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1972 Mississippi State Bulldogs football team

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The 1972 Mississippi State Bulldogs football team represented Mississippi State University during the 1972 NCAA University Division football season. After the season, head coach Charles Shira, who had compiled a 16–45–2 record over six seasons, stepped down and focused solely on athletic director duties.[1]

Record4–7 (1–6 SEC)
Headcoach
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1972 Mississippi State Bulldogs football
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
Record4–7 (1–6 SEC)
Head coach
Home stadiumScott Field
Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium
Seasons
 1971
1973 
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More information Conf., Overall ...
1972 Southeastern Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 7 Alabama $7101020
No. 5 Auburn6101010
No. 11 LSU411921
No. 8 Tennessee4201020
Georgia430740
Florida331551
Ole Miss250550
Kentucky250380
Mississippi State160470
Vanderbilt060380
  • $ Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll
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Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 9AuburnL 3–1440,000[2]
September 16Northeast Louisiana*W 42–721,000[3]
September 23at VanderbiltW 10–621,374[4]
September 30at FloridaL 13–2842,712[5]
October 7at KentuckyL 13–1737,500[6]
October 14Florida State*
  • Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium
  • Jackson, MS
L 21–2530,000[7]
October 21Southern Miss*
  • Scott Field
  • Starkville, MS
W 26–726,000[8]
October 28Houston*dagger
  • Scott Field
  • Starkville, MS
W 27–1329,000[9]
November 4at No. 2 AlabamaL 14–5857,171[10][11]
November 18at No. 8 LSUL 14–2860,589[12]
November 25at Ole MissL 14–5133,586[13]
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
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