1968 Mississippi State Bulldogs football team

1968 Mississippi State Bulldogs football
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
Record0–8–2 (0–4–2 SEC)
Head coach
Home stadiumScott Field
Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium
1968 Southeastern Conference football standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 8 Georgia $ 5 – 0 – 1 8 – 1 – 2
No. 13 Tennessee 4 – 1 – 1 8 – 2 – 1
No. 17 Alabama 4 – 2 – 0 8 – 3 – 0
No. 19 LSU 4 – 2 – 0 8 – 3 – 0
No. 16 Auburn 4 – 2 – 0 7 – 4 – 0
Ole Miss 3 – 2 – 1 7 – 3 – 1
Florida 3 – 2 – 1 6 – 3 – 1
Vanderbilt 2 – 3 – 1 5 – 4 – 1
0 – 4 – 2 0 – 8 – 2
Kentucky 0 – 7 – 0 3 – 7 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • LSU, Florida, and Vanderbilt's games against Tulane; LSU's game against TCU; and Mississippi State's game against Texas Tech counted in the conference standings.
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1968 Mississippi State Bulldogs football team represented Mississippi State University as a member of the Southeastern Conference (SEC) during the 1968 NCAA University Division football season. Led by second-year head coach Charles Shira, the Bulldogs compiled an overall record of 0–8–2 with a mark of 0–4–2 in conference play, placing ninth in the SEC standings.[1] Mississippi State played home games at Scott Field in Starkville, Mississippi and Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium and Jackson, Mississippi.

Despite note winning a game, Mississippi State tied two teams that finished with winning records, including rival Ole Miss, led by quarterback Archie Manning.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 21Louisiana Tech*
L 13–2015,000[2]
September 28Auburn
L 0–2625,200[3]
October 5at No. 4 Florida
L 14–3154,921[4]
October 12Southern Miss*
  • Scott Field
  • Starkville, MS
L 14–4722,000[5]
October 19No. 15 Texas Tech[n 1]
  • Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium
  • Jackson, MS
T 28–2828,000[6]
October 26at Tampa*
L 17–2423,340[7]
November 2at Alabama
L 13–2058,084[8][9]
November 9Florida State*
  • Scott Field
  • Starkville, MS
L 14–2717,000[10]
November 16at LSU
L 16–2057,000[11]
November 30at Ole Miss
T 17–1727,000[12]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

[13]

Roster

1968 Mississippi State Bulldogs football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
QB 19 Tommy Pharr Jr
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured
  • Redshirt

Notes

  1. ^ Mississippi State's game against Texas Tech counted in the SEC standings.

References

  1. ^ "2024 SEC Football Media Guide". Southeastern Conference. pp. 63, 66. Retrieved December 28, 2024.
  2. ^ "Louisiana Tech trips Mississippi St., 20–13". The Miami Herald. September 22, 1968. Retrieved June 27, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Mississippi State errors help Auburn romp 26–0". The Courier-Journal. September 29, 1968. Retrieved October 21, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Christian sparks Gators to No. 3". The Tampa Tribune. October 6, 1968. Retrieved October 21, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Southern trounces State". The Delta Democrat-Times. October 13, 1968. Retrieved March 22, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Tech gains tie with Maroons". Victoria Advocate. October 20, 1968. Retrieved October 21, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Tampa upends Mississippi State". The Bradenton Herald. October 27, 1968. Retrieved October 21, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ Land, Charles (November 3, 1968). "Tide's punch just enough to KO State, 20–13". The Tuscaloosa News. p. 13. Retrieved October 14, 2013 – via Google News Archives.
  9. ^ "Alabama keeps Pharr in defensive harness". Rome News-Tribune. Associated Press. November 3, 1968. p. 2C. Retrieved October 14, 2013 – via Google News Archives.
  10. ^ "Mississippi State bows to Florida Seminoles". Johnson City Press-Chronicle. November 10, 1968. Retrieved October 21, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Tigers nip State in weird contest". Daily World. November 17, 1968. Retrieved October 21, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "Rebel rally deadlocks Bullies for Golden Egg". The Clarion-Ledger. December 1, 1968. Retrieved October 21, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. ^ "1968 Mississippi State Bulldogs Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved October 21, 2023.
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