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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  <-- 2000 <- 2001 -> 2002 --> 2024
2001 Season Highlights
 Jackie Sherrill enters his 11th season as Head Coach at Mississippi State.
 
2001 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Mon., Sep. 3  vs. Memphis  30   10   W       
 Thu., Sep. 20  vs. South Carolina  14   16   L       
 Sat., Sep. 29  @ Florida  0   52   L       
 Sat., Oct. 6  @ Auburn  14   16   L       
 Sat., Oct. 13  vs. Troy  9   21   L       
 Sat., Oct. 20  vs. Louisiana State  0   42   L       
 Sat., Nov. 3  vs. Kentucky  17   14   W       
 Sat., Nov. 10  @ Alabama  17   24   L       
 Sat., Nov. 17  @ Arkansas  21   24   L       
 Thu., Nov. 22  vs. Mississippi  36   28   W       
 Sat., Dec. 1  vs. Brigham Young  38   41   L       
 
2001 Season Totals
  Record3-8
  Points Scored196
  Scoring Average17.8
  Points Allowed288
  Defense Average26.2
  Opponents Record83-48
  Conference Record2-6
  Home Record3-4
  Away Record0-4
2001 NCAA Final Rankings
 Rank   Record   Source 
  was not ranked.
  
2001 Southeastern-West Standings
  Season   Bowls   Conference 
 Team  W/L/T  PF  PA    W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
Louisiana State 10-3418302Won  47-345-3231203  Nick Saban
Auburn 7-5254281Lost  10-165-3152193  Tommy Tuberville
Alabama 7-5318232Won  14-134-4203177  Dennis Franchione
Arkansas 7-5294279Lost  3-104-4208220  Houston Nutt
Mississippi 7-4391310 4-4262262  David Cutcliffe
Mississippi State 3-8196288 2-6119216  Jackie Sherrill

2001 All American Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 

2001 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.