1983 Mississippi State Bulldogs football team

1983 Mississippi State Bulldogs football
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
Record3–8 (1–5 SEC)
Head coach
Defensive coordinatorMelvin Robertson (5th season)
Home stadiumScott Field
Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium
Seasons
← 1982
1984 →
1983 Southeastern Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 3 Auburn $ 6 0 0 11 1 0
No. 4 Georgia 5 1 0 10 1 1
No. 6 Florida 4 2 0 9 2 1
Tennessee 4 2 0 9 3 0
No. 15 Alabama 4 2 0 8 4 0
Ole Miss 4 2 0 6 6 0
Kentucky 2 4 0 6 5 1
Mississippi State 1 5 0 3 8 0
LSU 0 6 0 4 7 0
Vanderbilt 0 6 0 2 9 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1983 Mississippi State Bulldogs football team represented Mississippi State University as a member of the Southeastern Conference (SEC) during the 1983 NCAA Division I-A football season. Led by fifth-year head coach Emory Bellard, the Bulldogs compiled an overall record of 3–8, with a mark of 1–5 in conference play, and finished eighth in the SEC.

With a 45–26 win over LSU, Bulldog quarterback John Bond became the first and only quarterback to register four wins over LSU.[1]

  1. ^ Hicks, Tommy (September 25, 2015). "John Bond reminisces about days as Mississippi State star". GridironNow.com. Archived from the original on October 5, 2015. Retrieved October 11, 2015.