For Mississippi State, the 1976 season could be called the season that didn’t count. Despite posting a splendid 9-2 record on the field that year, the official record book shows that Mississippi State went 0-11, due to the fact that the Bulldogs were required to forfeit all wins in which it used a player that was later determined to be ineligible by the NCAA.
One of those forfeited wins was a 14-7 decision over a talented Kentucky Wildcat team. Kentucky’s “on the field” record was 8-4 that season, 4-2 in the SEC, and included a win in the Peach Bowl over North Carolina.