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1970 Mississippi State Bulldogs football team
American college football season
The 1970 Mississippi State Bulldogs football team represented Mississippi State University during the 1970 NCAA University Division football season. The Bulldogs finished 6–5 for the only winning season in head coach Charles Shira's tenure. The 1970 squad included the first two African-American football players on the Bulldogs' varsity team, defensive back Frank Dowsing and defensive tackle Robert Bell.[1][2]
Quick Facts Mississippi State Bulldogs football, Conference ...
| 1970 Mississippi State Bulldogs football | |
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| Conference | Southeastern Conference |
| Record | 6–5 (3–4 SEC) |
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| Home stadium | Scott Field Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 7 LSU $ | 5 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 9 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 4 Tennessee | 4 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 11 | – | 1 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 10 Auburn | 5 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 9 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 20 Ole Miss | 4 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Florida | 3 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Georgia | 3 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Alabama | 3 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 5 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Mississippi State | 3 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Vanderbilt | 1 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Kentucky | 0 | – | 7 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 9 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 12 | Oklahoma State* | W 14–13 | 34,000 | [3] | |
| September 19 | at No. 14 Florida | L 13–34 | 55,674 | [4] | |
| September 26 | vs. Vanderbilt | W 20–6 | 16,615 | [5] | |
| October 3 | Georgia |
| W 7–6 | 25,044 | [6] |
| October 10 | Houston* | L 14–31 | 28,000 | [7] | |
| October 17 | No. 17 Texas Tech* |
| W 20–16 | 19,050 | [8] |
| October 24 | Southern Miss* |
| W 51–15 | 33,000 | [9] |
| October 31 | at Alabama | L 6–35 | 58,843 | [10][11] | |
| November 7 | at No. 10 Auburn | L 0–56 | 45,000 | [12] | |
| November 14 | at No. 9 LSU | L 7–38 | 64,000 | [13] | |
| November 26 | at No. 10 Ole Miss | W 19–14 | 35,000 | [14] | |
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- Banks, Lacy J. (December 1970). "Black football players in the White South". Ebony Magazine. No. Dec. 1970.
- Martin, Charles (2010). Benching Jim Crow: The Rise and Fall of the Color Line in Southern College Sports, 1890-1980. Urbana, Chicago, and Springfield: University of Illinois Press. ISBN 978-0-252-03551-7.
- "2 Cowboy penalties prove costly, 14–13". The Sunday Oklahoman. September 13, 1970. Retrieved October 22, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Reaves directs Floria past Mississippi State". The Courier-Journal. September 20, 1970. Retrieved October 22, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Miss. State jolts Vandy eleven 20–6". The Courier-Journal. September 27, 1970. Retrieved October 22, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Make room at the top for Mississippi State". The Commercial Appeal. October 4, 1970. Retrieved October 22, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Cougars slash Mississippi State". The Montgomery Advertiser. October 11, 1970. Retrieved October 22, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Mississippi State downs Raiders 20–16". The Odessa American. October 18, 1970. Retrieved October 22, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- "State wallops USM". The Delta Democrat-Times. October 25, 1970. Retrieved March 23, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- Land, Charles (November 1, 1970). "Salty Alabama brings it in". The Tuscaloosa News. p. B1. Retrieved January 25, 2014.
- "Tide rambles over Bulldogs". Ocala Star-Banner. Associated Press. November 1, 1970. p. C1. Retrieved January 25, 2014.
- "Tigers wallop Maroons". Pensacola News Journal. November 8, 1970. Retrieved October 22, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Tigers use whip on Bulldogs, 38–7". The Shreveport Times. November 15, 1970. Retrieved October 22, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Miss. St. slaps 19–14 loss on Gator-bound Ole Miss". The Cincinnati Enquirer. November 27, 1970. Retrieved October 22, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- "1970 Mississippi State Bulldogs Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved October 22, 2023.
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