1984 Mississippi State Bulldogs football team

1984 Mississippi State Bulldogs football
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
Record4–7 (1–5 SEC)
Head coach
Defensive coordinatorMelvin Robertson (6th season)
Home stadiumScott Field
Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium
Seasons
← 1983
1985 →
1984 Southeastern Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 3 Florida 5 0 1 9 1 1
No. 15 LSU $ 4 1 1 8 3 1
No. 14 Auburn 4 2 0 9 4 0
Georgia 4 2 0 7 4 1
No. 19 Kentucky 3 3 0 9 3 0
Tennessee 3 3 0 7 4 1
Vanderbilt 2 4 0 5 6 0
Alabama 2 4 0 5 6 0
Ole Miss 1 5 0 4 6 1
Mississippi State 1 5 0 4 7 0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • Florida was assessed a postseason ban following an NCAA investigation. LSU was credited with the conference championship for purposes of the Sugar Bowl automatic bid.
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1984 Mississippi State Bulldogs football team represented Mississippi State University as a member of the Southeastern Conference (SEC) during the 1984 NCAA Division I-A football season. Led by sixth-year head coach Emory Bellard, the Bulldogs compiled an overall record of 4–7 with a mark of 1–5 in conference play, tying for ninth place in the SEC. Mississippi State played home games at Scott Field in Starkville, Mississippi.