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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: Sylvester Croom
Conference: Southeastern-West

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1895 <-- 2007 <- 2008 -> 2009 --> 2024

2008 Season Highlights

Sylvester Croom enters his 5th season as Head Coach at Mississippi State.

2008 Season

Date	Opponent	Score
Sat., Aug. 30	@ Louisiana Tech	14	22	L
Sat., Sep. 6	vs. Southeastern Louisiana	34	10	W
Sat., Sep. 13	vs. Auburn	2	3	L
Sat., Sep. 20	@ Georgia Tech	7	38	L
Sat., Sep. 27	@ Louisiana State	24	34	L
Sat., Oct. 11	vs. Vanderbilt	17	14	W
Sat., Oct. 18	@ Tennessee	3	34	L
Sat., Oct. 25	vs. Middle Tennessee State	31	22	W
Sat., Nov. 1	vs. Kentucky	13	14	L
Sat., Nov. 15	@ Alabama	7	32	L
Sat., Nov. 22	vs. Arkansas	31	28	W
Fri., Nov. 28	@ Mississippi	0	45	L

2008 Season Totals
Record	4-8
Points Scored	183
Scoring Average	15.3
Points Allowed	296
Defense Average	24.7
Opponents Record	80-60
Conference Record	2-6
Home Record	4-2
Away Record	0-6

2008 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank	Record	Source
was not ranked.

2008 Southeastern-West Standings
	Season			Bowls	Conference
Team	W/L/T	PF	PA		W/L/T	PF	PA	Coach
Alabama	12-2	422	200	Lost 17-31	8-0	255	115	Nick Saban
Mississippi	9-4	417	247	Won 47-34	5-3	208	149	Houston Nutt
Louisiana State	8-5	402	314	Won 38-3	3-5	207	254	Les Miles
Arkansas	5-7	263	374		2-6	167	248	Bobby Petrino
Auburn	5-7	208	216		2-6	93	149	Tommy Tuberville
Mississippi State	4-8	183	296		2-6	97	204	Sylvester Croom

2008 All American Awards
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Award	Team	Source
Coming Someday

2008 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.