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-
1991 Season Highlights
Jackie Sherrill enters his 1st season as Head Coach at Mississippi State.
1991 Season
Date
Opponent Score
Sat., Aug. 31 vs. Fullerton State
47
3
W
Sat., Sep. 7 vs.
Texas
13
6
W
Sat., Sep. 14 vs.
Tulane
48
0
W
Sat., Sep. 21 @
Tennessee
24
26
L
Sat., Sep. 28 @
Florida
7
29
L
@ Orlando, FL
Sat., Oct. 12 vs.
Kentucky
31
6
W
Sat., Oct. 19 vs.
Memphis
23
28
L
Sat., Oct. 26 @
Auburn
24
17
W
Sat., Nov. 2 @
Alabama
7
13
L
Sat., Nov. 16 @
Louisiana State
28
19
W
Sat., Nov. 23 vs.
Mississippi
24
9
W
Sun., Dec. 29
Air Force
15
38
L
@ Memphis, TN
Liberty Bowl
1991 Season Totals
Record 7-5
Points Scored 291
Scoring Average 24.3
Points Allowed 194
Defense Average 16.2
Opponents Record 69-57
Conference Record 4-3
Home Record 5-1
Away Record 2-3
1991 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank
Record
Source
was not ranked.
1991 All American Awards
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Award
Team
Source
Coming Someday
1991 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.