1978-79 Men's Basketball Schedule
Overall19-90.679
Conference11-70.611
StreakL2
Home11-3
Away6-5
Neutral2-1
| Date | Time | At | Opponent | Location | Tournament | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 30 (Thu) | Home | South Alabama | Starkville | W 86-78 | ||
| Dec 2 (Sat) | Home | Auburn (Montgomery) | Starkville | W 90-68 | ||
| Dec 4 (Mon) | Home | Southern Miss | Starkville | W 87-78 | ||
| Dec 7 (Thu) | Away | Memphis | Memphis, Tenn. | W 93-64 | ||
| Dec 9 (Sat) | Home | Middle Tennessee | Starkville | W 85-50 | ||
| Dec 18 (Mon) | Neutral | Iowa State | Jackson, Miss. | W 80-70 | ||
| Dec 28 (Thu) | Neutral | Oral Roberts | Louisville, Ky. | Louisville Holiday Classic | W 91-69 | |
| Dec 29 (Fri) | Away | #10 Louisville | Louisville, Ky. | Louisville Holiday Classic | W 80-73 | |
| Jan 3 (Wed) | Away | Alabama | Tuscaloosa, Ala. | L 65-87 | ||
| Jan 6 (Sat) | Away | Georgia | Athens, Ga. | L 67-69 | ||
| Jan 8 (Mon) | Away | Tennessee | Knoxville, Tenn. | W 72-62 | ||
| Jan 11 (Thu) | Home | Ole Miss | Starkville | W 101-92 | ||
| Jan 13 (Sat) | Home | Vanderbilt | Starkville | W 74-68 | ||
| Jan 15 (Mon) | Home | #17 Kentucky | Starkville | W 63-61 | ||
| Jan 20 (Sat) | Away | Florida | Gainesville, Fla. | L 75-77 | ||
| Jan 22 (Mon) | Away | Auburn | Auburn, Ala. | W 74-72 | ||
| Jan 27 (Sat) | Home | #18 Alabama | Starkville | L 67-68 | ||
| Feb 3 (Sat) | Home | Georgia | Starkville | W 86-62 | ||
| Feb 5 (Mon) | Home | Tennessee | Starkville | W 90-84 | ||
| Feb 8 (Thu) | Home | #8 LSU | Starkville | L 48-52 | ||
| Feb 10 (Sat) | Away | #17 Vanderbilt | Nashville, Tenn. | L 68-70 | ||
| Feb 12 (Mon) | Away | Kentucky | Lexington, Ky. | L 65-80 | ||
| Feb 17 (Sat) | Home | Florida | Starkville | W 80-64 | ||
| Feb 19 (Mon) | Home | Auburn | Starkville | W 73-66 | ||
| Feb 22 (Thu) | Away | Ole Miss | Oxford, Miss. | W 68-64 | ||
| Feb 24 (Sat) | Away | #5 LSU | Baton Rouge, La. | W 65-57 | ||
| Feb 28 (Wed) | Neutral | Georgia | Birmingham, Ala. | SEC Tournament | L 72-75 | |
| Mar 8 (Thu) | Home | Alcorn State | Starkville | National Invitation Tournament | L 78-80 |