1997 Mississippi State Bulldogs football team

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1997 Mississippi State Bulldogs football
Conference Southeastern Conference
DivisionWestern Division
Record7–4 (4–4 SEC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinator Lynn Amedee (2nd season)
Offensive scheme Multiple
Defensive coordinator Joe Lee Dunn (2nd season)
Base defense 50
Home stadium Scott Field
Seasons
←  1996
1998  →
1997 Southeastern Conference football standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
Eastern Division
No. 7 Tennessee x$  7 –1   11 –2  
No. 10 Georgia  6 –2   10 –2  
No. 4 Florida  6 –2   10 –2  
South Carolina  3 –5   5 –6  
Kentucky  2 –6   5 –6  
Vanderbilt  0 –8   3 –8  
Western Division
No. 11 Auburn xy  6 –2   10 –3  
No. 13 LSU x  6 –2   9 –3  
No. 22 Ole Miss  4 –4   8 –4  
Mississippi State  4 –4   7 –4  
Arkansas  2 –6   4 –7  
Alabama  2 –6   4 –7  
Championship: Tennessee 30, Auburn 29
  • $ – Conference champion
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1997 Mississippi State Bulldogs football team represented Mississippi State University as a member of the Western Division of the Southern Conference (SEC) during the 1997 NCAA Division I-A football season. Led by seventh-year head coach Jackie Sherrill, the Bulldogs compiled an overall record of 7–4 with a mark of 4–4 in conference play, tying for third place in the SEC's Western Division. Mississippi State played home games at Scott Field in Starkville, Mississippi.

As of 2024, the 1997 Bulldogs are the last SEC team with seven or more wins not to be invited to a bowl game.

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
August 306:00 p.m. Memphis *
 FSN W 13–1033,310 [1]
September 611:30 a.m. Kentucky
  • Scott Field
  • Starkville, MS
JPSW 35–2730,121 [2]
September 138:00 p.m.No. 10 LSU
  • Scott Field
  • Starkville, MS (rivalry)
 ESPN L 9–2440,030 [3]
September 2711:30 a.m. South Carolina
  • Scott Field
  • Starkville, MS
JPSW 37–1730,120 [4]
October 412:00 p.m.at No. 18 Georgia
L 0–4783,211 [5]
October 116:00 p.m. Northeast Louisiana *
  • Scott Field
  • Starkville, MS
W 24–1030,857 [6]
October 251:30 p.m. UCF *Dagger-14-plain.png
  • Scott Field
  • Starkville, MS
W 35–2828,621 [7]
November 11:00 p.m.at No. 11 Auburn
W 20–082,736 [8]
November 1511:30 a.m.at Alabama No. 17
JPSW 32–2070,123 [9]
November 221:00 p.m.at Arkansas No. 15
L 7–1739,911 [10]
November 292:30 p.m. Ole Miss No. 22
JPSL 14–1541,200 [11]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Dagger-14-plain.pngHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Central time

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The 1991 Mississippi State Bulldogs football team represented Mississippi State University as member of the Southeastern Conference (SEC) during the 1991 NCAA Division I-A football season. Led by first-year head coach Jackie Sherrill, the Bulldogs compiled a record of 7–5, with a mark of 4–3 in conference play, and finished tied for fourth in the SEC.

The 1990 Mississippi State Bulldogs football team represented Mississippi State University as member of the Southeastern Conference (SEC) during the 1990 NCAA Division I-A football season. Led by fifth-year head coach Rockey Felker, the Bulldogs compiled a record of 5–6, with a mark of 1–6 in conference play, and finished tied for ninth in the SEC.

The 1987 Mississippi State Bulldogs football team represented Mississippi State University as member of the Southeastern Conference (SEC) during the 1987 NCAA Division I-A football season. Led by second-year head coach Rockey Felker, the Bulldogs compiled a record of 4–7, with a mark of 1–5 in conference play, and finished tied for seventh in the SEC.

The 1986 Mississippi State Bulldogs football team represented Mississippi State University as member of the Southeastern Conference (SEC) during the 1986 NCAA Division I-A football season. Led by first-year head coach Rockey Felker, the Bulldogs compiled a record of 6–5 with a mark of 2–4 in conference play, placing in a three-way tie for seventh in the SEC.

The 1985 Mississippi State Bulldogs football team represented Mississippi State University as a member of the Southeastern Conference (SEC) during the 1985 NCAA Division I-A football season. Led by seventh-year head coach Emory Bellard, the Bulldogs compiled an overall record of 5–6, with a mark of 0–6 in conference play, and finished in tenth place in the SEC. Head coach Emory Bellard was fired after the season, the Bulldogs' fourth consecutive losing season.

The 1984 Mississippi State Bulldogs football team represented Mississippi State University as a member of the Southeastern Conference (SEC) during the 1984 NCAA Division I-A football season. Led by sixth-year head coach Emory Bellard, the Bulldogs compiled an overall record of 4–7 with a mark of 1–5 in conference play, tying for ninth place in the SEC. Mississippi State played home games at Scott Field in Starkville, Mississippi.

The 1981 Mississippi State Bulldogs football team represented Mississippi State University as a member of the Southeastern Conference (SEC) during the 1981 NCAA Division I-A football season. Led by third-year head coach Emory Bellard, the Bulldogs compiled an overall record of 8–4, with a mark of 4–2 in conference play, and finished third in the SEC.

The 1979 Mississippi State Bulldogs football team represented Mississippi State University as a member of the Southeastern Conference (SEC) during the 1979 NCAA Division I-A football season. Led by first-year head coach Emory Bellard, the Bulldogs compiled an overall record of 3–8, with a mark of 2–4 in conference play, and finished eighth in the SEC.

The 1969 Mississippi State Bulldogs football team represented the Mississippi State University as a member of the Southeastern Conference (SEC) during the 1969 NCAA University Division football season. Led by third-year head coach Charles Shira, the Bulldogs compiled an overall record of 3–7, with a mark of 0–5 in conference play, and finished tenth in the SEC.

The 1993 Ole Miss Rebels football team represented the University of Mississippi during the 1993 NCAA Division I-A football season. The Rebels were led by 11th-year head coach Billy Brewer and played their home games at Vaught–Hemingway Stadium in Oxford, Mississippi, and alternate-site home games at Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium in Jackson, Mississippi. They competed as members of the Southeastern Conference, finishing tied for fourth in the Western Division with a record of 5–6. Alabama would later forfeit all of their 1993 wins, bringing Ole Miss's official record to 6–5.

References

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  2. ↑ "Couch not enough to save Cats". Messenger-Inquirer. September 7, 1997. Retrieved July 27, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
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  7. ↑ "UCF challenges, falls short again". The Miami Herald. October 26, 1997. Retrieved July 27, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
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