1972 Mississippi State Bulldogs football team

The 1972 Mississippi State Bulldogs football team represented Mississippi State University during the 1972 NCAA University Division football season. After the season, head coach Charles Shira, who had compiled a 16–45–2 record over six seasons, stepped down and focused solely on athletic director duties.[1]

1972 Mississippi State Bulldogs football
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
Record4–7 (1–6 SEC)
Head coach
Home stadiumScott Field
(capacity: 35,000)
1972 Southeastern Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 7 Alabama $ 7 –1 –010 –2 –0
No. 5 Auburn 6 –1 –010 –1 –0
No. 11 LSU 4 –1 –19 –2 –1
No. 8 Tennessee 4 –2 –010 –2 –0
Georgia 4 –3 –07 –4 –0
Florida 3 –3 –15 –5 –1
Ole Miss 2 –5 –05 –5 –0
Kentucky 2 –5 –03 –8 –0
Mississippi State 1 –6 –04 –7 –0
Vanderbilt 0 –6 –03 –8 –0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule
DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 9Auburn
L 3–1440,000[2]
September 16Northeast Louisiana*
W 42–721,000[3]
September 23at Vanderbilt
W 10–621,374[4]
September 30at Florida
L 13–2842,712[5]
October 7at Kentucky
L 13–1737,500[6]
October 14Florida State*
  • Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium
  • Jackson, MS
L 21–2530,000[7]
October 21Southern Miss*
  • Scott Field
  • Starkville, MS
W 26–726,000[8]
October 28Houston*dagger
  • Scott Field
  • Starkville, MS
W 27–1329,000[9]
November 4at No. 2 Alabama
L 14–5857,171[10][11]
November 18at No. 8 LSU
L 14–2860,589[12]
November 25at Ole Miss
L 14–5133,586[13]
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

[14]

References
  1. Burial to be in Starkville; Shira Funeral Services Today, Florence Times-Tri Cities Daily, January 3, 1976.
  2. "QB Walls directs Auburn over M-State in opener". The Dothan Eagle. September 10, 1972. Retrieved October 22, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. "Miss. State rambles over Northeast 42–7". The Clarion-Ledger. September 17, 1972. p. C1. Retrieved March 23, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. "Mississippi State nips Vandy". The Paducah Sun-Democrat. September 24, 1972. Retrieved October 22, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. "'Moore" speed gives Florida 28–13 win over Miss. State". The Courier-Journal. October 1, 1972. Retrieved October 22, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. "Kentucky edges State". The Delta Democrat-Times. October 8, 1972. Retrieved October 22, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. "FSU tops 'Dogs on Huff passes". The Bradenton Herald. October 15, 1972. Retrieved October 22, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. "Felker-led State rips USM". The Delta Democrat-Times. October 22, 1972. Retrieved March 23, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. "Mississippi State defeats Houston". The Roanoke Times. October 29, 1972. Retrieved October 22, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. Reed, Delbert (November 5, 1972). "Crimson Tide drowns Dogs, 58–14". The Tuscaloosa News. p. B1. Retrieved June 29, 2014.
  11. "Second-ranked Tide rolls to 58–14 win". Rome News-Tribune. UPI. November 5, 1972. p. 2C. Retrieved June 29, 2014.
  12. "Bengals strike late, 28 to 14". Pensacola News Journal. November 19, 1972. Retrieved October 22, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. "Ole Miss rolls over State 51–14". The Delta Democrat-Times. November 26, 1972. Retrieved October 22, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  14. "1972 Mississippi State Bulldogs Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved October 22, 2023.


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