1991 Mississippi State Bulldogs football team
| 1991 Mississippi State Bulldogs football | |
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Liberty Bowl, L 15–31 vs. Air Force | |
| Conference | Southeastern Conference |
| Record | 7–5 (4–3 SEC) |
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| Offensive coordinator | Watson Brown (1st season) |
| Defensive coordinator | Bill Clay (1st season) |
| Home stadium | Scott Field |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 7 Florida $ | 7 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 10 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 5 Alabama | 6 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 11 | – | 1 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 14 Tennessee | 5 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 9 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 17 Georgia | 4 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 9 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Mississippi State | 4 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| LSU | 3 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Vanderbilt | 3 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Auburn | 2 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ole Miss | 1 | – | 6 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Kentucky | 0 | – | 7 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 8 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1991 Mississippi State Bulldogs football team represented Mississippi State University as member of the Southeastern Conference (SEC) during the 1991 NCAA Division I-A football season. Led by first-year head coach Jackie Sherrill, the Bulldogs compiled a record of 7–5, with a mark of 4–3 in conference play, and finished tied for fourth in the SEC.
Schedule
[edit]| Date | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| August 31 | Cal State Fullerton* | W 47–3 | 30,307 | [1] | |||
| September 7 | No. 13 Texas* |
| W 13–6 | 34,123 | [2] | ||
| September 14 | Tulane* | No. 25 |
| W 48–0 | 36,429 | [3] | |
| September 21 | at No. 6 Tennessee | No. 23 | L 24–26 | 95,974 | [4] | ||
| September 28 | vs. No. 14 Florida | No. 21 | TBS | L 7–29 | 69,328 | [5] | |
| October 12 | Kentucky |
| W 31–6 | 32,103 | [6] | ||
| October 19 | Memphis State* |
| L 23–28 | 38,357 | [7] | ||
| October 26 | at Auburn | W 24–17 | 82,214 | [8] | |||
| November 2 | at No. 7 Alabama | L 7–13 | 70,123 | [9] | |||
| November 16 | at LSU | W 28–19 | 67,724 | [10] | |||
| November 23 | Ole Miss |
| W 24–9 | 41,200 | [11] | ||
| December 29 | vs. Air Force* | ESPN | L 15–38 | 61,497 | [12] | ||
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References
[edit]- ^ Mike DiGiovanna (September 1, 1991). "Another payday, not heyday, for Titans". The Los Angeles Times. p. C6. Retrieved February 13, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Mississippi State, Sherrill stuff Texas, 13–6". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. September 8, 1991. Retrieved November 12, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Plump powers MSU to rout of Tulane". Hattiesburg American. September 15, 1991. Retrieved February 8, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Tennessee escapes Mississippi State". San Angelo Standard-Times. September 22, 1991. Retrieved November 12, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Gators run to win over Miss. St". The Pensacola News-Journal. September 29, 1991. Retrieved November 12, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Mississippi State 'manhandles' UK". The Cincinnati Enquirer. October 13, 1991. Retrieved November 12, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Memphis State catches Bulldogs napping, 28–23". Hattiesburg American. October 20, 1991. Retrieved November 12, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "State upsets Auburn". Hattiesburg American. October 27, 1991. Retrieved November 12, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Bama inches past State". The Clarion-Ledger. November 3, 1991. Retrieved February 8, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Mississippi State runs by LSU, toward Liberty". The Commercial Appeal. November 17, 1991. Retrieved November 12, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "State dominates Ole Miss". Enterprise-Journal. November 24, 1991. Retrieved November 12, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Air Force overwhelms Mississippi State 38–15". The Sacramento Bee. December 30, 1991. Retrieved November 12, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "1991 Mississippi State Bulldogs Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved November 12, 2023.
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