1979 Mississippi State Bulldogs football team

1979 Mississippi State Bulldogs football
Conference	Southeastern Conference
Record	3–8 (2–4 SEC)
Head coach	Emory Bellard (1st season)
Defensive coordinator	Melvin Robertson (1st season)
Home stadium	Scott Field (Capacity: 35,000)

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.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result
September 8	Memphis State*	Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium Jackson, Mississippi	L 13–14
September 22	at Maryland*	Byrd Stadium College Park, Maryland	L 14–35
September 29	Florida	Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium Jackson, Mississippi	W 24–10
October 6	vs. No. 19 Tennessee	Liberty Bowl Memphis, Tennessee	W 28–9
October 13	at No. 9 Florida State*	Doak Campbell Stadium Tallahassee, Florida	L 6–17
October 20	Marshall*	Scott Field Starkville, Mississippi	W 48–0
October 27	Southern Miss*	Scott Field Starkville, Mississippi	L 7–21
November 3	at No. 1 Alabama	Bryant–Denny Stadium Tuscaloosa, Alabama (rivalry)	L 7–24
November 10	at No. 16 Auburn	Jordan–Hare Stadium Auburn, Alabama	L 3–14
November 17	at LSU	Tiger Stadium Baton Rouge, Louisiana (rivalry)	L 3–21
November 24	vs. Ole Miss	Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium Jackson, Mississippi (Egg Bowl)	L 9–14
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game