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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: Mike Leach
Conference: Southeastern-West

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1895 <-- 2020 <- 2021 -> 2022 --> 2024

2021 Season Highlights

Mike Leach enters his 2nd season as Head Coach at Mississippi State.

2021 Season

Date	Opponent	Score
Sat., Sep. 4	vs. Louisiana Tech	35	34	W
Sat., Sep. 11	vs. North Carolina State	24	10	W
Sat., Sep. 18	@ Memphis	29	31	L
Sat., Sep. 25	vs. Louisiana State	25	28	L
Sat., Oct. 2	@ Texas A&M	26	22	W
Sat., Oct. 16	vs. Alabama	9	49	L
Sat., Oct. 23	@ Vanderbilt	45	6	W
Sat., Oct. 30	vs. Kentucky	31	17	W
Sat., Nov. 6	@ Arkansas	28	31	L
Sat., Nov. 13	@ Auburn	43	34	W
Sat., Nov. 20	vs. Tennessee State	55	10	W
Thu., Nov. 25	vs. Mississippi	21	31	L
Tue., Dec. 28	Texas Tech	7	34	L	@ Memphis TN	Liberty Bowl

2021 Season Totals
Record	7-6
Points Scored	378
Scoring Average	29.1
Points Allowed	337
Defense Average	25.9
Opponents Record	89-64
Conference Record	4-4
Home Record	4-3
Away Record	3-2

2021 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank	Record	Source
was not ranked.

2021 Southeastern-West Standings
	Season			Bowls	Conference
Team	W/L/T	PF	PA		W/L/T	PF	PA	Coach
Alabama	13-2	598	302	Won 27-6	7-1	298	195	Nick Saban
Mississippi	10-3	438	321	Lost 7-21	6-2	246	224	Lane Kiffin
Arkansas	9-4	402	298	Won 24-10	4-4	210	237	Sam Pittman
Texas A&M	8-4	352	191		4-4	215	171	Jimbo Fisher
Mississippi State	7-6	378	337	Lost 7-34	4-4	228	218	Mike Leach
Auburn	6-7	368	280	Lost 13-17	3-5	179	201	Bryan Harsin
Louisiana State	6-7	345	346	Lost 20-42	3-5	188	224	Ed Orgeron

2021 All American Awards
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Award	Team	Source
Coming Someday

2021 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 oldest college football bowl game is the Rose Bowl, which was first played in 1902.