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
2017 Season Highlights
Dan Mullen enters his 9th season as Head Coach at Mississippi State.
2017 Season
Date
Opponent Score
Sat., Sep. 2 vs. Charleston Southern
49
0
W
Sat., Sep. 9 @
Louisiana Tech
57
21
W
Sat., Sep. 16 vs.
Louisiana State
37
7
W
Sat., Sep. 23 @
Georgia
3
31
L
Sat., Sep. 30 @
Auburn
10
49
L
Sat., Oct. 14 vs.
Brigham Young
35
10
W
Sat., Oct. 21 vs.
Kentucky
45
7
W
Sat., Oct. 28 @
Texas A&M
35
14
W
Sat., Nov. 4 vs.
Massachusetts
34
23
W
Sat., Nov. 11 vs.
Alabama
24
31
L
Sat., Nov. 18 @
Arkansas
28
21
W
Thu., Nov. 23 vs.
Mississippi
28
31
L
Sat., Dec. 30
Louisville
31
27
W
@ Jacksonville, FL
TaxSlayer Bowl
2017 Season Totals
Record 9-4
Points Scored 416
Scoring Average 32.0
Points Allowed 272
Defense Average 20.9
Opponents Record 92-65
Conference Record 4-4
Home Record 5-2
Away Record 3-2
2017 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank
Record
Source
19 (9-4)
AP
20 (9-4)
Coaches
23 (8-4)
CFP
2017 All American Awards
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Award
Team
Source
Coming Someday
2017 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 first Orange Bowl was played between Manhattan College and the University of Miami on New Year's Day in 1935.