Mississippi State Football Team History
Mississippi State Bulldogs
University of Mississippi State
Starkville, MS
Founded: 1878 Stadium: Scott Field Capacity: 55,082 Colors: Maroon & White Coach: Charley Shira Conference: Southeastern-
1970 Season Highlights
Charley Shira enters his 4th season as Head Coach at Mississippi State.
1970 Season
Date
Opponent Score
Sat., Sep. 12 vs.
Oklahoma State
14
13
W
@ Jackson, MS
Sat., Sep. 19 @
Florida
13
34
L
Sat., Sep. 26 @
Vanderbilt
20
6
W
@ Memphis, TN
Sat., Oct. 3 vs.
Georgia
7
6
W
@ Jackson, MS
Sat., Oct. 10 vs.
Houston
14
31
L
Sat., Oct. 17 vs.
Texas Tech
20
16
W
@ Jackson, MS
Sat., Oct. 24 vs.
Southern Mississippi
51
15
W
Sat., Oct. 31 @
Alabama
6
35
L
Sat., Nov. 7 @
Auburn
0
56
L
@ Birmingham, AL
Sat., Nov. 14 @
Louisiana State
7
38
L
Thu., Nov. 26 @
Mississippi
19
14
W
1970 Season Totals
Record 6-5
Points Scored 171
Scoring Average 15.5
Points Allowed 264
Defense Average 24.0
Opponents Record 72-50
Conference Record 3-4
Home Record 4-1
Away Record 2-4
1970 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank
Record
Source
was not ranked.
1970 All American Awards
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Award
Team
Source
Coming Someday
1970 All Southeastern Conference Players
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Team
Source
Coming Someday
Some records may be incomplete.
Great Moments in College Football History
College football's largest margin of victory came in 1916, when Georgia Tech defeated Cumberland by a score of 222 to 0. The game was cut short by 15 minutes.