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-
1976 Season Highlights
Bob Tyler enters his 4th season as Head Coach at Mississippi State.
1976 Season
Date
Opponent Score
Sat., Sep. 4 vs.
North Texas
7
0
W
Sat., Sep. 18 vs.
Louisville
30
21
W
Sat., Sep. 25 @
Florida
30
34
L
Sat., Oct. 2 vs. Cal Poly-Pomona
38
0
W
Sat., Oct. 9 vs.
Kentucky
14
7
W
@ Jackson, MS
Sat., Oct. 16 @
Memphis
42
33
W
Sat., Oct. 23 @
Southern Mississippi
14
6
W
Sat., Oct. 30 @
Alabama
17
34
L
Sat., Nov. 6 vs.
Auburn
28
19
W
@ Jackson, MS
Sat., Nov. 13 vs.
Louisiana State
21
13
W
@ Jackson, MS
Sat., Nov. 20 vs.
Mississippi
28
11
W
@ Jackson, MS
1976 Season Totals
Record 9-2
Points Scored 269
Scoring Average 24.5
Points Allowed 178
Defense Average 16.2
Opponents Record 65-47
Conference Record 4-2
Home Record 7-0
Away Record 2-2
1976 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank
Record
Source
20 9-2-0
AP
1976 All American Awards
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Award
Team
Source
Coming Someday
1976 All Southeastern Conference Players
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Team
Source
Coming Someday
Some records may be incomplete.
Great Moments in College Football History
The first college football National Champion was Princeton. They received the honor in 1869 and only played two games.