1987 Mississippi State Bulldogs football team

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1987 Mississippi State Bulldogs football
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
1987 record4–7 (1–5 SEC)
Head coach
Defensive coordinatorRonnie Gray (2nd as DC, 9th Overall season)
Home stadiumScott Field
(Capacity: 40,656)
Seasons
← 1986
1988 →
1987 Southeastern Conference football standings
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 Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 7 Auburn $ 5 – 0 – 1 9 – 1 – 2
No. 5 LSU 5 – 1 – 0 10 – 1 – 1
No. 14 Tennessee 4 – 1 – 1 10 – 2 – 1
No. 13 Georgia 4 – 2 – 0 9 – 3 – 0
Alabama 4 – 2 – 0 7 – 5 – 0
Florida 3 – 3 – 0 6 – 6 – 0
Kentucky 1 – 5 – 0 5 – 6 – 0
Mississippi State 1 – 5 – 0 4 – 7 – 0
Vanderbilt 1 – 5 – 0 4 – 7 – 0
Ole Miss 1 – 5 – 0 3 – 8 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1987 Mississippi State Bulldogs football team represented Mississippi State University during the 1987 NCAA Division I-A football season. The Bulldogs finished 4–7 in head coach Rockey Felker's second season.

Schedule[]

DateOpponentSiteResultSource
September 5Southwestern Louisiana*
W 31–3
September 12No. 14 Tennessee
L 10–38
September 19Louisiana Tech*
W 14–13[1]
September 26at Florida
L 3–38
October 3Memphis State*
W 9–6
October 17vs. Southern Miss*
L 14–18[2]
October 24at No. 6 Auburn
L 7–38
October 31at No. 16 Alabama
L 18–21
November 7Tulane*
L 19–30
November 14at No. 10 LSU
L 14–34
November 21vs. Ole Miss
W 30–20
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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References[]

  1. ^ "Davis rallies Gator-minded State past Louisiana Tech". The Clarion-Ledger. September 20, 1987. Retrieved July 6, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Young carries USM past MSU". Hattiesburg American. October 18, 1987. Retrieved March 27, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ College Football @ Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved December 25, 2015
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