1979 Mississippi State
3–8 (2–4 Southeastern Conference), coached by Emory Bellard. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest upsetBeat No. 19 Tennessee 28–9Oct 6
Tennessee was ranked No. 19, above it.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 8 | vs Memphis | L 13–14 | 67% |
| Sep 22 | at Maryland | L 14–35 | 26% |
| Sep 29 | vs Florida | W 24–10 | 57% |
| Oct 6 | vs 19Tennessee | W 28–9 | 40% |
| Oct 13 | at 9Florida State | L 6–17 | 25% |
| Oct 20 | vs Marshall | W 48–0 | 89% |
| Oct 27 | vs Southern Miss | L 7–21 | 56% |
| Nov 3 | at 1Alabama | L 7–24 | 14% |
| Nov 10 | at 16Auburn | L 3–14 | 32% |
| Nov 17 | at LSU | L 3–21 | 30% |
| Nov 24 | at Ole Miss | L 9–14 | 47% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Lost to Ole Miss 14–9; unranked in the final AP poll; 8th in the Southeastern Conference.
In program history: The 73rd-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 124 on file).
Players on this team
Before 2004 our records hold honors and the draft; these are the players whose college years here, from their Wikipedia articles or their honors, include 1979.
- Record
- 3–8
- Conference
- 2–4 8th in Southeastern Conference
- AP final
- Unranked
- Points
- 162–179
- Coach
- Emory Bellard
- Elo
- 1471 −56 this season
- SP+ rating
- 7.3 No. 47 of 135; offense No. 89, defense No. 25
- SRS
- 5.1 No. 51 of 140 in Division I-A
- Recruiting class
- —
- Defensive coordinator
- Melvin Robertson
Drafted in 1980
The 1980 draft| Rd 3 | James Jones RB | Dallas Cowboys |
| Rd 5 | Kenny Johnson DB | Atlanta Falcons |
All-SEC
4 second teamSecond team
Mardye McDoleWRAP-2- Alan HartleinOGAP-2
Tyrone KeysDTAP-2- Kenny JohnsonDBAP-2
From Wikipedia’s 1979 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).
1979 Southeastern Conference standings
Conference page| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alabama | 6–0 | 12–0 | 1 |
 Georgia | 5–1 | 6–5 | |
| Auburn | 4–2 | 8–3 | 16 |
| LSU | 4–2 | 7–5 | |
| Tennessee | 3–3 | 7–5 | |
 Kentucky | 3–3 | 5–6 | |
| Ole Miss | 3–3 | 4–7 | |
| Mississippi State | 2–4 | 3–8 | |
 Vanderbilt | 0–6 | 1–10 | |
| Florida | 0–6 | 0–10–1 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.