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1979 Mississippi State Bulldogs football team

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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)
Seasons
← 1978
1980 →
1979 Southeastern Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 1 Alabama $ 6 0 0 12 0 0
Georgia 5 1 0 6 5 0
No. 16 Auburn 4 2 0 8 3 0
LSU 4 2 0 7 5 0
Tennessee 3 3 0 7 5 0
Kentucky 3 3 0 5 6 0
Ole Miss 3 3 0 4 7 0
Mississippi State 2 4 0 3 8 0
Vanderbilt 0 6 0 1 10 0
Florida 0 6 0 0 10 1
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

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]

Schedule

September 8Memphis State*

L 13–14 September 22at Maryland*

L 14–35 September 29Florida

W 24–10 October 6vs. No. 19 Tennessee

W 28–9 October 13at No. 9 Florida State*

L 6–17 October 20Marshall*

W 48–0 October 27Southern Miss*

L 7–21 November 3at No. 1 Alabama

L 7–24 November 10at No. 16 Auburn

L 3–14 November 17at LSU

L 3–21 November 24vs. Ole Miss

L 9–14

Template:CFB Schedule End [2]

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