1976 Mississippi State Bulldogs football team

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1976 Mississippi State Bulldogs football
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
Ranking
APNo. 20
1976 record9–2, 9 wins forfeited (4–2 SEC, 4 wins forfeited)
Head coach
Home stadiumScott Field
Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium
Seasons
← 1975
1977 →
1976 Southeastern Conference football standings
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 Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 10 Georgia $ 5 – 1 – 0 10 – 2 – 0
No. 11 Alabama 5 – 2 – 0 9 – 3 – 0
No. 20 Mississippi State 4 – 2 – 0 9 – 2 – 0
Florida 4 – 2 – 0 8 – 4 – 0
No. 18 Kentucky 4 – 2 – 0 8 – 4 – 0
LSU 3 – 3 – 0 6 – 4 – 1
Auburn 3 – 3 – 0 4 – 7 – 0
Ole Miss 3 – 4 – 0 5 – 6 – 0
Tennessee 2 – 4 – 0 6 – 5 – 0
Vanderbilt 0 – 6 – 0 2 – 9 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • Mississippi State later forfeited all 1976 wins due to NCAA violations.
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1976 Mississippi State Bulldogs football team represented Mississippi State University during the 1976 NCAA Division I football season. The team was led by head coach Bob Tyler, competed as a member of the Southeastern Conference and finished the season with an overall record of nine wins and two losses (9–2, 4–2 SEC). However, in May 1978, the NCAA ruled Mississippi State to forfeit all nine victories due to having played an ineligible player.[1]

Schedule[]

DateOpponentRankSiteResultSource
September 4North Texas State*
L 7–0 (forfeit)
September 18Louisville*
  • Scott Field
  • Starkville, Mississippi
L 30–21 (forfeit)
September 25at Florida
L 30–34
October 2Cal Poly Pomona*dagger
  • Scott Field
  • Starkville, Mississippi
L 38–0 (forfeit)
October 9Kentucky
L 14–7 (forfeit)
October 16at Memphis State*
L 42–33 (forfeit)
October 23at Southern Miss*No. 20
L 14–6 (forfeit)[2]
October 30at No. 18 AlabamaNo. 17
L 17–34
November 6Auburn
  • Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium
  • Jackson, Mississippi
L 28–19 (forfeit)
November 13LSU
  • Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium
  • Jackson, Mississippi (rivalry)
L 21–13 (forfeit)
November 20Ole Miss
  • Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium
  • Jackson, Mississippi (Egg Bowl)
L 28–11 (forfeit)
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll

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Personnel[]

1976 Mississippi State Bulldogs football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
QB Bruce Threadgill Jr
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
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. ^ "Luck rides with Bulldogs". The Clarion-Ledger. October 24, 1976. Retrieved March 24, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ College Football @ Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved December 25, 2015


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