1990 Mississippi State Bulldogs football
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
Record5–6 (1–6 SEC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorBill Clay (1st season)
Defensive coordinatorJim Carmody (2nd season)
Home stadiumScott Field
Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium
Seasons
← 1989
1991 →
1990 Southeastern Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 13 Florida * 6 – 1 – 0 9 – 2 – 0
No. 8 Tennessee $ 5 – 1 – 1 9 – 2 – 2
No. 21 Ole Miss 5 – 2 – 0 9 – 3 – 0
Alabama 5 – 2 – 0 7 – 5 – 0
No. 19 Auburn 4 – 2 – 1 8 – 3 – 1
Kentucky 3 – 4 – 0 4 – 7 – 0
LSU 2 – 5 – 0 5 – 6 – 0
Georgia 2 – 5 – 0 4 – 7 – 0
Mississippi State 1 – 6 – 0 5 – 6 – 0
Vanderbilt 1 – 6 – 0 1 – 10 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • * Florida ineligible for SEC championship due to NCAA probation.
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1990 Mississippi State Bulldogs football team represented Mississippi State University as member of the Southeastern Conference (SEC) during the 1990 NCAA Division I-A football season. Led by fifth-year head coach Rockey Felker, the Bulldogs compiled a record of 5–6, with a mark of 1–6 in conference play, and finished tied for ninth in the SEC.

Head coach Felker was fired after the season,[1] the Bulldogs' fourth consecutive losing season.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 8No. 8 Tennessee
L 7–4032,114[2]
September 15Cal State Fullerton*
  • Scott Field
  • Starkville, MS
W 27–1322,240[3]
September 22Southern Miss*
  • Scott Field
  • Starkville, MS
W 13–1040,115[4]
September 29at No. 17 Florida
L 21–3472,943[5]
October 13at Kentucky
L 15–1756,375[6]
October 20at Tulane*
W 38–1722,826[7]
October 27No. 2 Auburn
  • Scott Field
  • Starkville, MS
L 16–1739,106[8]
November 3Alabama
  • Scott Field
  • Starkville, MS (rivalry)
L 0–2239,252[9]
November 10at Memphis State*
W 27–2321,105[10]
November 17LSU
W 34–2222,509[11]
November 24vs. No. 21 Ole Miss
  • Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium
  • Jackson, MS (Egg Bowl)
L 9–2156,652[12]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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References

  1. ^ "Felker enters fifth decade with MSU football". Starkville Daily News. Archived from the original on May 7, 2014. Retrieved December 25, 2015.
  2. ^ "Vols destroy Bulldogs 40–7". Bristol Herald Courier. September 9, 1990. Retrieved November 12, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ Mike DiGiovanna (September 16, 1990). "Fullerton Loses Game It Could Have Won". The Los Angeles Times (San Diego County ed.). Los Angeles, California. p. C10. Retrieved February 12, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.Open access icon
  4. ^ "Miss. St. edges past USM 13–10". Enterprise-Journal. September 23, 1990. Retrieved February 8, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Gators have way with Bulldogs". The Pensacola News-Journal. September 30, 1990. Retrieved November 12, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "'Cats' defense answers call against 'Dogs". The Paducah Sun. October 14, 1990. Retrieved November 12, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "State shells Tulane". Hattiesburg American. October 21, 1990. Retrieved February 8, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Tigers survive another scare". Columbus Ledger-Enquirer. October 28, 1990. Retrieved November 12, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Bama blanks MSU". The Clarion-Ledger. November 4, 1990. Retrieved February 8, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Tigers' latest loss has familiar ring". The Commercial Appeal. November 11, 1990. Retrieved November 12, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Uninspired Tigers bow to Mississippi State". Alexandria Daily Town Talk. November 18, 1990. Retrieved November 12, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "Luke runs Rebs past MSU". Enterprise-Journal. November 25, 1990. Retrieved November 12, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. ^ "1990 Mississippi State Bulldogs Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved November 12, 2023.
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