1983 Mississippi State Bulldogs football team

The 1983 Mississippi State Bulldogs football team represented Mississippi State University as a member of the Southeastern Conference (SEC) during the 1983 NCAA Division I-A football season. Led by fifth-year head coach Emory Bellard, the Bulldogs compiled an overall record of 3–8, with a mark of 1–5 in conference play, and finished eighth in the SEC.

1983 Mississippi State Bulldogs football
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
Record3–8 (1–5 SEC)
Head coach
Defensive coordinatorMelvin Robertson (5th season)
Home stadiumScott Field
Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium
1983 Southeastern Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 3 Auburn $ 6 0 011 1 0
No. 4 Georgia 5 1 010 1 1
No. 6 Florida 4 2 09 2 1
Tennessee 4 2 09 3 0
No. 15 Alabama 4 2 08 4 0
Ole Miss 4 2 06 6 0
Kentucky 2 4 06 5 1
Mississippi State 1 5 03 8 0
LSU 0 6 04 7 0
Vanderbilt 0 6 02 9 0
  • $ Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

With a 45–26 win over LSU, Bulldog quarterback John Bond became the first and only quarterback to register four wins over LSU.

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