1970 Mississippi State Bulldogs football team

American college football season August 2023 February 2026 1970 Mississippi State Bulldogs football Southeastern Conference SEC 6–5 3–4 Charles Shira 4th Scott FieldMississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium The 1970 Mississippi State Bulldogs football team represented Mississippi State University during the 1970 NCAA University Division football season. The Bulldogs finished 6–5 for the only winning season in head coach Charles Shira's tenure. The 1970 squad included the first two African-American football players on the Bulldogs' varsity team, defensive back Frank Dowsing and defensive tackle Robert Bell.Banks Lacy J. Black football players in the White South https://books.google.com/books?id=ztoDAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA131 Ebony Magazine December 1970 Dec. 1970Martin Charles Benching Jim Crow: The Rise and Fall of the Color Line in Southern College Sports, 1890-1980 2010 University of Illinois Press Urbana, Chicago, and Springfield 978-0-252-03551-7 https://books.google.com/books?id=d--VbTN-FmIC&pg=PA270 Schedule 1970 AP September 12 w y Oklahoma State Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium Jackson, MS 14–13 34,000 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-daily-oklahoman-2-cowboy-penalties-p/133867647/ The Sunday Oklahoman 2 Cowboy penalties prove costly, 14–13 September 13, 1970 October 22, 2023 Newspapers.com September 19 l y Florida 14 Florida Field Gainesville, FL 13–34 55,674 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-courier-journal-reaves-directs-flori/133867696/ The Courier-Journal Reaves directs Floria past Mississippi State September 20, 1970 October 22, 2023 Newspapers.com September 26 w y Vanderbilt Memphis Memorial Stadium Memphis, TN 20–6 16,615 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-courier-journal-miss-state-jolts-va/133867076/ The Courier-Journal Miss. State jolts Vandy eleven 20–6 September 27, 1970 October 22, 2023 Newspapers.com October 3 w Georgia Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium Jackson, MS 7–6 25,044 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-commercial-appeal-make-room-at-the-t/133867758/ The Commercial Appeal Make room at the top for Mississippi State October 4, 1970 October 22, 2023 Newspapers.com October 10 l y Houston Scott Field Starkville, MS 14–31 28,000 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-montgomery-advertiser-cougars-slash/133867873/ The Montgomery Advertiser Cougars slash Mississippi State October 11, 1970 October 22, 2023 Newspapers.com October 17 w y Texas Tech 17 Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium Jackson, MS 20–16 19,050 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-odessa-american-mississippi-state-do/133867918/ The Odessa American Mississippi State downs Raiders 20–16 October 18, 1970 October 22, 2023 Newspapers.com October 24 w y Southern Miss Scott Field Starkville, MS 51–15 33,000 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/74188215/ The Delta Democrat-Times State wallops USM October 25, 1970 March 23, 2021 Newspapers.com October 31 l y Alabama Denny Stadium Tuscaloosa, AL rivalry 6–35 58,843 Charles Land Salty Alabama brings it in The Tuscaloosa News November 1, 1970 B1 https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=aT0eAAAAIBAJ&pg=6574%2C72400 January 25, 2014Associated Press Tide rambles over Bulldogs C1 https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=vYNPAAAAIBAJ&pg=4305%2C84213 Ocala Star-Banner November 1, 1970 January 25, 2014 November 7 l y Auburn 10 Legion Field Birmingham, AL 0–56 45,000 https://www.newspapers.com/article/pensacola-news-journal-tigers-wallop-mar/133868013/ Pensacola News Journal Tigers wallop Maroons November 8, 1970 October 22, 2023 Newspapers.com November 14 l y LSU 9 Tiger Stadium Baton Rouge, LA rivalry 7–38 64,000 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-times-tigers-use-whip-on-bulldogs-3/133868138/ The Shreveport Times Tigers use whip on Bulldogs, 38–7 November 15, 1970 October 22, 2023 Newspapers.com November 26 w y Ole Miss 10 Hemingway Stadium Oxford, MS Egg Bowl 19–14 35,000 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-cincinnati-enquirer-miss-st-slaps/133868189/ The Cincinnati Enquirer Miss. St. slaps 19–14 loss on Gator-bound Ole Miss November 27, 1970 October 22, 2023 Newspapers.com1970 Mississippi State Bulldogs Schedule and Results Sports Reference LLC SR/College Football October 22, 2023 https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/mississippi-state/1970-schedule.html References Mississippi State Category:Mississippi State Bulldogs football seasons Mississippi State Bulldogs football