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
1999 Season Highlights
Jackie Sherrill enters his 9th season as Head Coach at Mississippi State.
1999 Season
Date
Opponent Score
Sat., Sep. 4 vs.
Middle Tennessee State
40
7
W
Sat., Sep. 11 vs.
Memphis
13
10
W
Sat., Sep. 18 vs.
Oklahoma State
29
11
W
Sat., Sep. 25 vs.
South Carolina
17
0
W
Sat., Oct. 2 @
Vanderbilt
42
14
W
Sat., Oct. 9 @
Auburn
18
16
W
Sat., Oct. 23 vs.
Louisiana State
17
16
W
Thu., Nov. 4 vs.
Kentucky
23
22
W
Sat., Nov. 13 @
Alabama
7
19
L
Sat., Nov. 20 @
Arkansas
9
14
L
@ Little Rock, AR
Thu., Nov. 25 vs.
Mississippi
23
20
W
Thu., Dec. 30
Clemson
17
7
W
@ Atlanta, GA
Peach Bowl
1999 Season Totals
Record 10-2
Points Scored 255
Scoring Average 21.3
Points Allowed 156
Defense Average 13.0
Opponents Record 64-74
Conference Record 6-2
Home Record 7-0
Away Record 2-2
1999 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank
Record
Source
13 10-2-0
AP
12 10-2-0
Coaches
12 10-2-0
USA Today/ESPN
1999 All American Awards
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Award
Team
Source
Coming Someday
1999 All Southeastern Conference Players
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Team
Source
Coming Someday
Some records may be incomplete.
Great Moments in College Football History
College football's largest margin of victory came in 1916, when Georgia Tech defeated Cumberland by a score of 222 to 0. The game was cut short by 15 minutes.