1983 Mississippi State Bulldogs football team

The 1983 Mississippi State Bulldogs football team represented Mississippi State University during the 1983 NCAA Division I-A football season. With a 45–26 win over LSU, Bulldog quarterback John Bond became the first and only quarterback to register four wins over LSU.[1]

1983 Mississippi State Bulldogs football
Conference	Southeastern Conference
1983 record	3–8 (1–5 SEC)
Head coach	Emory Bellard (5th season)
Defensive coordinator	Melvin Robertson (5th season)
Home stadium	Scott Field (Capacity: 32,000)

1983 Southeastern Conference football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 3 Auburn $	6	–	0	–	0			11	–	1	–	0
No. 4 Georgia	5	–	1	–	0			10	–	1	–	1
No. 6 Florida	4	–	2	–	0			9	–	2	–	1
Tennessee	4	–	2	–	0			9	–	3	–	0
No. 15 Alabama	4	–	2	–	0			8	–	4	–	0
Ole Miss	4	–	2	–	0			6	–	6	–	0
Kentucky	2	–	4	–	0			6	–	5	–	1
Mississippi State	1	–	5	–	0			3	–	8	–	0
LSU	0	–	6	–	0			4	–	7	–	0
Vanderbilt	0	–	6	–	0			2	–	9	–	0
$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result
September 3	Tulane*	Scott Field Starkville, MS	W 14–9
September 17	Navy*	Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium Jackson, MS	W 38–10
September 24	No. 15 Florida	Scott Field Starkville, MS	L 12–35
October 1	at No. 11 Georgia	Sanford Stadium Athens, GA	L 7–20
October 8	vs. Southern Miss*	Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium Jackson, MS	L 6–31
October 15	No. 10 Miami (FL)*	Scott Field Starkville, MS	L 7–31
October 22	at No. 5 Auburn	Jordan–Hare Stadium Auburn, AL	L 13–28
October 29	at No. 18 Alabama	Bryant–Denny Stadium Tuscaloosa, AL (rivalry)	L 18–35
November 5	Memphis State*	Scott Field Starkville, MS	L 13–30
November 12	at LSU	Tiger Stadium Baton Rouge, LA (rivalry)	W 45–26
November 19	vs. Ole Miss	Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium Jackson, MS (Egg Bowl)	L 23–24
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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Personnel

1983 Mississippi State Bulldogs football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class QB John Bond Sr FB Rickey Edwards WR Danny Knight RB Henry Koontz RB Elmer Wilson RB Lamar Windham	Defense Pos. # Name Class	Special teams Pos. # Name Class K Artie Crosby	Head coach Emory Bellard Coordinators/assistant coaches Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt

Season summary

Mississippi State

Mississippi State Bulldogs vs. Ole Miss Rebels

	1	2	3	4	Total
Ole Miss	0	7	0	17	24
Mississippi St	3	14	6	0	23

at Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium, Jackson, Mississippi

• Date: November 19, 1983
• Game attendance: 59,758
• [3]

Game information

First quarter MSU – Artie Crosby 19-yard field goal, 2:34. Mississippi St 3–0. Drive: Second quarter MSU – John Bond 1-yard run (Artie Crosby kick), 10:03. Mississippi St 10–0. Drive: 67 yards. MSU – Henry Koontz 2-yard run (Artie Crosby kick). Mississippi St 17–0. Drive: 8 plays, 60 yards. MISS – Timmy Moffett 66-yard punt return (Neil Teevan kick), 1:21. Mississippi St 17–7. Third quarter MSU – Artie Crosby 25-yard field goal. Mississippi St 20–7. Drive: MSU – Artie Crosby 51-yard field goal. Mississippi St 23–7. Drive: Fourth quarter MISS – Kelly Powell 3-yard fumble recovery (Neil Teevan kick). Mississippi St 23–14. Drive: 3 plays. MISS – Timmy Moffett 10-yard pass from Kelly Powell (Neil Teevan kick). Mississippi St 23–21. Drive: 6 plays. MISS – Neil Teevan 35-yard field goal. Ole Miss 24–23. Drive: 4 plays. Top passers MISS – Kelly Powell – 13/21, 74 yards, TD MSU – John Bond – 5/13, 82 yards Top rushers MISS – Arthur Humphrey – 15 rushes, 70 yards MSU – John Bond – 30 rushes, 129 yards, TD Top receivers MISS – Timmy Moffett – 4 receptions, 49 yards, TD MSU – Danny Knight – 2 receptions, 44 yards

"The Immaculate Deflection" - Artie Crosby missed a 27-yard field goal attempt with 24 seconds left when 40 mile-per-hour winds knocked down the football before it could pass the crossbar.

References

1. Hicks, Tommy (2015-09-25). "John Bond reminisces about days as Mississippi State star". GridironNow.com. Archived from the original on 2015-10-05. Retrieved 2015-10-11.
2. College Football @ Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved December 25, 2015
3. Gainesville Sun. 1983 Nov 20. Retrieved 2019-Nov-26.