1990 Mississippi State Bulldogs football team

American college football season

1990 Mississippi State Bulldogs football

Conference| Southeastern Conference
Record| 5–6 (1–6 SEC)
Head coach|

* Rockey Felker (5th season)

Offensive coordinator| Bill Clay (1st season)
Defensive coordinator| Jim Carmody (2nd season)
Home stadium| Scott Field
Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium

Seasons

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1991 ->

1990 Southeastern Conference football standings

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Team | W |  | L |  | T |  |  | W |  | L |  | T
No. 13 Florida * | 6  | - | 1  | - | 0 |  |  | 9  | - | 2  | - | 0
No. 8 Tennessee $  | 5  | - | 1  | - | 1 |  |  | 9  | - | 2  | - | 2
No. 21 Ole Miss | 5  | - | 2  | - | 0 |  |  | 9  | - | 3  | - | 0
Alabama | 5  | - | 2  | - | 0 |  |  | 7  | - | 5  | - | 0
No. 19 Auburn | 4  | - | 2  | - | 1 |  |  | 8  | - | 3  | - | 1
Kentucky | 3  | - | 4  | - | 0 |  |  | 4  | - | 7  | - | 0
LSU | 2  | - | 5  | - | 0 |  |  | 5  | - | 6  | - | 0
Georgia | 2  | - | 5  | - | 0 |  |  | 4  | - | 7  | - | 0
Mississippi State | 1  | - | 6  | - | 0 |  |  | 5  | - | 6  | - | 0
Vanderbilt | 1  | - | 6  | - | 0 |  |  | 1  | - | 10  | - | 0

* $ - Conference champion
* * Florida ineligible for SEC championship due to NCAA probation.

Rankings from AP Poll

The 1990 Mississippi State Bulldogs football team represented Mississippi State University as member of the Southeastern Conference (SEC) during the 1990 NCAA Division I-A football season. Led by fifth-year head coach Rockey Felker, the Bulldogs compiled a record of 5–6, with a mark of 1–6 in conference play, and finished tied for ninth in the SEC.

Head coach Felker was fired after the season,[1] the Bulldogs' fourth consecutive losing season.

## Schedule

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Date| Time| Opponent| Site| TV| Result| Attendance| Source

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September 8| 11:30 a.m.| No. 8 Tennessee|

* Scott Field
* Starkville, MS

| | L 7–40| 32,114| [2]
September 15| | Cal State Fullerton*|

* Scott Field
* Starkville, MS

| | W 27–13| 22,240| [3]
September 22| | Southern Miss*|

* Scott Field
* Starkville, MS

| | W 13–10| 40,115| [4]
September 29| | at No. 17 Florida|

* Ben Hill Griffin Stadium
* Gainesville, FL

| TBS| L 21–34| 72,943| [5]
October 13| | at Kentucky|

* Commonwealth Stadium
* Lexington, KY

| | L 15–17| 56,375| [6]
October 20| | at Tulane*|

* Louisiana Superdome
* New Orleans, LA

| | W 38–17| 22,826| [7]
October 27| 1:30 p.m.| No. 2 Auburn|

* Scott Field
* Starkville, MS

| WTBS| L 16–17| 39,106| [8]
November 3| 11:30 a.m.| Alabama|

* Scott Field
* Starkville, MS (rivalry)

| | L 0–22| 39,252| [9]
November 10| | at Memphis State*|

* Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium
* Memphis, TN

| | W 27–23| 21,105| [10]
November 17| 1:30 p.m.| LSU|

* Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium
* Jackson, MS (rivalry)

| PPV| W 34–22| 22,509| [11]
November 24| 1:30 p.m.| vs. No. 21 Ole Miss|

* Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium
* Jackson, MS (Egg Bowl)

| | L 9–21| 56,652| [12]

* *Non-conference game
* Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
* All times are in Central time

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## References

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1. ^ "Felker enters fifth decade with MSU football". Starkville Daily News. Archived from the original on May 7, 2014. Retrieved December 25, 2015.
2. ^ "Vols destroy Bulldogs 40–7". Bristol Herald Courier. September 9, 1990. Retrieved November 12, 2023 - via Newspapers.com.
3. ^ Mike DiGiovanna (September 16, 1990). "Fullerton Loses Game It Could Have Won". The Los Angeles Times (San Diego County ed.). Los Angeles, California. p. C10. Retrieved February 12, 2017 - via Newspapers.com.
4. ^ "Miss. St. edges past USM 13–10". Enterprise-Journal. September 23, 1990. Retrieved February 8, 2022 - via Newspapers.com.
5. ^ "Gators have way with Bulldogs". The Pensacola News-Journal. September 30, 1990. Retrieved November 12, 2023 - via Newspapers.com.
6. ^ "'Cats' defense answers call against 'Dogs". The Paducah Sun. October 14, 1990. Retrieved November 12, 2023 - via Newspapers.com.
7. ^ "State shells Tulane". Hattiesburg American. October 21, 1990. Retrieved February 8, 2022 - via Newspapers.com.
8. ^ "Tigers survive another scare". Columbus Ledger-Enquirer. October 28, 1990. Retrieved November 12, 2023 - via Newspapers.com.
9. ^ "Bama blanks MSU". The Clarion-Ledger. November 4, 1990. Retrieved February 8, 2022 - via Newspapers.com.
10. ^ "Tigers' latest loss has familiar ring". The Commercial Appeal. November 11, 1990. Retrieved November 12, 2023 - via Newspapers.com.
11. ^ "Uninspired Tigers bow to Mississippi State". Alexandria Daily Town Talk. November 18, 1990. Retrieved November 12, 2023 - via Newspapers.com.
12. ^ "Luke runs Rebs past MSU". Enterprise-Journal. November 25, 1990. Retrieved November 12, 2023 - via Newspapers.com.
13. ^ "1990 Mississippi State Bulldogs Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved November 12, 2023.

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Mississippi State Bulldogs football

Venues|

* Davis Wade Stadium (1914–present)
* Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium (alternate, 1953–1990)

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