1981 Mississippi State Bulldogs football team

1981 Southeastern Conference football standings
	+ – Conference co-champions; Rankings from AP Poll

1981 Mississippi State Bulldogs football
1981 Mississippi State Bulldogs football
Hall of Fame Classic, W 10–0 vs. Kansas
Conference	Southeastern Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 17
1981 record	8–4 (4–2 SEC)
Head coach	Emory Bellard (3rd season);
Defensive coordinator	Melvin Robertson (3rd season)
Home stadium	Scott Field; (Capacity: 35,000)
	Seasons ← 1980 1982 →

The 1981 Mississippi State Bulldogs football team represented Mississippi State University during the 1981 NCAA Division I-A football season.

Schedule[]

Date	Opponent	Rank	Site	Result
September 5	Memphis State*	No. 14	Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium Jackson, MS	W 20–3
September 19	Vanderbilt	No. 14	Scott Field Starkville, MS	W 29–9
September 26	Florida	No. 12	Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium Jackson, MS	W 28–7
October 3	Missouri*	No. 9	Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium Jackson, MS	L 3–14
October 10	at Colorado State*	No. 19	Hughes Stadium Fort Collins, CO	W 37–27
October 17	No. 13 Miami (FL)*	No. 16	Scott Field Starkville, MS	W 14–10
October 24	at Auburn	No. 9	Jordan–Hare Stadium Auburn, AL	W 21–17
October 31	at No. 8 Alabama	No. 7	Bryant–Denny Stadium Tuscaloosa, AL (rivalry)	L 10–13
November 7	vs. No. 20 Southern Miss*	No. 15	Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium Jackson, MS	L 6–7
November 14	at LSU		Tiger Stadium Baton Rouge, LA (rivalry)	W 17–9
November 21	vs. Ole Miss		Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium Jackson, MS (Egg Bowl)	L 17–21
December 31	vs. Kansas*		Legion Field Birmingham, AL (Hall of Fame Classic)	W 10–0
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

1981 Mississippi State Bulldogs football team roster

Players

Coaches

Offense

Pos.	#	Name	Class
QB	`13`	John Bond	So
C	`58`	Kent Hull

Defense

Pos.	#	Name	Class
DE	`79`	Glen Collins
LB	`99`	Johnie Cooks

Special teams

Pos.	#	Name	Class

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Venues	Davis Wade Stadium (1914–present) Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium (alternate, 1953–1991)
Bowls & rivalries	Bowl games Alabama LSU Ole Miss: Egg Bowl
Culture & lore	Bully "Hail State" Famous Maroon Band
People	Head coaches NFL draftees Statistical leaders
Seasons	1895 1896 1897–1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022

1981 Southeastern Conference football standings
v t	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
No. 6 Georgia +	6	–	0	–	0	10	–	2	–	0
No. 7 Alabama +	6	–	0	–	0	9	–	2	–	1
Mississippi State	4	–	2	–	0	8	–	4	–	0
Tennessee	3	–	3	–	0	8	–	4	–	0
Florida	3	–	3	–	0	7	–	5	–	0
Auburn	2	–	4	–	0	5	–	6	–	0
Kentucky	2	–	4	–	0	3	–	8	–	0
LSU	1	–	4	–	1	3	–	7	–	1
Ole Miss	1	–	5	–	1	4	–	6	–	1
Vanderbilt	1	–	5	–	0	4	–	7	–	0

+ – Conference co-champions Rankings from AP Poll