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1980 Mississippi State Bulldogs Schedule and Results

Record: 9-3 (19th of 138) (Schedule & Results)

Rank: 19th in the Final AP poll

Conference: SEC

Conference Record: 5-1

Coach: Emory Bellard (9-3)

Points For: 284

Points/G: 23.7 (39th of 138)

Points Against: 216

Opp Pts/G: 18.0 (57th of 138)

SRS: 12.92 (22nd of 138)

SOS: 7.25 (28th of 138)

Bowl Game: Lost Sun Bowl 31-17 versus Nebraska

AP Poll Summary

AP Poll Summary Table
Pre	9/8	9/15	9/22	9/29	10/6	10/13	10/20	10/27	11/3	11/10	11/17	11/24	12/1	12/8	Final
									19	19	17	16	16	17	19

12 Games Table
G	Date	Day	School		Opponent	Conf		Pts	Opp	W	L	Streak	Notes
1	Sep 6, 1980	Sat	Mississippi State	@	Memphis	Ind	W	34	7	1	0	W 1
2	Sep 13, 1980	Sat	Mississippi State		Louisiana Tech	Southland	W	31	11	2	0	W 2
3	Sep 20, 1980	Sat	Mississippi State	@	Vanderbilt	SEC	W	24	14	3	0	W 3
4	Sep 27, 1980	Sat	Mississippi State	@	Florida	SEC	L	15	21	3	1	L 1
5	Oct 4, 1980	Sat	Mississippi State	@	Illinois	Big Ten	W	28	21	4	1	W 1
6	Oct 11, 1980	Sat	Mississippi State		Southern Mississippi	Ind	L	14	42	4	2	L 1
7	Oct 18, 1980	Sat	Mississippi State	@	(18) Miami (FL)	Ind	W	34	31	5	2	W 1
8	Oct 25, 1980	Sat	Mississippi State		Auburn	SEC	W	24	21	6	2	W 2
9	Nov 1, 1980	Sat	Mississippi State		(1) Alabama	SEC	W	6	3	7	2	W 3
10	Nov 15, 1980	Sat	(19) Mississippi State		LSU	SEC	W	55	31	8	2	W 4
11	Nov 22, 1980	Sat	(17) Mississippi State	N	Ole Miss	SEC	W	19	14	9	2	W 5
12	Dec 27, 1980	Sat	(17) Mississippi State	N	(8) Nebraska	Big 8	L	17	31	9	3	L 1	Sun Bowl (El Paso, TX)