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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: Jeff Lebby
Conference: Southeastern-

Team Home Summary  Coaches Games by Year Opponents Rankings Bowls Conference

Mississippi State 
Team Timeline
First Team: 1895  
  1975 - All wins from 1975 to 1977 were forfeited by the NCAA, except for the 1975 victories over Memphis and North Texas State.
  2022 - Defensive coordinator Zach Arnett led the team in its bowl game after the passing of Mike Leach in December.
 
Championships
National Championships
None
Conference Championships
  1941
Division Championships
  1998
 
Team Records
 Overall Record 599-606-37
 Winning Pct. 50%
 Vacated Wins 0
 Forfeit Games 10
 Adjusted Record 599-606-37
 Winning Pct. 50%
 National Championships 0
 Conference Titles 0
 Division Titles 0
 Conference Record 214-391-12
 All American Players 
 NFL Players (#2)
 Home Record 381-231-18
 Away Record 202-363-19
 
By The Numbers
 Seasons 125
 Winning Seasons (#1) 64
 Losing Seasons (#1)57
 Most Wins in A Season 10 (2014)
 Most Loses in A Season 11 (1977)
 10 Win Seasons 3
 Most Points Scored in a Game 82 (11/18/1910)
 Most Points Scored in a Season 480 (2014)
 Most Points Allowed in a Game 74 (10/4/1969)
 Most Points Allowed in a Season 471 (2003)
 Largest Margin of Victory 82 (11/18/1910)
 Largest Margin of Defeat 74 (10/4/1969)
 Most Points Both Teams in a Game 104 (10/14/1995)
 Last Shutout 9/2/2017
 Last Time Shutout 10/31/2020
 Shutouts All-Time 184
 Been Shutout All-Time 150
 
Streaks
 Longest Win 13 (10/17/1942-11/11/1944)
 Longest Losing  11 (9/3/1977-11/19/1977)
 
Bowl Records
 Overall Record 16-11-0
 Rose 0-0-0
 Cotton 0-1-0
 Orange 1-2-0
 Fiesta 0-0-0
 Sugar 0-0-0
 
By the Decade
 2020-29  27-31
 2010-19  79-51
 2000-09  42-76
 1990-99 63-51
 1980-89 50-62
 1970-79 45-64-2
 1960-69 31-63-5
 1950-59 45-45-4
 1940-49 57-25-4
 1930-39 46-48-3
 1920-29 38-37-10
Next Game
 11/9/2024 (Sat)  
@ Tennessee in a Conference Game
Last Time: Mississippi State lost 10-20 in 2019.
All-Time:
 Mississippi State vs. Tennessee 16-29-1 35.6% 
 
2024 Season
 Sat., Aug. 31  vs. Eastern Kentucky  56-7 W
 Sat., Sep. 7  @ Arizona  23-30 L
 Sat., Sep. 14  vs. Toledo  17-41 L
 Sat., Sep. 21  vs. Florida  28-45 L
 Sat., Sep. 28  @ Texas  13-35 L
 Sat., Oct. 5  OPEN 
 Sat., Oct. 12  @ Georgia  31-41 L
 Sat., Oct. 19  vs. Texas A&M  24-34 L
 Sat., Oct. 26  vs. Arkansas  25-58 L
 Sat., Nov. 2  vs. Massachusetts  45-20 W
 Sat., Nov. 9  @ Tennessee  
 Sat., Nov. 16  OPEN 
 Sat., Nov. 23  vs. Missouri  
 Sat., Nov. 30  @ Mississippi  
 
2024 Season Totals
  Record2-7
  Scoring262-311
  Conference Record0-3
  Home Record2-4
  Away Record0-3
 
2024 Southeastern  Standings
 Season   Conference 
Texas A&M 7-25-1
Georgia 7-14-0
Tennessee 7-14-0
Alabama 6-23-0
Florida 4-42-1
Missouri 6-12-0
Texas 7-12-1
Arkansas 5-41-3
Mississippi 7-21-1
South Carolina 5-31-2
Vanderbilt 6-31-2
Auburn 3-6
Kentucky 3-60-4
Louisiana State 7-1
Mississippi State 2-70-3
Oklahoma 5-40-2
 
Longest Running Rivalry
 Mississippi State & Mississippi have played 118 games.
Mississippi State has won 47 games.
Mississippi has won 66 games.
with 5 tie games.
 
Record when scoring..... (since 2000)
 Scoring  Record 
 less than 10 1-45
 10 or more 147-113
 20 or more  130-56
 30 or more 100-17
 40 or more 59-2
 
Record when allowing..... (since 2000)
 Points Allowed  Record 
 less than 10 38-2
 10 or more 110-156
 20 or more 53-143
 30 or more 16-102
 40 or more 3-47
 
  
 
Some records may be incomplete.

NOTES:
(1) Winning and losing seasons counted only if team plays at least 8 games.
(2) NFL Players counted for any player that participated in a regular season game.

Great Moments in College Football History

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