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 1731 vs. Nebraska
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
Ranking
APNo. 19
1980 record93 (51 SEC)
Head coach
Defensive coordinatorMelvin Robertson (2nd season)
Home stadiumScott Field
(Capacity: 35,000)
1980 Southeastern Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 1 Georgia $ 6 0 012 0 0
No. 19 Mississippi State 5 1 09 3 0
No. 6 Alabama 5 1 010 2 0
LSU 4 2 07 4 0
Florida 4 2 08 4 0
Tennessee 3 3 05 6 0
Ole Miss 2 4 03 8 0
Kentucky 1 5 03 8 0
Auburn 0 6 05 6 0
Vanderbilt 0 6 02 9 0
  • $ Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteResultSource
September 6at Memphis State*W 34–7
September 13Louisiana Tech*W 31–11[3]
September 20at VanderbiltW 24–14
September 27at FloridaL 15–21
October 4at Illinois*W 28–21
October 11Southern Miss*L 14–42[4]
October 18at No. 18 Miami (FL)*W 34–31
October 25AuburnW 24–21
November 1No. 1 AlabamaW 6–3[5]
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

1980 Mississippi State Bulldogs football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
QB 13 John Bond Fr
C 58 Kent Hull
Defense
Pos.#NameClass
DE 79 Glen Collins
LB 99 Johnie Cooks
Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches

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

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. "Miss. State 31, Louisiana Tech 11". The Clarion-Ledger. September 14, 1980. Retrieved July 2, 2021 via Newspapers.com.
  4. "42–14: USM hands out a 'Dog-whippin'". The Clarion-Ledger. October 12, 1980. Retrieved March 25, 2021 via Newspapers.com.
  5. "Mississippi State stuns Alabama". The Montgomery Advertiser. November 2, 1980. Retrieved February 19, 2021 via Newspapers.com.
  6. College Football @ Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved December 25, 2015
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