1972-73 Mississippi State Bulldogs — schedule and results

The 1972-73 Mississippi State Bulldogs went 11-15 (4-14 in the SEC) under head coach Kermit Davis. Simple Rating System: -1.08.

Game-by-game results (25 games)

DateOpponentResultArena
1972-12-01vs Samford BulldogsW 86–61McCarthy Gymnasium
1972-12-04vs Texas LonghornsW 80–69McCarthy Gymnasium
1972-12-06at South Alabama JaguarsW 72–67Jaguar Gym
1972-12-28neutral North Texas Mean GreenW 66–65
1972-12-29neutral East Carolina PiratesW 69–64
1973-01-02neutral Michigan State SpartansL 82–90
1973-01-03neutral Hawai'i Rainbow WarriorsW 97–85
1973-01-06vs Tennessee VolunteersL 67–86McCarthy Gymnasium
1973-01-08vs Kentucky WildcatsL 81–90McCarthy Gymnasium
1973-01-13vs Ole Miss RebelsL 61–74McCarthy Gymnasium
1973-01-15at Auburn TigersL 77–82Memorial Coliseum
1973-01-20at Vanderbilt CommodoresL 69–75Memorial Gymnasium
1973-01-27at Florida GatorsL 64–66Florida Gymnasium
1973-01-29at Georgia BulldogsW 90–84Georgia Coliseum
1973-02-03at Alabama Crimson TideL 86–96Memorial Coliseum
1973-02-05vs LSU TigersL 78–84McCarthy Gymnasium
1973-02-10at Tennessee VolunteersL 76–93Stokely Center
1973-02-12at Kentucky WildcatsL 87–100 (OTOT)Memorial Coliseum
1973-02-17at Ole Miss RebelsL 64–83C.M. "Tad" Smith Coliseum
1973-02-19vs Auburn TigersW 94–87McCarthy Gymnasium
1973-02-24vs Florida GatorsW 81–75McCarthy Gymnasium
1973-02-26vs Georgia BulldogsW 72–68McCarthy Gymnasium
1973-03-01at LSU TigersL 82–94Maravich Assembly Center
1973-03-03vs Alabama Crimson TideL 87–92McCarthy Gymnasium
1973-03-10vs Vanderbilt CommodoresL 70–74McCarthy Gymnasium

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