1975 Mississippi State Bulldogs football team

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1975 Mississippi State Bulldogs football
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
1975 record6–4–1, 5 wins forfeited, 1 tie forfeited (1–4–1 SEC, 2 wins forfeited, 1 tie forfeited)
Head coach
Home stadiumScott Field
(Capacity: 35,000)
Seasons
← 1974
1976 →
1975 Southeastern Conference football standings
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 Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
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
  • $ – Conference champion
  • Mississippi State later forfeited all 1975 wins and one tie due to NCAA violations.
Rankings from AP Poll

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 4 of the wins and the tie due to having played an ineligible player.[1]

Schedule[]

DateOpponentSiteResultSource
September 6at Memphis State*
W 17–7
September 20at Georgia
L 6–28
September 27No. 19 Florida
L 10–27
October 4Southern Miss*
L 7–3 (forfeit)[2]
October 11at Rice*
L 28–14 (forfeit)
October 18North Texas State*
W 15–12[3]
October 25at Louisville*
L 28–14 (forfeit)
November 1No. 6 Alabama
L 10–21
November 8at Auburn
L 21–21 (forfeit)
November 15at LSU
L 16–6 (forfeit)
November 22vs. Ole Miss
L 7–13
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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Roster[]

1975 Mississippi State Bulldogs football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense Walter Packer* RB
Pos. # Name Class
T 70 Chuck Brislin Sr
T 72 Jim Eidson Sr
FB 25 Dennis Johnson So
G 55 Richard Keys Jr
WR 83 Duncan McKenzie So
G 53 Duane McNeil Jr
G 67 Sam Nichols Jr
WR 24 Gavin Rees So
T 77 Joe Soileau So
QB 17 Bruce Threadgill So
Defense Ray Costict* LB Larry Gillard* DL Raymond Peyton DL Perry Tanksley DL
Pos. # Name Class
DB 28 Larry Buie Sr
DE 43 Will Coltharp Jr
DE 94 Wally Cox Jr
DT 99 Harvey Hull Jr
DT 52 Sidney Key Sr
DB 16 Willie Lee Jr
LB 45 Andy Miller Sr
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt

References[]

  1. ^ "Bulldogs forced to forfeit 19 football games". The Tuscaloosa News. Associated Press. May 24, 1978. p. 19. Retrieved June 21, 2012.
  2. ^ "Bullies beat Eags". The Clarion-Ledger. October 5, 1975. Retrieved March 24, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "'Dogs hold off stubborn Texans 15–12". The Clarion-Ledger. October 19, 1975. Retrieved October 31, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ College Football @ Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved December 25, 2015
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