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1972 Mississippi State Bulldogs Roster

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Record: 4-7, .364 W-L% (85th of 127)
Conference: SEC (Schedule and Results)
Coach: Charles Shira (4-7)

PS/G: 17.9 (80th of 127) ▪ PA/G: 23.1 (87th of 127)
SRS: 4.42 (49th of 127) ▪ SOS: 7.88 (29th of 127)

  • Roster includes most starters and key reserves.
  • Starters are marked with an asterisk (*).
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Partial Roster

Rk Player Class Pos Summary
1 Melvin Barkum* QB 38 Cmp, 96 Att, 591 Yds, 2 TD
2 Rockey Felker QB 74 Cmp, 161 Att, 992 Yds, 6 TD
3 Mike Monaghan QB 1 Cmp, 1 Att, 9 Yds, 0 TD
4 Bill Buckley* RB 47 Rec, 776 Yds, 16.5 Avg
5 Lewis Grubbs* RB 116 Att, 517 Yds, 4.5 Avg
6 Wayne Jones* RB 105 Att, 387 Yds, 3.7 Avg
7 Dick McElroy RB 8 Att, 32 Yds, 4.0 Avg
8 Chris Michael RB 6 Rec, 82 Yds, 13.7 Avg
9 Stan Murray RB 55 Att, 249 Yds, 4.5 Avg
10 James Smith RB 4 Att, 13 Yds, 3.3 Avg
11 Tommy Strahan* WR 21 Rec, 308 Yds, 14.7 Avg
12 Sandy Braswell WR 13 Rec, 226 Yds, 17.4 Avg
13 Bob Bozeman* TE 5 Rec, 43 Yds, 8.6 Avg
14 Glenn Ellis TE 11 Rec, 94 Yds, 8.5 Avg
15 Greg Fountain* OL
16 Jerry Johnston* OL
17 Larry Thompson* OL
18 Gene Wardlaw* OL
19 Roger Cook OL
20 Jim Touchet OL
21 Allen Brantley* DL
22 Jack Hall* DL
23 Robert Hall* DL
24 Jimmy Webb* DL
25 Larry McCullough DL
26 Johnny Bruce* LB
27 John David Calhoun* LB
28 Bill Wilkerson* LB
29 Tommy Gatlin LB
30 Frank Dowsing* DB
31 Emile Petro* DB
32 Ken Phares* DB
33 Billy Southward* DB
34 Billy Baker DB
35 Don Magee DB
36 Mike Patrick P
37 Lanny Sheffield P