1968 Mississippi State Bulldogs football team

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1968 Mississippi State Bulldogs football
Conference Southeastern Conference
Record0–8–2 (0–4–1 SEC)
Head coach
Home stadium Scott Field
(capacity: 35,000)
Seasons
←  1967
1969  →
1968 Southeastern Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 8 Georgia $ 5 –0 –18 –1 –2
No. 13 Tennessee 4 –1 –18 –2 –1
No. 17 Alabama 4 –2 –08 –3 –0
No. 19 LSU 4 –2 –08 –3 –0
No. 16 Auburn 4 –2 –07 –4 –0
Florida 3 –2 –16 –3 –1
Ole Miss 3 –2 –17 –3 –1
Vanderbilt 1 –3 –15 –4 –1
Mississippi State 0 –4 –10 –8 –2
Kentucky 0 –7 –03 –7 –0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1968 Mississippi State Bulldogs football team represented Mississippi State University during the 1968 NCAA University Division football season. The Bulldogs finished winless on the year, although they did manage to tie two teams that finished with winning records, including rival Ole Miss, led by star quarterback Archie Manning.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 21 Louisiana Tech *
L 13–2015,000 [1]
September 28 Auburn
L 0–2625,200 [2]
October 5at No. 4 Florida
L 14–3154,921 [3]
October 12 Southern Miss *
  • Scott Field
  • Starkville, MS
L 14–4722,000 [4]
October 19No. 15 Texas Tech *
  • Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium
  • Jackson, MS
T 28–2828,000 [5]
October 26at Tampa *
L 17–2423,340 [6]
November 2at Alabama
L 13–2058,084 [7] [8]
November 9 Florida State *
  • Scott Field
  • Starkville, MS
L 14–2717,000 [9]
November 16at LSU
L 16–2057,000 [10]
November 30at Ole Miss
T 17–1727,000 [11]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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References

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  2. ↑ "Mississippi State errors help Auburn romp 26–0". The Courier-Journal. September 29, 1968. Retrieved October 21, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
  3. ↑ "Christian sparks Gators to No. 3". The Tampa Tribune. October 6, 1968. Retrieved October 21, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
  4. ↑ "Southern trounces State". The Delta Democrat-Times. October 13, 1968. Retrieved March 22, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
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  7. ↑ Land, Charles (November 3, 1968). "Tide's punch just enough to KO State, 20–13". The Tuscaloosa News. p. 13. Retrieved October 14, 2013– via Google News Archives.
  8. ↑ "Alabama keeps Pharr in defensive harness". Rome News-Tribune. Associated Press. November 3, 1968. p. 2C. Retrieved October 14, 2013– via Google News Archives.
  9. ↑ "Mississippi State bows to Florida Seminoles". Johnson City Press-Chronicle. November 10, 1968. Retrieved October 21, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
  10. ↑ "Tigers nip State in weird contest". Daily World. November 17, 1968. Retrieved October 21, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
  11. ↑ "Rebel rally deadlocks Bullies for Golden Egg". The Clarion-Ledger. December 1, 1968. Retrieved October 21, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
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