1972 Mississippi State Bulldogs football team

1972 Mississippi State Bulldogs football
Conference Southeastern Conference
1972 record 47 (16 SEC)
Head coach Charles Shira (6th year)
Home stadium Scott Field
(Capacity: 35,000)
1972 SEC football standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   T     W   L   T
#7 Alabama $ 7 1 0     10 2 0
#5 Auburn 6 1 0     10 1 0
#11 LSU 4 1 1     9 2 1
#8 Tennessee 4 2 0     10 2 0
Georgia 4 3 0     7 4 0
Florida 3 3 1     5 5 1
Ole Miss 2 5 0     5 5 0
Kentucky 2 5 0     3 8 0
Mississippi State 1 6 0     4 7 0
Vanderbilt 0 6 0     3 8 0
  • $ Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1972 Mississippi State Bulldogs football team represented Mississippi State University during the 1972 college football season. After the season, head coach Charles Shira, who had compiled a 16452 record over six seasons, stepped down and focused solely on athletic director duties.[1]

Schedule

Date Time Opponent# Rank# Site TV Result
September 9 Auburn Mississippi Veterans Memorial StadiumJackson, MS L 314  
September 16 Northeast Louisiana* Scott FieldStarkville, MS W 427  
September 23 at Vanderbilt Dudley FieldNashville, TN W 106  
September 30 at Florida Florida FieldGainesville, FL L 1328  
October 7 at Kentucky Commonwealth StadiumLexington, KY (Rivalry) L 1317  
October 14 Florida State* Mississippi Veterans Memorial StadiumJackson, MS L 2125  
October 21 Southern Miss* Scott FieldStarkville, MS W 267  
October 28 Houston* Scott FieldStarkville, MS W 2713  
November 4 at No. 2 Alabama Denny StadiumTuscaloosa, AL (Rivalry) L 1458  
November 18 at No. 8 LSU Tiger StadiumBaton Rouge, LA (Rivalry) L 1428  
November 25 at Ole Miss Hemingway StadiumOxford, MS (Egg Bowl) L 1451  
*Non-conference game. daggerHomecoming. #Rankings from AP Poll. All times are in Central Time.

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References

  1. Burial to be in Starkville; Shira Funeral Services Today, Florence Times-Tri Cities Daily, January 3, 1976.
  2. College Football @ Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved December 25, 2015
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