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: Rockey Felker Conference: Southeastern-
1988 Season Highlights
Rockey Felker enters his 3rd season as Head Coach at Mississippi State.
1988 Season
Date
Opponent Score
Sat., Sep. 3 vs.
Louisiana Tech
21
14
W
Sat., Sep. 10 @
Vanderbilt
20
24
L
Sat., Sep. 17 vs.
Georgia
35
42
L
Sat., Sep. 24 @
Florida
0
17
L
Sat., Oct. 1 @
Memphis
10
31
L
Sat., Oct. 15 @
Southern Mississippi
21
38
L
@ Jackson, MS
Sat., Oct. 22 @
Auburn
0
33
L
Sat., Oct. 29 vs.
Alabama
34
53
L
Sat., Nov. 12 vs.
Louisiana State
3
20
L
Sat., Nov. 19 @
Tulane
22
27
L
Sat., Nov. 26 vs.
Mississippi
6
33
L
@ Jackson, MS
1988 Season Totals
Record 1-10
Points Scored 172
Scoring Average 15.6
Points Allowed 332
Defense Average 30.2
Opponents Record 76-51
Conference Record 0-7
Home Record 1-4
Away Record 0-6
1988 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank
Record
Source
was not ranked.
1988 All American Awards
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Award
Team
Source
Coming Someday
1988 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 first bowl game, later known as The Rose Bowl, was played on January 1st, 1902 between the Michigan Wolverines and Stanford Cardinals. Michigan won 49-0.