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Mississippi State Football Team History


Mississippi State Bulldogs
University of Mississippi State
 Starkville, MS
Founded: 1878
Stadium: Scott Field
Capacity: 55,082
Colors: Maroon & White
Coach: Emory Bellard
Conference: Southeastern-

Team Home Summary  Coaches Games by Year Opponents Rankings Bowls Conference


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1895  <-- 1981 <- 1982 -> 1983 --> 2024
1982 Season Highlights
 Emory Bellard enters his 4th season as Head Coach at Mississippi State.
 
1982 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Sat., Sep. 4  @ Tulane  30   21   W       
 Sat., Sep. 11  vs. Arkansas State  31   10   W       
 Sat., Sep. 18  @ Memphis  41   17   W       
 Sat., Sep. 25  @ Florida  17   27   L       
 Sat., Oct. 2  vs. Georgia  22   29   L       
 Sat., Oct. 9  @ Southern Mississippi  14   20   L    @ Jackson, MS   
 Sat., Oct. 16  @ Miami  14   31   L       
 Sat., Oct. 23  vs. Auburn  17   35   L       
 Sat., Oct. 30  vs. Alabama  12   20   L    @ Jackson, MS   
 Sat., Nov. 13  vs. Louisiana State  27   24   W       
 Sat., Nov. 20  vs. Mississippi  27   10   W    @ Jackson, MS   
 
1982 Season Totals
  Record5-6
  Points Scored252
  Scoring Average22.9
  Points Allowed244
  Defense Average22.2
  Opponents Record72-53
  Conference Record2-4
  Home Record3-3
  Away Record2-3
1982 NCAA Final Rankings
 Rank   Record   Source 
  was not ranked.
  
1982 Southeastern- Standings
  Season   Bowls   Conference 
 Team  W/L/T  PF  PA    W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
Georgia 11-1338160Lost  23-276-017973  Vince Dooley
Auburn 9-3274197Won  33-264-213194  Pat Dye
Louisiana State 8-3-1385191Lost  20-214-1-117192  Jerry Stovall
Vanderbilt 8-4293242Lost  28-364-2135121  George MacIntyre
Alabama 8-4338216Won  21-153-3146125  Paul W. Bear Bryant
Florida 8-4296228Lost  24-283-3127146  Charley Pell
Tennessee 6-5-1281239Lost  22-283-2-1152128  Johnny Majors
Mississippi State 5-6252244 2-4122145  Emory Bellard
Mississippi 4-7208262 0-669196  Steve Sloan
Kentucky 0-10-196287 0-657169  Jerry Claiborne

1982 All American Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 

1982 All Southeastern Conference Players
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 


Some records may be incomplete.


Great Moments in College Football History

The biggest crowd for a college football game was 114,000 for the 1926 Army-Navy Game. The game ended in a tie when it became too dark to play.