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1976 Mississippi State Bulldogs football team

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Ranking
APNo. 20
1976 Southeastern Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 10 Georgia $ 5 1 0 10 2 0
No. 11 Alabama 5 2 0 9 3 0
No. 20 Mississippi State 4 2 0 9 2 0
Florida 4 2 0 8 4 0
No. 18 Kentucky 4 2 0 8 4 0
LSU 3 3 0 6 4 1
Auburn 3 3 0 4 7 0
Ole Miss 3 4 0 5 6 0
Tennessee 2 4 0 6 5 0
Vanderbilt 0 6 0 2 9 0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • Mississippi State later forfeited all 1976 wins due to NCAA violations.
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1976 Mississippi State Bulldogs football team represented Mississippi State University during the 1976 NCAA Division I football season. The team was led by head coach Bob Tyler, competed as a member of the Southeastern Conference and finished the season with an overall record of nine wins and two losses (9–2, 4–2 SEC). However, in May 1978, the NCAA ruled Mississippi State to forfeit all nine victories due to having played an ineligible player.[1]

Schedule

September 4North Texas State*

L 7–0 (forfeit) September 18Louisville*

  • Scott Field
  • Starkville, MS

L 30–21 (forfeit) September 25at Florida

L 30–34 October 2Cal Poly Pomona*dagger

  • Scott Field
  • Starkville, MS

L 38–0 (forfeit) October 9Kentucky

L 14–7 (forfeit) October 16at Memphis State*

L 42–33 (forfeit) October 23at Southern Miss*No. 20

L 14–6 (forfeit) October 30at No. 18 AlabamaNo. 17

L 17–34 November 6Auburn

  • Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium
  • Jackson, MS

L 28–19 (forfeit) November 13LSU

  • Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium
  • Jackson, MS

L 21–13 (forfeit) November 20Ole Miss

  • Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium
  • Jackson, MS (Egg Bowl)

L 28–11 (forfeit)

Template:CFB Schedule End [2]

References

  1. ^ "Bulldogs forced to forfeit 19 football games". The Tuscaloosa News. Associated Press. May 24, 1978. p. 19. Retrieved June 21, 2012.
  2. ^ College Football @ Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved December 25, 2015