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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

Team Home Summary  Coaches Games by Year Opponents Rankings Bowls Conference


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1895  <-- 2015 <- 2016 -> 2017 --> 2024
2016 Season Highlights
 Dan Mullen enters his 8th season as Head Coach at Mississippi State.
 
2016 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Sat., Sep. 3  vs. South Alabama  20   21   L       
 Sat., Sep. 10  vs. South Carolina  27   14   W       
 Sat., Sep. 17  @ Louisiana State  20   23   L       
 Sat., Sep. 24  @ Massachusetts  47   35   W    @ Foxboro, MA   
 Sat., Oct. 8  vs. Auburn  14   38   L       
 Fri., Oct. 14  @ Brigham Young  21   28   L       
 Sat., Oct. 22  @ Kentucky  38   40   L       
 Sat., Oct. 29  vs. Samford  56   41   W       
 Sat., Nov. 5  vs. Texas A&M  35   28   W       
 Sat., Nov. 12  @ Alabama  3   51   L       
 Sat., Nov. 19  vs. Arkansas  42   58   L       
 Sat., Nov. 26  @ Mississippi  55   20   W       
 Mon., Dec. 26   Miami Ohio  17   16   W    @ St. Petersburg, FL   St. Petersburg Bowl
 
2016 Season Totals
  Record6-7
  Points Scored395
  Scoring Average30.4
  Points Allowed413
  Defense Average31.8
  Opponents Record81-69
  Conference Record3-5
  Home Record3-3
  Away Record2-4
2016 NCAA Final Rankings
 Rank   Record   Source 
  was not ranked.
  
2016 Southeastern-West Standings
  Season   Bowls   Conference 
 Team  W/L/T  PF  PA    W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
Alabama 14-1582195Won  24-78-0304118  Nick Saban
Auburn 8-5406222Lost  19-355-3210147  Gus Malzahn
Louisiana State 8-4340189Won  29-95-3218141  Les Miles
Texas A&M 8-5453319Lost  28-334-4252242  Kevin Sumlin
Arkansas 7-6394404Lost  24-353-5214298  Bret Bielema
Mississippi State 6-7395413Won  17-163-5234272  Dan Mullen
Mississippi 0-7391408 0-6160253  Hugh Freeze

2016 All American Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 

2016 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 biggest crowd for a college football game was 114,000 for the 1926 Army-Navy Game. The game ended in a tie when it became too dark to play.