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
2000 Season Highlights
Jackie Sherrill enters his 10th season as Head Coach at Mississippi State.
2000 Season
Date
Opponent Score
Sat., Sep. 2 @
Memphis
17
3
W
Thu., Sep. 14 @
Brigham Young
44
28
W
Sat., Sep. 23 @
South Carolina
19
23
L
Sat., Sep. 30 vs.
Florida
47
35
W
Sat., Oct. 7 vs.
Auburn
17
10
W
Sat., Oct. 21 @
Louisiana State
38
45
L
Sat., Oct. 28 vs.
Middle Tennessee State
61
35
W
Sat., Nov. 4 @
Kentucky
35
17
W
Sat., Nov. 11 vs.
Alabama
29
7
W
Sat., Nov. 18 vs.
Arkansas
10
17
L
Thu., Nov. 23 @
Mississippi
30
45
L
Sun., Dec. 31
Texas A&M
43
41
W
@ Shreveport, LA
Independence Bowl
2000 Season Totals
Record 8-4
Points Scored 390
Scoring Average 32.5
Points Allowed 306
Defense Average 25.5
Opponents Record 76-66
Conference Record 4-4
Home Record 4-1
Away Record 3-3
2000 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank
Record
Source
24 8-4-0
AP
22 8-4-0
Coaches
22 8-4-0
USA Today/ESPN
2000 All American Awards
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Award
Team
Source
Coming Someday
2000 All Southeastern Conference Players
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Team
Source
Coming Someday
Some records may be incomplete.
Great Moments in College Football History
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