1979 Mississippi State Bulldogs football team
American college football season
1979 Mississippi State Bulldogs football | |
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Conference | Southeastern Conference |
Record | 3–8 (2–4 SEC) |
Head coach |
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Defensive coordinator | Melvin Robertson (1st season) |
Home stadium | Scott Field Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium |
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Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 1 Alabama $ | 6 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 12 | – | 0 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Georgia | 5 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 16 Auburn | 4 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
LSU | 4 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tennessee | 3 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Kentucky | 3 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Ole Miss | 3 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Mississippi State | 2 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 8 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Vanderbilt | 0 | – | 6 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 10 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Florida | 0 | – | 6 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 10 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1979 Mississippi State Bulldogs football team represented Mississippi State University as a member of the Southeastern Conference (SEC) during the 1979 NCAA Division I-A football season. Led by first-year head coach Emory Bellard, the Bulldogs compiled an overall record of 3–8, with a mark of 2–4 in conference play, and finished eighth in the SEC.
This was the first season at Mississippi State for head coach Emory Bellard, the creator of the wishbone offense.[1]
Schedule
Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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September 8 | Memphis State* | L 13–14 | 43,500 | [2] | |
September 22 | at Maryland* | L 14–35 | 37,212 | [3] | |
September 29 | Florida |
| W 24–10 | 38,000 | [4] |
October 6 | vs. No. 19 Tennessee | W 28–9 | 48,820 | [5] | |
October 13 | at No. 9 Florida State* | L 6–17 | 48,701 | [6] | |
October 20 | Marshall* | W 48–0 | 25,500 | [7] | |
October 27 | Southern Miss* |
| L 7–21 | 35,500 | [8] |
November 3 | at No. 1 Alabama | L 7–24 | 60,210 | [9] | |
November 10 | at No. 16 Auburn | L 3–14 | 59,136 | [10] | |
November 17 | at LSU |
| L 3–21 | 69,454 | [11] |
November 24 | vs. Ole Miss |
| L 9–14 | 46,021 | [12] |
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Roster
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Offense
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References
- ^ Weber, Bruce (February 10, 2011). "Emory Bellard, Creator of Wishbone Offense, Dies at 83". The New York Times. Retrieved December 25, 2015.
- ^ "Knowlton's TD keys Tigers past Bulldogs". The Commercial Appeal. September 9, 1979. Retrieved October 30, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Castro kicks five FG's, Terps romp". The Baltimore Sun. September 23, 1979. Retrieved October 30, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Bulldogs upset Gators". The Daily Advertiser. September 30, 1979. Retrieved October 30, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Bulldogs swarm Vols". Enterprise-Journal. October 7, 1979. Retrieved May 8, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Seminoles shut down Mississippi St., 17–6". The News and Observer. October 14, 1979. Retrieved October 30, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Miss. State wallops Marshall". The Courier-Journal. October 21, 1979. Retrieved October 30, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "USM lays claim to state crown after 21–7 win". The Clarion-Ledger. October 21, 1979. Retrieved March 25, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Alabama is still the best". Clarion-Ledger. November 4, 1979. Retrieved February 18, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Auburn flattens Mississippi State". The Commercial Appeal. November 11, 1979. Retrieved October 30, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "LSU does it via air ways". Daily World. November 18, 1979. Retrieved October 30, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Fourcade passes Rebels over Mississippi State". The Anniston Star. November 25, 1979. Retrieved October 30, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "1979 Mississippi State Bulldogs Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved October 30, 2023.
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