1978 Mississippi State Bulldogs football team

1978 Mississippi State Bulldogs football
Conference	Southeastern Conference
Record	6–5 (2–4 SEC)
Head coach	Bob Tyler (6th season)
Offensive coordinator	Jimmy Sharpe (1st season)
Home stadium	Scott Field (Capacity: 35,000)

1978 Southeastern Conference football standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 1 Alabama $	6	–	0	–	0			11	–	1	–	0
No. 16 Georgia	5	–	0	–	1			9	–	2	–	1
Auburn	3	–	2	–	1			6	–	4	–	1
LSU	3	–	3	–	0			8	–	4	–	0
Tennessee	3	–	3	–	0			5	–	5	–	1
Florida	3	–	3	–	0			4	–	7	–	0
Mississippi State	2	–	4	–	0			6	–	5	–	0
Ole Miss	2	–	4	–	0			5	–	6	–	0
Kentucky	2	–	4	–	0			4	–	6	–	1
Vanderbilt	0	–	6	–	0			2	–	9	–	0
$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

The 1978 Mississippi State Bulldogs football team represented Mississippi State University during the 1978 NCAA Division I-A football season. The Bulldogs were not invited to a bowl game despite being eligible. After the season, head coach Bob Tyler resigned.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result
September 2	West Texas State*	Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium Jackson, Mississippi	W 28–0
September 9	at North Texas State*	Texas Stadium Irving, Texas	W 17–5
September 23	at Memphis State*	Liberty Bowl Memphis, Tennessee	W 44–14
September 30	at Florida	Florida Field Gainesville, Florida	L 0–34
October 7	at Southern Miss*	M. M. Roberts Stadium Hattiesburg, Mississippi	L 17–22
October 14	No. 15 Florida State*	Scott Field Starkville, Mississippi	W 55–27
October 28	vs. Tennessee	Liberty Bowl Memphis, Tennessee	W 34–21
November 4	at No. 3 Alabama	Legion Field Birmingham, Alabama (rivalry)	L 14–35
November 11	Auburn	Scott Field Starkville, Mississippi	L 0–6
November 18	No. 17 LSU	Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium Jackson, Mississippi (rivalry)	W 16–14
November 25	vs. Mississippi	Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium Jackson, Mississippi (Egg Bowl)	L 7–27
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game