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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: Dan Mullen
Conference: Southeastern-West

Team Home Summary  Coaches Games by Year Opponents Rankings Bowls Conference


Select Year:    
1895  <-- 2016 <- 2017 -> 2018 --> 2024
2017 Season Highlights
 Dan Mullen enters his 9th season as Head Coach at Mississippi State.
 
2017 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Sat., Sep. 2  vs. Charleston Southern  49   0   W       
 Sat., Sep. 9  @ Louisiana Tech  57   21   W       
 Sat., Sep. 16  vs. Louisiana State  37   7   W       
 Sat., Sep. 23  @ Georgia  3   31   L       
 Sat., Sep. 30  @ Auburn  10   49   L       
 Sat., Oct. 14  vs. Brigham Young  35   10   W       
 Sat., Oct. 21  vs. Kentucky  45   7   W       
 Sat., Oct. 28  @ Texas A&M  35   14   W       
 Sat., Nov. 4  vs. Massachusetts  34   23   W       
 Sat., Nov. 11  vs. Alabama  24   31   L       
 Sat., Nov. 18  @ Arkansas  28   21   W       
 Thu., Nov. 23  vs. Mississippi  28   31   L       
 Sat., Dec. 30   Louisville  31   27   W    @ Jacksonville, FL   TaxSlayer Bowl
 
2017 Season Totals
  Record9-4
  Points Scored416
  Scoring Average32.0
  Points Allowed272
  Defense Average20.9
  Opponents Record92-65
  Conference Record4-4
  Home Record5-2
  Away Record3-2
2017 NCAA Final Rankings
 Rank   Record   Source 
19(9-4) AP
20(9-4) Coaches
23(8-4) CFP
  
2017 Southeastern-West Standings
  Season   Bowls   Conference 
 Team  W/L/T  PF  PA    W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
Alabama 13-1519167Won  24-67-130798  Nick Saban
Auburn 10-4474259Lost  27-347-1327152  Gus Malzahn
Louisiana State 9-4354246Lost  17-216-2209165  Ed Orgeron
Mississippi State 9-4416272Won  31-274-4210191  Dan Mullen
Texas A&M 7-6425399Lost  52-554-4205250  Kevin Sumlin
Mississippi 6-6394415 3-5236316  Matt Luke
Arkansas 4-8345434 1-7208337  Bret Bielema

2017 All American Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 

2017 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.