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Mississippi State Football Team History

Mississippi State Bulldogs

University of Mississippi State
Starkville, MS
Founded: 1878
Stadium: Scott Field
Capacity: 55,082
Colors: Maroon & White
Coach: Jackie Sherrill
Conference: Southeastern-West

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1895 <-- 2000 <- 2001 -> 2002 --> 2024

2001 Season Highlights

Jackie Sherrill enters his 11th season as Head Coach at Mississippi State.

2001 Season

Date	Opponent	Score
Mon., Sep. 3	vs. Memphis	30	10	W
Thu., Sep. 20	vs. South Carolina	14	16	L
Sat., Sep. 29	@ Florida	0	52	L
Sat., Oct. 6	@ Auburn	14	16	L
Sat., Oct. 13	vs. Troy	9	21	L
Sat., Oct. 20	vs. Louisiana State	0	42	L
Sat., Nov. 3	vs. Kentucky	17	14	W
Sat., Nov. 10	@ Alabama	17	24	L
Sat., Nov. 17	@ Arkansas	21	24	L
Thu., Nov. 22	vs. Mississippi	36	28	W
Sat., Dec. 1	vs. Brigham Young	38	41	L

2001 Season Totals
Record	3-8
Points Scored	196
Scoring Average	17.8
Points Allowed	288
Defense Average	26.2
Opponents Record	83-48
Conference Record	2-6
Home Record	3-4
Away Record	0-4

2001 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank	Record	Source
was not ranked.

2001 Southeastern-West Standings
	Season			Bowls	Conference
Team	W/L/T	PF	PA		W/L/T	PF	PA	Coach
Louisiana State	10-3	418	302	Won 47-34	5-3	231	203	Nick Saban
Auburn	7-5	254	281	Lost 10-16	5-3	152	193	Tommy Tuberville
Alabama	7-5	318	232	Won 14-13	4-4	203	177	Dennis Franchione
Arkansas	7-5	294	279	Lost 3-10	4-4	208	220	Houston Nutt
Mississippi	7-4	391	310		4-4	262	262	David Cutcliffe
Mississippi State	3-8	196	288		2-6	119	216	Jackie Sherrill

2001 All American Awards
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Award	Team	Source
Coming Someday

2001 All Southeastern Conference Players
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Team	Source
Coming Someday

Some records may be incomplete.

Great Moments in College Football History

College football's largest margin of victory came in 1916, when Georgia Tech defeated Cumberland by a score of 222 to 0. The game was cut short by 15 minutes.