1980_Mississippi_State_Bulldogs_football_team

1980 Mississippi State Bulldogs football team

1980 Mississippi State Bulldogs football team

American college football season

The 1980 Mississippi State Bulldogs football team represented Mississippi State University during the 1980 NCAA Division I-A football season. The season is best known for a win over then-#1 Alabama, often considered to be the greatest win in school history.[1][2]

Quick Facts Mississippi State Bulldogs football, Sun Bowl, L 17–31 vs. Nebraska ...
More information Conf, Overall ...

Schedule

More information Date, Opponent ...

[15]

Personnel

More information Players, Coaches ...

Game summaries

vs Ole Miss

More information Period, Total ...
Ole Miss Rebels (3–7) vs. #17 Mississippi State Bulldogs (8–2)

at Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium, Jackson, Mississippi

  • Date: November 22, 1980
  • Game weather: Rain
  • Game attendance: 62,520
More information Team, Category ...
More information Scoring summary, Quarter ...

[16]

References

  1. [1]
    Metal Building Dawg (October 23, 2012). "History of MSU vs. Alabama". ForWhomtheCowbellTolls.com.
  2. [2]
    The Croom Diaries (October 27, 2012). "Is This the Biggest Game in MSU History?". MaroonAndWhiteNation.com.
  3. [3]
    "Growling Bulldogs bite, then bury Tigers". The Commercial Appeal. September 7, 1980. Retrieved October 31, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. [4]
    "Miss. State 31, Louisiana Tech 11". The Clarion-Ledger. September 14, 1980. Retrieved July 2, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. [5]
    "Vandy drops first SEC game 24–14". The Daily News-Journal. September 21, 1980. Retrieved October 30, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. [6]
    "Florida snaps SEC jinx". The Tennessean. September 28, 1980. Retrieved October 31, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. [7]
    "State holds on to defeat Illinois 28–21". The Greenwood Commonwealth. October 5, 1980. Retrieved October 31, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. [8]
    "42–14: USM hands out a 'Dog-whippin'". The Clarion-Ledger. October 12, 1980. Retrieved March 25, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. [9]
    "'Canes blow opportunity". The Tampa Tribune-Times. October 19, 1980. Retrieved October 31, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. [10]
    "24–21, State's goal-line stand saved a MSU victory and may have cost Auburn's Doug Barfield his job". The Clarion-Ledger. October 26, 1980. Retrieved October 31, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. [11]
    "Mississippi State stuns Alabama". The Montgomery Advertiser. November 2, 1980. Retrieved February 19, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. [12]
    "Third quarter explosion blows Maroons by LSU". The Crowley Post-Signal. November 16, 1980. Retrieved October 31, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. [13]
    "Bond leads 'Dogs over Rebels". Enterprise-Journal. November 23, 1980. Retrieved October 31, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  14. [14]
    "Cornhuskers mug Mississippi State". The Cincinnati Enquirer. December 28, 1980. Retrieved October 31, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  15. [15]
    "1980 Mississippi State Bulldogs Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved October 31, 2023.
  16. [16]
    "Bond Leads MSU Over Mississippi." Ocala Star-Banner. pg. 3C. 1980-Nov-23. Retrieved 2022-Dec-17.


Stub icon

This college football 1980s season article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.
Share this article:

This article uses material from the Wikipedia article 1980_Mississippi_State_Bulldogs_football_team, and is written by contributors. Text is available under a CC BY-SA 4.0 International License; additional terms may apply. Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.