1976 Mississippi State Bulldogs football team

The 1976 Mississippi State Bulldogs football team represented Mississippi State University during the 1976 NCAA Division I football season. The team was led by head coach Bob Tyler, competed as a member of the Southeastern Conference and finished the season with an overall record of nine wins and two losses (9–2, 4–2 SEC). However, in May 1978, the NCAA ruled Mississippi State to forfeit all nine victories due to having played an ineligible player.

1976 Mississippi State Bulldogs football
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
Ranking
APNo. 20
Record9–2, 9 wins forfeited (4–2 SEC, 4 wins forfeited)
Head coach
Home stadiumScott Field
Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium
1976 Southeastern Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 10 Georgia $ 5 1 010 2 0
No. 11 Alabama 5 2 09 3 0
No. 20 Mississippi State 4 2 09 2 0
Florida 4 2 08 4 0
No. 18 Kentucky 4 2 08 4 0
LSU 3 3 06 4 1
Auburn 3 3 04 7 0
Ole Miss 3 4 05 6 0
Tennessee 2 4 06 5 0
Vanderbilt 0 6 02 9 0
  • $ Conference champion
  • Mississippi State later forfeited all 1976 wins due to NCAA violations.
Rankings from AP Poll
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