1984 Mississippi State Bulldogs football team

1984 Southeastern Conference football standings
	$ – Conference champion; Florida was assessed a postseason ban following an NCAA investigation, and the SEC subsequently vacated any championship. The Sugar Bowl automatic bid for the conference champion was awarded to LSU. Under modern rules, LSU would be credited with the conference championship.; Rankings from AP Poll

1984 Mississippi State Bulldogs football
1984 Mississippi State Bulldogs football
Conference	Southeastern Conference
1984 record	4–7 (1–5 SEC)
Head coach	Emory Bellard (6th season);
Defensive coordinator	Melvin Robertson (6th season)
Home stadium	Scott Field; (Capacity: 32,000)
	Seasons ← 1983 1985 →

The 1984 Mississippi State Bulldogs football team represented Mississippi State University during the 1984 NCAA Division I-A football season.

Schedule[]

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Source
September 1	at Tulane*	Louisiana Superdome New Orleans	W 30–3	^[1]
September 8	Colorado State*	Scott Field Starkville, Mississippi	W 14–9
September 22	at Missouri*	Faurot Field Columbia, Missouri	L 30–47
September 29	at Florida	Florida Field Gainesville, Florida	L 12–27
October 6	vs. Southern Miss*	Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium Jackson, Mississippi	W 27–18	^[2]
October 13	No. 19 Kentucky	Scott Field Starkville, Mississippi	L 13–17
October 20	at Memphis State*	Liberty Bowl Memphis, Tennessee	L 12–23
October 27	No. 12 Auburn	Scott Field Starkville, Mississippi	L 21–24
November 3	Alabama	Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium Jackson, Mississippi (rivalry)	L 20–24
November 17	No. 9 LSU	Scott Field Starkville, Mississippi (rivalry)	W 16–14
November 24	vs. Ole Miss	Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium Jackson, Mississippi (Egg Bowl)	L 3–24
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

^ "State sizzles Tulane". The Clarion-Ledger. September 2, 1984. Retrieved October 20, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Mississippi State 27, USM 18". The Clarion-Ledger. October 7, 1984. Retrieved March 26, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
^ College Football @ Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved December 25, 2015

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1984 Southeastern Conference football standings
v t	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
No. 3 Florida	5	–	0	–	1	9	–	1	–	1
No. 15 LSU	4	–	1	–	1	8	–	3	–	1
No. 14 Auburn	4	–	2	–	0	9	–	4	–	0
Georgia	4	–	2	–	0	7	–	4	–	1
No. 19 Kentucky	3	–	3	–	0	9	–	3	–	0
Tennessee	3	–	3	–	0	7	–	4	–	1
Vanderbilt	2	–	4	–	0	5	–	6	–	0
Alabama	2	–	4	–	0	5	–	6	–	0
Ole Miss	1	–	5	–	0	4	–	6	–	1
Mississippi State	1	–	5	–	0	4	–	7	–	0

$ – Conference champion Florida was assessed a postseason ban following an NCAA investigation, and the SEC subsequently vacated any championship. The Sugar Bowl automatic bid for the conference champion was awarded to LSU. Under modern rules, LSU would be credited with the conference championship. Rankings from AP Poll