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-
1983 Season Highlights
Emory Bellard enters his 5th season as Head Coach at Mississippi State.
1983 Season
Date
Opponent Score
Sat., Sep. 3 vs.
Tulane
14
9
W
Sat., Sep. 17 vs.
Navy
38
10
W
@ Jackson, MS
Sat., Sep. 24 vs.
Florida
12
35
L
Sat., Oct. 1 @
Georgia
7
20
L
Sat., Oct. 8 @
Southern Mississippi
6
31
L
@ Jackson, MS
Sat., Oct. 15 vs.
Miami
7
31
L
Sat., Oct. 22 @
Auburn
13
28
L
Sat., Oct. 29 @
Alabama
18
35
L
Sat., Nov. 5 vs.
Memphis
13
30
L
Sat., Nov. 12 @
Louisiana State
45
26
W
Sat., Nov. 19 vs.
Mississippi
23
24
L
@ Jackson, MS
1983 Season Totals
Record 3-8
Points Scored 196
Scoring Average 17.8
Points Allowed 279
Defense Average 25.4
Opponents Record 77-47
Conference Record 1-5
Home Record 2-4
Away Record 1-4
1983 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank
Record
Source
was not ranked.
1983 All American Awards
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Award
Team
Source
Coming Someday
1983 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.