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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: Dan Mullen
Conference: Southeastern-West

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1895 <-- 2008 <- 2009 -> 2010 --> 2024

2009 Season Highlights

Dan Mullen enters his 1st season as Head Coach at Mississippi State.

2009 Season

Date	Opponent	Score
Sat., Sep. 5	vs. Jackson State	45	7	W
Sat., Sep. 12	@ Auburn	24	49	L
Sat., Sep. 19	@ Vanderbilt	15	3	W
Sat., Sep. 26	vs. Louisiana State	26	30	L
Sat., Oct. 3	vs. Georgia Tech	31	42	L
Sat., Oct. 10	vs. Houston	24	31	L
Sat., Oct. 17	@ Middle Tennessee State	27	6	W
Sat., Oct. 24	vs. Florida	19	29	L
Sat., Oct. 31	@ Kentucky	31	24	W
Sat., Nov. 14	vs. Alabama	3	31	L
Sat., Nov. 21	@ Arkansas	21	42	L	@ Little Rock, AR
Sat., Nov. 28	vs. Mississippi	41	27	W

2009 Season Totals
Record	5-7
Points Scored	307
Scoring Average	25.6
Points Allowed	321
Defense Average	26.8
Opponents Record	101-45
Conference Record	3-5
Home Record	2-5
Away Record	3-2

2009 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank	Record	Source
was not ranked.

2009 Southeastern-West Standings
	Season			Bowls	Conference
Team	W/L/T	PF	PA		W/L/T	PF	PA	Coach
Alabama	14-0	449	164	Won 37-21	8-0	208	85	Nick Saban
Louisiana State	9-4	323	211	Lost 17-19	5-3	178	150	Les Miles
Mississippi	9-4	384	230	Won 21-7	4-4	180	176	Houston Nutt
Arkansas	8-5	468	326	Won 20-17	3-5	234	233	Bobby Petrino
Auburn	8-5	436	358	Won 38-35	3-5	203	219	Gene Chizik
Mississippi State	5-7	307	321		3-5	180	235	Dan Mullen

2009 All American Awards
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Award	Team	Source
Coming Someday

2009 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.