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1968 Mississippi State Bulldogs football team

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1968 Mississippi State Bulldogs football
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
Record0–8–2 (0–4–1 SEC)
Head coach
Home stadiumScott Field
Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium
Seasons
← 1967
1969 →
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
Florida 3 2 1 6 3 1
Ole Miss 3 2 1 7 3 1
Vanderbilt 1 3 1 5 4 1
Mississippi State 0 4 1 0 8 2
Kentucky 0 7 0 3 7 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1968 Mississippi State Bulldogs football team represented Mississippi State University during the 1968 NCAA University Division football season. The Bulldogs finished winless on the year, although they did manage to tie two teams that finished with winning records, including rival Ole Miss, led by star quarterback Archie Manning.

Schedule

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

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Roster

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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 Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt

References

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