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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 <-- 2016 <- 2017 -> 2018 --> 2024

2017 Season Highlights

Dan Mullen enters his 9th season as Head Coach at Mississippi State.

2017 Season

Date	Opponent	Score
Sat., Sep. 2	vs. Charleston Southern	49	0	W
Sat., Sep. 9	@ Louisiana Tech	57	21	W
Sat., Sep. 16	vs. Louisiana State	37	7	W
Sat., Sep. 23	@ Georgia	3	31	L
Sat., Sep. 30	@ Auburn	10	49	L
Sat., Oct. 14	vs. Brigham Young	35	10	W
Sat., Oct. 21	vs. Kentucky	45	7	W
Sat., Oct. 28	@ Texas A&M	35	14	W
Sat., Nov. 4	vs. Massachusetts	34	23	W
Sat., Nov. 11	vs. Alabama	24	31	L
Sat., Nov. 18	@ Arkansas	28	21	W
Thu., Nov. 23	vs. Mississippi	28	31	L
Sat., Dec. 30	Louisville	31	27	W	@ Jacksonville, FL	TaxSlayer Bowl

2017 Season Totals
Record	9-4
Points Scored	416
Scoring Average	32.0
Points Allowed	272
Defense Average	20.9
Opponents Record	92-65
Conference Record	4-4
Home Record	5-2
Away Record	3-2

2017 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank	Record	Source
19	(9-4)	AP
20	(9-4)	Coaches
23	(8-4)	CFP

2017 Southeastern-West Standings
	Season			Bowls	Conference
Team	W/L/T	PF	PA		W/L/T	PF	PA	Coach
Alabama	13-1	519	167	Won 24-6	7-1	307	98	Nick Saban
Auburn	10-4	474	259	Lost 27-34	7-1	327	152	Gus Malzahn
Louisiana State	9-4	354	246	Lost 17-21	6-2	209	165	Ed Orgeron
Mississippi State	9-4	416	272	Won 31-27	4-4	210	191	Dan Mullen
Texas A&M	7-6	425	399	Lost 52-55	4-4	205	250	Kevin Sumlin
Mississippi	6-6	394	415		3-5	236	316	Matt Luke
Arkansas	4-8	345	434		1-7	208	337	Bret Bielema

2017 All American Awards
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Award	Team	Source
Coming Someday

2017 All Southeastern Conference Players
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Team	Source
Coming Someday

Some records may be incomplete.

Great Moments in College Football History

Touchdowns in college football were originally counted as three points.