1977-78 Mississippi State Bulldogs — schedule and results

The 1977-78 Mississippi State Bulldogs went 18-9 (13-5 in the SEC) under head coach Ron Greene. Simple Rating System: 7.64.

Game-by-game results (24 games)

DateOpponentResultArena
1977-11-28at Arkansas RazorbacksL 61–94Barton Coliseum
1977-12-03at Texas LonghornsL 69–81Frank Erwin Center
1977-12-05vs UL Monroe WarhawksL 78–89Humphrey Coliseum
1977-12-19neutral Southern Miss Golden EaglesW 82–79Mississippi Coast Coliseum
1977-12-29neutral Syracuse OrangeL 66–76University Arena
1977-12-30neutral Vermont CatamountsW 79–50University Arena
1978-01-02vs LSU TigersW 84–82Humphrey Coliseum
1978-01-04vs Ole Miss RebelsW 73–48Humphrey Coliseum
1978-01-08at Alabama Crimson TideL 59–76Memorial Coliseum
1978-01-14at Georgia BulldogsW 57–44Georgia Coliseum
1978-01-16at Tennessee VolunteersW 70–68Stokely Center
1978-01-21vs Kentucky WildcatsL 65–75Humphrey Coliseum
1978-01-23vs Vanderbilt CommodoresW 79–73Humphrey Coliseum
1978-01-28at Florida GatorsW 78–74Florida Gymnasium
1978-01-30at Auburn TigersL 74–85Memorial Coliseum
1978-02-04vs Alabama Crimson TideW 69–60Humphrey Coliseum
1978-02-11vs Georgia BulldogsW 68–45Humphrey Coliseum
1978-02-13vs Tennessee VolunteersW 62–60Humphrey Coliseum
1978-02-18at Kentucky WildcatsL 56–58Rupp Arena
1978-02-20at Vanderbilt CommodoresW 55–48Memorial Gymnasium
1978-02-25vs Florida GatorsW 70–51Humphrey Coliseum
1978-02-27vs Auburn TigersW 83–82Humphrey Coliseum
1978-03-04at LSU TigersW 68–67Maravich Assembly Center
1978-03-06at Ole Miss RebelsL 60–61C.M. "Tad" Smith Coliseum

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