1984 Mississippi State Bulldogs football team

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1984 Mississippi State Bulldogs football
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
Record4–7 (1–5 SEC)
Head coach
Defensive coordinatorMelvin Robertson (6th season)
Home stadiumScott Field
Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium
Seasons
← 1983
1985 →
1984 Southeastern Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 3 Florida 5 – 0 – 1 9 – 1 – 1
No. 15 LSU 4 – 1 – 1 8 – 3 – 1
No. 14 Auburn 4 – 2 – 0 9 – 4 – 0
Georgia 4 – 2 – 0 7 – 4 – 1
No. 19 Kentucky 3 – 3 – 0 9 – 3 – 0
Tennessee 3 – 3 – 0 7 – 4 – 1
Vanderbilt 2 – 4 – 0 5 – 6 – 0
Alabama 2 – 4 – 0 5 – 6 – 0
Ole Miss 1 – 5 – 0 4 – 6 – 1
Mississippi State 1 – 5 – 0 4 – 7 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • Florida was assessed a postseason ban following an NCAA investigation, and the SEC subsequently vacated any championship. The Sugar Bowl automatic bid for the conference champion was awarded to LSU. Under modern rules, LSU would be credited with the conference championship.
Rankings from
AP Poll

The 1984 Mississippi State Bulldogs football team represented Mississippi State University as a member of the Southeastern Conference (SEC) during the 1984 NCAA Division I-A football season. Led by sixth-year head coach Emory Bellard, the Bulldogs compiled an overall record of 4–7 with a mark of 1–5 in conference play, tying for ninth place in the SEC. Mississippi State played home games at Scott Field in Starkville, Mississippi.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 1at Tulane*
W 30–338,695[1]
September 8Colorado State*
W 14–927,236[2]
September 22at Missouri*
L 30–4742,967[3]
September 29at Florida
L 12–2768,186[4]
October 6vs. Southern Miss*
W 27–1850,136[5]
October 13No. 19 Kentuckydagger
  • Scott Field
  • Starkville, MS
L 13–1730,395[6]
October 20at Memphis State*
L 12–2326,997[7]
October 27No. 12 Auburn
  • Scott Field
  • Starkville, MS
L 21–2431,138[8]
November 3Alabama
  • Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium
  • Jackson, MS (rivalry)
L 20–2445,868[9]
November 17No. 9 LSU
  • Scott Field
  • Starkville, MS (rivalry)
W 16–1430,556[10]
November 24vs. Ole Miss
  • Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium
  • Jackson, MS (Egg Bowl)
L 3–2452,766[11]
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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