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: Charley Shira Conference: Southeastern-
1969 Season Highlights
Charley Shira enters his 3rd season as Head Coach at Mississippi State.
1969 Season
Date
Opponent Score
Sat., Sep. 20 vs. Richmond
17
14
W
Sat., Sep. 27 vs.
Florida
35
47
L
@ Jackson, MS
Sat., Oct. 4 @
Houston
0
74
L
Sat., Oct. 11 vs.
Southern Mississippi
34
20
W
Sat., Oct. 18 @
Texas Tech
30
26
W
Sat., Oct. 25 @
Florida State
17
20
L
Sat., Nov. 1 vs.
Alabama
19
23
L
@ Jackson, MS
Sat., Nov. 8 @
Auburn
13
52
L
Sat., Nov. 15 @
Louisiana State
6
61
L
Thu., Nov. 27 vs.
Mississippi
22
48
L
1969 Season Totals
Record 3-7
Points Scored 193
Scoring Average 19.3
Points Allowed 385
Defense Average 38.5
Opponents Record 65-28
Conference Record 0-5
Home Record 2-3
Away Record 1-4
1969 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank
Record
Source
was not ranked.
1969 All American Awards
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Award
Team
Source
Coming Someday
1969 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 1905, 18 men were killed in college football games, and 159 were permanently injured.