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: Sylvester Croom Conference: Southeastern-West
2007 Season Highlights
Sylvester Croom enters his 4th season as Head Coach at Mississippi State.
2007 Season
Date
Opponent Score
Thu., Aug. 30 vs.
Louisiana State
0
45
L
Sat., Sep. 8 @
Tulane
38
17
W
Sat., Sep. 15 @
Auburn
19
14
W
Sat., Sep. 22 vs. Gardner-Webb
31
15
W
Sat., Sep. 29 @
South Carolina
21
38
L
Sat., Oct. 6 vs.
Alabama Birmingham
30
13
W
Sat., Oct. 13 vs.
Tennessee
21
33
L
Sat., Oct. 20 @
West Virginia
13
38
L
Sat., Oct. 27 @
Kentucky
31
14
W
Sat., Nov. 10 vs.
Alabama
17
12
W
Sat., Nov. 17 @
Arkansas
31
45
L
@ Little Rock, AR
Fri., Nov. 23 vs.
Mississippi
17
14
W
Sat., Dec. 29
Central Florida
10
3
W
@ Memphis, TN
Liberty Bowl
2007 Season Totals
Record 8-5
Points Scored 279
Scoring Average 21.5
Points Allowed 301
Defense Average 23.2
Opponents Record 85-65
Conference Record 4-4
Home Record 4-2
Away Record 3-3
2007 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank
Record
Source
was not ranked.
2007 All American Awards
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Award
Team
Source
Coming Someday
2007 All Southeastern Conference Players
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Team
Source
Coming Someday
Some records may be incomplete.
Great Moments in College Football History
The first college football game was broadcast on television in 1939. The teams involved were Fordham University and Waynesburg College.