1977 Mississippi State Bulldogs football team

The 1977 Mississippi State Bulldogs football team represented Mississippi State University during the 1977 NCAA Division I football season. The Bulldogs finished 5–6 on the field, but were later forced to forfeit the wins due to having played an ineligible player.[1]

1977 Mississippi State Bulldogs football
Conference	Southeastern Conference
1977 record	5–6, 5 wins forfeited (2–4 SEC, 2 wins forfeited)
Head coach	Bob Tyler (5th season)
Home stadium	Scott Field (Capacity: 35,000)

1977 Southeastern Conference football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 2 Alabama $	7	–	0	–	0			11	–	1	–	0
No. 6 Kentucky	6	–	0	–	0			10	–	1	–	0
Auburn	5	–	1	–	0			6	–	5	–	0
LSU	4	–	2	–	0			8	–	4	–	0
Florida	3	–	3	–	0			6	–	4	–	1
Georgia	2	–	4	–	0			5	–	6	–	0
Mississippi State	2	–	4	–	0			5	–	6	–	0
Ole Miss	2	–	5	–	0			5	–	6	–	0
Tennessee	1	–	5	–	0			4	–	7	–	0
Vanderbilt	0	–	6	–	0			2	–	9	–	0
$ – Conference champion Kentucky ineligible for SEC championship due to NCAA probation. Mississippi State later forfeited all 1977 wins due to NCAA violations. Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Rank	Site	Result
September 3	North Texas State*	No. 16	Scott Field Starkville, Mississippi	L 17–15 (forfeit)
September 10	at Washington*	No. 16	Husky Stadium Seattle, WA	L 27–18 (forfeit)
September 24	No. 13 Florida	No. 12	Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium Jackson, Mississippi	L 22–24
October 1	at Kansas State*	No. 18	KSU Stadium Manhattan, Kansas	L 24–21 (forfeit)
October 8	at No. 16 Kentucky		Commonwealth Stadium Lexington, Kentucky (rivalry)	L 7–23
October 15	at Memphis State*		Liberty Bowl Memphis, Tennessee	L 13–21
October 22	Southern Miss*		Scott Field Starkville, Mississippi	L 7–14
October 29	No. 2 Alabama		Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium Jackson, Mississippi (rivalry)	L 7–37
November 5	at Auburn		Jordan–Hare Stadium Auburn, Alabama	L 27–13 (forfeit)
November 12	at LSU		Tiger Stadium Baton Rouge, Louisiana (rivalry)	L 24–27
November 19	vs. Ole Miss		Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium Jackson, Mississippi (Egg Bowl)	L 18–14 (forfeit)
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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Personnel

1977 Mississippi State Bulldogs football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class QB Bruce Threadgill Sr	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