1979 Mississippi State Bulldogs football team

The 1979 Mississippi State Bulldogs football team represented Mississippi State University during the 1979 NCAA Division I-A football season. This was the first season at Mississippi State for head coach Emory Bellard, the creator of the wishbone offense.[1]

1979 Mississippi State Bulldogs football
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
Record3–8 (2–4 SEC)
Head coach
Defensive coordinatorMelvin Robertson (1st season)
Home stadiumScott Field
(capacity: 35,000)
1979 Southeastern Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 1 Alabama $ 6 0 012 0 0
Georgia 5 1 06 5 0
No. 16 Auburn 4 2 08 3 0
LSU 4 2 07 5 0
Tennessee 3 3 07 5 0
Kentucky 3 3 05 6 0
Ole Miss 3 3 04 7 0
Mississippi State 2 4 03 8 0
Vanderbilt 0 6 01 10 0
Florida 0 6 00 10 1
  • $ Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 8Memphis State*L 13–14
September 22at Maryland*L 14–35
September 29Florida
  • Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium
  • Jackson, MS
W 24–1038,000
October 6vs. No. 19 TennesseeW 28–948,820[2]
October 13at No. 9 Florida State*L 6–1748,701
October 20Marshall*W 48–0
October 27Southern Miss*
  • Scott Field
  • Starkville, MS
L 7–2135,500[3]
November 3at No. 1 AlabamaL 7–2460,210[4]
November 10at No. 16 AuburnL 3–1459,186
November 17at LSUL 3–21
November 24vs. Ole Miss
  • Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium
  • Jackson, MS (Egg Bowl)
L 9–1446,021
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

[5]

Roster

1979 Mississippi State Bulldogs football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
C 58 Kent Hull
RB 22 James Jones
WR 88 Mardye McDole
Defense
Pos.#NameClass
DE 79 Glen Collins
FS 37 Kenny Johnson
DT 98 Tyrone Keys
Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt

References

  1. Weber, Bruce (2011-02-10). "Emory Bellard, Creator of Wishbone Offense, Dies at 83". The New York Times. Retrieved 2015-12-25.
  2. "Bulldogs swarm Vols". Enterprise-Journal. October 7, 1979. Retrieved May 8, 2022 via Newspapers.com.
  3. "USM lays claim to state crown after 21–7 win". The Clarion-Ledger. October 21, 1979. Retrieved March 25, 2021 via Newspapers.com.
  4. "Alabama is still the best". Clarion-Ledger. November 4, 1979. Retrieved February 18, 2021 via Newspapers.com.
  5. College Football @ Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved December 25, 2015
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