1982 Mississippi State Bulldogs football team

1982 Mississippi State Bulldogs football
Conference	Southeastern Conference
1982 record	5–6 (2–4 SEC)
Head coach	Emory Bellard
Home stadium	Scott Field (Capacity: 35,000)

1982 SEC football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
#4 Georgia $	6	–	0	–	0			11	–	1	–	0
#11 LSU	4	–	1	–	1			8	–	3	–	1
#14 Auburn	4	–	2	–	0			9	–	3	–	0
Vanderbilt	4	–	2	–	0			8	–	4	–	0
Tennessee	3	–	2	–	1			6	–	5	–	1
Alabama	3	–	3	–	0			8	–	4	–	0
Florida	3	–	3	–	0			8	–	4	–	0
Mississippi State	2	–	4	–	0			5	–	6	–	0
Ole Miss	0	–	6	–	0			4	–	7	–	0
Kentucky	0	–	6	–	0			0	–	10	–	1
$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

The 1982 Mississippi State Bulldogs football team represented Mississippi State University during the 1982 NCAA Division I-A football season.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent#	Rank#	Site	TV	Result
September 4		at Tulane*		Louisiana Superdome • New Orleans, LA		W 30–21
September 11		Arkansas State*		Scott Field • Starkville, MS		W 31–10
September 18		at Memphis State*		Liberty Bowl • Memphis, TN		W 41–17
September 25		at #5 Florida		Florida Field • Gainesville, FL		L 17–27
October 2		#6 Georgia		Scott Field • Starkville, MS		L 22–29
October 9		vs. Southern Miss*		Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium • Jackson, MS		L 14–20
October 16		at #17 Miami (FL)*		Miami Orange Bowl • Miami, FL		L 14–31
October 23		Auburn		Scott Field • Starkville, MS		L 17–35
October 30		#9 Alabama		Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium • Jackson, MS (Rivalry)		L 12–20
November 13		#6 LSU		Scott Field • Starkville, MS (Rivalry)		W 27–24
November 20		vs. Ole Miss		Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium • Jackson, MS (Egg Bowl)		W 27–10
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. #Rankings from AP Poll. All times are in Central Time.