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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: Jeff Lebby
Conference: Southeastern-

Mississippi State

Team Timeline
First Team: 1895
1975 - All wins from 1975 to 1977 were forfeited by the NCAA, except for the 1975 victories over Memphis and North Texas State.
2022 - Defensive coordinator Zach Arnett led the team in its bowl game after the passing of Mike Leach in December.

Championships
National Championships
None
Conference Championships
1941
Division Championships
1998

Team Records
Overall Record	599-609-37
Winning Pct.	50%
Vacated Wins	0
Forfeit Games	10
Adjusted Record	599-609-37
Winning Pct.	50%
National Championships	0
Conference Titles	0
Division Titles	0
Conference Record	214-396-12
All American Players
NFL Players (#2)
Home Record	381-232-18
Away Record	202-365-19

By The Numbers
Seasons	125
Winning Seasons (#1)	64
Losing Seasons (#1)	57
Most Wins in A Season	10 (2014)
Most Loses in A Season	11 (1977)
10 Win Seasons	3
Most Points Scored in a Game	82 (11/18/1910)
Most Points Scored in a Season	480 (2014)
Most Points Allowed in a Game	74 (10/4/1969)
Most Points Allowed in a Season	471 (2003)
Largest Margin of Victory	82 (11/18/1910)
Largest Margin of Defeat	74 (10/4/1969)
Most Points Both Teams in a Game	104 (10/14/1995)
Last Shutout	9/2/2017
Last Time Shutout	10/31/2020
Shutouts All-Time	184
Been Shutout All-Time	150

Streaks
Longest Win	13 (10/17/1942-11/11/1944)
Longest Losing	11 (9/3/1977-11/19/1977)

Bowl Records
Overall Record	16-11-0
Rose	0-0-0
Cotton	0-1-0
Orange	1-2-0
Fiesta	0-0-0
Sugar	0-0-0

By the Decade
2020-29	27-34
2010-19	79-51
2000-09	42-76
1990-99	63-51
1980-89	50-62
1970-79	45-64-2
1960-69	31-63-5
1950-59	45-45-4
1940-49	57-25-4
1930-39	46-48-3
1920-29	38-37-10

Next Game

2024 Season

Sat., Aug. 31	vs. Eastern Kentucky	56-7 W
Sat., Sep. 7	@ Arizona	23-30 L
Sat., Sep. 14	vs. Toledo	17-41 L
Sat., Sep. 21	vs. Florida	28-45 L
Sat., Sep. 28	@ Texas	13-35 L
Sat., Oct. 5	OPEN
Sat., Oct. 12	@ Georgia	31-41 L
Sat., Oct. 19	vs. Texas A&M	24-34 L
Sat., Oct. 26	vs. Arkansas	25-58 L
Sat., Nov. 2	vs. Massachusetts	45-20 W
Sat., Nov. 9	@ Tennessee	14-33 L
Sat., Nov. 16	OPEN
Sat., Nov. 23	vs. Missouri	20-39 L
Fri., Nov. 29	@ Mississippi	14-26 L

2024 Season Totals
Record	2-10
Scoring	310-409
Conference Record	0-8
Home Record	2-5
Away Record	0-5

2024 Southeastern Standings
Season		Conference
Texas	11-2	7-1
Georgia	11-2	6-2
Louisiana State	9-3	6-2
Tennessee	10-2	6-2
Alabama	9-3	5-2
Mississippi	9-3	5-3
Missouri	9-3	5-3
South Carolina	9-3	5-3
Texas A&M	8-4	5-3
Florida	7-5	4-4
Arkansas	6-6	3-5
Vanderbilt	6-6	3-5
Auburn	5-7	2-6
Oklahoma	6-6	2-6
Kentucky	4-8	1-7
Mississippi State	2-10	0-8

Longest Running Rivalry
Mississippi State & Mississippi have played 119 games.
Mississippi State has won 47 games.
Mississippi has won 67 games.
with 5 tie games.

Record when scoring..... (since 2000)
Scoring	Record
less than 10	1-45
10 or more	147-116
20 or more	130-57
30 or more	100-17
40 or more	59-2

Record when allowing..... (since 2000)
Points Allowed	Record
less than 10	38-2
10 or more	110-159
20 or more	53-146
30 or more	16-104
40 or more	3-47

Some records may be incomplete.

NOTES:
(1) Winning and losing seasons counted only if team plays at least 8 games.
(2) NFL Players counted for any player that participated in a regular season game.

Great Moments in College Football History

The first Orange Bowl was played between Manhattan College and the University of Miami on New Year's Day in 1935.