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: Sylvester Croom Conference: Southeastern-West
2008 Season Highlights
Sylvester Croom enters his 5th season as Head Coach at Mississippi State.
2008 Season
Date
Opponent Score
Sat., Aug. 30 @
Louisiana Tech
14
22
L
Sat., Sep. 6 vs. Southeastern Louisiana
34
10
W
Sat., Sep. 13 vs.
Auburn
2
3
L
Sat., Sep. 20 @
Georgia Tech
7
38
L
Sat., Sep. 27 @
Louisiana State
24
34
L
Sat., Oct. 11 vs.
Vanderbilt
17
14
W
Sat., Oct. 18 @
Tennessee
3
34
L
Sat., Oct. 25 vs.
Middle Tennessee State
31
22
W
Sat., Nov. 1 vs.
Kentucky
13
14
L
Sat., Nov. 15 @
Alabama
7
32
L
Sat., Nov. 22 vs.
Arkansas
31
28
W
Fri., Nov. 28 @
Mississippi
0
45
L
2008 Season Totals
Record 4-8
Points Scored 183
Scoring Average 15.3
Points Allowed 296
Defense Average 24.7
Opponents Record 80-60
Conference Record 2-6
Home Record 4-2
Away Record 0-6
2008 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank
Record
Source
was not ranked.
2008 All American Awards
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Award
Team
Source
Coming Someday
2008 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 most points scored in a college football Bowl game is 66, scored by Nebraska against Northwestern in the 2000 Alamo Bowl.