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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

Team Home Summary  Coaches Games by Year Opponents Rankings Bowls Conference


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1895  <-- 2002 <- 2003 -> 2004 --> 2024
2003 Season Highlights
 Jackie Sherrill enters his 13th season as Head Coach at Mississippi State.
 
2003 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Sat., Aug. 30  vs. Oregon  34   42   L       
 Sat., Sep. 13  @ Tulane  28   31   L       
 Sat., Sep. 20  @ Houston  35   42   L       
 Sat., Sep. 27  vs. Louisiana State  6   41   L       
 Sat., Oct. 4  vs. Vanderbilt  30   21   W       
 Sat., Oct. 11  vs. Memphis  35   27   W       
 Sat., Oct. 18  @ Auburn  13   45   L       
 Sat., Oct. 25  @ Kentucky  17   42   L       
 Sat., Nov. 8  vs. Alabama  0   38   L       
 Sat., Nov. 15  @ Tennessee  21   59   L       
 Sat., Nov. 22  @ Arkansas  6   52   L       
 Thu., Nov. 27  vs. Mississippi  0   31   L       
 
2003 Season Totals
  Record2-10
  Points Scored225
  Scoring Average18.8
  Points Allowed471
  Defense Average39.3
  Opponents Record89-65
  Conference Record1-7
  Home Record2-4
  Away Record0-6
2003 NCAA Final Rankings
 Rank   Record   Source 
  was not ranked.
  
2003 Southeastern-West Standings
  Season   Bowls   Conference 
 Team  W/L/T  PF  PA    W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
Louisiana State 13-1475154Won  21-147-122890  Nick Saban
Mississippi 10-3442285Won  31-287-1218150  David Cutcliffe
Auburn 8-5342212Won  28-145-3190148  Tommy Tuberville
Arkansas 9-4436305Won  27-144-4247223  Houston Nutt
Alabama 4-9331333 2-6216237  Mike Shula
Mississippi State 2-10225471 1-793329  Jackie Sherrill

2003 All American Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 

2003 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 biggest crowd for a college football game was 114,000 for the 1926 Army-Navy Game. The game ended in a tie when it became too dark to play.