1992 Mississippi State Bulldogs football team

The 1992 Mississippi State Bulldogs football team represented Mississippi State University as member of the Western Division of the Southeastern Conference (SEC) during the 1992 NCAA Division I-A football season. Led by second-year head coach Jackie Sherrill, the Bulldogs compiled a record of 7–5, with a mark of 4–4 in conference play, and finished third in the SEC Western Division.

1992 Mississippi State Bulldogs football
Peach Bowl, L 17–21 vs. North Carolina
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
DivisionWestern Division
Ranking
APNo. 23
Record7–5 (4–4 SEC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorWatson Brown (2nd season)
Defensive coordinatorBill Clay (2nd season)
Home stadiumScott Field
1992 Southeastern Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Eastern Division
No. 10 Florida xy 6 –2 –09 –4 –0
No. 8 Georgia x 6 –2 –010 –2 –0
No. 12 Tennessee 5 –3 –09 –3 –0
South Carolina 3 –5 –05 –6 –0
Vanderbilt 2 –6 –04 –7 –0
Kentucky 2 –6 –04 –7 –0
Western Division
No. 1 Alabama x$ 8 –0 –013 –0 –0
No. 16 Ole Miss 5 –3 –09 –3 –0
No. 23 Mississippi State 4 –4 –07 –5 –0
Arkansas 3 –4 –13 –7 –1
Auburn 2 –5 –15 –5 –1
LSU 1 –7 –02 –9 –0
Championship: Alabama 28, Florida 21
  • $ – Conference champion
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
  • y – Championship game participant
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule
DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 56:30 p.m.at Texas*No. 21
ESPNW 28–1070,438[1]
September 127:00 p.m.at LSUNo. 18
PPVL 3–2468,888[2]
September 197:30 p.m.at Memphis State*No. 24
W 20–1640,067[3]
October 16:45 p.m.No. 13 FloridaNo. 24
ESPNW 30–638,886[4]
October 106:00 p.m.AuburnNo. 18
  • Scott Field
  • Starkville, MS
W 14–741,224[5]
October 1711:30 a.m.at South CarolinaNo. 15
JPSL 6–2155,102[6]
October 241:30 p.m.Arkansas State*No. 25
  • Scott Field
  • Starkville, MS
W 56–639,566[7]
October 317:00 p.m.at KentuckyNo. 24
W 37–3650,375[8]
November 71:30 p.m.ArkansasNo. 19
  • Scott Field
  • Starkville, MS
W 10–336,103[9]
November 146:30 p.m.No. 2 AlabamaNo. 16
  • Scott Field
  • Starkville, MS (rivalry)
ESPNL 21–3041,320[10]
November 2811:30 a.m.at No. 24 Ole MissNo. 16
JPSL 10–1741,500[11]
January 27:00 p.m.vs. No. 19 North Carolina*No. 24
ESPNL 17–2169,125[12]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Central time

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References
  1. "Sherrill, Bulldogs slap UT". The Corpus Christi Caller-Times. September 6, 1992. Retrieved November 13, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. "LSU upsets Miss. State". The Palm Beach Post. September 13, 1992. Retrieved November 13, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. "Tigers fall again in 4th quarter". The Commercial Appeal. September 20, 1992. Retrieved November 13, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. "Turnovers sink Gators". St. Petersburg Times. October 2, 1992. Retrieved November 13, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. "Dye apologizes for Auburn loss". Columbus Ledger-Enquirer. October 11, 1992. Retrieved November 13, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. "Gamecocks shock Mississippi State". Asheville Citizen-Times. October 18, 1992. Retrieved November 13, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. "Bulldogs blast Arkansas State". The Commercial Appeal. October 25, 1992. Retrieved November 13, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. "Bullies rally to beat Wildcats". The Commercial Appeal. November 1, 1992. Retrieved November 12, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. "State defense hogs the show". Hattiesburg American. November 8, 1992. Retrieved November 13, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. "Tide takes West". The Clarion-Ledger. November 15, 1992. Retrieved November 13, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. "Rebs stand their ground". The Sun Herald. November 29, 1992. Retrieved November 13, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. "Heels stage Peach of a rally". The Atlanta Journal & Constitution. January 3, 1993. Retrieved November 13, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. "1992 Mississippi State Bulldogs Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved November 13, 2023.
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