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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: Jackie Sherrill
Conference: Southeastern-West

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1895 <-- 2002 <- 2003 -> 2004 --> 2024

2003 Season Highlights

Jackie Sherrill enters his 13th season as Head Coach at Mississippi State.

2003 Season

Date	Opponent	Score
Sat., Aug. 30	vs. Oregon	34	42	L
Sat., Sep. 13	@ Tulane	28	31	L
Sat., Sep. 20	@ Houston	35	42	L
Sat., Sep. 27	vs. Louisiana State	6	41	L
Sat., Oct. 4	vs. Vanderbilt	30	21	W
Sat., Oct. 11	vs. Memphis	35	27	W
Sat., Oct. 18	@ Auburn	13	45	L
Sat., Oct. 25	@ Kentucky	17	42	L
Sat., Nov. 8	vs. Alabama	0	38	L
Sat., Nov. 15	@ Tennessee	21	59	L
Sat., Nov. 22	@ Arkansas	6	52	L
Thu., Nov. 27	vs. Mississippi	0	31	L

2003 Season Totals
Record	2-10
Points Scored	225
Scoring Average	18.8
Points Allowed	471
Defense Average	39.3
Opponents Record	89-65
Conference Record	1-7
Home Record	2-4
Away Record	0-6

2003 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank	Record	Source
was not ranked.

2003 Southeastern-West Standings
	Season			Bowls	Conference
Team	W/L/T	PF	PA		W/L/T	PF	PA	Coach
Louisiana State	13-1	475	154	Won 21-14	7-1	228	90	Nick Saban
Mississippi	10-3	442	285	Won 31-28	7-1	218	150	David Cutcliffe
Auburn	8-5	342	212	Won 28-14	5-3	190	148	Tommy Tuberville
Arkansas	9-4	436	305	Won 27-14	4-4	247	223	Houston Nutt
Alabama	4-9	331	333		2-6	216	237	Mike Shula
Mississippi State	2-10	225	471		1-7	93	329	Jackie Sherrill

2003 All American Awards
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Award	Team	Source
Coming Someday

2003 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.