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1980 Mississippi State Bulldogs football team

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1980 Mississippi State Bulldogs football
Sun Bowl, L 17–31 vs. Nebraska
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
Ranking
APNo. 19
Record9–3 (5–1 SEC)
Head coach
Home stadiumScott Field
(Capacity: 35,000)
Seasons
← 1979
1981 →
1980 Southeastern Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 1 Georgia $ 6 0 0 12 0 0
No. 19 Mississippi State 5 1 0 9 3 0
No. 6 Alabama 5 1 0 10 2 0
LSU 4 2 0 7 4 0
Florida 4 2 0 8 4 0
Tennessee 3 3 0 5 6 0
Ole Miss 2 4 0 3 8 0
Kentucky 1 5 0 3 8 0
Auburn 0 6 0 5 6 0
Vanderbilt 0 6 0 2 9 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1980 Mississippi State Bulldogs football team represented Mississippi State University during the 1980 NCAA Division I-A football season. The season is best known for a win over then-#1 Alabama, often considered to be the greatest win in school history.[1][2]

Schedule

September 6at Memphis State*

W 34–7 September 13Louisiana Tech*

W 31–11 September 20at Vanderbilt

W 24–14 September 27at Florida

L 15–21 October 4at Illinois*

W 28–21 October 11Southern Miss*

L 14–42 October 18at No. 18 Miami (FL)*

W 34–31 October 25Auburn

W 24–21 November 1No. 1 Alabama

W 6–3 November 15LSUNo. 19

W 55–31 November 22vs. Ole MissNo. 17

W 19–14 December 27vs. No. 8 Nebraska*No. 17

L 17–31

Template:CFB Schedule End [3]

References

  1. ^ Metal Building Dawg (2012-10-23). "History of MSU vs. Alabama". ForWhomtheCowbellTolls.com.
  2. ^ The Croom Diaries (2012-10-27). "Is This the Biggest Game in MSU History?". MaroonAndWhiteNation.com.
  3. ^ College Football @ Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved December 25, 2015