1974 Mississippi State Bulldogs football team

1974 Mississippi State Bulldogs football
Sun Bowl, W 26–24 vs. North Carolina
Conference	Southeastern Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 17
AP	No. 17
Record	9–3 (3–3 SEC)
Head coach	Bob Tyler (2nd season)
Home stadium	Scott Field (capacity: 35,000)

1974 Southeastern Conference football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 5 Alabama $	6	–	0	–	0			11	–	1	–	0
No. 8 Auburn	4	–	2	–	0			10	–	2	–	0
Georgia	4	–	2	–	0			6	–	6	–	0
No. 17 Mississippi State	3	–	3	–	0			9	–	3	–	0
No. 15 Florida	3	–	3	–	0			8	–	4	–	0
Kentucky	3	–	3	–	0			6	–	5	–	0
No. 20 Tennessee	2	–	3	–	1			7	–	3	–	2
Vanderbilt	2	–	3	–	1			7	–	3	–	2
LSU	2	–	4	–	0			5	–	5	–	1
Ole Miss	0	–	6	–	0			3	–	8	–	0
$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

The 1974 Mississippi State Bulldogs football team represented Mississippi State University during the 1974 NCAA Division I football season. Led by second-year coach Bob Tyler, the Bulldogs finished 9–3 and qualified for their first bowl game in 11 years. In addition, the Bulldogs finished ranked No. 17 in the final AP Poll, their first ranked finish in 17 seasons. Quarterback Rockey Felker was awarded SEC "Player of the Year" by the Nashville Banner. Defensive tackle Jimmy Webb was voted to multiple All-American teams.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Rank	Site	Result
September 7	William & Mary*		Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium Jackson, Mississippi	W 49–7
September 21	Georgia		Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium Jackson, Mississippi	W 38–14
September 28	at Florida		Florida Field Gainesville, Florida	L 13–29
October 5	Kansas State*		Scott Field Starkville, Mississippi	W 21–16
October 12	at Lamar*		Cardinal Stadium Beaumont, Texas	W 37–21
October 19	at Memphis State*		Memphis Memorial Stadium Memphis, Tennessee	W 29–28
October 26	Louisville*		Scott Field Starkville, Mississippi	W 56–7
November 2	at No. 4 Alabama	No. 17	Denny Stadium Tuscaloosa, Alabama (rivalry)	L 0–35
November 9	No. 10 Auburn		Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium Jackson, Mississippi	L 20–24
November 16	LSU		Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium Jackson, Mississippi (rivalry)	W 7–6
November 23	vs. Ole Miss		Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium Jackson, Mississippi (Egg Bowl)	W 31–13
December 28	vs. North Carolina*		Sun Bowl Stadium El Paso, Texas (Sun Bowl)	W 26–24
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game