1976 Mississippi State Bulldogs football team

The 1976 Mississippi State Bulldogs football team represented Mississippi State University during the 1976 NCAA Division I football season. The team was led by head coach Bob Tyler, competed as a member of the Southeastern Conference and finished the season with an overall record of nine wins and two losses (9–2, 4–2 SEC). However, in May 1978, the NCAA ruled Mississippi State to forfeit all nine victories due to having played an ineligible player.[1]

1976 Mississippi State Bulldogs football
Conference	Southeastern Conference
Ranking
AP	No. 20
1976 record	9–2, 9 wins forfeited (4–2 SEC, 4 wins forfeited)
Head coach	Bob Tyler (4th season)
Home stadium	Scott Field Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium

1976 Southeastern Conference football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 10 Georgia $	5	–	1	–	0			10	–	2	–	0
No. 11 Alabama	5	–	2	–	0			9	–	3	–	0
No. 20 Mississippi State	4	–	2	–	0			9	–	2	–	0
Florida	4	–	2	–	0			8	–	4	–	0
No. 18 Kentucky	4	–	2	–	0			8	–	4	–	0
LSU	3	–	3	–	0			6	–	4	–	1
Auburn	3	–	3	–	0			4	–	7	–	0
Ole Miss	3	–	4	–	0			5	–	6	–	0
Tennessee	2	–	4	–	0			6	–	5	–	0
Vanderbilt	0	–	6	–	0			2	–	9	–	0
$ – Conference champion Mississippi State later forfeited all 1976 wins due to NCAA violations. Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Rank	Site	Result
September 4	North Texas State*		Scott Field Starkville, Mississippi	L 7–0 (forfeit)
September 18	Louisville*		Scott Field Starkville, Mississippi	L 30–21 (forfeit)
September 25	at Florida		Florida Field Gainesville, Florida	L 30–34
October 2	Cal Poly Pomona*		Scott Field Starkville, Mississippi	L 38–0 (forfeit)
October 9	Kentucky		Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium Jackson, Mississippi (rivalry)	L 14–7 (forfeit)
October 16	at Memphis State*		Memphis Memorial Stadium Memphis, Tennessee	L 42–33 (forfeit)
October 23	at Southern Miss*	No. 20	M. M. Roberts Stadium Hattiesburg, Mississippi	L 14–6 (forfeit)
October 30	at No. 18 Alabama	No. 17	Bryant–Denny Stadium Tuscaloosa, Alabama (rivalry)	L 17–34
November 6	Auburn		Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium Jackson, Mississippi	L 28–19 (forfeit)
November 13	LSU		Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium Jackson, Mississippi	L 21–13 (forfeit)
November 20	Ole Miss		Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium Jackson, Mississippi (Egg Bowl)	L 28–11 (forfeit)
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll

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Personnel

1976 Mississippi State Bulldogs football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class QB Bruce Threadgill Jr	Defense Pos. # Name Class	Special teams Pos. # Name Class	Head coach Bob Tyler Coordinators/assistant coaches Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt

References

1. "Bulldogs forced to forfeit 19 football games". The Tuscaloosa News. Associated Press. May 24, 1978. p. 19. Retrieved June 21, 2012.
2. College Football @ Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved December 25, 2015