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: Jackie Sherrill Conference: Southeastern-West
1997 Season Highlights
Jackie Sherrill enters his 7th season as Head Coach at Mississippi State.
1997 Season
Date
Opponent Score
Sat., Aug. 30 vs.
Memphis
13
10
W
Sat., Sep. 6 vs.
Kentucky
35
27
W
Sat., Sep. 13 vs.
Louisiana State
9
24
L
Sat., Sep. 27 vs.
South Carolina
37
17
W
Sat., Oct. 4 @
Georgia
0
47
L
Sat., Oct. 11 vs.
Louisiana Monroe
24
10
W
Sat., Oct. 25 vs.
Central Florida
35
28
W
Sat., Nov. 1 @
Auburn
20
0
W
Sat., Nov. 15 @
Alabama
32
20
W
Sat., Nov. 22 @
Arkansas
7
17
L
Sat., Nov. 29 vs.
Mississippi
14
15
L
1997 Season Totals
Record 7-4
Points Scored 226
Scoring Average 20.5
Points Allowed 215
Defense Average 19.5
Opponents Record 69-58
Conference Record 4-4
Home Record 5-2
Away Record 2-2
1997 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank
Record
Source
was not ranked.
1997 All American Awards
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Award
Team
Source
Coming Someday
1997 All Southeastern Conference Players
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Team
Source
Coming Someday
Some records may be incomplete.
Great Moments in College Football History
Before every home game, flowers are placed at the graves of every former Uga (the English Bulldog mascot of Georgia).