1980 Mississippi State Bulldogs football team

1980 Mississippi State Bulldogs football
Sun Bowl, L 1731 vs. Nebraska
Conference Southeastern Conference
Ranking
AP #19
1980 record 93 (51 SEC)
Head coach Emory Bellard (2nd year)
Home stadium Scott Field
(Capacity: 35,000)
1980 SEC football standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   T     W   L   T
#1 Georgia $ 6 0 0     12 0 0
#6 Alabama 5 1 0     10 2 0
#19 Mississippi State 5 1 0     9 3 0
Florida 4 2 0     8 4 0
LSU 4 2 0     7 4 0
Tennessee 3 3 0     5 6 0
Ole Miss 2 4 0     3 8 0
Kentucky 1 5 0     3 8 0
Auburn 0 6 0     5 6 0
Vanderbilt 0 6 0     2 9 0
  • $ Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1980 Mississippi State Bulldogs football team represented Mississippi State University during the 1980 NCAA Division I-A football season. The season is best known for a win over then-#1 Alabama, often considered to be the greatest win in school history.[1][2]


Schedule

Date Time Opponent# Rank# Site TV Result
September 6 at Memphis State* Liberty BowlMemphis, TN W 347  
September 13 Louisiana Tech* Scott FieldStarkville, MS W 3111  
September 20 at Vanderbilt Vanderbilt StadiumNashville, TN W 2414  
September 27 at Florida Florida FieldGainesville, FL L 1521  
October 4 at Illinois* Memorial StadiumChampaign, IL W 2821  
October 11 Southern Miss* Scott FieldStarkville, MS L 1442  
October 18 at #18 Miami (FL)* Miami Orange BowlMiami, FL W 3431  
October 25 Auburn Mississippi Veterans Memorial StadiumJackson, MS W 2421  
November 1 #1 Alabama Mississippi Veterans Memorial StadiumJackson, MS (Rivalry) W 63  
November 15 LSU #19 Mississippi Veterans Memorial StadiumJackson, MS (Rivalry) W 5531  
November 22 vs. Ole Miss #17 Mississippi Veterans Memorial StadiumJackson, MS (Egg Bowl) W 1914  
December 27 vs. #8 Nebraska* #17 Sun Bowl StadiumEl Paso, TX (Sun Bowl) L 1731  
*Non-conference game. daggerHomecoming. #Rankings from AP Poll. All times are in Central Time.

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References

  1. Metal Building Dawg (2012-10-23). "History of MSU vs. Alabama". ForWhomtheCowbellTolls.com.
  2. The Croom Diaries (2012-10-27). "Is This the Biggest Game in MSU History?". MaroonAndWhiteNation.com.
  3. College Football @ Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved December 25, 2015
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