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: Bob Tyler Conference: Southeastern-
1973 Season Highlights
Bob Tyler enters his 1st season as Head Coach at Mississippi State.
1973 Season
Date
Opponent Score
Sat., Sep. 15 vs.
Louisiana Monroe
21
21
T
Sat., Sep. 22 vs.
Vanderbilt
52
21
W
Sat., Sep. 29 vs.
Florida
33
12
W
@ Jackson, MS
Sat., Oct. 6 vs.
Kentucky
14
42
L
@ Jackson, MS
Sat., Oct. 13 @
Florida State
37
12
W
Sat., Oct. 20 @
Louisville
18
7
W
Sat., Oct. 27 vs.
Southern Mississippi
10
10
T
Sat., Nov. 3 vs.
Alabama
0
35
L
@ Jackson, MS
Sat., Nov. 10 @
Auburn
17
31
L
Sat., Nov. 17 @
Louisiana State
7
26
L
Sat., Nov. 24 vs.
Mississippi
10
38
L
@ Jackson, MS
1973 Season Totals
Record 4-5
-2
Points Scored 219
Scoring Average 19.9
Points Allowed 255
Defense Average 23.2
Opponents Record 63-58
Conference Record 2-5
Home Record 2-3
-2
Away Record 2-2
1973 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank
Record
Source
was not ranked.
1973 All American Awards
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Award
Team
Source
Coming Someday
1973 All Southeastern Conference Players
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Team
Source
Coming Someday
Some records may be incomplete.
Great Moments in College Football History
With its blue playing surface, Bronco Stadium (home of the Boise State Broncos) is the only non-green playing surface in the NCAA.