1982 Mississippi State Bulldogs football team

1982 Mississippi State Bulldogs football
Conference	Southeastern Conference
Record	5–6 (2–4 SEC)
Head coach	Emory Bellard (4th season)
Defensive coordinator	Melvin Robertson (4th season)
Home stadium	Scott Field (Capacity: 35,000)

1982 Southeastern Conference football standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 4 Georgia $	6	–	0	–	0			11	–	1	–	0
No. 11 LSU	4	–	1	–	1			8	–	3	–	1
No. 14 Auburn	4	–	2	–	0			9	–	3	–	0
Vanderbilt	4	–	2	–	0			8	–	4	–	0
Tennessee	3	–	2	–	1			6	–	5	–	1
Alabama	3	–	3	–	0			8	–	4	–	0
Florida	3	–	3	–	0			8	–	4	–	0
Mississippi State	2	–	4	–	0			5	–	6	–	0
Ole Miss	0	–	6	–	0			4	–	7	–	0
Kentucky	0	–	6	–	0			0	–	10	–	1
$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

The 1982 Mississippi State Bulldogs football team represented Mississippi State University during the 1982 NCAA Division I-A football season.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	TV	Result
September 4	at Tulane*	Louisiana Superdome New Orleans		W 30–21
September 11	Arkansas State*	Scott Field Starkville, Mississippi		W 31–10
September 18	at Memphis State*	Liberty Bowl Memphis, Tennessee		W 41–17
September 25	at No. 5 Florida	Florida Field Gainesville, Florida		L 17–27
October 2	No. 6 Georgia	Scott Field Starkville, Mississippi	CBS	L 22–29
October 9	vs. Southern Miss*	Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium Jackson, Mississippi		L 14–20
October 16	at No. 17 Miami (FL)*	Miami Orange Bowl Miami, Florida		L 14–31
October 23	Auburn	Scott Field Starkville, Mississippi		L 17–35
October 30	No. 9 Alabama	Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium Jackson, Mississippi (rivalry)		L 12–20
November 13	No. 6 LSU	Scott Field Starkville, Mississippi (rivalry)		W 27–24
November 20	vs. Ole Miss	Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium Jackson, Mississippi (Egg Bowl)		W 27–10
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Roster

• QB John Bond, Jr.