1983 Mississippi State Bulldogs football team

The 1983 Mississippi State Bulldogs football team represented Mississippi State University during the 1983 NCAA Division I-A football season. With a 45–26 win over LSU, Bulldog quarterback John Bond became the first and only quarterback to register four wins over LSU.[1]

1983 Mississippi State Bulldogs football
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
1983 record3–8 (1–5 SEC)
Head coach
Defensive coordinatorMelvin Robertson (5th season)
Home stadiumScott Field
(Capacity: 32,000)
1983 Southeastern Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 3 Auburn $ 6 –0 –011 –1 –0
No. 4 Georgia 5 –1 –010 –1 –1
No. 6 Florida 4 –2 –09 –2 –1
Tennessee 4 –2 –09 –3 –0
No. 15 Alabama 4 –2 –08 –4 –0
Ole Miss 4 –2 –06 –6 –0
Kentucky 2 –4 –06 –5 –1
Mississippi State 1 –5 –03 –8 –0
LSU 0 –6 –04 –7 –0
Vanderbilt 0 –6 –02 –9 –0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule
DateOpponentSiteResultSource
September 3Tulane*
W 14–9[2]
September 17Navy*
W 38–10
September 24No. 15 Florida
L 12–35
October 1at No. 11 Georgia
L 7–20
October 8vs. Southern Miss*
L 6–31[3]
October 15No. 10 Miami (FL)*
L 7–31
October 22at No. 5 Auburn
L 13–28
October 29at No. 18 Alabama
L 18–35
November 5Memphis State*
L 13–30
November 12at LSU
W 45–26
November 19vs. Ole Miss
L 23–24
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

[4]

Personnel
1983 Mississippi State Bulldogs football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
QB John Bond Sr
FB Rickey Edwards
WR Danny Knight
RB Henry Koontz
RB Elmer Wilson
RB Lamar Windham
 Defense
Pos.#NameClass
 Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
K Artie Crosby
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
    Legend
    • (C) Team captain
    • (S) Suspended
    • (I) Ineligible
    • Injured
    • Redshirt

    Season summary

    Mississippi State
    See also: 1983 Ole Miss Rebels football team and Mississippi–Mississippi State football rivalry
    Mississippi State Bulldogs vs. Ole Miss Rebels
    1 2 34Total
    Ole Miss 0 7 01724
    Mississippi St 3 14 6023

    at Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium, Jackson, Mississippi

    • Date: November 19, 1983
    • Game attendance: 59,758
    • [5]
    Game information

    "The Immaculate Deflection" - Artie Crosby missed a 27-yard field goal attempt with 24 seconds left when 40 mile-per-hour winds knocked down the football before it could pass the crossbar.

    References
    1. Hicks, Tommy (2015-09-25). "John Bond reminisces about days as Mississippi State star". GridironNow.com. Archived from the original on 2015-10-05. Retrieved 2015-10-11.
    2. "State surprises Tulane with rebuilt defense". Enterprise-Journal. September 4, 1983. Retrieved October 20, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
    3. "USM gains momentum with win over State". Enterprise-Journal. October 9, 1983. Retrieved March 26, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
    4. College Football @ Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved December 25, 2015
    5. Gainesville Sun. 1983 Nov 20. Retrieved 2019-Nov-26.
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