Date | Opponent | Rank | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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September 4 | North Texas State* | | | L 7–0 (forfeit) | 29,000 | [2] |
September 18 | Louisville* | | - Scott Field
- Starkville, MS
| L 30–21 (forfeit) | 27,000 | [3] |
September 25 | at Florida | | | L 30–34 | 49,117 | [4] |
October 2 | Cal Poly Pomona* | | - Scott Field
- Starkville, MS
| L 38–0 (forfeit) | 33,000 | [5] |
October 9 | Kentucky | | | L 14–7 (forfeit) | 31,500 | [6] |
October 16 | at Memphis State* | | | L 42–33 (forfeit) | 51,704 | [7] |
October 23 | at Southern Miss* | No. 20 | | L 14–6 (forfeit) | 31,225 | [8] |
October 30 | at No. 18 Alabama | No. 17 | | L 17–34 | 53,617 | [9][10] |
November 6 | Auburn | | - Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium
- Jackson, MS
| L 28–19 (forfeit) | 37,000 | [11] |
November 13 | LSU | | - Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium
- Jackson, MS (rivalry)
| L 21–13 (forfeit) | 40,000 | [12] |
November 20 | Ole Miss | | - Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium
- Jackson, MS (Egg Bowl)
| L 28–11 (forfeit) | 46,000 | [13] |
- *Non-conference game
- Homecoming
- Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
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[14]
1976 Mississippi State Bulldogs football team roster
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Players
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Coaches
|
Offense
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Defense
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Special teams
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- Head coach
- Coordinators/assistant coaches
- Legend
- (C) Team captain
- (S) Suspended
- (I) Ineligible
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- ^ "Rain-dampened North Texas offense sputters to 7–0 loss". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. September 5, 1976. Retrieved October 29, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Bulldogs offense scores with more question marks". The Commercial Appeal. September 19, 1976. Retrieved October 29, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Gators squeeze out first SEC win". The Palm Beach Post-Times. September 26, 1976. Retrieved October 29, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Unbeaten 49ers Score Win Over Pacific". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. October 3, 1976. p. III-16. Retrieved February 23, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "UK's early bobbles are fatal in 14–7 loss to Miss. State". The Courier-Journal. October 10, 1976. Retrieved October 29, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Memphis State streak ends". The Tennessean. October 17, 1976. Retrieved October 29, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Luck rides with Bulldogs". The Clarion-Ledger. October 24, 1976. Retrieved March 24, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Martin, Steve (October 31, 1976). "Tide blows Bulldogs out, 34–17". The Tuscaloosa News. p. A1. Retrieved September 1, 2014.
- ^ "Tide rolls past Mississippi St". The Ledger. Associated Press. October 31, 1976. p. 5C. Retrieved September 1, 2014.
- ^ "Davison is 'big man' in Bulldogs' victory". The Commercial Appeal. November 7, 1976. Retrieved October 29, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Late Bengal rally falls short". Daily World. November 14, 1976. Retrieved October 29, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "State trounces Ole Miss Rebels 28–11". The Greenwood Commonwealth. November 21, 1976. Retrieved October 28, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "1976 Mississippi State Bulldogs Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved October 29, 2023.