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-
1982 Season Highlights
Emory Bellard enters his 4th season as Head Coach at Mississippi State.
1982 Season
Date
Opponent Score
Sat., Sep. 4 @
Tulane
30
21
W
Sat., Sep. 11 vs.
Arkansas State
31
10
W
Sat., Sep. 18 @
Memphis
41
17
W
Sat., Sep. 25 @
Florida
17
27
L
Sat., Oct. 2 vs.
Georgia
22
29
L
Sat., Oct. 9 @
Southern Mississippi
14
20
L
@ Jackson, MS
Sat., Oct. 16 @
Miami
14
31
L
Sat., Oct. 23 vs.
Auburn
17
35
L
Sat., Oct. 30 vs.
Alabama
12
20
L
@ Jackson, MS
Sat., Nov. 13 vs.
Louisiana State
27
24
W
Sat., Nov. 20 vs.
Mississippi
27
10
W
@ Jackson, MS
1982 Season Totals
Record 5-6
Points Scored 252
Scoring Average 22.9
Points Allowed 244
Defense Average 22.2
Opponents Record 72-53
Conference Record 2-4
Home Record 3-3
Away Record 2-3
1982 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank
Record
Source
was not ranked.
1982 All American Awards
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Award
Team
Source
Coming Someday
1982 All Southeastern Conference Players
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Team
Source
Coming Someday
Some records may be incomplete.
Great Moments in College Football History
In the 1940s, college football teams competed for the Oil Bowl, the Salad Bowl and the Raisin Bowl, which were all played on New Year's Day.