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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 <-- 2011 <- 2012 -> 2013 --> 2024

2012 Season Highlights

Dan Mullen enters his 4th season as Head Coach at Mississippi State.

2012 Season

Date	Opponent	Score
Sat., Sep. 1	vs. Jackson State	56	9	W
Sat., Sep. 8	vs. Auburn	28	10	W
Sat., Sep. 15	@ Troy	30	24	W
Sat., Sep. 22	vs. South Alabama	30	10	W
Sat., Oct. 6	@ Kentucky	27	14	W
Sat., Oct. 13	vs. Tennessee	41	31	W
Sat., Oct. 20	vs. Middle Tennessee State	45	3	W
Sat., Oct. 27	@ Alabama	7	38	L
Sat., Nov. 3	vs. Texas A&M	13	38	L
Sat., Nov. 10	@ Louisiana State	17	37	L
Sat., Nov. 17	vs. Arkansas	45	14	W
Sat., Nov. 24	@ Mississippi	24	41	L
Tue., Jan. 1	Northwestern	20	34	L	@ Jacksonville, FL	Gator Bowl

2012 Season Totals
Record	8-5
Points Scored	383
Scoring Average	29.5
Points Allowed	303
Defense Average	23.3
Opponents Record	63-71
Conference Record	4-4
Home Record	6-1
Away Record	2-3

2012 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank	Record	Source
was not ranked.

2012 Southeastern-West Standings
	Season			Bowls	Conference
Team	W/L/T	PF	PA		W/L/T	PF	PA	Coach
Alabama	13-1	542	153	Won 42-14	7-1	303	90	Nick Saban
Texas A&M	11-2	578	283	Won 41-13	6-2	313	168	Kevin Sumlin
Mississippi State	8-5	383	303	Lost 20-34	4-4	202	223	Dan Mullen
Arkansas	4-8	282	365		2-6	157	257	John L. Smith
Auburn	3-9	224	340		0-8	81	272	Gene Chizik
Louisiana State	0-3	387	228	Lost 24-25	0-2	23	35	Les Miles
Mississippi	0-6	409	359		0-5	112	168	Hugh Freeze

2012 All American Awards
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Award	Team	Source
Coming Someday

2012 All Southeastern Conference Players
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Team	Source
Coming Someday

Some records may be incomplete.

Great Moments in College Football History

During Nebraska Cornhuskers' home games, their stadium becomes the state's third largest city.