The 1982 Mississippi State Bulldogs football team represented Mississippi State University as a member of the Southeastern Conference (SEC) during the 1982 NCAA Division I-A football season. Led by fourth-year head coach Emory Bellard, the Bulldogs compiled an overall record of 5âÂÂ6, with a mark of 2âÂÂ4 in conference play, and finished eighth in the SEC.