1980 Mississippi State Bulldogs football team

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]

1980 Mississippi State Bulldogs football
Sun Bowl, L 17–31 vs. Nebraska
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
Ranking
APNo. 19
1980 record9–3 (5–1 SEC)
Head coach
Defensive coordinatorMelvin Robertson (2nd season)
Home stadiumScott Field
(Capacity: 35,000)
1980 Southeastern Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
No. 1 Georgia $ 6 –0 –0  12 –0 –0
No. 19 Mississippi State 5 –1 –0  9 –3 –0
No. 6 Alabama 5 –1 –0  10 –2 –0
LSU 4 –2 –0  7 –4 –0
Florida 4 –2 –0  8 –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

Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteResult
September 6at Memphis State*W 34–7
September 13Louisiana Tech*W 31–11
September 20at VanderbiltW 24–14
September 27at FloridaL 15–21
October 4at Illinois*W 28–21
October 11Southern Miss*L 14–42
October 18at No. 18 Miami (FL)*W 34–31
October 25AuburnW 24–21
November 1No. 1 AlabamaW 6–3
November 15LSUNo. 19W 55–31
November 22vs. MississippiNo. 17W 19–14
December 27vs. No. 8 Nebraska*No. 17L 17–31
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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Roster

  • QB John Bond

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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