1978 Mississippi State Bulldogs football team

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1978 Mississippi State Bulldogs football
Conference Southeastern Conference
Record6–5 (2–4 SEC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinator Jimmy Sharpe (1st season)
Home stadium Scott Field
(capacity: 35,000)
Seasons
  1977
1979  
1978 Southeastern Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 1 Alabama $ 6 0 011 1 0
No. 16 Georgia 5 0 19 2 1
Auburn 3 2 16 4 1
LSU 3 3 08 4 0
Tennessee 3 3 05 5 1
Florida 3 3 04 7 0
Mississippi State 2 4 06 5 0
Ole Miss 2 4 05 6 0
Kentucky 2 4 04 6 1
Vanderbilt 0 6 02 9 0
  • $ Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1978 Mississippi State Bulldogs football team represented Mississippi State University during the 1978 NCAA Division I-A football season. The Bulldogs were not invited to a bowl game despite being eligible. After the season, head coach Bob Tyler resigned. [1]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 2 West Texas State *W 28–030,000 [2]
September 9at North Texas State *W 17–521,000 [3]
September 23 Memphis State *W 44–1449,238 [4]
September 30at Florida L 0–3448,597 [5]
October 7at Southern Miss *L 17–2231,720 [6]
October 14No. 15 Florida State *W 55–2736,000 [7]
October 28vs. Tennessee
  • Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium
  • Memphis, TN
W 34–2140,879 [8]
November 4at No. 3 Alabama L 14–3574,217 [9]
November 11 Auburn
  • Scott Field
  • Starkville, MS
L 0–634,100 [10]
November 18No. 17 LSU
  • Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium
  • Jackson, MS (rivalry)
W 16–1444,200 [11]
November 25vs. Ole Miss
  • Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium
  • Jackson, MS (Egg Bowl)
L 7–2747,012 [12]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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