1971 Mississippi State Bulldogs football team

1971 Mississippi State Bulldogs football
Conference	Southeastern Conference
1971 record	2–9 (1–7 SEC)
Head coach	Charles Shira (5th year)
Home stadium	Scott Field (Capacity: 35,000)

1971 SEC football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
#4 Alabama $	7	–	0	–	0			11	–	1	–	0
#7 Georgia	5	–	1	–	0			11	–	1	–	0
#12 Auburn	5	–	1	–	0			9	–	2	–	0
#15 Ole Miss	4	–	2	–	0			10	–	2	–	0
#9 Tennessee	4	–	2	–	0			10	–	2	–	0
#11 LSU	3	–	2	–	0			9	–	3	–	0
Vanderbilt	1	–	5	–	0			4	–	6	–	1
Florida	1	–	6	–	0			4	–	7	–	0
Kentucky	1	–	6	–	0			3	–	8	–	0
Mississippi State	1	–	7	–	0			2	–	9	–	0
$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

The 1971 Mississippi State Bulldogs football team represented Mississippi State University during the 1971 college football season.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent#	Rank#	Site	TV	Result
September 11		at Oklahoma State*		Lewis Field • Stillwater, OK		L 7–26
September 18		Florida		Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium • Jackson, MS		W 13–10
September 25		Vanderbilt		Scott Field • Starkville, MS		L 19–49
October 2		at #11 Georgia		Sanford Stadium • Athens, GA		L 7–35
October 9		at Florida State*		Doak Campbell Stadium • Tallahassee, FL		L 9–27
October 16		Lamar*		Scott Field • Starkville, MS		W 24–7
October 23		vs. #18 Tennessee		Liberty Bowl • Memphis, TN		L 7–10
October 30		#4 Alabama		Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium • Jackson, MS (Rivalry)		L 10–41
November 6		at #5 Auburn		Cliff Hare Stadium • Auburn, AL		L 21–30
November 13		#20 LSU		Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium • Jackson, MS (Rivalry)		L 3–28
November 25		#18 Ole Miss		Scott Field • Starkville, MS (Egg Bowl)		L 0–48
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. #Rankings from AP Poll. All times are in Central Time.