1975 Mississippi State Bulldogs football team

The 1975 Mississippi State Bulldogs football team represented Mississippi State University during the 1975 NCAA Division I football season. The Bulldogs finished 6–4–1 on the field. However, the NCAA later forced them to forfeit four of the wins and the tie due to having played an ineligible player.^[1]

1975 Mississippi State Bulldogs football
Conference	Southeastern Conference
Record	6–4–1, 5 wins forfeited, 1 tie forfeited (1–4–1 SEC, 2 wins forfeited, 1 tie forfeited)
Head coach	Bob Tyler (3rd season)
Home stadium	Scott Field (capacity: 35,000)
Seasons ← 1974 1976 →

1975 Southeastern Conference football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 3 Alabama $	6	–	0	–	0			11	–	1	–	0
Florida	5	–	1	–	0			9	–	3	–	0
No. 19 Georgia	5	–	1	–	0			9	–	3	–	0
Ole Miss	5	–	1	–	0			6	–	5	–	0
Tennessee	3	–	3	–	0			7	–	5	–	0
Vanderbilt	2	–	4	–	0			7	–	4	–	0
LSU	2	–	4	–	0			5	–	6	–	0
Auburn	2	–	4	–	0			3	–	6	–	2
Mississippi State	1	–	4	–	1			6	–	4	–	1
Kentucky	0	–	6	–	0			2	–	8	–	1
$ – Conference champion Mississippi State later forfeited all 1975 wins and one tie due to NCAA violations. Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Source
September 6	at Memphis State*	Memphis Memorial Stadium Memphis, TN	W 17–7
September 20	at Georgia	Sanford Stadium Athens, GA	L 6–28
September 27	No. 19 Florida	Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium Jackson, MS	L 10–27
October 4	Southern Miss*	Scott Field Starkville, MS	L 7–3 (forfeit)	^[2]
October 11	at Rice*	Rice Stadium Houston, TX	L 28–14 (forfeit)
October 18	North Texas State*	Scott Field Starkville, MS	W 15–12	^[3]
October 25	at Louisville*	Cardinal Stadium Louisville, KY	L 28–14 (forfeit)
November 1	No. 6 Alabama	Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium Jackson, MS (rivalry)	L 10–21
November 8	at Auburn	Jordan–Hare Stadium Auburn, AL	L 21–21 (forfeit)
November 15	at LSU	Tiger Stadium Baton Rouge, LA (rivalry)	L 16–6 (forfeit)
November 22	vs. Ole Miss	Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium Jackson, MS (Egg Bowl)	L 7–13
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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Roster

1975 Mississippi State Bulldogs football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Walter Packer* RB Pos. # Name Class OT 70 Chuck Brislin Sr OT 72 Jim Eidson Sr FB 25 Dennis Johnson So G 55 Richard Keys Jr WR 83 Duncan McKenzie So G 53 Duane McNeil Jr G 67 Sam Nichols Jr WR 24 Gavin Rees So OT 77 Joe Soileau So QB 17 Bruce Threadgill So	Defense Ray Costict* LB Larry Gillard* DL Raymond Peyton DL Perry Tanksley DL Pos. # Name Class DB 28 Larry Buie Sr DE 43 Will Coltharp Jr DE 94 Wally Cox Jr DT 99 Harvey Hull Jr DT 52 Sidney Key Sr DB 16 Willie Lee Jr LB 45 Andy Miller Sr	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. "Bullies beat Eags". The Clarion-Ledger. October 5, 1975. Retrieved March 24, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
3. "'Dogs hold off stubborn Texans 15–12". The Clarion-Ledger. October 19, 1975. Retrieved October 31, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
4. College Football @ Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved December 25, 2015