1979 Mississippi State Bulldogs football team

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.[1]

1979 Mississippi State Bulldogs football
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
Record3–8 (2–4 SEC)
Head coach
Defensive coordinatorMelvin Robertson (1st season)
Home stadiumScott Field
(capacity: 35,000)
1979 Southeastern Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 1 Alabama $ 6 0 012 0 0
Georgia 5 1 06 5 0
No. 16 Auburn 4 2 08 3 0
LSU 4 2 07 5 0
Tennessee 3 3 07 5 0
Kentucky 3 3 05 6 0
Ole Miss 3 3 04 7 0
Mississippi State 2 4 03 8 0
Vanderbilt 0 6 01 10 0
Florida 0 6 00 10 1
  • $ Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 8Memphis State*L 13–14
September 22at Maryland*L 14–35
September 29Florida
  • Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium
  • Jackson, MS
W 24–1038,000
October 6vs. No. 19 TennesseeW 28–948,820[2]
October 13at No. 9 Florida State*L 6–1748,701
October 20Marshall*W 48–0
October 27Southern Miss*
  • Scott Field
  • Starkville, MS
L 7–2135,500[3]
November 3at No. 1 AlabamaL 7–2460,210[4]
November 10at No. 16 AuburnL 3–1459,186
November 17at LSUL 3–21
November 24vs. Ole Miss
  • Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium
  • Jackson, MS (Egg Bowl)
L 9–1446,021
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

[5]

Roster

1979 Mississippi State Bulldogs football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
C 58 Kent Hull
RB 22 James Jones
WR 88 Mardye McDole
Defense
Pos.#NameClass
DE 79 Glen Collins
FS 37 Kenny Johnson
DT 98 Tyrone Keys
Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt

References

  1. Weber, Bruce (February 10, 2011). "Emory Bellard, Creator of Wishbone Offense, Dies at 83". The New York Times. Retrieved December 25, 2015.
  2. "Bulldogs swarm Vols". Enterprise-Journal. October 7, 1979. Retrieved May 8, 2022 via Newspapers.com.
  3. "USM lays claim to state crown after 21–7 win". The Clarion-Ledger. October 21, 1979. Retrieved March 25, 2021 via Newspapers.com.
  4. "Alabama is still the best". Clarion-Ledger. November 4, 1979. Retrieved February 18, 2021 via Newspapers.com.
  5. College Football @ Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved December 25, 2015


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