1978 Mississippi State Bulldogs football team

The 1978 Mississippi State Bulldogs football team represented Mississippi State University during the 1978 NCAA Division I-A football season. The Bulldogs were not invited to a bowl game despite being eligible. After the season, head coach Bob Tyler resigned.^[1]

1978 Mississippi State Bulldogs football
Conference	Southeastern Conference
Record	6–5 (2–4 SEC)
Head coach	Bob Tyler (6th season)
Offensive coordinator	Jimmy Sharpe (1st season)
Home stadium	Scott Field Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium
Seasons ← 1977 1979 →

1978 Southeastern Conference football standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 1 Alabama $	6	–	0	–	0			11	–	1	–	0
No. 16 Georgia	5	–	0	–	1			9	–	2	–	1
Auburn	3	–	2	–	1			6	–	4	–	1
LSU	3	–	3	–	0			8	–	4	–	0
Tennessee	3	–	3	–	0			5	–	5	–	1
Florida	3	–	3	–	0			4	–	7	–	0
Mississippi State	2	–	4	–	0			6	–	5	–	0
Ole Miss	2	–	4	–	0			5	–	6	–	0
Kentucky	2	–	4	–	0			4	–	6	–	1
Vanderbilt	0	–	6	–	0			2	–	9	–	0
$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 2	West Texas State*	Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium Jackson, MS	W 28–0	30,000	[2]
September 9	at North Texas State*	Texas Stadium Irving, TX	W 17–5	21,000	[3]
September 23	Memphis State*	Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium Memphis, TN	W 44–14	49,238	[4]
September 30	at Florida	Florida Field Gainesville, FL	L 0–34	48,597	[5]
October 7	at Southern Miss*	M. M. Roberts Stadium Hattiesburg, MS	L 17–22	31,720	[6]
October 14	No. 15 Florida State*	Scott Field Starkville, MS	W 55–27	36,000	[7]
October 28	vs. Tennessee	Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium Memphis, TN	W 34–21	40,879	[8]
November 4	at No. 3 Alabama	Legion Field Birmingham, AL (rivalry)	L 14–35	74,217	[9]
November 11	Auburn	Scott Field Starkville, MS	L 0–6	34,100	[10]
November 18	No. 17 LSU	Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium Jackson, MS (rivalry)	W 16–14	44,200	[11]
November 25	vs. Ole Miss	Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium Jackson, MS (Egg Bowl)	L 7–27	47,012	[12]
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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