1982 Mississippi State Bulldogs football team

The 1982 Mississippi State Bulldogs football team represented Mississippi State University during the 1982 NCAA Division I-A football season.

1982 Mississippi State Bulldogs football
Conference	Southeastern Conference
Record	5–6 (2–4 SEC)
Head coach	Emory Bellard (4th season)
Defensive coordinator	Melvin Robertson (4th season)
Home stadium	Scott Field (Capacity: 35,000)
Seasons ← 1981 1983 →

1982 Southeastern Conference football standings
v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 4 Georgia $	6	–	0	–	0			11	–	1	–	0
No. 11 LSU	4	–	1	–	1			8	–	3	–	1
No. 14 Auburn	4	–	2	–	0			9	–	3	–	0
Vanderbilt	4	–	2	–	0			8	–	4	–	0
Tennessee	3	–	2	–	1			6	–	5	–	1
Alabama	3	–	3	–	0			8	–	4	–	0
Florida	3	–	3	–	0			8	–	4	–	0
Mississippi State	2	–	4	–	0			5	–	6	–	0
Ole Miss	0	–	6	–	0			4	–	7	–	0
Kentucky	0	–	6	–	0			0	–	10	–	1
$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Source
September 4	at Tulane*	Louisiana Superdome New Orleans		W 30–21	^[1]
September 11	Arkansas State*	Scott Field Starkville, Mississippi		W 31–10	^[2]
September 18	at Memphis State*	Liberty Bowl Memphis, Tennessee		W 41–17
September 25	at No. 5 Florida	Florida Field Gainesville, Florida		L 17–27
October 2	No. 6 Georgia	Scott Field Starkville, Mississippi	CBS	L 22–29
October 9	vs. Southern Miss*	Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium Jackson, Mississippi		L 14–20	^[3]
October 16	at No. 17 Miami (FL)*	Miami Orange Bowl Miami, Florida		L 14–31
October 23	Auburn	Scott Field Starkville, Mississippi		L 17–35
October 30	No. 9 Alabama	Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium Jackson, Mississippi (rivalry)		L 12–20
November 13	No. 6 LSU	Scott Field Starkville, Mississippi (rivalry)	ABC	W 27–24
November 20	vs. Ole Miss	Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium Jackson, Mississippi (Egg Bowl)		W 27–10
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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Roster

• QB John Bond, Jr.

References

1. "The Greenwood Commonwealth". The Greenwood Commonwealth. September 5, 1982. Retrieved October 20, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
2. "State wakes up, whips Arkansas State". The Clarion-Ledger. September 12, 1982. Retrieved August 23, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
3. "DeJarnette, Clark lead USM over State 20–14". Enterprise-Journal. October 10, 1982. Retrieved March 25, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
4. College Football @ Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved December 25, 2015