1973 Mississippi State Bulldogs football team

The 1973 Mississippi State Bulldogs football team represented Mississippi State University as a member of the Southeastern Conference (SEC) during the 1973 NCAA Division I football season. Led by first-year head coach Bob Tyler, Mississippi State compiled an overall record of 4–5–2 with mark of 2–5 in conference play, tying for eighth place in the SEC. The Bulldogs played their home games at Scott Field in Starkville, Mississippi.

1973 Mississippi State Bulldogs football
Conference	Southeastern Conference
Record	4–5–2 (2–5 SEC)
Head coach	Bob Tyler (1st season)
Home stadium	Scott Field Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium
Seasons ← 1972 1974 →

1973 Southeastern Conference football standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 4 Alabama $	8	–	0	–	0			11	–	1	–	0
No. 13 LSU	5	–	1	–	0			9	–	3	–	0
Ole Miss	4	–	3	–	0			6	–	5	–	0
No. 19 Tennessee	3	–	3	–	0			8	–	4	–	0
Georgia	3	–	4	–	0			7	–	4	–	1
Florida	3	–	4	–	0			7	–	5	–	0
Kentucky	3	–	4	–	0			5	–	6	–	0
Auburn	2	–	5	–	0			6	–	6	–	0
Mississippi State	2	–	5	–	0			4	–	5	–	2
Vanderbilt	1	–	5	–	0			5	–	6	–	0
$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 15	Northeast Louisiana*	Scott Field Starkville, MS	T 21–21	25,000–26,000	[1][2]
September 22	Vanderbilt	Scott Field Starkville, MS	W 52–21	25,136	[3]
September 29	No. 16 Florida	Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium Jackson, MS	W 33–12	35,000	[4]
October 6	Kentucky	Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium Jackson, MS	L 14–42	41,000	[5]
October 13	at Florida State*	Doak Campbell Stadium Tallahassee, FL	W 37–12	19,829	[6]
October 20	at Louisville*	Fairgrounds Stadium Louisville, KY	W 18–7	19,004	[7]
October 27	Southern Miss*	Scott Field Starkville, MS	T 10–10	33,500	[8]
November 3	No. 2 Alabama	Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium Jackson, MS (rivalry)	L 0–35	46,000	[9]
November 10	at Auburn	Jordan–Hare Stadium Auburn, AL	L 17–31	48,427	[10]
November 17	at LSU	Tiger Stadium Baton Rouge, LA (rivalry)	L 7–26	66,536	[11]
November 24	vs. Ole Miss	Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium Jackson, MS (Egg Bowl)	L 10–38	43,556	[12]
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game