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Mississippi State Bulldogs

University of Mississippi State
Starkville, MS
Founded: 1878
Stadium: Scott Field
Capacity: 55,082
Colors: Maroon & White
Coach: Mike Leach
Conference: Southeastern-West

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1895 <-- 2019 <- 2020 -> 2021 --> 2024

2020 Season Highlights

Mike Leach enters his 1st season as Head Coach at Mississippi State.

2020 Season

Date	Opponent	Score
Sat., Sep. 26	@ Louisiana State	44	34	W
Sat., Oct. 3	vs. Arkansas	14	21	L
Sat., Oct. 10	@ Kentucky	2	24	L
Sat., Oct. 17	vs. Texas A&M	14	28	L
Sat., Oct. 31	@ Alabama	0	41	L
Sat., Nov. 7	vs. Vanderbilt	24	17	W
Sat., Nov. 21	@ Georgia	24	31	L
Sat., Nov. 28	@ Mississippi	24	31	L
Sat., Dec. 12	vs. Auburn	10	24	L
Sat., Dec. 19	vs. Missouri	51	32	W
Thu., Dec. 31	Tulsa	28	26	W	@ Fort Worth TX	Armed Forces Bowl

2020 Season Totals
Record	4-7
Points Scored	235
Scoring Average	21.4
Points Allowed	309
Defense Average	28.1
Opponents Record	65-48
Conference Record	3-7
Home Record	2-3
Away Record	1-4

2020 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank	Record	Source
was not ranked.

2020 Southeastern-West Standings
	Season			Bowls	Conference
Team	W/L/T	PF	PA		W/L/T	PF	PA	Coach
Alabama	13-0	630	252	Won 31-14	10-0	495	168	Nick Saban
Texas A&M	9-1	326	217	Won 41-27	8-1	285	190	Jimbo Fisher
Auburn	6-5	276	272	Lost 19-35	6-4	257	237	Gus Malzahn
Louisiana State	5-5	320	349		5-5	320	349	Ed Orgeron
Mississippi	5-5	392	383	Won 26-20	4-5	366	363	Lane Kiffin
Mississippi State	4-7	235	309	Won 28-26	3-7	207	283	Mike Leach
Arkansas	3-7	257	349		3-7	257	349	Sam Pittman

2020 All American Awards
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Award	Team	Source
Coming Someday

2020 All Southeastern Conference Players
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Team	Source
Coming Someday

Some records may be incomplete.

Great Moments in College Football History

Chief Osceola, the Florida State mascot who rides out and plants a flaming spear at midfield before each home game, has been approved by Florida's Seminole Indian Tribe.