1980 Mississippi State Bulldogs football team

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1980 Mississippi State Bulldogs football
Sun Bowl, L 17–31 vs. Nebraska
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
Ranking
APNo. 19
1980 record9–3 (5–1 SEC)
Head coach
Defensive coordinatorMelvin Robertson (2nd season)
Home stadiumScott Field
(Capacity: 35,000)
Seasons
← 1979
1981 →
1980 Southeastern Conference football standings
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 Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 1 Georgia $ 6 – 0 – 0 12 – 0 – 0
No. 19 Mississippi State 5 – 1 – 0 9 – 3 – 0
No. 6 Alabama 5 – 1 – 0 10 – 2 – 0
LSU 4 – 2 – 0 7 – 4 – 0
Florida 4 – 2 – 0 8 – 4 – 0
Tennessee 3 – 3 – 0 5 – 6 – 0
Ole Miss 2 – 4 – 0 3 – 8 – 0
Kentucky 1 – 5 – 0 3 – 8 – 0
Auburn 0 – 6 – 0 5 – 6 – 0
Vanderbilt 0 – 6 – 0 2 – 9 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1980 Mississippi State Bulldogs football team represented Mississippi State University during the 1980 NCAA Division I-A football season. The season is best known for a win over then-#1 Alabama, often considered to be the greatest win in school history.[1][2]

Schedule[]

DateOpponentRankSiteResultSource
September 6at Memphis State*
W 34–7
September 13Louisiana Tech*
W 31–11[3]
September 20at Vanderbilt
W 24–14
September 27at Florida
L 15–21
October 4at Illinois*
W 28–21
October 11Southern Miss*
L 14–42[4]
October 18at No. 18 Miami (FL)*
W 34–31
October 25Auburn
W 24–21
November 1No. 1 Alabama
W 6–3[5]
November 15LSUNo. 19
W 55–31
November 22vs. MississippiNo. 17
W 19–14
December 27vs. No. 8 Nebraska*No. 17
L 17–31
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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Roster[]

1980 Mississippi State Bulldogs football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
QB 13 John Bond Fr
C 58 Kent Hull
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
DE 79 Glen Collins
LB 99 Johnie Cooks
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt

References[]

  1. ^ Metal Building Dawg (2012-10-23). "History of MSU vs. Alabama". ForWhomtheCowbellTolls.com.
  2. ^ The Croom Diaries (2012-10-27). "Is This the Biggest Game in MSU History?". MaroonAndWhiteNation.com.
  3. ^ "Miss. State 31, Louisiana Tech 11". The Clarion-Ledger. September 14, 1980. Retrieved July 2, 2021 �� via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "42–14: USM hands out a 'Dog-whippin'". The Clarion-Ledger. October 12, 1980. Retrieved March 25, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Mississippi State stuns Alabama". The Montgomery Advertiser. November 2, 1980. Retrieved February 19, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ College Football @ Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved December 25, 2015
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