Year: | 1980 |
Team: | Mississippi State Bulldogs |
Sport: | football |
Conference: | Southeastern Conference |
Short Conf: | SEC |
Aprank: | 19 |
Record: | 9–3 |
Conf Record: | 5–1 |
Head Coach: | Emory Bellard |
Hc Year: | 2nd |
Def Coach: | Melvin Robertson |
Dc Year: | 2nd |
Stadium: | Scott Field Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium |
Bowl: | Sun Bowl |
Bowl Result: | L 17–31 vs. Nebraska |
The 1980 Mississippi State Bulldogs football team represented Mississippi State University during the 1980 NCAA Division I-A football season. The season is best known for a win over then-#1 Alabama, often considered to be the greatest win in school history.[1] [2]