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: Emory Bellard Conference: Southeastern-
1979 Season Highlights
Emory Bellard enters his 1st season as Head Coach at Mississippi State.
1979 Season
Date
Opponent Score
Sat., Sep. 8 vs.
Memphis
13
14
L
@ Jackson, MS
Sat., Sep. 22 @
Maryland
14
35
L
Sat., Sep. 29 vs.
Florida
24
10
W
@ Jackson, MS
Sat., Oct. 6 @
Tennessee
28
9
W
@ Memphis, TN
Sat., Oct. 13 @
Florida State
6
17
L
Sat., Oct. 20 vs.
Marshall
48
0
W
Sat., Oct. 27 vs.
Southern Mississippi
7
21
L
Sat., Nov. 3 @
Alabama
7
24
L
Sat., Nov. 10 @
Auburn
3
14
L
Sat., Nov. 17 @
Louisiana State
3
21
L
Sat., Nov. 24 vs.
Mississippi
9
14
L
@ Jackson, MS
1979 Season Totals
Record 3-8
Points Scored 162
Scoring Average 14.7
Points Allowed 179
Defense Average 16.3
Opponents Record 68-55
Conference Record 2-4
Home Record 2-3
Away Record 1-5
1979 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank
Record
Source
was not ranked.
1979 All American Awards
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Award
Team
Source
Coming Someday
1979 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 oldest college football bowl game is the Rose Bowl, which was first played in 1902.