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-
1989 Season Highlights
Rockey Felker enters his 4th season as Head Coach at Mississippi State.
1989 Season
Date
Opponent Score
Sat., Sep. 2 vs.
Vanderbilt
42
7
W
Sat., Sep. 9 @
Southern Mississippi
26
23
W
Sat., Sep. 23 @
Georgia
6
23
L
Sat., Sep. 30 @
Florida
0
21
L
@ Tampa, FL
Sat., Oct. 7 vs.
Louisiana Monroe
28
14
W
Sat., Oct. 21 vs.
Memphis
35
10
W
Sat., Oct. 28 @
Auburn
0
14
L
Sat., Nov. 4 @
Alabama
10
23
L
@ Birmingham, AL
Sat., Nov. 11 vs.
Tulane
27
7
W
Sat., Nov. 18 @
Louisiana State
20
44
L
Sat., Nov. 25 vs.
Mississippi
11
21
L
@ Jackson, MS
1989 Season Totals
Record 5-6
Points Scored 205
Scoring Average 18.6
Points Allowed 207
Defense Average 18.8
Opponents Record 61-65
Conference Record 1-6
Home Record 4-1
Away Record 1-5
1989 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank
Record
Source
was not ranked.
1989 All American Awards
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Award
Team
Source
Coming Someday
1989 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.