi". The Delta Democrat-Times. November 23, 1975. Retrieved October 28, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "1975 Mississippi State Bulldogs Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved October 28, 2023.
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