MISSISSIPPI STATE FOOTBALL HISTORY DATABASE
 
 
NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS (0)
All Time Football Record: 475-513-39 (.481)
CONFERENCE CHAMPIONSHIPS (1)
1941 Southeastern Conference Champions

SEC WEST DIVISION CHAMPIONS (1)
1998 SEC West Division Champions
 CONFERENCE AFFILIATIONS
1895: Independent

1896-1921: Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association

1922-1932: Southern Conference

1933-Current: Southeastern Conference

No Team: 1897-1900, 1943
BOWL GAMES (6-6)
SEASON BOWL OPPONENT RESULT SCORE
2000 Independence Texas A&M W 43-41
1999 Peach Clemson W 17-7
1998 Cotton Texas L 11-38
1994 Peach North Carolina State L 24-28
1992 Peach North Carolina L 17-21
1991 Liberty Air Force L 15-38
1981 Hall Of Fame Kansas W 10-0
1980 Sun Nebraska L 17-31
1974 Sun North Carolina W 26-24
1963 Liberty North Carolina State W 16-12
1940 Orange Georgetown W 14-7
1936 Orange Duquesne L 12-13
COACHES
COACH
YEARS
# YEARS
GAMES
WON
LOST
TIED
PCT.
C.R. "Dudy" Noble
1922
1
9
3
4
2
.444
Earl Able
1923-1924
2
18
10
6
2
.611
Bernie Bierman
1925-1926
2
17
8
8
1
.500
J.W. Hancock
1927-1929
3
24
8
12
4
.417
Chris Cagle
1930
1
9
2
7
0
.222
Ray Dauber
1931-1932
2
16
5
11
0
.313
Ross McKechnie
1933-1934
2
20
7
12
1
.375
Ralph Sasse
1935-1937
3
32
20
10
2
.656
Spike Nelson
1938
1
10
4
6
0
.400
Allyn McKeen
1939-1948
9
87
65
19
3
.764
Slick Morton
1949-1951
3
27
8
18
1
.315
Murray Warmath
1952-1953
2
19
10
6
3
.605
Darrell Royal
1954-1955
2
20
12
8
0
.600
Wade Walker
1956-1961
6
56
22
32
2
.411
Paul Davis
1962-1966
5
50
20
28
2
.420
Charley Shira
1967-1972
6
63
16
45
2
.270
Bob Tyler
1973-1978
6
67
21
44
2
.328
Emory Bellard
1979-1985
7
79
37
42
0
.468
Rockey Felker
1986-1990
5
55
21
34
0
.382
Jackie Sherrill
1991-2003
13
152
75
75
2
.500
Sylvester Croom
2004-2006
3
34
9
25
0
.265
Total (21 coaches)
107
1027
475
513
39
.481
INDIVIDUAL RECORDS (through 2006 season)
STATISTIC CAREER SEASON GAME
PASSING Wayne Madkin
6,336 (1998-2001)		 Dave Marler
2,422 (1978)		 Derrick Taite
466 (1994 Tulane)
RUSHING Jerious Norwood
3,212 (2002-05)		 James Johnson
1,383 (1998)		 Jerious Norwood
247 (Houston 2005)
RECEIVING YARDS Mardye McDole
2,214 (1977-80)		 Mardye McDole
1,035 (1978)		 David Smith
215 (1970 Texas Tech)
RECEPTIONS David Smith
162 (1968-70)		 David Smith
74 (1970)		 Eric Moulds
15 (1995 Tennessee)
SCORING Brian Hazelwood
218 (1995-98)		 Jackie Parker
120 (1952)		 Harry McArthur
42 (1914 Cumberland)
INTERCEPTIONS Walt Harris
16 (1992-95)		 Izell McGill - 6 (1997)
Walt Harris - 6 (1993 & 1994)
Bill Crick - 6 (1969)
Bobby Bethune - 6 (1960)
TACKLES Ray Costict
467 (1973-76)		 Calvin Zanders
186 (1983)		  
SACKS Billy Jackson
49 (1980-83)		 Billy Jackson
17 (1980)