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: Rockey Felker Conference: Southeastern-
1986 Season Highlights
Rockey Felker enters his 1st season as Head Coach at Mississippi State.
1986 Season
Date
Opponent Score
Sat., Sep. 6 @
Syracuse
24
17
W
Sat., Sep. 13 @
Tennessee
27
23
W
Sat., Sep. 20 @
Southern Mississippi
24
28
L
@ Jackson, MS
Sat., Sep. 27 vs.
Florida
16
10
W
Sat., Oct. 4 @
Memphis
34
17
W
Sat., Oct. 11 vs.
Arkansas State
24
9
W
Sat., Oct. 18 @
Tulane
34
27
W
Sat., Oct. 25 vs.
Auburn
6
35
L
Sat., Nov. 1 vs.
Alabama
3
38
L
Sat., Nov. 15 vs.
Louisiana State
0
47
L
@ Jackson, MS
Sat., Nov. 22 vs.
Mississippi
3
24
L
@ Jackson, MS
1986 Season Totals
Record 6-5
Points Scored 195
Scoring Average 17.7
Points Allowed 275
Defense Average 25.0
Opponents Record 78-51
Conference Record 2-4
Home Record 2-4
Away Record 4-1
1986 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank
Record
Source
was not ranked.
1986 All American Awards
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Award
Team
Source
Coming Someday
1986 All Southeastern Conference Players
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Team
Source
Coming Someday
Some records may be incomplete.
Great Moments in College Football History
Notre Dame has the most players in the College Football Hall of Fame.