1977 Mississippi State Bulldogs football team

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1977 Mississippi State Bulldogs football
Conference Southeastern Conference
1977 record 5–6, 5 wins forfeited (2–4 SEC, 2 wins forfeited)
Head coach Bob Tyler (5th year)
Home stadium Scott Field
(Capacity: 35,000)
Seasons
« 1976 1978 »
1977 SEC football standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   T     W   L   T
#2 Alabama $ 7 0 0     11 1 0
#6 Kentucky 6 0 0     10 1 0
LSU 4 2 0     8 4 0
Auburn 4 2 0     5 6 0
Florida 3 3 0     6 4 1
Georgia 2 4 0     5 6 0
Mississippi State 2 4 0     5 6 0
Ole Miss 2 5 0     5 6 0
Tennessee 1 5 0     4 7 0
Vanderbilt 0 6 0     2 9 0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • Kentucky ineligible for SEC championship due to NCAA probation. Mississippi State later forfeited all 1977 wins due to NCAA violations.
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1977 Mississippi State Bulldogs football team represented Mississippi State University during the 1977 NCAA Division I-A football season. The Bulldogs finished 5–6 on the field, but were later forced to forfeit the wins due to having played an ineligible player.[1]

Schedule

Date Time Opponent# Rank# Site TV Result
September 3 North Texas State* #16 Scott FieldStarkville, MS L 17–15 (forfeit)  
September 10 at Washington* #16 Husky StadiumSeattle, WA L 27–18 (forfeit)  
September 24 #13 Florida #12 Mississippi Veterans Memorial StadiumJackson, MS L 22–24  
October 1 at Kansas State* #18 KSU StadiumManhattan, KS L 24–21 (forfeit)  
October 8 at #16 Kentucky Commonwealth StadiumLexington, KY (Rivalry) L 7–23  
October 15 at Memphis State* Liberty BowlMemphis, TN L 13–21  
October 22 Southern Miss* Scott FieldStarkville, MS L 7–14  
October 29 #2 Alabama Mississippi Veterans Memorial StadiumJackson, MS (Rivalry) L 7–37  
November 5 at Auburn Jordan–Hare StadiumAuburn, AL L 27–13 (forfeit)  
November 12 at LSU Tiger StadiumBaton Rouge, LA (Rivalry) L 24–27  
November 19 vs. Ole Miss Mississippi Veterans Memorial StadiumJackson, MS (Egg Bowl) L 18–14 (forfeit)  
*Non-conference game. daggerHomecoming. #Rankings from AP Poll. All times are in Central Time.

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References

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  2. College Football @ Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved December 25, 2015