1991 Mississippi State Bulldogs football
Liberty Bowl, L 15–31 vs. Air Force
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
Record7–5 (4–3 SEC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorWatson Brown (1st season)
Defensive coordinatorBill Clay (1st season)
Home stadiumScott Field
Seasons
← 1990
1992 →
1991 Southeastern Conference football standings
Conf Overall
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
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

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

DateOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
August 31Cal State Fullerton*
W 47–330,307[1]
September 7No. 13 Texas*
  • Scott Field
  • Starkville, MS
W 13–634,123[2]
September 14Tulane*No. 25
  • Scott Field
  • Starkville, MS
W 48–036,429[3]
September 21at No. 6 TennesseeNo. 23
L 24–2695,974[4]
September 28vs. No. 14 FloridaNo. 21
L 7–2969,328[5]
October 12Kentucky
  • Scott Field
  • Starkville, MS
W 31–632,103[6]
October 19Memphis State*dagger
  • Scott Field
  • Starkville, MS
L 23–2838,357[7]
October 26at Auburn
W 24–1782,214[8]
November 2at No. 7 Alabama
L 7–1370,123[9]
November 16at LSU
W 28–1967,724[10]
November 23Ole Miss
W 24–941,200[11]
December 29vs. Air Force*
ESPNL 15–3861,497[12]
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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References

  1. ^ Mike DiGiovanna (September 1, 1991). "Another payday, not heyday, for Titans". The Los Angeles Times. p. C6. Retrieved February 13, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.Open access icon
  2. ^ "Mississippi State, Sherrill stuff Texas, 13–6". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. September 8, 1991. Retrieved November 12, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Plump powers MSU to rout of Tulane". Hattiesburg American. September 15, 1991. Retrieved February 8, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Tennessee escapes Mississippi State". San Angelo Standard-Times. September 22, 1991. Retrieved November 12, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Gators run to win over Miss. St". The Pensacola News-Journal. September 29, 1991. Retrieved November 12, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Mississippi State 'manhandles' UK". The Cincinnati Enquirer. October 13, 1991. Retrieved November 12, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Memphis State catches Bulldogs napping, 28–23". Hattiesburg American. October 20, 1991. Retrieved November 12, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "State upsets Auburn". Hattiesburg American. October 27, 1991. Retrieved November 12, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Bama inches past State". The Clarion-Ledger. November 3, 1991. Retrieved February 8, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Mississippi State runs by LSU, toward Liberty". The Commercial Appeal. November 17, 1991. Retrieved November 12, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "State dominates Ole Miss". Enterprise-Journal. November 24, 1991. Retrieved November 12, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "Air Force overwhelms Mississippi State 38–15". The Sacramento Bee. December 30, 1991. Retrieved November 12, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. ^ "1991 Mississippi State Bulldogs Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved November 12, 2023.
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