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.mw-parser-output .infobox-table>tbody{display:table-row-group}body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table tr{display:table-row!important}body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table th,body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table td{padding-left:inherit;padding-right:inherit}}</style><table class="infobox"><tbody><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-above" style="background-color:#5D1725;color:#FFFFFF;; line-height: 1.5em; font-size:125%">Mississippi State Bulldogs football</th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-subheader"><table width="100%"><tbody><tr><td width="40px"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d8/AmericanFootball_current_event.svg/40px-AmericanFootball_current_event.svg.png" decoding="async" width="40" height="40" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d8/AmericanFootball_current_event.svg/60px-AmericanFootball_current_event.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d8/AmericanFootball_current_event.svg/80px-AmericanFootball_current_event.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="512" data-file-height="512" /></td><td class="center" style="vertical-align:middle;border:0;font-style:italic;"><a href="/wiki/2024_Mississippi_State_Bulldogs_football_team" title="2024 Mississippi State Bulldogs football team">2024 Mississippi State Bulldogs football team </a></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-image"><a href="/wiki/File:Mississippi_State_University_Bulldogs_Logo_Official.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/91/Mississippi_State_University_Bulldogs_Logo_Official.svg/200px-Mississippi_State_University_Bulldogs_Logo_Official.svg.png" decoding="async" width="200" height="120" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/91/Mississippi_State_University_Bulldogs_Logo_Official.svg/300px-Mississippi_State_University_Bulldogs_Logo_Official.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/91/Mississippi_State_University_Bulldogs_Logo_Official.svg/400px-Mississippi_State_University_Bulldogs_Logo_Official.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="512" data-file-height="308" /></a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">First season</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/1895_Mississippi_A%26M_Aggies_football_team" title="1895 Mississippi A&M Aggies football team">1895</a>; 129 years ago</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Athletic director</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Zac_Selmon" title="Zac Selmon">Zac Selmon</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Head coach</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Jeff_Lebby" title="Jeff Lebby">Jeff Lebby</a> 1st season, 2–9 (.182)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Stadium</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Davis_Wade_Stadium" title="Davis Wade Stadium">Davis Wade Stadium</a> (capacity: 60,311)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Field</th><td class="infobox-data">Scott Field</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Year built</th><td class="infobox-data">1914</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Field surface</th><td class="infobox-data">Natural Grass</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Location</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Starkville,_Mississippi" title="Starkville, Mississippi">Starkville, Mississippi</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">NCAA division</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/NCAA_Division_I_Football_Bowl_Subdivision" title="NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision">Division I FBS</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Conference</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Southeastern_Conference" title="Southeastern Conference">Southeastern Conference</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Past conferences</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Southern_Intercollegiate_Athletic_Association" title="Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association">SIAA</a> (1896–1921) <a href="/wiki/Southern_Conference" title="Southern Conference">SoCon</a> (1922–1932)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">All-time record</th><td class="infobox-data nowrap">588–618–39<a href="#cite_note-1">[1]</a> (.488)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Bowl record</th><td class="infobox-data">15–11 (.577)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Conference titles</th><td class="infobox-data">1 (<a href="/wiki/1941_Mississippi_State_Maroons_football_team" title="1941 Mississippi State Maroons football team">1941</a>)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Division titles</th><td class="infobox-data">1 (<a href="/wiki/1998_Mississippi_State_Bulldogs_football_team" title="1998 Mississippi State Bulldogs football team">1998</a>)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Rivalries</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Alabama_Crimson_Tide_football" title="Alabama Crimson Tide football">Alabama</a> (<a href="/wiki/Alabama%E2%80%93Mississippi_State_football_rivalry" title="Alabama–Mississippi State football rivalry">rivalry</a>) <a href="/wiki/LSU_Tigers_football" title="LSU Tigers football">LSU</a> (<a href="/wiki/LSU%E2%80%93Mississippi_State_football_rivalry" title="LSU–Mississippi State football rivalry">rivalry</a>) <a href="/wiki/Ole_Miss_Rebels_football" title="Ole Miss Rebels football">Ole Miss</a> (<a href="/wiki/Egg_Bowl" title="Egg Bowl">rivalry</a>)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Consensus All-Americans</th><td class="infobox-data">3</td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="background-color:#5D1725;color:#FFFFFF;">Current uniform</th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"><a href="/wiki/File:2023_Mississippi_State_Football_Uniforms.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/82/2023_Mississippi_State_Football_Uniforms.png/200px-2023_Mississippi_State_Football_Uniforms.png" decoding="async" width="200" height="205" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/82/2023_Mississippi_State_Football_Uniforms.png/300px-2023_Mississippi_State_Football_Uniforms.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/82/2023_Mississippi_State_Football_Uniforms.png/400px-2023_Mississippi_State_Football_Uniforms.png 2x" data-file-width="4948" data-file-height="5079" /></a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Colors</th><td class="infobox-data">Maroon and white<a href="#cite_note-2">[2]</a> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r981673959">.mw-parser-output .legend{page-break-inside:avoid;break-inside:avoid-column}.mw-parser-output .legend-color{display:inline-block;min-width:1.25em;height:1.25em;line-height:1.25;margin:1px 0;text-align:center;border:1px solid black;background-color:transparent;color:black}.mw-parser-output .legend-text{}</style>   </td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Fight song</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Hail_State" title="Hail State">Hail State</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Mascot</th><td class="infobox-data">Bully</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Marching band</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Famous_Maroon_Band" title="Famous Maroon Band">Famous Maroon Band</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Website</th><td class="infobox-data"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://hailstate.com/sports/football">HailState.com</a></td></tr></tbody></table> The Mississippi State Bulldogs football program represents <a href="/wiki/Mississippi_State_University" title="Mississippi State University">Mississippi State University</a> in the sport of <a href="/wiki/American_football" title="American football">American football</a>. The Bulldogs compete in the <a href="/wiki/Football_Bowl_Subdivision" class="mw-redirect" title="Football Bowl Subdivision">Football Bowl Subdivision</a> (FBS) of the <a href="/wiki/National_Collegiate_Athletic_Association" title="National Collegiate Athletic Association">National Collegiate Athletic Association</a> (NCAA) and the Western Division of the <a href="/wiki/Southeastern_Conference" title="Southeastern Conference">Southeastern Conference</a> (SEC). They also have won one SEC championship in 1941 and a division championship in 1998. The Bulldogs have 26 postseason bowl appearances. The program has produced 38 All-Americans (three consensus), 171 All-SEC selections, and 124 NFL players (11 first-round draft picks).<a href="#cite_note-3">[3]</a> The Bulldogs’ home stadium, <a href="/wiki/Davis_Wade_Stadium" title="Davis Wade Stadium">Davis Wade Stadium</a> at Scott Field, is the second oldest in the NCAA Division I FBS. <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="History">History</h2>[<a href="/w/index.php?title=Mississippi_State_Bulldogs_football&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: History">edit</a>]</div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1236090951">.mw-parser-output .hatnote{font-style:italic}.mw-parser-output div.hatnote{padding-left:1.6em;margin-bottom:0.5em}.mw-parser-output .hatnote i{font-style:normal}.mw-parser-output .hatnote+link+.hatnote{margin-top:-0.5em}@media print{body.ns-0 .mw-parser-output .hatnote{display:none!important}}</style><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/List_of_Mississippi_State_Bulldogs_football_seasons" title="List of Mississippi State Bulldogs football seasons">List of Mississippi State Bulldogs football seasons</a></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Early_history_(1895–1966)">Early history (1895–1966)</h3>[<a href="/w/index.php?title=Mississippi_State_Bulldogs_football&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Early history (1895–1966)">edit</a>]</div> <figure typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Dan_Martin.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/de/Dan_Martin.png/150px-Dan_Martin.png" decoding="async" width="150" height="190" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/de/Dan_Martin.png/225px-Dan_Martin.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/de/Dan_Martin.png/300px-Dan_Martin.png 2x" data-file-width="968" data-file-height="1226" /></a><figcaption><a href="/wiki/Daniel_S._Martin" title="Daniel S. Martin">Dan Martin</a>, coach 1903–06</figcaption></figure> Mississippi State (then known as the Mississippi A&M Aggies) first fielded a football team in <a href="/wiki/1895_Mississippi_A%26M_Aggies_football_team" title="1895 Mississippi A&M Aggies football team">1895</a>.<a href="#cite_note-forwhomthecowbelltolls.com-4">[4]</a> The team was coached by <a href="/wiki/W._M._Matthews" title="W. M. Matthews">W. M. Matthews</a>.<a href="#cite_note-forwhomthecowbelltolls.com-4">[4]</a> During his one-season tenure, Matthews posted an overall record of zero wins and two losses (0–2).<a href="#cite_note-CFDW-5">[5]</a> He is also credited with the selection of what became the official school colors, <a href="/wiki/Maroon_(color)" class="mw-redirect" title="Maroon (color)">maroon</a> and white, prior to the Aggies first game ever played at <a href="/wiki/Union_University" title="Union University">Union University</a>.<a href="#cite_note-6">[6]</a><a href="#cite_note-7">[7]</a> <a href="/wiki/Daniel_S._Martin" title="Daniel S. Martin">Daniel S. Martin</a> left rival <a href="/wiki/Mississippi_Rebels_football" class="mw-redirect" title="Mississippi Rebels football">Ole Miss</a> and served as the Aggies' head football coach from <a href="/wiki/1903_Mississippi_A%26M_Aggies_football_team" title="1903 Mississippi A&M Aggies football team">1903</a>–<a href="/wiki/1906_Mississippi_A%26M_Aggies_football_team" title="1906 Mississippi A&M Aggies football team">1906</a>.<a href="#cite_note-8">[8]</a> His final record in Starkville was 10–11–3.<a href="#cite_note-9">[9]</a> <a href="/wiki/W._D._Chadwick" title="W. D. Chadwick">W. D. Chadwick</a> led the Aggies from <a href="/wiki/1909_Mississippi_A%26M_Aggies_football_team" title="1909 Mississippi A&M Aggies football team">1909</a>–<a href="/wiki/1913_Mississippi_A%26M_Aggies_football_team" title="1913 Mississippi A&M Aggies football team">1913</a>.<a href="#cite_note-sports-reference.com-10">[10]</a> His final record was 29–12–2.<a href="#cite_note-sports-reference.com-10">[10]</a> During his five-season tenure, Mississippi A&M appeared in and won its first bowl game, the <a href="/wiki/1911_Mississippi_A%26M_Aggies_football_team" title="1911 Mississippi A&M Aggies football team">1911</a> <a href="/wiki/Bacardi_Bowl" title="Bacardi Bowl">Bacardi Bowl</a> in <a href="/wiki/Havana,_Cuba" class="mw-redirect" title="Havana, Cuba">Havana, Cuba</a>.<a href="#cite_note-sports-reference.com-10">[10]</a> Fullback <a href="/wiki/Paul_A._Reule" title="Paul A. Reule">Dutch Reule</a> was selected <a href="/wiki/College_Football_All-Southern_Team" title="College Football All-Southern Team">All-Southern</a>. The 1911 team was also referred to as 'The Bull Dogs'.<a href="#cite_note-11">[11]</a> <a href="/wiki/Earl_C._Hayes" title="Earl C. Hayes">Earl C. Hayes</a> replaced Chadwick and led Mississippi A&M to 15–8–2 record from <a href="/wiki/1914_Mississippi_A%26M_Aggies_football_team" title="1914 Mississippi A&M Aggies football team">1914</a>–1916.<a href="#cite_note-12">[12]</a> <a href="/wiki/Hunter_Kimball" title="Hunter Kimball">Hunter Kimball</a> received the most votes of any All-Southern <a href="/wiki/Halfback_(American_football)" title="Halfback (American football)">halfback</a> in 1914.<a href="#cite_note-13">[13]</a><a href="#cite_note-14">[14]</a> The Mississippi Legislature renamed Mississippi A&M as "Mississippi State College" in 1925 and the mascot was changed from Aggies to Maroons in 1932.<a href="#cite_note-msstate.edu-15">[15]</a> <a href="/wiki/Ralph_Sasse" title="Ralph Sasse">Ralph Sasse</a> enjoyed success as Mississippi State's head football coach. After leading Mississippi State to a 20–10–2 record in three years and an appearance in the <a href="/wiki/1937_Orange_Bowl" title="1937 Orange Bowl">1937 Orange Bowl</a>,<a href="#cite_note-ReferenceA-16">[16]</a> a loss,<a href="#cite_note-ReferenceA-16">[16]</a> Sasse stunned the students and players by resigning from his head coach's duties, following a doctor's orders after a sudden nervous breakdown.<a href="#cite_note-17">[17]</a> <a href="/wiki/Allyn_McKeen" title="Allyn McKeen">Allyn McKeen</a> left <a href="/wiki/Memphis_Tigers_football" title="Memphis Tigers football">Memphis</a> to become head football coach at Mississippi State,<a href="#cite_note-footballfoundation.org-18">[18]</a> where he compiled a 65–19–3 record in ten seasons.<a href="#cite_note-ReferenceB-19">[19]</a> In 1940, he was named Southeastern Conference Coach of the Year after leading Mississippi State to its only undefeated season in school history and its second Orange Bowl appearance, a victory.<a href="#cite_note-footballfoundation.org-18">[18]</a><a href="#cite_note-ReferenceB-19">[19]</a> The following year, 1941, his Maroons squad captured the first and only Southeastern Conference championship in program history. McKeen retired from coaching in 1948 after being fired by Athletic Director Dudy Noble because of a 4–4–1 season.<a href="#cite_note-20">[20]</a> He was inducted into the <a href="/wiki/College_Football_Hall_of_Fame" title="College Football Hall of Fame">College Football Hall of Fame</a> as a coach in 1991. Mississippi State did not field a football team in 1943.<a href="#cite_note-21">[21]</a> <a href="/wiki/Arthur_Morton_(American_football)" title="Arthur Morton (American football)">Arthur Morton</a> left <a href="/wiki/VMI_Keydets_football" title="VMI Keydets football">VMI</a> to become MSU's head football coach after McKeen's retirement.<a href="#cite_note-22">[22]</a> Morton's Maroons posted struggling records of 0–8–1, 4–5 and 4–5 for a cumulative record of 8–18–1<a href="#cite_note-23">[23]</a> before Morton's firing.<a href="#cite_note-24">[24]</a> <a href="/wiki/Murray_Warmath" title="Murray Warmath">Murray Warmath</a> came to Mississippi State from his post as line coach at <a href="/wiki/Army_Cadets_football" class="mw-redirect" title="Army Cadets football">Army</a><a href="#cite_note-govolsxtra.com-25">[25]</a> and posted records of 5–4 and 5–2–3 for a cumulative two-season record of 10–6–3.<a href="#cite_note-26">[26]</a> Having coached only two seasons in Starkville, Warmath resigned after the 1953 season to take the job of <a href="/wiki/Minnesota_Golden_Gophers_football" title="Minnesota Golden Gophers football">University of Minnesota</a> head coach.<a href="#cite_note-govolsxtra.com-25">[25]</a> <a href="/wiki/Darrell_Royal" title="Darrell Royal">Darrell Royal</a> came to Mississippi State from the <a href="/wiki/Canadian_Football_League" title="Canadian Football League">CFL</a>'s <a href="/wiki/Edmonton_Eskimos" class="mw-redirect" title="Edmonton Eskimos">Edmonton Eskimos</a><a href="#cite_note-espn.go.com-27">[27]</a> and put up back-to-back 6–4 records in his two seasons as the Maroons head football coach.<a href="#cite_note-28">[28]</a> Royal resigned after the 1955 season to accept the head football coach position at <a href="/wiki/Washington_Huskies_football" title="Washington Huskies football">Washington</a>.<a href="#cite_note-espn.go.com-27">[27]</a> <a href="/wiki/Wade_Walker" title="Wade Walker">Wade Walker</a> was promoted from line coach to head coach following Royal's departure. Walker compiled a 22–32–2 record over his 6-season tenure.<a href="#cite_note-29">[29]</a><a href="#cite_note-30">[30]</a> In 1958 the Legislature renamed the university as Mississippi State University. The Mississippi State Maroons posted a lackluster 2–7–1 record in 1959.<a href="#cite_note-ReferenceC-31">[31]</a> The following year, Walker's Maroons improved to 5–5,<a href="#cite_note-ReferenceC-31">[31]</a> but students, fans and alumni demanded his ouster.<a href="#cite_note-hailstate1-32">[32]</a> University president <a href="/wiki/Dean_W._Colvard" title="Dean W. Colvard">Dean W. Colvard</a> relented and fired Walker as football coach, but kept him on as athletic director, a post he kept until 1966.<a href="#cite_note-hailstate1-32">[32]</a><a href="#cite_note-33">[33]</a> Mississippi State changed its mascot from Maroons to Bulldogs in 1960.<a href="#cite_note-msstate.edu-15">[15]</a> However, "Bulldogs" had been used unofficially since at least 1905, and the nickname had long been interchangeable with "Maroons."<a href="#cite_note-34">[34]</a> <a href="/wiki/Paul_E._Davis" title="Paul E. Davis">Paul Davis</a> was promoted from assistant coach to head coach following Walker's firing.<a href="#cite_note-35">[35]</a> His teams went 20–38–2 overall and 9–22–2 in the <a href="/wiki/Southeastern_Conference" title="Southeastern Conference">Southeastern Conference</a> in Davis' five seasons.<a href="#cite_note-36">[36]</a> The Bulldogs had a 7–2–2 record in 1963, earning its first postseason bowl game since 1939.<a href="#cite_note-KnoxvilleObit-37">[37]</a> The team finished the season with a 16–12 victory over <a href="/wiki/NC_State_Wolfpack_football" title="NC State Wolfpack football">North Carolina State</a> in front of 8,309 fans at the <a href="/wiki/1963_Liberty_Bowl" title="1963 Liberty Bowl">1963 Liberty Bowl</a> played in a bitter cold <a href="/wiki/Philadelphia" title="Philadelphia">Philadelphia</a>.<a href="#cite_note-APObit-38">[38]</a> Mississippi State was able to convert two botched North Carolina State punts into touchdowns, and a 13–0 lead at the first quarter.<a href="#cite_note-39">[39]</a> <a href="/wiki/United_Press_International" title="United Press International">United Press International</a> named Davis the <a href="/wiki/Southeastern_Conference_football_individual_awards#Coach_of_the_Year" title="Southeastern Conference football individual awards">SEC Coach of the Year</a> for the 1963 season.<a href="#cite_note-KnoxvilleObit-37">[37]</a> After a lackluster 2–8 record in 1966, MSU terminated Davis, as well as athletic director Wade Walker.<a href="#cite_note-40">[40]</a> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Charles_Shira_era_(1967–1972)">Charles Shira era (1967–1972)</h3>[<a href="/w/index.php?title=Mississippi_State_Bulldogs_football&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Charles Shira era (1967–1972)">edit</a>]</div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1251242444">.mw-parser-output .ambox{border:1px solid #a2a9b1;border-left:10px solid #36c;background-color:#fbfbfb;box-sizing:border-box}.mw-parser-output .ambox+link+.ambox,.mw-parser-output .ambox+link+style+.ambox,.mw-parser-output .ambox+link+link+.ambox,.mw-parser-output .ambox+.mw-empty-elt+link+.ambox,.mw-parser-output .ambox+.mw-empty-elt+link+style+.ambox,.mw-parser-output .ambox+.mw-empty-elt+link+link+.ambox{margin-top:-1px}html body.mediawiki .mw-parser-output .ambox.mbox-small-left{margin:4px 1em 4px 0;overflow:hidden;width:238px;border-collapse:collapse;font-size:88%;line-height:1.25em}.mw-parser-output .ambox-speedy{border-left:10px solid #b32424;background-color:#fee7e6}.mw-parser-output .ambox-delete{border-left:10px solid #b32424}.mw-parser-output .ambox-content{border-left:10px solid #f28500}.mw-parser-output .ambox-style{border-left:10px solid #fc3}.mw-parser-output .ambox-move{border-left:10px solid #9932cc}.mw-parser-output .ambox-protection{border-left:10px solid #a2a9b1}.mw-parser-output .ambox .mbox-text{border:none;padding:0.25em 0.5em;width:100%}.mw-parser-output .ambox .mbox-image{border:none;padding:2px 0 2px 0.5em;text-align:center}.mw-parser-output .ambox .mbox-imageright{border:none;padding:2px 0.5em 2px 0;text-align:center}.mw-parser-output .ambox .mbox-empty-cell{border:none;padding:0;width:1px}.mw-parser-output .ambox .mbox-image-div{width:52px}@media(min-width:720px){.mw-parser-output .ambox{margin:0 10%}}@media print{body.ns-0 .mw-parser-output .ambox{display:none!important}}</style><table class="box-Expand_section plainlinks metadata ambox mbox-small-left ambox-content" role="presentation"><tbody><tr><td class="mbox-image"><a href="/wiki/File:Wiki_letter_w_cropped.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="[icon]" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1c/Wiki_letter_w_cropped.svg/20px-Wiki_letter_w_cropped.svg.png" decoding="async" width="20" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1c/Wiki_letter_w_cropped.svg/30px-Wiki_letter_w_cropped.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1c/Wiki_letter_w_cropped.svg/40px-Wiki_letter_w_cropped.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="44" data-file-height="31" /></a></td><td class="mbox-text"><div class="mbox-text-span">This section needs expansion. You can help by <a class="external text" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Mississippi_State_Bulldogs_football&action=edit&section=">adding to it</a>. (December 2023)</div></td></tr></tbody></table> <a href="/wiki/Charles_Shira" title="Charles Shira">Charles Shira</a>, who had been defensive coordinator for the <a href="/wiki/Texas_Longhorns_football" title="Texas Longhorns football">University of Texas</a> under former Bulldogs head coach <a href="/wiki/Darrell_Royal" title="Darrell Royal">Darrell Royal</a>, was named to fill the head coaching position as well as the vacant post of athletic director.<a href="#cite_note-41">[41]</a> In his first season, his team won two games, followed by none the following year. Mississippi State improved to 3–7 in 1969. That year, Shira served as the coach for the Gray squad in the <a href="/wiki/Blue-Gray_Classic" class="mw-redirect" title="Blue-Gray Classic">Blue-Gray Classic</a>.<a href="#cite_note-42">[42]</a> Mississippi State posted a surprising six-win season in 1970, including a victory over rival No. 10 <a href="/wiki/Mississippi_Rebels_football" class="mw-redirect" title="Mississippi Rebels football">Ole Miss</a>.<a href="#cite_note-sports-reference1-43">[43]</a> For the accomplishment, the SEC named Shira its <a href="/wiki/Southeastern_Conference_football_individual_awards#Coach_of_the_Year" title="Southeastern Conference football individual awards">Coach of the Year</a>.<a href="#cite_note-maroon-44">[44]</a> In 1969, Shira became the first MSU football coach to coach a black player, <a href="/wiki/Frank_Dowsing" title="Frank Dowsing">Frank Dowsing</a>.<a href="#cite_note-Dowsing-45">[45]</a> In 1972, having compiled a record of 16–45–2,<a href="#cite_note-sports-reference1-43">[43]</a> Shira resigned as head coach to focus on his duties as athletic director.<a href="#cite_note-funeral-46">[46]</a> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Bob_Tyler_era_(1973–1978)">Bob Tyler era (1973–1978)</h3>[<a href="/w/index.php?title=Mississippi_State_Bulldogs_football&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Bob Tyler era (1973–1978)">edit</a>]</div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1251242444"><table class="box-Expand_section plainlinks metadata ambox mbox-small-left ambox-content" role="presentation"><tbody><tr><td class="mbox-image"><a href="/wiki/File:Wiki_letter_w_cropped.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="[icon]" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1c/Wiki_letter_w_cropped.svg/20px-Wiki_letter_w_cropped.svg.png" decoding="async" width="20" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1c/Wiki_letter_w_cropped.svg/30px-Wiki_letter_w_cropped.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1c/Wiki_letter_w_cropped.svg/40px-Wiki_letter_w_cropped.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="44" data-file-height="31" /></a></td><td class="mbox-text"><div class="mbox-text-span">This section needs expansion. 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(December 2023)</div></td></tr></tbody></table> <a href="/wiki/Bob_Tyler" title="Bob Tyler">Bob Tyler</a> was promoted from offensive coordinator to head coach of the Bulldogs football team after Shira's resignation.<a href="#cite_note-47">[47]</a> Tyler led Mississippi State to a 9–3 season and a victory in the 1974 <a href="/wiki/Sun_Bowl" title="Sun Bowl">Sun Bowl</a> over <a href="/wiki/North_Carolina_Tar_Heels_football" title="North Carolina Tar Heels football">North Carolina</a>.<a href="#cite_note-sports-reference2-48">[48]</a> During that season, his team beat perennial powerhouses, <a href="/wiki/1974_Georgia_Bulldogs_football_team" title="1974 Georgia Bulldogs football team">Georgia</a> and <a href="/wiki/LSU_Tigers_football" title="LSU Tigers football">LSU</a>.<a href="#cite_note-49">[49]</a> The Bulldogs' record was 6–4–1 in 1975, and it was an impressive 9–2 in 1976, ending the season ranked No. 20 in the <a href="/wiki/AP_Poll" class="mw-redirect" title="AP Poll">AP Poll</a>.<a href="#cite_note-sports-reference2-48">[48]</a> His team compiled a 5–6 record in 1977, and he went 6–5 in his final season with the Bulldogs.<a href="#cite_note-sports-reference2-48">[48]</a> Mississippi State was placed on probation by the <a href="/wiki/National_Collegiate_Athletic_Association" title="National Collegiate Athletic Association">NCAA</a> prior to the 1975 season due to alleged improper benefits to student athletes.<a href="#cite_note-news.google.com-50">[50]</a> The school sought and won court approval to play in an adverse legal opinion to the NCAA.<a href="#cite_note-news.google.com-50">[50]</a> Although the alleged infraction was trivial,<a href="#cite_note-51">[51]</a> the NCAA forced the school to forfeit most games it won in 1975, 1976, and 1977.<a href="#cite_note-52">[52]</a> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Emory_Bellard_era_(1979–1985)">Emory Bellard era (1979–1985)</h3>[<a href="/w/index.php?title=Mississippi_State_Bulldogs_football&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Emory Bellard era (1979–1985)">edit</a>]</div> <a href="/wiki/Emory_Bellard" title="Emory Bellard">Emory Bellard</a>, who had resigned as head coach of <a href="/wiki/Texas_A%26M_Aggies_football" title="Texas A&M Aggies football">Texas A&M</a> during the 1978 season after only six games, was hired to serve as head football coach at Mississippi State beginning with the next (1979) season.<a href="#cite_note-mysanantonio.com-53">[53]</a> He was head coach from 1979 until 1985.<a href="#cite_note-sports-reference3-54">[54]</a> He was considered to have had one of the most innovative offensive minds in football and is credited for inventing the wishbone formation.<a href="#cite_note-mysanantonio.com-53">[53]</a> Bellard spent seven seasons as head coach at MSU.<a href="#cite_note-sports-reference3-54">[54]</a> His best years as the Bulldogs head coach were in 1980 and 1981, when his team finished 9–3 and 8–4, respectively.<a href="#cite_note-sports-reference3-54">[54]</a> Also, Bellard was the coach when Mississippi State defeated number 1, undefeated <a href="/wiki/Alabama_Crimson_Tide_football" title="Alabama Crimson Tide football">Alabama</a> 6–3 in <a href="/wiki/Jackson,_Mississippi" title="Jackson, Mississippi">Jackson, Mississippi</a>, in 1980.<a href="#cite_note-55">[55]</a> However, the Bulldogs significantly regressed after 1981. In the next five seasons, he only won a total of five games in SEC play. Before the 1985 season, Bellard boldly predicted that the Bulldogs would rebound and win their first SEC title since 1941. They not only failed to do so, but went winless in SEC play. Bellard was fired after the season.<a href="#cite_note-56">[56]</a> He would, however, return in 1988 to coach at the high school level in <a href="/wiki/Texas" title="Texas">Texas</a>.<a href="#cite_note-57">[57]</a><a href="#cite_note-58">[58]</a> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Rockey_Felker_era_(1986–1990)">Rockey Felker era (1986–1990)</h3>[<a href="/w/index.php?title=Mississippi_State_Bulldogs_football&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Rockey Felker era (1986–1990)">edit</a>]</div> <a href="/wiki/Rockey_Felker" title="Rockey Felker">Rockey Felker</a> returned to his alma mater, which was coming off four consecutive losing seasons, from his post as wide receivers coach at <a href="/wiki/Alabama_Crimson_Tide_football" title="Alabama Crimson Tide football">Alabama</a>.<a href="#cite_note-starkvilledailynews.com-59">[59]</a> At 33, Felker was the youngest coach in the country and the first Mississippi State coach in 30 years to start his career as MSU head football coach with a winning record (6–5).<a href="#cite_note-starkvilledailynews.com-59">[59]</a><a href="#cite_note-sports-reference4-60">[60]</a> However, the Bulldogs never recovered from four consecutive blowout losses at the end of the 1986 season, during which they scored a total of nine points, including a 24–3 loss to Ole Miss. Felker suffered through four losing seasons (4–7, 1–10, 5–6, 5–6) between 1987 and 1990, and only won a total of five games in SEC play. He was only 1–4 vs. Ole Miss.<a href="#cite_note-sports-reference4-60">[60]</a> He resigned under pressure at the end of the 1990 season,<a href="#cite_note-61">[61]</a> but would be brought back by his successor, <a href="/wiki/Jackie_Sherrill" title="Jackie Sherrill">Jackie Sherrill</a>, as running backs coach for two seasons and in a non-coaching position in the football program, where he serves to this day.<a href="#cite_note-starkvilledailynews.com-59">[59]</a> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Jackie_Sherrill_era_(1991–2003)">Jackie Sherrill era (1991–2003)</h3>[<a href="/w/index.php?title=Mississippi_State_Bulldogs_football&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: Jackie Sherrill era (1991–2003)">edit</a>]</div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1251242444"><table class="box-Expand_section plainlinks metadata ambox mbox-small-left ambox-content" role="presentation"><tbody><tr><td class="mbox-image"><a href="/wiki/File:Wiki_letter_w_cropped.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="[icon]" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1c/Wiki_letter_w_cropped.svg/20px-Wiki_letter_w_cropped.svg.png" decoding="async" width="20" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1c/Wiki_letter_w_cropped.svg/30px-Wiki_letter_w_cropped.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1c/Wiki_letter_w_cropped.svg/40px-Wiki_letter_w_cropped.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="44" data-file-height="31" /></a></td><td class="mbox-text"><div class="mbox-text-span">This section needs expansion. You can help by <a class="external text" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Mississippi_State_Bulldogs_football&action=edit&section=">adding to it</a>. (December 2023)</div></td></tr></tbody></table> After three years away from the game, former <a href="/wiki/Washington_State_Cougars_football" title="Washington State Cougars football">Washington State</a>, <a href="/wiki/Pittsburgh_Panthers_football" title="Pittsburgh Panthers football">Pittsburgh</a> and <a href="/wiki/Texas_A%26M_Aggies_football" title="Texas A&M Aggies football">Texas A&M</a> head coach <a href="/wiki/Jackie_Sherrill" title="Jackie Sherrill">Jackie Sherrill</a> was hired as head football coach at Mississippi State in 1991.<a href="#cite_note-62">[62]</a> He took over a program that hadn't had a winning season since 1986 (and had won a total of 14 games in that stretch) and hadn't had a winning record in Southeastern Conference play since 1981. Sherrill began his Mississippi State career with an upset victory over a familiar foe from his A&M days, the Texas Longhorns (who were the defending Southwest Conference champions).<a href="#cite_note-63">[63]</a> In thirteen seasons in Starkville, Sherrill coached the Bulldogs to a record of 75–75–2.<a href="#cite_note-sports-reference5-64">[64]</a> His 75 wins are the most in school history. He led the team to an SEC West title in 1998, and a berth in the <a href="/wiki/1999_Cotton_Bowl_Classic" title="1999 Cotton Bowl Classic">Cotton Bowl Classic</a>.<a href="#cite_note-sports-reference5-64">[64]</a> A year later, he notched a 10–2 record and No. 12 final ranking.<a href="#cite_note-sports-reference5-64">[64]</a> That No. 12 ranking was the highest final ranking achieved by any NCAA Division I-A school in Mississippi in over 30 years. Sherrill, along with <a href="/wiki/Bill_Snyder" title="Bill Snyder">Bill Snyder</a> of <a href="/wiki/Kansas_State_Wildcats_football" title="Kansas State Wildcats football">Kansas State</a>, were among the first to use the rich JUCO systems of their respective states to help their programs progress. Although Sherrill won only eight games in his last three seasons, he built Mississippi State into a consistent winner despite playing in the same division as powerhouses like Alabama, Auburn and <a href="/wiki/LSU_Tigers_football" title="LSU Tigers football">LSU</a>. He also finished with a winning record against in-state rival Ole Miss (7–6). Under Sherrill, the Bulldogs went to six bowl games;<a href="#cite_note-sports-reference5-64">[64]</a> before his arrival they'd only been to seven bowls in 96 years of play. Sherrill also achieved notoriety by having his team observe the castration of a bull as a motivational technique prior to a game versus <a href="/wiki/Texas_Longhorns_football" title="Texas Longhorns football">Texas</a>. Unranked Mississippi State subsequently beat the No. 13 ranked Longhorns.<a href="#cite_note-65">[65]</a> Sherrill retired after the 2003 season,<a href="#cite_note-autogenerated1-66">[66]</a> which was followed by the NCAA levying probation for four years on the program.<a href="#cite_note-sports.chron.com-67">[67]</a> Despite a prolonged 3-year investigation by the NCAA, Mississippi State was<a href="#cite_note-sports.espn.go.com-68">[68]</a> not found guilty of any major violations, and Sherrill was never personally found guilty of any NCAA rules violations at either Mississippi State or Texas A&M.<a href="#cite_note-autogenerated1-66">[66]</a> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Sylvester_Croom_era_(2004–2008)">Sylvester Croom era (2004–2008)</h3>[<a href="/w/index.php?title=Mississippi_State_Bulldogs_football&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: Sylvester Croom era (2004–2008)">edit</a>]</div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Sylvester_Croom_in_2014.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/54/Sylvester_Croom_in_2014.jpg/220px-Sylvester_Croom_in_2014.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="231" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/5/54/Sylvester_Croom_in_2014.jpg 1.5x" data-file-width="275" data-file-height="289" /></a><figcaption>Head coach Sylvester Croom</figcaption></figure> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1251242444"><table class="box-Very_long_section plainlinks metadata ambox ambox-style ambox-very_long" role="presentation"><tbody><tr><td class="mbox-image"><div class="mbox-image-div"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/f/f2/Edit-clear.svg/40px-Edit-clear.svg.png" decoding="async" width="40" height="40" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/f/f2/Edit-clear.svg/60px-Edit-clear.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/f/f2/Edit-clear.svg/80px-Edit-clear.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="48" data-file-height="48" /></div></td><td class="mbox-text"><div class="mbox-text-span">This section may be <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Article_size" title="Wikipedia:Article size">too long</a> to read and navigate comfortably. Consider <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Splitting" title="Wikipedia:Splitting">splitting</a> content into sub-articles, <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Summary_style" title="Wikipedia:Summary style">condensing</a> it, or adding <a href="/wiki/Help:Section#Subsections" title="Help:Section">subheadings</a>. Please discuss this issue on the article's <a href="/wiki/Talk:Mississippi_State_Bulldogs_football" title="Talk:Mississippi State Bulldogs football">talk page</a>. (April 2018)</div></td></tr></tbody></table> <a href="/wiki/Sylvester_Croom" title="Sylvester Croom">Sylvester Croom</a>, a longtime assistant in the <a href="/wiki/National_Football_League" title="National Football League">NFL</a> and a former player for <a href="/wiki/Bear_Bryant" title="Bear Bryant">Bear Bryant</a> at Alabama, was hired to replace Jackie Sherrill.<a href="#cite_note-nytimes.com-69">[69]</a> Croom's hiring was significant, because he is not only the first <a href="/wiki/African_American" class="mw-redirect" title="African American">African American</a> head coach in Mississippi State football history, but also in the history of the <a href="/wiki/Southeastern_Conference" title="Southeastern Conference">Southeastern Conference</a> (SEC).<a href="#cite_note-nytimes.com-69">[69]</a> As of May 2024, Croom is one of only five black head coaches (excluding interims) in the history of the SEC.<a href="#cite_note-70">[70]</a><a href="#cite_note-71">[71]</a><a href="#cite_note-72">[72]</a> When Croom was hired at Mississippi State, he inherited a program that was riddled with NCAA sanctions and had not won consistently since the 1990s.<a href="#cite_note-nytimes.com-69">[69]</a> Croom led the Bulldogs to a 3–8 (2–6 SEC) record in 2004.<a href="#cite_note-73">[73]</a> State began the season with a victory over <a href="/wiki/Tulane_Green_Wave_football" title="Tulane Green Wave football">Tulane</a>,<a href="#cite_note-74">[74]</a> then lost five straight, to No. 18 <a href="/wiki/Auburn_Tigers_football" title="Auburn Tigers football">Auburn</a>,<a href="#cite_note-75">[75]</a> <a href="/wiki/Maine_Black_Bears_football" title="Maine Black Bears football">Maine</a>,<a href="#cite_note-76">[76]</a> No. 13 <a href="/wiki/LSU_Tigers_football" title="LSU Tigers football">LSU</a>,<a href="#cite_note-77">[77]</a> <a href="/wiki/Vanderbilt_Commodores_football" title="Vanderbilt Commodores football">Vanderbilt</a><a href="#cite_note-78">[78]</a> and <a href="/wiki/UAB_Blazers_football" title="UAB Blazers football">UAB</a>.<a href="#cite_note-79">[79]</a> The next week, State upset No. 20 <a href="/wiki/Florida_Gators_football" title="Florida Gators football">Florida</a> in what turned out to be the game that got Florida head coach <a href="/wiki/Ron_Zook" title="Ron Zook">Ron Zook</a> fired.<a href="#cite_note-80">[80]</a><a href="#cite_note-81">[81]</a> The next game saw State beat <a href="/wiki/Kentucky_Wildcats_football" title="Kentucky Wildcats football">Kentucky</a>.<a href="#cite_note-82">[82]</a> State then lost their final three games of the season to <a href="/wiki/Alabama_Crimson_Tide_football" title="Alabama Crimson Tide football">Alabama</a>,<a href="#cite_note-83">[83]</a> <a href="/wiki/Arkansas_Razorbacks_football" title="Arkansas Razorbacks football">Arkansas</a><a href="#cite_note-84">[84]</a> and <a href="/wiki/Ole_Miss_Rebels_football" title="Ole Miss Rebels football">Ole Miss</a>.<a href="#cite_note-85">[85]</a> In 2005, State again finished 3–8.<a href="#cite_note-86">[86]</a> After defeating <a href="/wiki/Murray_State_Racers_football" title="Murray State Racers football">Murray State</a> in the season opener,<a href="#cite_note-87">[87]</a> State lost to Auburn<a href="#cite_note-88">[88]</a> then beat Tulane in <a href="/wiki/Shreveport,_Louisiana" title="Shreveport, Louisiana">Shreveport, Louisiana</a>.<a href="#cite_note-89">[89]</a> State then lost seven consecutive games, starting with No. 7 <a href="/wiki/Georgia_Bulldogs_football" title="Georgia Bulldogs football">Georgia</a>,<a href="#cite_note-90">[90]</a> then No. 4 LSU,<a href="#cite_note-91">[91]</a> No. 13 Florida,<a href="#cite_note-92">[92]</a> <a href="/wiki/Houston_Cougars_football" title="Houston Cougars football">Houston</a>,<a href="#cite_note-93">[93]</a> Kentucky,<a href="#cite_note-94">[94]</a> No. 4 Alabama<a href="#cite_note-95">[95]</a> and Arkansas.<a href="#cite_note-96">[96]</a> State defeated Ole Miss in the <a href="/wiki/Egg_Bowl" title="Egg Bowl">Egg Bowl</a> to finish the season.<a href="#cite_note-97">[97]</a> Mississippi State struggled to a 3–9 record in 2006.<a href="#cite_note-98">[98]</a> State lost its first three games of the season to <a href="/wiki/South_Carolina_Gamecocks_football" title="South Carolina Gamecocks football">South Carolina</a>,<a href="#cite_note-99">[99]</a> No. 4 Auburn,<a href="#cite_note-100">[100]</a> Tulane,<a href="#cite_note-101">[101]</a> State beat <a href="/wiki/UAB_Blazers_football" title="UAB Blazers football">UAB</a> to get its first win of the year in the fourth game.<a href="#cite_note-102">[102]</a> Losses to No 9 LSU and No. 4 <a href="/wiki/West_Virginia_Mountaineers_football" title="West Virginia Mountaineers football">West Virginia</a> followed,<a href="#cite_note-103">[103]</a><a href="#cite_note-104">[104]</a> then State defeated <a href="/wiki/Jacksonville_State_Gamecocks_football" title="Jacksonville State Gamecocks football">Jacksonville State</a> to snap the two-game skid.<a href="#cite_note-105">[105]</a> State then lost to <a href="/wiki/Georgia_Bulldogs_football" title="Georgia Bulldogs football">Georgia</a><a href="#cite_note-106">[106]</a> and Kentucky.<a href="#cite_note-107">[107]</a> MSST then upset Alabama in <a href="/wiki/Tuscaloosa,_Alabama" title="Tuscaloosa, Alabama">Alabama</a><a href="#cite_note-108">[108]</a> before losing to No. 5 Arkansas<a href="#cite_note-109">[109]</a> and Ole Miss.<a href="#cite_note-110">[110]</a> During the 2007 season, during which his team won eight games, including the <a href="/wiki/Liberty_Bowl" title="Liberty Bowl">Liberty Bowl</a>,<a href="#cite_note-sports-reference6-111">[111]</a> Croom garnered Coach of the Year awards from three organizations.<a href="#cite_note-sports-reference6-111">[111]</a> On December 4, 2007, Croom was named coach of the year by the <a href="/wiki/American_Football_Coaches_Association" title="American Football Coaches Association">American Football Coaches Association</a> for region two.<a href="#cite_note-sports-reference6-111">[111]</a> The AFCA has five regional coaches of the year and announces a national coach of the year each January.<a href="#cite_note-112">[112]</a> That same year, on December 5, Croom was named SEC Coach of the Year twice, once as voted by the other SEC coaches and once as voted by <a href="/wiki/The_Associated_Press" class="mw-redirect" title="The Associated Press">The Associated Press</a>. It was the first time a Mississippi State coach received the AP honor since <a href="/wiki/Charley_Shira" class="mw-redirect" title="Charley Shira">Charley Shira</a> in 1970 and the first time a Mississippi State coach received the coaches award since <a href="/wiki/Wade_Walker" title="Wade Walker">Wade Walker</a> in 1957.<a href="#cite_note-113">[113]</a> After a 4–8 record in 2008,<a href="#cite_note-sports-reference6-111">[111]</a> a season marred by lackluster offensive performances culminating with a 45–0 blowout loss to rival No. 25 Ole Miss,<a href="#cite_note-114">[114]</a><a href="#cite_note-115">[115]</a> Croom was pressured by school officials to resign as head coach of the Bulldogs.<a href="#cite_note-116">[116]</a><a href="#cite_note-117">[117]</a> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Dan_Mullen_era_(2009–2017)">Dan Mullen era (2009–2017)</h3>[<a href="/w/index.php?title=Mississippi_State_Bulldogs_football&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: Dan Mullen era (2009–2017)">edit</a>]</div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1251242444"><table class="box-Very_long_section plainlinks metadata ambox ambox-style ambox-very_long" role="presentation"><tbody><tr><td class="mbox-image"><div class="mbox-image-div"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/f/f2/Edit-clear.svg/40px-Edit-clear.svg.png" decoding="async" width="40" height="40" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/f/f2/Edit-clear.svg/60px-Edit-clear.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/f/f2/Edit-clear.svg/80px-Edit-clear.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="48" data-file-height="48" /></div></td><td class="mbox-text"><div class="mbox-text-span">This section may be <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Article_size" title="Wikipedia:Article size">too long</a> to read and navigate comfortably. Consider <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Splitting" title="Wikipedia:Splitting">splitting</a> content into sub-articles, <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Summary_style" title="Wikipedia:Summary style">condensing</a> it, or adding <a href="/wiki/Help:Section#Subsections" title="Help:Section">subheadings</a>. Please discuss this issue on the article's <a href="/wiki/Talk:Mississippi_State_Bulldogs_football" title="Talk:Mississippi State Bulldogs football">talk page</a>. (April 2018)</div></td></tr></tbody></table> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Dan_Mullen.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/46/Dan_Mullen.png/220px-Dan_Mullen.png" decoding="async" width="220" height="240" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/46/Dan_Mullen.png/330px-Dan_Mullen.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/46/Dan_Mullen.png/440px-Dan_Mullen.png 2x" data-file-width="792" data-file-height="864" /></a><figcaption>Coach Dan Mullen</figcaption></figure> On December 10, 2008, <a href="/wiki/Florida_Gators_football" title="Florida Gators football">Florida</a> offensive coordinator <a href="/wiki/Dan_Mullen" title="Dan Mullen">Dan Mullen</a> was hired as Mississippi State's head coach.<a href="#cite_note-118">[118]</a> Despite having no prior head coaching experience, Mullen arrived in Starkville with an explosive offensive track record and a reputation as a "quarterback whisperer",<a href="#cite_note-119">[119]</a><a href="#cite_note-120">[120]</a> having tutored <a href="/wiki/Alex_Smith" title="Alex Smith">Alex Smith</a>, <a href="/wiki/Chris_Leak" title="Chris Leak">Chris Leak</a> and <a href="/wiki/Tim_Tebow" title="Tim Tebow">Tim Tebow</a> during his career as an assistant coach.<a href="#cite_note-121">[121]</a> Serving under head coach <a href="/wiki/Urban_Meyer" title="Urban Meyer">Urban Meyer</a>, Mullen oversaw a <a href="/wiki/Spread_offense" title="Spread offense">spread offense</a> at Florida that was one of the most explosive in the country, helped the Gators capture the 2006 and 2008 national championships and sent many players into the <a href="/wiki/National_Football_League" title="National Football League">National Football League</a>.<a href="#cite_note-122">[122]</a><a href="#cite_note-123">[123]</a> When he was hired by Mississippi State, Mullen signed a four-year contract worth $1.2 million annually excluding incentives.<a href="#cite_note-124">[124]</a> As soon as he arrived, Dan Mullen overhauled Sylvester Croom's more run-heavy, ball control offense in favor of the spread offensive attack that worked so well at Florida.<a href="#cite_note-125">[125]</a><a href="#cite_note-126">[126]</a> In Mullen's first season, the Bulldogs finished 5–7, ending upbeat with a 41–27 victory over No. 20 Ole Miss in the Egg Bowl.<a href="#cite_note-127">[127]</a> In 2010, they started 1–2, and then they had a 6-game winning streak to make their record 7–2 before losing to <a href="/wiki/Alabama_Crimson_Tide_football" title="Alabama Crimson Tide football">Alabama</a> and <a href="/wiki/Arkansas_Razorbacks_football" title="Arkansas Razorbacks football">Arkansas</a>, but defeated <a href="/wiki/Ole_Miss_Rebels_football" title="Ole Miss Rebels football">Ole Miss</a>.<a href="#cite_note-sports-reference7-128">[128]</a> The team participated in a bowl game for the first time since 2007, soundly defeating <a href="/wiki/Michigan_Wolverines_football" title="Michigan Wolverines football">Michigan</a> in the Gator Bowl 52–14.<a href="#cite_note-sports-reference7-128">[128]</a><a href="#cite_note-129">[129]</a> In 2011, the Bulldogs entered the season ranked No. 19 in the country, and they started 1–0, before losing to the defending national champion <a href="/wiki/Auburn_Tigers_football" title="Auburn Tigers football">Auburn</a> 41–34.<a href="#cite_note-sports-reference8-130">[130]</a> Mississippi State entered the Ole Miss game in Starkville needing a win to qualify for a bowl bid for a second straight season.<a href="#cite_note-sports-reference8-130">[130]</a> The Bulldogs won 31–3, earning Mullen the distinction as the first coach to beat Ole Miss in his first three tries since Allyn McKeen in 1941. The Bulldogs capped off the season with a Music City Bowl win over <a href="/wiki/Wake_Forest_Demon_Deacons_football" title="Wake Forest Demon Deacons football">Wake Forest</a> in Nashville, Tennessee.<a href="#cite_note-sports-reference8-130">[130]</a><a href="#cite_note-131">[131]</a> In 2012, Mississippi State defeated <a href="/wiki/Tennessee_Volunteers_football" title="Tennessee Volunteers football">Tennessee</a> 41–31 in their sixth game of the season to become bowl eligible.<a href="#cite_note-sports-reference9-132">[132]</a> After a 7–0 start the team won only one of its remaining five games to finish 8–5, including a 41–24 loss at Ole Miss and a 34–20 loss to the No. 21 <a href="/wiki/Northwestern_Wildcats_football" title="Northwestern Wildcats football">Northwestern</a> in the Gator Bowl.<a href="#cite_note-sports-reference9-132">[132]</a><a href="#cite_note-133">[133]</a> This was the first time Mississippi State appeared in a bowl three straight years since 2000. In 2013, MSST under Mullen became bowl eligible for the fourth consecutive year following a 17–10 overtime win over Ole Miss.<a href="#cite_note-sports-reference10-134">[134]</a> MSST defeated <a href="/wiki/Rice_Owls_football" title="Rice Owls football">Rice</a> in the <a href="/wiki/Liberty_Bowl" title="Liberty Bowl">Liberty Bowl</a> December 31, 2013, in <a href="/wiki/Memphis,_Tennessee" title="Memphis, Tennessee">Memphis</a>, Tennessee, by a score of 44–7.<a href="#cite_note-sports-reference10-134">[134]</a><a href="#cite_note-135">[135]</a> It was MSST's third bowl win in the last four years.<a href="#cite_note-hailstate.com-136">[136]</a> 2014 turned out to be the most historic season for the team.<a href="#cite_note-137">[137]</a><a href="#cite_note-138">[138]</a> Led by quarterback <a href="/wiki/Dak_Prescott" title="Dak Prescott">Dak Prescott</a>, the Bulldogs reached a No. 1 national ranking for the first time ever, doing so in both the Amway <a href="/wiki/Coaches_Poll" title="Coaches Poll">Coaches Poll</a> and the <a href="/wiki/AP_Poll" class="mw-redirect" title="AP Poll">AP Poll</a>, after beating 3 consecutive top-10 teams (No. 8 <a href="/wiki/LSU_Tigers" class="mw-redirect" title="LSU Tigers">LSU Tigers</a>,<a href="#cite_note-139">[139]</a> No. 6 <a href="/wiki/Texas_A%26M_Aggies" title="Texas A&M Aggies">Texas A&M Aggies</a>,<a href="#cite_note-140">[140]</a> and No. 2 <a href="/wiki/Auburn_Tigers" title="Auburn Tigers">Auburn Tigers</a>).<a href="#cite_note-141">[141]</a> As a result, the Bulldogs became the fastest team in AP Poll's history to reach the No. 1 ranking, from being unranked, in only 5 weeks. They also became the first team to be ranked No. 1 in the new FBS Playoff Football Poll and held the top ranking for the first three weeks of the poll before losing to Alabama. However, at the end of the season, only one of the three teams remained ranked. Auburn finished 8–5 (4–4 SEC) and ranked No. 22, and lost to <a href="/wiki/Wisconsin_Badgers_football" title="Wisconsin Badgers football">Wisconsin</a> in the <a href="/wiki/Outback_Bowl" class="mw-redirect" title="Outback Bowl">Outback Bowl</a>, <a href="/wiki/Texas_A%26M_Aggies_football" title="Texas A&M Aggies football">Texas A&M</a> finished 7–5 (3–5 SEC) and beat <a href="/wiki/West_Virginia_Mountaineers_football" title="West Virginia Mountaineers football">West Virginia</a> in the <a href="/wiki/Liberty_Bowl" title="Liberty Bowl">Liberty Bowl</a>, and <a href="/wiki/LSU_Tigers_football" title="LSU Tigers football">LSU</a>, finished 8–4 (4–4 SEC) and lost to <a href="/wiki/Notre_Dame_Fighting_Irish_football" title="Notre Dame Fighting Irish football">Notre Dame</a> in the <a href="/wiki/Music_City_Bowl" title="Music City Bowl">Music City Bowl</a>.<a href="#cite_note-ncaa.com-142">[142]</a><a href="#cite_note-autogenerated2-143">[143]</a> The Bulldogs couldn't sustain that momentum, and lost two of their last three regular season games, first to No. 5 <a href="/wiki/Alabama_Crimson_Tide_football" title="Alabama Crimson Tide football">Alabama</a> 25–20<a href="#cite_note-144">[144]</a> and then two weeks later to No. 18 <a href="/wiki/Ole_Miss_Rebels_football" title="Ole Miss Rebels football">Ole Miss</a> 31–17.<a href="#cite_note-145">[145]</a> That loss knocked the Bulldogs out of playoff contention, leaving them 10–2 and ranked No. 7 by the <a href="/wiki/College_Football_Playoff" title="College Football Playoff">College Football Playoff</a> Committee in their final rankings. As a result, they were awarded a trip to the <a href="/wiki/Orange_Bowl" title="Orange Bowl">Orange Bowl</a> against No. 10 <a href="/wiki/Georgia_Tech" title="Georgia Tech">Georgia Tech</a> on December 31, 2014. Thanks to the Bulldogs’ inability to stop Georgia Tech's heavy use of the triple option, State lost that contest 49–34. Mississippi State finished the season 10–3 and were ranked No. 11 in the final AP Poll.<a href="#cite_note-cfp-cms-s3-prod.slcfp.com-146">[146]</a><a href="#cite_note-147">[147]</a> In 2015, the Bulldogs went 4–4 in the SEC and finished the regular season with an 8–4 record and went on to play in the <a href="/wiki/2015_Belk_Bowl" title="2015 Belk Bowl">2015 Belk Bowl</a> against the <a href="/wiki/2015_NC_State_Wolfpack_football_team" title="2015 NC State Wolfpack football team">NC State Wolfpack</a>,<a href="#cite_note-148">[148]</a> winning 51–28.<a href="#cite_note-149">[149]</a> <a href="/wiki/Dak_Prescott" title="Dak Prescott">Dak Prescott</a> was named the game MVP after throwing 4 touchdowns.<a href="#cite_note-150">[150]</a> 2016 saw the Bulldogs stumble to a 5–7 regular season record.<a href="#cite_note-151">[151]</a> The season included 3 losses on the final play of games against <a href="/wiki/South_Alabama_Jaguars_football" title="South Alabama Jaguars football">South Alabama</a>,<a href="#cite_note-152">[152]</a> <a href="/wiki/BYU_Cougars_football" title="BYU Cougars football">BYU</a>,<a href="#cite_note-153">[153]</a> and <a href="/wiki/Kentucky_Wildcats_football" title="Kentucky Wildcats football">Kentucky</a>.<a href="#cite_note-154">[154]</a> The Bulldogs were able to finish the season on a high note defeating in-state rival Ole Miss 55–20 in the 2016 <a href="/wiki/Egg_Bowl" title="Egg Bowl">Egg Bowl</a>.<a href="#cite_note-155">[155]</a> Due to a shortage of 6-win teams and MSU's <a href="/wiki/Academic_Progress_Rate" title="Academic Progress Rate">Academic Progress Rate</a>, they made their seventh consecutive bowl appearance in the <a href="/wiki/St._Petersburg_Bowl" class="mw-redirect" title="St. Petersburg Bowl">St. Petersburg Bowl</a> against <a href="/wiki/Miami_RedHawks_football" title="Miami RedHawks football">Miami (OH)</a> on December 26.<a href="#cite_note-156">[156]</a> The Bulldogs won the game thanks to a blocked extra point and a blocked field goal, edging Miami (Ohio) 17–16.<a href="#cite_note-157">[157]</a> On February 27, 2017, Mississippi State athletic director <a href="/wiki/John_Cohen_(baseball)" title="John Cohen (baseball)">John Cohen</a> announced a four-year contract extension for Coach Mullen through February 2021.<a href="#cite_note-158">[158]</a><a href="#cite_note-159">[159]</a> On November 26, 2017, after an 8–4 regular season, Dan Mullen left Mississippi State University to become the head coach at the University of Florida.<a href="#cite_note-160">[160]</a> Ironically, the athletics director who hired him at Florida was <a href="/wiki/Scott_Stricklin_(athletic_director)" title="Scott Stricklin (athletic director)">Scott Stricklin</a> who had previously worked with Mullen as the athletics director at Mississippi State from 2010 to 2016.<a href="#cite_note-161">[161]</a><a href="#cite_note-162">[162]</a> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Joe_Moorhead_era_(2018–2019)">Joe Moorhead era (2018–2019)</h3>[<a href="/w/index.php?title=Mississippi_State_Bulldogs_football&action=edit&section=10" title="Edit section: Joe Moorhead era (2018–2019)">edit</a>]</div> After <a href="/wiki/Dan_Mullen" title="Dan Mullen">Dan Mullen</a>’s departure, Mississippi State hired <a href="/wiki/Penn_State_Nittany_Lions_football" title="Penn State Nittany Lions football">Penn State</a> offensive coordinator <a href="/wiki/Joe_Moorhead" title="Joe Moorhead">Joe Moorhead</a> as the program's 33rd head coach.<a href="#cite_note-163">[163]</a> Despite no prior ties to the <a href="/wiki/Southern_United_States" title="Southern United States">southern United States</a>, Moorhead arrived in Starkville with a reputation as an outstanding offensive mind who believed in the spread offense,<a href="#cite_note-164">[164]</a><a href="#cite_note-165">[165]</a> turning around a struggling <a href="/wiki/Football_Championship_Subdivision" class="mw-redirect" title="Football Championship Subdivision">FCS</a> program in <a href="/wiki/Fordham_Rams_football" title="Fordham Rams football">Fordham</a> as the head coach before moving to Penn State as offensive coordinator where his potent offenses set school records.<a href="#cite_note-166">[166]</a> The Mississippi State University administration signed Moorhead to a four-year contract worth a total of $11 million over the course of the deal.<a href="#cite_note-167">[167]</a> Moorhead led the Bulldogs to an 8–4 record in 2018, tied for the most wins for a first-year coach in school history. However, his second season got off to a rough start when it emerged that 10 players allowed a tutor to take tests and complete coursework for them. The players were all suspended for eight games, severely limiting the Bulldogs' depth. Fans were also angered by a pedestrian offense and upsets by <a href="/wiki/2019_Kansas_State_Wildcats_football_team" title="2019 Kansas State Wildcats football team">Kansas State</a> and <a href="/wiki/2019_Tennessee_Volunteers_football_team" title="2019 Tennessee Volunteers football team">Tennessee</a>. There was also concern that he didn't really fit in with Mississippi State's culture,<a href="#cite_note-ClarionLedger1-168">[168]</a> even though he'd taken the podium ringing a <a class="mw-selflink-fragment" href="#The_cowbell">cowbell</a> when he was formally introduced as head coach.<a href="#cite_note-169">[169]</a> According to <a href="/wiki/ESPN" title="ESPN">ESPN</a>, Mississippi State officials intended to fire Moorhead if he didn't defeat <a href="/wiki/2019_Ole_Miss_Rebels_football_team" title="2019 Ole Miss Rebels football team">Ole Miss</a> in the 2019 <a href="/wiki/Egg_Bowl" title="Egg Bowl">Egg Bowl</a>.<a href="#cite_note-ESPNFiring-170">[170]</a> However, the Bulldogs won that game 21–20 to become bowl-eligible, making Moorhead only the third Bulldog coach to win his first two Egg Bowls. At an emotional press conference the following day, Moorhead tried to knock down the rumors about his job security, saying, "This is my school, this is my team, this is my program," and that anyone who thought otherwise could "pound sand and kick rocks." He added, "You'll have to drag my Yankee ass out of here."<a href="#cite_note-171">[171]</a><a href="#cite_note-172">[172]</a> However, on January 3, 2020, Moorhead was fired after finishing 6–7 following a 38–28 loss to Louisville in the <a href="/wiki/2019_Music_City_Bowl" title="2019 Music City Bowl">Music City Bowl</a>.<a href="#cite_note-173">[173]</a> Besides the Bulldogs' lackluster performance in that game, athletic director <a href="/wiki/John_Cohen_(baseball)" title="John Cohen (baseball)">John Cohen</a> and other school officials were angered when they learned quarterback Garrett Shrader had suffered an eye injury during a fight in practice, an incident that appeared to show a lack of discipline within the program under Moorhead's watch.<a href="#cite_note-174">[174]</a> Shrader had missed the game with what Moorhead initially described as an "upper body injury."<a href="#cite_note-175">[175]</a><a href="#cite_note-ClarionLedger1-168">[168]</a> On January 3, 2020, after failing to energize the offense, and several off field issues, Mississippi State announced Moorhead's firing.<a href="#cite_note-176">[176]</a> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Mike_Leach_era_(2020–2022)">Mike Leach era (2020–2022)</h3>[<a href="/w/index.php?title=Mississippi_State_Bulldogs_football&action=edit&section=11" title="Edit section: Mike Leach era (2020–2022)">edit</a>]</div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1251242444"><table class="box-Expand_section plainlinks metadata ambox mbox-small-left ambox-content" role="presentation"><tbody><tr><td class="mbox-image"><a href="/wiki/File:Wiki_letter_w_cropped.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="[icon]" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1c/Wiki_letter_w_cropped.svg/20px-Wiki_letter_w_cropped.svg.png" decoding="async" width="20" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1c/Wiki_letter_w_cropped.svg/30px-Wiki_letter_w_cropped.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1c/Wiki_letter_w_cropped.svg/40px-Wiki_letter_w_cropped.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="44" data-file-height="31" /></a></td><td class="mbox-text"><div class="mbox-text-span">This section needs expansion. 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(December 2023)</div></td></tr></tbody></table> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:LeachMike092212-18_(cropped).JPG" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/66/LeachMike092212-18_%28cropped%29.JPG/220px-LeachMike092212-18_%28cropped%29.JPG" decoding="async" width="220" height="282" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/66/LeachMike092212-18_%28cropped%29.JPG 1.5x" data-file-width="282" data-file-height="361" /></a><figcaption>Coach Leach</figcaption></figure> On January 9, 2020, Mississippi State athletic director <a href="/wiki/John_Cohen_(baseball)" title="John Cohen (baseball)">John Cohen</a> announced the hiring of then-<a href="/wiki/Washington_State_Cougars_football" title="Washington State Cougars football">Washington State</a> and former <a href="/wiki/Texas_Tech" class="mw-redirect" title="Texas Tech">Texas Tech</a> head coach <a href="/wiki/Mike_Leach_(American_football_coach)" title="Mike Leach (American football coach)">Mike Leach</a> to the vacant head coaching position.<a href="#cite_note-177">[177]</a><a href="#cite_note-178">[178]</a> Leach arrived with a reputation as a great offensive mind and installed a pass-heavy, up-tempo offensive attack known as the <a href="/wiki/Air_raid_offense" title="Air raid offense">air raid</a> that he has utilized throughout his coaching career.<a href="#cite_note-179">[179]</a> During Leach's introductory press conference, John Cohen also stated that one of the other reasons for Leach's hiring was his record and reputation as a disciplinarian, something that appeared to be missing in the Mississippi State football program under Joe Moorhead.<a href="#cite_note-180">[180]</a><a href="#cite_note-181">[181]</a><a href="#cite_note-182">[182]</a> Mike Leach also had prior coaching experience in the Southeastern Conference, serving as offensive coordinator at <a href="/wiki/Kentucky_Wildcats_football" title="Kentucky Wildcats football">Kentucky</a> under <a href="/wiki/Hal_Mumme" title="Hal Mumme">Hal Mumme</a> for two seasons in 1997 and 1998.<a href="#cite_note-183">[183]</a><a href="#cite_note-184">[184]</a> Leach signed a four-year contract with Mississippi State worth $20 million excluding incentives.<a href="#cite_note-185">[185]</a> The 2020 season started with a 44–34 upset victory over no. 6 <a href="/wiki/2020_LSU_Tigers_football_team" title="2020 LSU Tigers football team">LSU</a>, who had won the <a href="/wiki/2020_College_Football_Playoff_National_Championship" title="2020 College Football Playoff National Championship">CFP National Championship</a> the previous season. However, Leach's Bulldogs struggled the rest of the season, winning only two more games, 24–17 over <a href="/wiki/2020_Vanderbilt_Commodores_football_team" title="2020 Vanderbilt Commodores football team">Vanderbilt</a> and 51–32 over <a href="/wiki/2020_Missouri_Tigers_football_team" title="2020 Missouri Tigers football team">Missouri</a>, finishing the regular season at 3–7. Despite the losing record, the Bulldogs were invited to the <a href="/wiki/2020_Armed_Forces_Bowl_(December)" title="2020 Armed Forces Bowl (December)">Armed Forces Bowl</a>, as the NCAA waived <a href="/wiki/Bowl_eligibility" title="Bowl eligibility">bowl eligibility</a> requirements due to the <a href="/wiki/COVID-19_pandemic" title="COVID-19 pandemic">COVID-19 pandemic</a>.<a href="#cite_note-186">[186]</a><a href="#cite_note-TVP-187">[187]</a> Mississippi State faced off against no. 24 <a href="/wiki/2020_Tulsa_Golden_Hurricane_football_team" title="2020 Tulsa Golden Hurricane football team">Tulsa</a>, defeating the Golden Hurricane 28–26 to finish with an overall record of 4–7.<a href="#cite_note-188">[188]</a> Leach led the Bulldogs to a 7–5 record in the 2021 regular season.<a href="#cite_note-189">[189]</a> The season was highlighted with ranked victories over <a href="/wiki/2021_Texas_A%26M_Aggies_football_team" title="2021 Texas A&M Aggies football team">Texas A&M</a>, <a href="/wiki/2021_Kentucky_Wildcats_football_team" title="2021 Kentucky Wildcats football team">Kentucky</a>, and <a href="/wiki/2021_Auburn_Tigers_football_team" title="2021 Auburn Tigers football team">Auburn</a>.<a href="#cite_note-190">[190]</a><a href="#cite_note-191">[191]</a><a href="#cite_note-192">[192]</a> They qualified for the <a href="/wiki/2021_Liberty_Bowl" title="2021 Liberty Bowl">Liberty Bowl</a>, where they lost 34–7 to <a href="/wiki/2021_Texas_Tech_Red_Raiders_football_team" title="2021 Texas Tech Red Raiders football team">Texas Tech</a>.<a href="#cite_note-193">[193]</a> On June 30, 2022, Mississippi State and Mike Leach agreed to terms on a contract extension that would keep the coach in Starkville through the completion of the 2025 season and raise his annual pay to $5.5 million.<a href="#cite_note-194">[194]</a><a href="#cite_note-195">[195]</a><a href="#cite_note-196">[196]</a> Continuing the program's upward trajectory, Leach led the Bulldogs to a 8–4 record in the 2022 regular season.<a href="#cite_note-197">[197]</a> Notably, the Bulldogs recorded victories over ranked opponents <a href="/wiki/2022_Texas_A%26M_Aggies_football_team" title="2022 Texas A&M Aggies football team">Texas A&M</a> and <a href="/wiki/2022_Ole_Miss_Rebels_football_team" title="2022 Ole Miss Rebels football team">Ole Miss</a>.<a href="#cite_note-198">[198]</a><a href="#cite_note-199">[199]</a> However, Leach died in a <a href="/wiki/Jackson,_Mississippi" title="Jackson, Mississippi">Jackson, Mississippi</a> <a href="/wiki/Hospital" title="Hospital">hospital</a> on December 12, 2022 after a suffering a <a href="/wiki/Heart_attack" class="mw-redirect" title="Heart attack">heart attack</a> at home.<a href="#cite_note-200">[200]</a> Defensive coordinator <a href="/wiki/Zach_Arnett" title="Zach Arnett">Zach Arnett</a> led the team in its bowl game, a 19–10 victory over <a href="/wiki/2022_Illinois_Fighting_Illini_football_team" title="2022 Illinois Fighting Illini football team">Illinois</a> in the <a href="/wiki/2023_ReliaQuest_Bowl" title="2023 ReliaQuest Bowl">ReliaQuest Bowl</a>.<a href="#cite_note-201">[201]</a><a href="#cite_note-202">[202]</a> Leach's passing resulted in an outpouring of grief, sympathy and sadness from across the country.<a href="#cite_note-203">[203]</a><a href="#cite_note-204">[204]</a> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Zach_Arnett_era_(2022–2023)">Zach Arnett era (2022–2023)</h3>[<a href="/w/index.php?title=Mississippi_State_Bulldogs_football&action=edit&section=12" title="Edit section: Zach Arnett era (2022–2023)">edit</a>]</div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1251242444"><table class="box-Expand_section plainlinks metadata ambox mbox-small-left ambox-content" role="presentation"><tbody><tr><td class="mbox-image"><a href="/wiki/File:Wiki_letter_w_cropped.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="[icon]" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1c/Wiki_letter_w_cropped.svg/20px-Wiki_letter_w_cropped.svg.png" decoding="async" width="20" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1c/Wiki_letter_w_cropped.svg/30px-Wiki_letter_w_cropped.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1c/Wiki_letter_w_cropped.svg/40px-Wiki_letter_w_cropped.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="44" data-file-height="31" /></a></td><td class="mbox-text"><div class="mbox-text-span">This section needs expansion. 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(December 2023)</div></td></tr></tbody></table> On December 15, 2022, <a href="/wiki/Zach_Arnett" title="Zach Arnett">Zach Arnett</a> was named the 35th head coach of the Bulldogs.<a href="#cite_note-205">[205]</a> Prior to Mike Leach's death, Arnett had been appointed interim head coach after Leach had been hospitalized.<a href="#cite_note-206">[206]</a><a href="#cite_note-207">[207]</a> Arnett was fired on November 13, 2023, after beginning the season with a 4–6 record.<a href="#cite_note-208">[208]</a> Along with the losing record, athletics director <a href="/wiki/Zac_Selmon" title="Zac Selmon">Zac Selmon</a> was concerned about Arnett's complete overhaul of Leach's air raid offense in favor of a more balanced, traditional offensive attack, coordinated by <a href="/wiki/Kevin_Barbay" title="Kevin Barbay">Kevin Barbay</a>.<a href="#cite_note-209">[209]</a> The offensive statistics in Arnett's lone season as head coach greatly fell from the team's 2022 offensive production under Leach, who was steadily making strides with the team's offense with the SEC's all-time leader in completions <a href="/wiki/Will_Rogers_(American_football)" title="Will Rogers (American football)">Will Rogers</a> at quarterback.<a href="#cite_note-210">[210]</a> For Arnett's buyout, Mississippi State had to pay the fired coach $4.5 million.<a href="#cite_note-211">[211]</a> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Jeff_Lebby_era_(2024–present)">Jeff Lebby era (2024–present)</h3>[<a href="/w/index.php?title=Mississippi_State_Bulldogs_football&action=edit&section=13" title="Edit section: Jeff Lebby era (2024–present)">edit</a>]</div> On November 26, 2023, <a href="/wiki/Oklahoma_Sooners_football" title="Oklahoma Sooners football">Oklahoma</a> offensive coordinator <a href="/wiki/Jeff_Lebby" title="Jeff Lebby">Jeff Lebby</a> was named Mississippi State's 36th head coach.<a href="#cite_note-212">[212]</a><a href="#cite_note-213">[213]</a> Mississippi State is Lebby's first head coaching position after several years as an assistant coach.<a href="#cite_note-214">[214]</a><a href="#cite_note-215">[215]</a> Lebby signed a four-year contract worth $4.51 million annually.<a href="#cite_note-216">[216]</a> Lebby also had prior ties to the state of <a href="/wiki/Mississippi" title="Mississippi">Mississippi</a> and the Southeastern Conference from his time as offensive coordinator at <a href="/wiki/Ole_Miss_Rebels_football" title="Ole Miss Rebels football">Ole Miss</a> under <a href="/wiki/Lane_Kiffin" title="Lane Kiffin">Lane Kiffin</a> from 2020 to 2021.<a href="#cite_note-217">[217]</a><a href="#cite_note-218">[218]</a> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Conference_affiliations">Conference affiliations</h2>[<a href="/w/index.php?title=Mississippi_State_Bulldogs_football&action=edit&section=14" title="Edit section: Conference affiliations">edit</a>]</div> <ul><li>Independent (1895)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Southern_Intercollegiate_Athletic_Association" title="Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association">Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association</a> (1896–1921).<a href="#cite_note-handbook-219">[219]</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Southern_Conference" title="Southern Conference">Southern Conference</a> (1922–1932)<a href="#cite_note-220">[220]</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Southeastern_Conference" title="Southeastern Conference">Southeastern Conference</a> (1933–present)</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Championship">Championship</h2>[<a href="/w/index.php?title=Mississippi_State_Bulldogs_football&action=edit&section=15" title="Edit section: Championship">edit</a>]</div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Conference_championship">Conference championship</h3>[<a href="/w/index.php?title=Mississippi_State_Bulldogs_football&action=edit&section=16" title="Edit section: Conference championship">edit</a>]</div> The 1941 Mississippi State Bulldogs finished the year with an 8–1–1 record, and won the Southeastern Conference championship. The season included wins over Florida, Alabama, Auburn, and Ole Miss. The Bulldogs tied with LSU and were defeated by <a href="/wiki/Duquesne_Dukes_football" title="Duquesne Dukes football">Duquesne</a>. <table class="wikitable"> <tbody><tr> <th scope="col" style="background-color:#5D1725;color:#FFFFFF;">Season </th> <th scope="col" style="background-color:#5D1725;color:#FFFFFF;">Conference </th> <th scope="col" style="background-color:#5D1725;color:#FFFFFF;">Coach </th> <th scope="col" style="background-color:#5D1725;color:#FFFFFF;">Overall record </th> <th scope="col" style="background-color:#5D1725;color:#FFFFFF;">Conference record </th></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/1941_Mississippi_State_Maroons_football_team" title="1941 Mississippi State Maroons football team">1941</a></td> <td>SEC</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Allyn_McKeen" title="Allyn McKeen">Allyn McKeen</a></td> <td>8–1–1</td> <td>4–0–1 </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Division_championship">Division championship</h3>[<a href="/w/index.php?title=Mississippi_State_Bulldogs_football&action=edit&section=17" title="Edit section: Division championship">edit</a>]</div> The SEC has been split into two divisions since the 1992 season with Mississippi State competing in the SEC West since that time. In 1998, MSU finished the regular season with a 26–14 win over Alabama, a 22–21 win over <a href="/wiki/1998_Arkansas_Razorbacks_football_team" title="1998 Arkansas Razorbacks football team">Arkansas</a>, and a 28–6 win over Ole Miss in Oxford, Mississippi. At the end of the regular season, both MSU and Arkansas finished with 6–2 conference records, but by virtue of MSU's head-to-head win over Arkansas, MSU earned the right to represent the SEC West in the <a href="/wiki/1998_SEC_Championship_Game" title="1998 SEC Championship Game">SEC Championship Game</a>. In that game, MSU led eventual national champion <a href="/wiki/1998_Tennessee_Volunteers_football_team" title="1998 Tennessee Volunteers football team">Tennessee</a> in the fourth quarter before falling 14–24 in the <a href="/wiki/Georgia_Dome" title="Georgia Dome">Georgia Dome</a>. They continued on to play in the <a href="/wiki/1999_Cotton_Bowl_Classic" title="1999 Cotton Bowl Classic">Cotton Bowl Classic</a> in Dallas, Texas, against the 20th-ranked <a href="/wiki/Texas_Longhorns_football" title="Texas Longhorns football">Texas Longhorns</a>. The Bulldogs lost the game 11–38 on 24 unanswered Longhorn points in the 3rd quarter. <table class="wikitable"> <tbody><tr> <th scope="col" style="background-color:#5D1725;color:#FFFFFF;">Season </th> <th scope="col" style="background-color:#5D1725;color:#FFFFFF;">Division </th> <th scope="col" style="background-color:#5D1725;color:#FFFFFF;">Coach </th> <th scope="col" style="background-color:#5D1725;color:#FFFFFF;">Opponent </th> <th scope="col" style="background-color:#5D1725;color:#FFFFFF;">SEC CG result </th></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/1998_Mississippi_State_Bulldogs_football_team" title="1998 Mississippi State Bulldogs football team">1998</a>†</td> <td>SEC West</td> <td>Jackie Sherrill</td> <td><a href="/wiki/1998_Tennessee_Volunteers_football_team" title="1998 Tennessee Volunteers football team">Tennessee</a></td> <td>L 14–24 </td></tr></tbody></table> † Co-champions <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Bowl_games">Bowl games</h2>[<a href="/w/index.php?title=Mississippi_State_Bulldogs_football&action=edit&section=18" title="Edit section: Bowl games">edit</a>]</div> Mississippi State has played in 26 bowl games, compiling a record of 15–11 through the 2021 season.<a href="#cite_note-221">[221]</a> Memorable highlights include wins in the 1941 Orange Bowl, the <a href="/wiki/1963_Liberty_Bowl" title="1963 Liberty Bowl">1963 Liberty Bowl</a>, the <a href="/wiki/1999_Peach_Bowl" title="1999 Peach Bowl">1999 Peach Bowl</a>, and the <a href="/wiki/2011_Gator_Bowl" title="2011 Gator Bowl">2011 Gator Bowl</a>.<a href="#cite_note-222">[222]</a> Mississippi State's first bowl game was against the Havana Athletic Club in the <a href="/wiki/Bacardi_Bowl" title="Bacardi Bowl">Bacardi Bowl</a> on January 1, <a href="/wiki/1911_college_football_season" title="1911 college football season">1912</a>, in <a href="/wiki/Havana" title="Havana">Havana</a>, Cuba. Known as the Mississippi A&M Aggies at that time, the Bulldogs won by a final score of 12–0. Mississippi State does not count the victory against the athletic club among its bowl games and bowl wins.<a href="#cite_note-223">[223]</a><a href="#cite_note-224">[224]</a> From 1999 to 2011 Mississippi State had a 5-game winning streak in bowls. The streak ended against the <a href="/wiki/2012_Northwestern_Wildcats_football_team" title="2012 Northwestern Wildcats football team">Northwestern Wildcats</a> in the 2013 Gator Bowl. The Bulldogs have been to 12 straight bowl games for the first time in school history dating back to the <a href="/wiki/2010_Mississippi_State_Bulldogs_football_team" title="2010 Mississippi State Bulldogs football team">2010 season</a>.<a href="#cite_note-225">[225]</a><a href="#cite_note-226">[226]</a><a href="#cite_note-227">[227]</a><a href="#cite_note-228">[228]</a><a href="#cite_note-229">[229]</a> <table class="wikitable"> <tbody><tr> <th scope="col" style="background-color:#5D1725;color:#FFFFFF;">Date </th> <th scope="col" style="background-color:#5D1725;color:#FFFFFF;">Coach </th> <th scope="col" style="background-color:#5D1725;color:#FFFFFF;">Bowl </th> <th scope="col" style="background-color:#5D1725;color:#FFFFFF;">Opponent </th> <th scope="col" style="background-color:#5D1725;color:#FFFFFF;">Result </th></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/1936_Mississippi_State_Maroons_football_team" title="1936 Mississippi State Maroons football team">1936</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Ralph_Sasse" title="Ralph Sasse">Ralph Sasse</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/1937_Orange_Bowl" title="1937 Orange Bowl">Orange Bowl</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Duquesne_Dukes_football" title="Duquesne Dukes football">Duquesne</a></td> <td>L 12–13 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/1940_Mississippi_State_Maroons_football_team" title="1940 Mississippi State Maroons football team">1940</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Allyn_McKeen" title="Allyn McKeen">Allyn McKeen</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/1941_Orange_Bowl" title="1941 Orange Bowl">Orange Bowl</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Georgetown_Hoyas_football" title="Georgetown Hoyas football">Georgetown</a></td> <td>W 14–7 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/1963_Mississippi_State_Bulldogs_football_team" title="1963 Mississippi State Bulldogs football team">1963</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Paul_E._Davis" title="Paul E. Davis">Paul E. Davis</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/1963_Liberty_Bowl" title="1963 Liberty Bowl">Liberty Bowl</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/NC_State_Wolfpack_football" title="NC State Wolfpack football">NC State</a></td> <td>W 16–12 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/1974_Mississippi_State_Bulldogs_football_team" title="1974 Mississippi State Bulldogs football team">1974</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Bob_Tyler" title="Bob Tyler">Bob Tyler</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/1974_Sun_Bowl" title="1974 Sun Bowl">Sun Bowl</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/North_Carolina_Tar_Heels_football" title="North Carolina Tar Heels football">North Carolina</a></td> <td>W 26–24 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/1980_Mississippi_State_Bulldogs_football_team" title="1980 Mississippi State Bulldogs football team">1980</a></td> <td rowspan="2"><a href="/wiki/Emory_Bellard" title="Emory Bellard">Emory Bellard</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/1980_Sun_Bowl" title="1980 Sun Bowl">Sun Bowl</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/1980_Nebraska_Cornhuskers_football_team" title="1980 Nebraska Cornhuskers football team">Nebraska</a></td> <td>L 17–31 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/1981_Mississippi_State_Bulldogs_football_team" title="1981 Mississippi State Bulldogs football team">1981</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/1981_Hall_of_Fame_Classic" title="1981 Hall of Fame Classic">Hall of Fame Classic</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Kansas_Jayhawks_football" title="Kansas Jayhawks football">Kansas</a></td> <td>W 10–0 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/1991_Mississippi_State_Bulldogs_football_team" title="1991 Mississippi State Bulldogs football team">1991</a></td> <td rowspan="6"><a href="/wiki/Jackie_Sherrill" title="Jackie Sherrill">Jackie Sherrill</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/1991_Liberty_Bowl" title="1991 Liberty Bowl">Liberty Bowl</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/1991_Air_Force_Falcons_football_team" title="1991 Air Force Falcons football team">Air Force</a></td> <td>L 15–38 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/1992_Mississippi_State_Bulldogs_football_team" title="1992 Mississippi State Bulldogs football team">1992</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/1993_Peach_Bowl_(January)" title="1993 Peach Bowl (January)">Peach Bowl</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/North_Carolina_Tar_Heels_football" title="North Carolina Tar Heels football">North Carolina</a></td> <td>L 17–21 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/1994_Mississippi_State_Bulldogs_football_team" title="1994 Mississippi State Bulldogs football team">1994</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/1995_Peach_Bowl_(January)" title="1995 Peach Bowl (January)">Peach Bowl</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/1994_NC_State_Wolfpack_football_team" title="1994 NC State Wolfpack football team">NC State</a></td> <td>L 24–28 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/1998_Mississippi_State_Bulldogs_football_team" title="1998 Mississippi State Bulldogs football team">1998</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/1999_Cotton_Bowl_Classic" title="1999 Cotton Bowl Classic">Cotton Bowl Classic</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/1998_Texas_Longhorns_football_team" title="1998 Texas Longhorns football team">Texas</a></td> <td>L 11–38 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/1999_Mississippi_State_Bulldogs_football_team" title="1999 Mississippi State Bulldogs football team">1999</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/1999_Peach_Bowl" title="1999 Peach Bowl">Peach Bowl</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/1999_Clemson_Tigers_football_team" title="1999 Clemson Tigers football team">Clemson</a></td> <td>W 17–7 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/2000_Mississippi_State_Bulldogs_football_team" title="2000 Mississippi State Bulldogs football team">2000</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/2000_Independence_Bowl" title="2000 Independence Bowl">Independence Bowl</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/2000_Texas_A%26M_Aggies_football_team" title="2000 Texas A&M Aggies football team">Texas A&M</a></td> <td>W 43–41 OT </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/2007_Mississippi_State_Bulldogs_football_team" title="2007 Mississippi State Bulldogs football team">2007</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Sylvester_Croom" title="Sylvester Croom">Sylvester Croom</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/2007_Liberty_Bowl" title="2007 Liberty Bowl">Liberty Bowl</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/2007_UCF_Knights_football_team" title="2007 UCF Knights football team">UCF</a></td> <td>W 10–3 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/2010_Mississippi_State_Bulldogs_football_team" title="2010 Mississippi State Bulldogs football team">2010</a></td> <td rowspan="7"><a href="/wiki/Dan_Mullen" title="Dan Mullen">Dan Mullen</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/2011_Gator_Bowl" title="2011 Gator Bowl">Gator Bowl</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/2010_Michigan_Wolverines_football_team" title="2010 Michigan Wolverines football team">Michigan</a></td> <td>W 52–14 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/2011_Mississippi_State_Bulldogs_football_team" title="2011 Mississippi State Bulldogs football team">2011</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/2011_Music_City_Bowl" title="2011 Music City Bowl">Music City Bowl</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/2011_Wake_Forest_Demon_Deacons_football_team" title="2011 Wake Forest Demon Deacons football team">Wake Forest</a></td> <td>W 23–17 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/2012_Mississippi_State_Bulldogs_football_team" title="2012 Mississippi State Bulldogs football team">2012</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/2013_Gator_Bowl" title="2013 Gator Bowl">Gator Bowl</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/2012_Northwestern_Wildcats_football_team" title="2012 Northwestern Wildcats football team">Northwestern</a></td> <td>L 20–34 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/2013_Mississippi_State_Bulldogs_football_team" title="2013 Mississippi State Bulldogs football team">2013</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/2013_Liberty_Bowl" title="2013 Liberty Bowl">Liberty Bowl</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/2013_Rice_Owls_football_team" title="2013 Rice Owls football team">Rice</a></td> <td>W 44–7 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/2014_Mississippi_State_Bulldogs_football_team" title="2014 Mississippi State Bulldogs football team">2014</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/2014_Orange_Bowl_(December)" title="2014 Orange Bowl (December)">Orange Bowl</a> †</td> <td><a href="/wiki/2014_Georgia_Tech_Yellow_Jackets_football_team" title="2014 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football team">Georgia Tech</a></td> <td>L 34–49 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/2015_Mississippi_State_Bulldogs_football_team" title="2015 Mississippi State Bulldogs football team">2015</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/2015_Belk_Bowl" title="2015 Belk Bowl">Belk Bowl</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/2015_NC_State_Wolfpack_football_team" title="2015 NC State Wolfpack football team">NC State</a></td> <td>W 51–28 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/2016_Mississippi_State_Bulldogs_football_team" title="2016 Mississippi State Bulldogs football team">2016</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/2016_St._Petersburg_Bowl" title="2016 St. Petersburg Bowl">St. Petersburg Bowl</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/2016_Miami_RedHawks_football_team" title="2016 Miami RedHawks football team">Miami (OH)</a></td> <td>W 17–16 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/2017_Mississippi_State_Bulldogs_football_team" title="2017 Mississippi State Bulldogs football team">2017</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Greg_Knox" title="Greg Knox">Greg Knox</a> (interim)</td> <td><a href="/wiki/2017_TaxSlayer_Bowl" title="2017 TaxSlayer Bowl">TaxSlayer Bowl</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/2017_Louisville_Cardinals_football_team" title="2017 Louisville Cardinals football team">Louisville</a></td> <td>W 31–27 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/2018_Mississippi_State_Bulldogs_football_team" title="2018 Mississippi State Bulldogs football team">2018</a></td> <td rowspan="2"><a href="/wiki/Joe_Moorhead" title="Joe Moorhead">Joe Moorhead</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/2019_Outback_Bowl" title="2019 Outback Bowl">Outback Bowl</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/2018_Iowa_Hawkeyes_football_team" title="2018 Iowa Hawkeyes football team">Iowa</a></td> <td>L 22–27 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/2019_Mississippi_State_Bulldogs_football_team" title="2019 Mississippi State Bulldogs football team">2019</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/2019_Music_City_Bowl" title="2019 Music City Bowl">Music City Bowl</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/2019_Louisville_Cardinals_football_team" title="2019 Louisville Cardinals football team">Louisville</a></td> <td>L 28–38 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/2020_Mississippi_State_Bulldogs_football_team" title="2020 Mississippi State Bulldogs football team">2020</a></td> <td rowspan="2"><a href="/wiki/Mike_Leach_(American_football_coach)" title="Mike Leach (American football coach)">Mike Leach</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/2020_Armed_Forces_Bowl_(December)" title="2020 Armed Forces Bowl (December)">Armed Forces Bowl</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/2020_Tulsa_Golden_Hurricane_football_team" title="2020 Tulsa Golden Hurricane football team">Tulsa</a></td> <td>W 28–26 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/2021_Mississippi_State_Bulldogs_football_team" title="2021 Mississippi State Bulldogs football team">2021</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/2021_Liberty_Bowl" title="2021 Liberty Bowl">Liberty Bowl</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/2021_Texas_Tech_Red_Raiders_football_team" title="2021 Texas Tech Red Raiders football team">Texas Tech</a></td> <td>L 7–34 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/2022_Mississippi_State_Bulldogs_football_team" title="2022 Mississippi State Bulldogs football team">2022</a></td> <td rowspan="1"><a href="/wiki/Zach_Arnett" title="Zach Arnett">Zach Arnett</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/2023_ReliaQuest_Bowl" title="2023 ReliaQuest Bowl">ReliaQuest Bowl</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/2022_Illinois_Fighting_Illini_football_team" title="2022 Illinois Fighting Illini football team">Illinois</a></td> <td>W 19–10 </td></tr></tbody></table> † <a href="/wiki/New_Year%27s_Six" title="New Year's Six">New Year's Six</a> bowl game <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Rivalries">Rivalries</h2>[<a 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(August 2018) (<a href="/wiki/Help:Maintenance_template_removal" title="Help:Maintenance template removal">Learn how and when to remove this message</a>)</div></td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Alabama">Alabama</h3>[<a href="/w/index.php?title=Mississippi_State_Bulldogs_football&action=edit&section=20" title="Edit section: Alabama">edit</a>]</div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/Alabama%E2%80%93Mississippi_State_football_rivalry" title="Alabama–Mississippi State football rivalry">Alabama–Mississippi State football rivalry</a></div> The Alabama–Mississippi State rivalry, sometimes referred to as the 90 Mile Drive or the Battle for Highway 82, is an annual football game between the <a href="/wiki/Alabama_Crimson_Tide_Football" class="mw-redirect" title="Alabama Crimson Tide Football">University of Alabama Crimson Tide</a> and Mississippi State University Bulldogs. Both universities are founding members of the Southeastern Conference in 1933, as well as the league's Western Division in 1992. The two campuses are located approximately 90 miles apart, and are the closest SEC schools in terms of proximity. With 108 games played as of the completion of the 2023 football season, Alabama-Mississippi State is one of the SEC's longest-running series, dating back to 1896. It is Alabama's most-played football series in its history and Mississippi State's third (behind only Ole Miss and LSU). With the SEC eliminating divisions after the 2023 season,<a href="#cite_note-230">[230]</a> the Bulldogs and Crimson Tide were not selected the play each other in 2024 while the conference decides on a permanent scheduling format for 2025 and beyond.<a href="#cite_note-231">[231]</a><a href="#cite_note-232">[232]</a> Barring a meeting in the 2024 SEC Championship Game, it will be the first season since 1947 that Alabama and Mississippi State won't meet on the football field.<a href="#cite_note-233">[233]</a><a href="#cite_note-234">[234]</a> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="LSU">LSU</h3>[<a href="/w/index.php?title=Mississippi_State_Bulldogs_football&action=edit&section=21" title="Edit section: LSU">edit</a>]</div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/LSU%E2%80%93Mississippi_State_football_rivalry" title="LSU–Mississippi State football rivalry">LSU–Mississippi State football rivalry</a></div> The LSU–Mississippi State rivalry is an annual football game between the <a href="/wiki/LSU_Tigers_Football" class="mw-redirect" title="LSU Tigers Football">Louisiana State University Tigers</a> and Mississippi State University Bulldogs. In recent years, the rivalry has taken on the unofficial nickname of "Cajuns vs Cowbells".<a href="#cite_note-235">[235]</a><a href="#cite_note-236">[236]</a> Both universities are founding members of the Southeastern Conference, as well as the Western Division. Played 117 times as of the completion of the 2023 season, this rivalry is LSU's most-played football series in its history and Mississippi State's second behind only Ole Miss. Mississippi State's 34–29 victory on September 20, 2014, was the Bulldogs' first over LSU since 1999, their first in Baton Rouge since 1991, and just their fourth overall since 1985. The 1976 game was won on the field by Mississippi State but later deemed by the NCAA to have been forfeited, therefore lost, by the Bulldogs. With the Southeastern Conference ending divisional play after the 2023 season, the Tigers and Bulldogs were not selected to play each other in the 2024 regular season and barring a meeting in the 2024 SEC Championship Game, the teams will go a full season without playing each other for the first time since 1943.<a href="#cite_note-237">[237]</a><a href="#cite_note-238">[238]</a> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Ole_Miss">Ole Miss</h3>[<a href="/w/index.php?title=Mississippi_State_Bulldogs_football&action=edit&section=22" title="Edit section: Ole Miss">edit</a>]</div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/Egg_Bowl" title="Egg Bowl">Egg Bowl</a></div> Mississippi State's biggest rival and most-played opponent in its history is in-state opponent <a href="/wiki/Ole_Miss_Rebels_football" title="Ole Miss Rebels football">Ole Miss</a>.<a href="#cite_note-239">[239]</a><a href="#cite_note-240">[240]</a> Known officially as the Egg Bowl since 1979,<a href="#cite_note-241">[241]</a> and also known prior to 1979 as the Battle for the Golden Egg, the Mississippi State-Ole Miss football rivalry is one of the fiercest in the Southeastern Conference.<a href="#cite_note-242">[242]</a> It was first played in 1901 and has been played every year since 1915 (with the exception of the 1943 season when neither school fielded teams due to World War II) making it the tenth longest uninterrupted series in the United States. The game became "The Battle for the Golden Egg" in 1927 when a traveling trophy was added.<a href="#cite_note-243">[243]</a> Although through the years the game has been played primarily in 3 locations <a href="/wiki/Starkville,_Mississippi" title="Starkville, Mississippi">Starkville</a> (38 times), <a href="/wiki/Oxford,_Mississippi" title="Oxford, Mississippi">Oxford</a> (36 times), and <a href="/wiki/Jackson,_Mississippi" title="Jackson, Mississippi">Jackson</a> (29 times); there have been a few meetings in other locations including <a href="/wiki/Tupelo,_Mississippi" title="Tupelo, Mississippi">Tupelo</a> 3 times, <a href="/wiki/Greenwood,_Mississippi" title="Greenwood, Mississippi">Greenwood</a> twice, <a href="/wiki/Clarksdale,_Mississippi" title="Clarksdale, Mississippi">Clarksdale</a> once, and <a href="/wiki/Columbus,_Mississippi" title="Columbus, Mississippi">Columbus</a> once. Through 2021, in total the two squads have met on the gridiron 118 times with Ole Miss holding a 64–45–6 lead in the series.<a href="#cite_note-244">[244]</a><a href="#cite_note-245">[245]</a> The teams are founding members of the Southeastern Conference and were both placed in the conference's western division in 1992 when the league split into divisions.<a href="#cite_note-246">[246]</a> The teams were selected to meet in 2024 and will play on the game's traditional <a href="/wiki/Thanksgiving" title="Thanksgiving">Thanksgiving</a> weekend date while the Southeastern Conference determines a scheduling format for 2025 and beyond.<a href="#cite_note-247">[247]</a><a href="#cite_note-248">[248]</a><a href="#cite_note-249">[249]</a><a href="#cite_note-250">[250]</a> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="All-time_record_vs._SEC_teams">All-time record vs. SEC teams</h2>[<a href="/w/index.php?title=Mississippi_State_Bulldogs_football&action=edit&section=23" title="Edit section: All-time record vs. SEC teams">edit</a>]</div> <table class="wikitable sortable"> <tbody><tr> <th scope="col" style="background-color:#5D1725;color:#FFFFFF;">Opponent </th> <th scope="col" style="background-color:#5D1725;color:#FFFFFF;">Won </th> <th scope="col" style="background-color:#5D1725;color:#FFFFFF;">Lost </th> <th scope="col" style="background-color:#5D1725;color:#FFFFFF;">Tied </th> <th scope="col" style="background-color:#5D1725;color:#FFFFFF;">Percentage </th> <th scope="col" style="background-color:#5D1725;color:#FFFFFF;">Streak </th> <th scope="col" style="background-color:#5D1725;color:#FFFFFF;">First </th> <th scope="col" style="background-color:#5D1725;color:#FFFFFF;">Last </th></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Alabama_Crimson_Tide_football" title="Alabama Crimson Tide football">Alabama</a><a href="#cite_note-251">[251]</a></td> <td>18</td> <td>86</td> <td>3</td> <td>.182</td> <td>Lost 16</td> <td>1896</td> <td>2023 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Arkansas_Razorbacks_football" title="Arkansas Razorbacks football">Arkansas</a><a href="#cite_note-252">[252]</a></td> <td>15</td> <td>19</td> <td>1</td> <td>.443</td> <td>Lost 1</td> <td>1916</td> <td>2024 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Auburn_Tigers_football" title="Auburn Tigers football">Auburn</a><a href="#cite_note-253">[253]</a></td> <td>29</td> <td>66</td> <td>3</td> <td>.311</td> <td>Lost 1</td> <td>1905</td> <td>2023 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Florida_Gators_football" title="Florida Gators football">Florida</a><a href="#cite_note-254">[254]</a></td> <td>19</td> <td>35</td> <td>2</td> <td>.357</td> <td>Lost 2</td> <td>1923</td> <td>2024 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Georgia_Bulldogs_football" title="Georgia Bulldogs football">Georgia</a><a href="#cite_note-255">[255]</a></td> <td>6</td> <td>21</td> <td>0</td> <td>.222</td> <td>Lost 5</td> <td>1914</td> <td>2024 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Kentucky_Wildcats_football" title="Kentucky Wildcats football">Kentucky</a><a href="#cite_note-256">[256]</a></td> <td>25</td> <td>26</td> <td>0</td> <td>.490</td> <td>Lost 2</td> <td>1914</td> <td>2023 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/LSU_Tigers_football" title="LSU Tigers football">LSU</a><a href="#cite_note-257">[257]</a></td> <td>36</td> <td>78</td> <td>3</td> <td>.321</td> <td>Lost 3</td> <td>1896</td> <td>2023 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Missouri_Tigers_football" title="Missouri Tigers football">Missouri</a><a href="#cite_note-258">[258]</a></td> <td>2</td> <td>3</td> <td>0</td> <td>.400</td> <td>Lost 1</td> <td>1981</td> <td>2024 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Mississippi_Rebels_football" class="mw-redirect" title="Mississippi Rebels football">Ole Miss</a><a href="#cite_note-259">[259]</a></td> <td>47</td> <td>65</td> <td>6</td> <td>.424</td> <td>Lost 1</td> <td>1901</td> <td>2023 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Oklahoma_Sooners_football" title="Oklahoma Sooners football">Oklahoma</a></td> <td>0</td> <td>0</td> <td>0</td> <td>–</td> <td>–</td> <td>–</td> <td>– </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/South_Carolina_Gamecocks_football" title="South Carolina Gamecocks football">South Carolina</a><a href="#cite_note-260">[260]</a></td> <td>7</td> <td>10</td> <td>0</td> <td>.412</td> <td>Lost 1</td> <td>1992</td> <td>2023 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Tennessee_Volunteers_football" title="Tennessee Volunteers football">Tennessee</a><a href="#cite_note-261">[261]</a></td> <td>16</td> <td>30</td> <td>1</td> <td>.351</td> <td>Lost 2</td> <td>1907</td> <td>2024 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Texas_Longhorns_football" title="Texas Longhorns football">Texas</a><a href="#cite_note-262">[262]</a></td> <td>2</td> <td>3</td> <td>0</td> <td>.400</td> <td>Lost 2</td> <td>1921</td> <td>2024 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Texas_A%26M_Aggies_football" title="Texas A&M Aggies football">Texas A&M</a><a href="#cite_note-263">[263]</a></td> <td>9</td> <td>9</td> <td>0</td> <td>.500</td> <td>Lost 2</td> <td>1912</td> <td>2024 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Vanderbilt_Commodores_football" title="Vanderbilt Commodores football">Vanderbilt</a><a href="#cite_note-264">[264]</a></td> <td>15</td> <td>7</td> <td>2</td> <td>.667</td> <td>Won 5</td> <td>1904</td> <td>2021 </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="col" style="background-color:#5D1725;color:#FFFFFF;">Totals </th> <th scope="col" style="background-color:#5D1725;color:#FFFFFF;">246 </th> <th scope="col" style="background-color:#5D1725;color:#FFFFFF;">458 </th> <th scope="col" style="background-color:#5D1725;color:#FFFFFF;">21 </th> <th scope="col" style="background-color:#5D1725;color:#FFFFFF;">.354 </th> <th scope="col" style="background-color:#5D1725;color:#FFFFFF;"> </th> <th scope="col" style="background-color:#5D1725;color:#FFFFFF;"> </th> <th scope="col" style="background-color:#5D1725;color:#FFFFFF;"> </th></tr> </tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Ring_of_Honor_Inductees">Ring of Honor Inductees</h2>[<a href="/w/index.php?title=Mississippi_State_Bulldogs_football&action=edit&section=24" title="Edit section: Ring of Honor Inductees">edit</a>]</div> <table class="wikitable"> <tbody><tr> <th scope="col" style="background-color:#5D1725;color:#FFFFFF;">Inductee </th> <th scope="col" style="background-color:#5D1725;color:#FFFFFF;">Position </th> <th scope="col" style="background-color:#5D1725;color:#FFFFFF;">Number </th> <th scope="col" style="background-color:#5D1725;color:#FFFFFF;">Years played </th> <th scope="col" style="background-color:#5D1725;color:#FFFFFF;">Induction year </th></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Johnie_Cooks" title="Johnie Cooks">Johnie Cooks</a></td> <td>Linebacker</td> <td>99</td> <td>1979-1982</td> <td>2011 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/D._D._Lewis_(linebacker,_born_1945)" class="mw-redirect" title="D. D. Lewis (linebacker, born 1945)">DD Lewis</a></td> <td>Linebacker</td> <td>53</td> <td>1965-1967</td> <td>2011 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Jackie_Parker" title="Jackie Parker">Jackie Parker</a></td> <td>Quarterback</td> <td>12</td> <td>1952-1953</td> <td>2011 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Jack_Cristil" title="Jack Cristil">Jack Cristil</a></td> <td>Announcer</td> <td></td> <td>1953-2011</td> <td>2011 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Kent_Hull" title="Kent Hull">Kent Hull</a></td> <td>Center</td> <td>58</td> <td>1979-1982</td> <td>2012 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Shorty_McWilliams" title="Shorty McWilliams">Tom "Shorty" McWilliams</a></td> <td>Halfback</td> <td>41</td> <td>1944, 1946-1948</td> <td>2014 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Joe_Fortunato_(American_football)" class="mw-redirect" title="Joe Fortunato (American football)">Joe Fortunato</a></td> <td>Linebacker</td> <td>31</td> <td>1950-1952</td> <td>2017 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Art_Davis_(American_football)" title="Art Davis (American football)"> Art Davis</a></td> <td>Halfback</td> <td>22</td> <td>1952-1955</td> <td>2018 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Walt_Harris_(cornerback)" title="Walt Harris (cornerback)">Walt Harris</a></td> <td>Cornerback</td> <td>2</td> <td>1992-1995</td> <td>2018 </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Traditions">Traditions</h2>[<a href="/w/index.php?title=Mississippi_State_Bulldogs_football&action=edit&section=25" title="Edit section: Traditions">edit</a>]</div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="The_Cowbell">The Cowbell</h3>[<a href="/w/index.php?title=Mississippi_State_Bulldogs_football&action=edit&section=26" title="Edit section: The Cowbell">edit</a>]</div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1251242444"><table class="box-Very_long_section plainlinks metadata ambox ambox-style ambox-very_long" role="presentation"><tbody><tr><td class="mbox-image"><div class="mbox-image-div"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/f/f2/Edit-clear.svg/40px-Edit-clear.svg.png" decoding="async" width="40" height="40" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/f/f2/Edit-clear.svg/60px-Edit-clear.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/f/f2/Edit-clear.svg/80px-Edit-clear.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="48" data-file-height="48" /></div></td><td class="mbox-text"><div class="mbox-text-span">This section may be <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Article_size" title="Wikipedia:Article size">too long</a> to read and navigate comfortably. Consider <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Splitting" title="Wikipedia:Splitting">splitting</a> content into sub-articles, <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Summary_style" title="Wikipedia:Summary style">condensing</a> it, or adding <a href="/wiki/Help:Section#Subsections" title="Help:Section">subheadings</a>. Please discuss this issue on the article's <a href="/wiki/Talk:Mississippi_State_Bulldogs_football" title="Talk:Mississippi State Bulldogs football">talk page</a>. (April 2018)</div></td></tr></tbody></table> A tradition of Mississippi State is the cowbell. Despite decades of attempts by opponents and authorities to banish it from scenes of competition,<a href="#cite_note-265">[265]</a> the tradition of ringing cowbells remains. The origin of the cowbell as a fixture of Mississippi State sports tradition is unclear. Some records[<a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Avoid_weasel_words" class="mw-redirect" title="Wikipedia:Avoid weasel words">which?</a>] have cowbells gradually introduced to the MSU sports scene in the late 1930s and early 1940s, coinciding with the 'golden age' of Mississippi State football success prior to World War II. A popular legend is that during a home football game between State and arch-rival Ole Miss, a <a href="/wiki/Jersey_cow" class="mw-redirect" title="Jersey cow">jersey cow</a> wandered onto the playing field. Mississippi State then beat the <a href="/wiki/Ole_Miss_Rebels_football" title="Ole Miss Rebels football">Rebels</a> that Saturday, and students immediately adopted the cow as a good luck charm. Students are said[<a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Manual_of_Style/Words_to_watch#Unsupported_attributions" title="Wikipedia:Manual of Style/Words to watch">who?</a>] to have continued bringing a cow to football games for some time, until the practice was eventually discontinued in favor of bringing just the cow's bell. By the 1950s cowbells were common at Mississippi State games, and by the 1960s were established as an official symbol of Mississippi State. Ironically, the cowbell's popularity grew most rapidly during the long years when State football teams were rarely successful. In the 1960s two MSU professors, Earl W. Terrell and Ralph L. Reeves obliged some students by welding handles on the bells to they could be rung more conveniently. By 1963 the demand for these long-handled cowbells could not be filled by home workshops alone, so at the suggestion of Reeves the Student Association bought bells in bulk and the Industrial Education Club agreed to weld on handles. In 1964 the MSU Bookstore began marketing these cowbells with a portion of the profits returning to these student organizations. Today many styles of cowbells are available on campus and around <a href="/wiki/Starkville,_Mississippi" title="Starkville, Mississippi">Starkville</a>. Cowbells decorate offices and homes of Mississippi State alumni, and are passed down through generations of Bulldog fans. In early 1975, the SEC adopted a rule against artificial noisemakers that made it illegal to ring a cowbell during games; an official complaint by Auburn coach <a href="/wiki/Shug_Jordan" class="mw-redirect" title="Shug Jordan">Shug Jordan</a>, whose disapproval of the tradition went back several years,<a href="#cite_note-266">[266]</a> after the Tigers narrow 1974 win over the Bulldogs was largely responsible for the decision.<a href="#cite_note-267">[267]</a> At one point during the game, Jordan instructed his quarterback not to run a play in protest of officials refusing to quiet the crowd.<a href="#cite_note-268">[268]</a> Jordan's dislike for the cowbells inspired <a href="/wiki/Alabama_Crimson_Tide_football" title="Alabama Crimson Tide football">Alabama</a> to attempt to purchase 1,000 cowbells from Mississippi State for Alabama fans to take to the <a href="/wiki/Iron_Bowl" title="Iron Bowl">Iron Bowl</a>; MSU declined the offer.<a href="#cite_note-thewareaglereader1974-269">[269]</a> <a href="/wiki/Texas_Longhorns_football" title="Texas Longhorns football">University of Texas</a> fans also attempted to annoy Jordan with cowbells during the <a href="/wiki/1974_Gator_Bowl" title="1974 Gator Bowl">1974 Gator Bowl</a>.<a href="#cite_note-thewareaglereader1974-269">[269]</a> Shortly after the ban was enacted, Mississippi State officials considered other items and devices to replace the cowbells.<a href="#cite_note-270">[270]</a> In 1981, a Mississippi State faculty member filed a suit against Auburn University and the <a href="/wiki/Southeastern_Conference" title="Southeastern Conference">Southeastern Conference</a> that sought to have the rule declared unconstitutional after his cowbell was confiscated at the 1981 AU-MSU game at <a href="/wiki/Jordan-Hare_Stadium" title="Jordan-Hare Stadium">Jordan–Hare Stadium</a>.<a href="#cite_note-271">[271]</a> Despite creative efforts<a href="#cite_note-272">[272]</a> by MSU fans to circumvent the ruling and continue the tradition, the ban was in effect until 2010. That spring, the 12 schools of the SEC agreed to a compromise on artificial noisemakers by amending the conference by-law. In the fall of 2010, on a one-year trial with specified restrictions, cowbells were permitted in <a href="/wiki/Davis_Wade_Stadium" title="Davis Wade Stadium">Davis Wade Stadium</a> for the first time in 36 years. In 2012, the rule was made permanent by the SEC. <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Maroon_and_white">Maroon and white</h3>[<a href="/w/index.php?title=Mississippi_State_Bulldogs_football&action=edit&section=27" title="Edit section: Maroon and white">edit</a>]</div> Maroon and White are the distinctive colors of Mississippi State University athletic teams, dating back over a century to the very first football game ever played by the school's student-athletes. On November 15, 1895, the first Mississippi A&M football team was preparing for a road trip to <a href="/wiki/Jackson,_Tennessee" title="Jackson, Tennessee">Jackson</a>, Tennessee., to play Southern Baptist University (now called <a href="/wiki/Union_University" title="Union University">Union University</a>) the following day. Since every college was supposed to have its own uniform colors, the A&M student body requested that the school's team select a suitable combination. Considering making this choice an honor, the inaugural State team gave the privilege to team captain W.M. Matthews. Accounts report that without hesitation Matthews chose Maroon and White. <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Recruiting">Recruiting</h2>[<a href="/w/index.php?title=Mississippi_State_Bulldogs_football&action=edit&section=28" title="Edit section: Recruiting">edit</a>]</div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1251242444"><table class="box-More_citations_needed_section plainlinks metadata ambox ambox-content ambox-Refimprove" role="presentation"><tbody><tr><td class="mbox-image"><div class="mbox-image-div"><a href="/wiki/File:Question_book-new.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/99/Question_book-new.svg/50px-Question_book-new.svg.png" decoding="async" width="50" height="39" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/99/Question_book-new.svg/75px-Question_book-new.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/99/Question_book-new.svg/100px-Question_book-new.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="512" data-file-height="399" /></a></div></td><td class="mbox-text"><div class="mbox-text-span">This section needs additional citations for <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Verifiability" title="Wikipedia:Verifiability">verification</a>. 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(August 2018) (<a href="/wiki/Help:Maintenance_template_removal" title="Help:Maintenance template removal">Learn how and when to remove this message</a>)</div></td></tr></tbody></table> Mississippi State Bulldogs Football 247Sports team recruiting rankings.[<a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Verifiability" title="Wikipedia:Verifiability">failed verification</a>] <table class="wikitable"> <tbody><tr> <th scope="col" style="background-color:#5D1725;color:#FFFFFF;">Class </th> <th scope="col" style="background-color:#5D1725;color:#FFFFFF;">Rank </th> <th scope="col" style="background-color:#5D1725;color:#FFFFFF;">Commits </th> <th scope="col" style="background-color:#5D1725;color:#FFFFFF;">Top Commit </th></tr> <tr> <td>2021 </td> <td>26 </td> <td>23 </td> <td>Sawyer Robertson<a href="#cite_note-273">[273]</a><a href="#cite_note-274">[274]</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>2020 </td> <td>27 </td> <td>23 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Jo%27Quavious_Marks" class="mw-redirect" title="Jo'Quavious Marks">Jo'Quavious Marks</a><a href="#cite_note-275">[275]</a><a href="#cite_note-276">[276]</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>2019 </td> <td>24 </td> <td>21 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Charles_Cross_(American_football)" title="Charles Cross (American football)">Charles Cross</a><a href="#cite_note-277">[277]</a><a href="#cite_note-278">[278]</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>2018 </td> <td>27 </td> <td>23 </td> <td>Devonta Jason<a href="#cite_note-279">[279]</a><a href="#cite_note-280">[280]</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>2017 </td> <td>24 </td> <td>25 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Willie_Gay" title="Willie Gay">Willie Gay</a><a href="#cite_note-281">[281]</a><a href="#cite_note-282">[282]</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>2016 </td> <td>28 </td> <td>20 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Jeffery_Simmons" title="Jeffery Simmons">Jeffery Simmons</a><a href="#cite_note-283">[283]</a><a href="#cite_note-284">[284]</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>2015 </td> <td>18 </td> <td>27 </td> <td>Jamal Peters<a href="#cite_note-285">[285]</a><a href="#cite_note-286">[286]</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>2014 </td> <td>36 </td> <td>24 </td> <td>Jamoral Graham<a href="#cite_note-287">[287]</a><a href="#cite_note-288">[288]</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>2013 </td> <td>24 </td> <td>21 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Chris_Jones_(defensive_tackle,_born_1994)" title="Chris Jones (defensive tackle, born 1994)">Chris Jones</a><a href="#cite_note-289">[289]</a><a href="#cite_note-290">[290]</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>2012 </td> <td>22 </td> <td>28 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Denico_Autry" title="Denico Autry">Denico Autry</a><a href="#cite_note-291">[291]</a><a href="#cite_note-292">[292]</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>2011 </td> <td>41 </td> <td>23 </td> <td>Dee Arrington<a href="#cite_note-293">[293]</a><a href="#cite_note-294">[294]</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>2010 </td> <td>36 </td> <td>27 </td> <td>Damien Robinson<a href="#cite_note-295">[295]</a><a href="#cite_note-296">[296]</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>2009 </td> <td>18 </td> <td>28 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Chad_Bumphis" title="Chad Bumphis">Chad Bumphis</a><a href="#cite_note-297">[297]</a><a href="#cite_note-298">[298]</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>2008 </td> <td>43 </td> <td>15 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Charles_Mitchell_(American_football)" title="Charles Mitchell (American football)">Charles Mitchell</a><a href="#cite_note-299">[299]</a><a href="#cite_note-300">[300]</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>2007 </td> <td>25 </td> <td>32 </td> <td>Robert Elliott<a href="#cite_note-301">[301]</a><a href="#cite_note-302">[302]</a> </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="First-round_NFL_Draft_picks">First-round NFL Draft picks</h2>[<a href="/w/index.php?title=Mississippi_State_Bulldogs_football&action=edit&section=29" title="Edit section: First-round NFL Draft picks">edit</a>]</div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">See also: <a href="/wiki/List_of_Mississippi_State_Bulldogs_in_the_NFL_Draft" class="mw-redirect" title="List of Mississippi State Bulldogs in the NFL Draft">List of Mississippi State Bulldogs in the NFL Draft</a></div> Mississippi State has had 16 players selected in the first round of the <a href="/wiki/National_Football_League_Draft" class="mw-redirect" title="National Football League Draft">National Football League Draft</a>. <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1184024115">.mw-parser-output .div-col{margin-top:0.3em;column-width:30em}.mw-parser-output .div-col-small{font-size:90%}.mw-parser-output .div-col-rules{column-rule:1px solid #aaa}.mw-parser-output .div-col dl,.mw-parser-output .div-col ol,.mw-parser-output .div-col ul{margin-top:0}.mw-parser-output .div-col li,.mw-parser-output .div-col dd{page-break-inside:avoid;break-inside:avoid-column}</style><div class="div-col" style="column-width: 18em;"> <ul><li>1949 – <a href="/wiki/Harper_Davis" title="Harper Davis">Harper Davis</a></li> <li>1956 – <a href="/wiki/Art_Davis_(American_football)" title="Art Davis (American football)">Art Davis</a></li> <li>1959 – <a href="/wiki/Billy_Stacy" title="Billy Stacy">Billy Stacy</a></li> <li>1975 – <a href="/wiki/Jimmy_Webb_(American_football)" title="Jimmy Webb (American football)">Jimmy Webb</a></li> <li>1982 – <a href="/wiki/Glen_Collins_(American_football)" title="Glen Collins (American football)">Glen Collins</a> and <a href="/wiki/Johnie_Cooks" title="Johnie Cooks">Johnie Cooks</a></li> <li>1983 – <a href="/wiki/Michael_Haddix" title="Michael Haddix">Michael Haddix</a></li> <li>1996 – <a href="/wiki/Eric_Moulds" title="Eric Moulds">Eric Moulds</a> and <a href="/wiki/Walt_Harris_(cornerback)" title="Walt Harris (cornerback)">Walt Harris</a></li> <li>2011 – <a href="/wiki/Derek_Sherrod" title="Derek Sherrod">Derek Sherrod</a></li> <li>2012 – <a href="/wiki/Fletcher_Cox" title="Fletcher Cox">Fletcher Cox</a></li> <li>2019 – <a href="/wiki/Jeffery_Simmons" title="Jeffery Simmons">Jeffery Simmons</a>, <a href="/wiki/Montez_Sweat" title="Montez Sweat">Montez Sweat</a> and <a href="/wiki/Johnathan_Abram" title="Johnathan Abram">Johnathan Abram</a></li> <li>2022 – <a href="/wiki/Charles_Cross_(American_football)" title="Charles Cross (American football)">Charles Cross</a></li> <li>2023 – <a href="/wiki/Emmanuel_Forbes" title="Emmanuel Forbes">Emmanuel Forbes</a><a href="#cite_note-303">[303]</a></li></ul> </div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Coaching_staff">Coaching staff</h2>[<a href="/w/index.php?title=Mississippi_State_Bulldogs_football&action=edit&section=30" title="Edit section: Coaching staff">edit</a>]</div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Head_coaches">Head coaches</h3>[<a href="/w/index.php?title=Mississippi_State_Bulldogs_football&action=edit&section=31" title="Edit section: Head coaches">edit</a>]</div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/List_of_Mississippi_State_Bulldogs_head_football_coaches" title="List of Mississippi State Bulldogs head football coaches">List of Mississippi State Bulldogs head football coaches</a></div> The program has had 35 head coaches since it began play during the <a href="/wiki/1895_college_football_season" title="1895 college football season">1895 season</a>, and has played more than 1,050 games over 111 seasons.<a href="#cite_note-m86-304">[304]</a> From December 2008 though November 2017, <a href="/wiki/Dan_Mullen" title="Dan Mullen">Dan Mullen</a> served as Mississippi State's head coach.<a href="#cite_note-305">[305]</a> <a href="/wiki/Mike_Leach_(American_football_coach)" title="Mike Leach (American football coach)">Mike Leach</a> was the head coach at Mississippi State from January 9, 2020, until his sudden death from heart complications on December 12, 2022.<a href="#cite_note-306">[306]</a><a href="#cite_note-307">[307]</a><a href="#cite_note-308">[308]</a> Defensive coordinator <a href="/wiki/Zach_Arnett" title="Zach Arnett">Zach Arnett</a> was promoted to head coach on December 14, 2022<a href="#cite_note-309">[309]</a> but was fired with two games remaining in the 2023 season.<a href="#cite_note-310">[310]</a> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Historic_coaching_hire">Historic coaching hire</h3>[<a href="/w/index.php?title=Mississippi_State_Bulldogs_football&action=edit&section=32" title="Edit section: Historic coaching hire">edit</a>]</div> Mississippi State made history on December 1, 2003, when it hired <a href="/wiki/Sylvester_Croom" title="Sylvester Croom">Sylvester Croom</a> as its head football coach. Croom was the first African-American named to such a position in the history of the <a href="/wiki/Southeastern_Conference" title="Southeastern Conference">Southeastern Conference</a> (SEC).<a href="#cite_note-311">[311]</a> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Future_opponents">Future opponents</h2>[<a href="/w/index.php?title=Mississippi_State_Bulldogs_football&action=edit&section=33" title="Edit section: Future opponents">edit</a>]</div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Conference_opponents">Conference opponents</h3>[<a href="/w/index.php?title=Mississippi_State_Bulldogs_football&action=edit&section=34" title="Edit section: Conference opponents">edit</a>]</div> From 1992 to 2023, Mississippi State played in the West Division of the SEC and played each opponent in the division each year along with several teams from the East Division. The SEC will expand the conference to 16 teams and will eliminate its two divisions in 2024, causing a new scheduling format for the Bulldogs to play against the other members of the conference.<a href="#cite_note-24sec16-312">[312]</a> Only the 2024 conference schedule was announced on June 14, 2023, while the conference still considers a new format for the future.<a href="#cite_note-24sec-313">[313]</a> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="2024_Conference_Schedule">2024 Conference Schedule</h4>[<a href="/w/index.php?title=Mississippi_State_Bulldogs_football&action=edit&section=35" title="Edit section: 2024 Conference Schedule">edit</a>]</div> <table class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%"><tbody><tr><th>Opponent</th><th>Site</th><th>Result</th></tr><tr class="CFB-schedule-row" style="background-color:inherit"><td style="white-space:nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Arkansas_Razorbacks_football" title="Arkansas Razorbacks football">Arkansas</a></td><td><style 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class="hlist"><ul><li>Davis Wade Stadium</li><li>Starkville, MS</li></ul></div></td><td style="white-space:nowrap"> </td></tr> <tr class="CFB-schedule-row" style="background-color:inherit"><td style="white-space:nowrap">at <a href="/wiki/Georgia_Bulldogs_football" title="Georgia Bulldogs football">Georgia</a></td><td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><div class="hlist"><ul><li><a href="/wiki/Sanford_Stadium" title="Sanford Stadium">Sanford Stadium</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Athens,_Georgia" title="Athens, Georgia">Athens, GA</a></li></ul></div></td><td style="white-space:nowrap"> </td></tr> <tr class="CFB-schedule-row" style="background-color:inherit"><td style="white-space:nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Missouri_Tigers_football" title="Missouri Tigers football">Missouri</a></td><td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><div class="hlist"><ul><li>Davis Wade Stadium</li><li>Starkville, MS</li></ul></div></td><td style="white-space:nowrap"> </td></tr> <tr class="CFB-schedule-row" style="background-color:inherit"><td style="white-space:nowrap">at <a href="/wiki/Ole_Miss_Rebels_football" title="Ole Miss Rebels football">Ole Miss</a></td><td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><div class="hlist"><ul><li><a href="/wiki/Vaught%E2%80%93Hemingway_Stadium" title="Vaught–Hemingway Stadium">Vaught–Hemingway Stadium</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Oxford,_Mississippi" title="Oxford, Mississippi">Oxford, MS</a> (<a href="/wiki/Egg_Bowl" title="Egg Bowl">Egg Bowl</a>)</li></ul></div></td><td style="white-space:nowrap"> </td></tr> <tr class="CFB-schedule-row" style="background-color:inherit"><td style="white-space:nowrap">at <a href="/wiki/Tennessee_Volunteers_football" title="Tennessee Volunteers football">Tennessee</a></td><td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><div class="hlist"><ul><li><a 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A&M</a></td><td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><div class="hlist"><ul><li>Davis Wade Stadium</li><li>Starkville, MS</li></ul></div></td><td style="white-space:nowrap"> </td></tr> </tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Non-conference_opponents">Non-conference opponents</h3>[<a href="/w/index.php?title=Mississippi_State_Bulldogs_football&action=edit&section=36" title="Edit section: Non-conference opponents">edit</a>]</div> Announced schedules as of April 13, 2024.<a href="#cite_note-nonconfopp-314">[314]</a> <table class="wikitable"> <tbody><tr> <th scope="col" style="background-color:#5D1725;color:#FFFFFF;">2025 </th> <th scope="col" style="background-color:#5D1725;color:#FFFFFF;">2026 </th> <th scope="col" style="background-color:#5D1725;color:#FFFFFF;">2027 </th> <th scope="col" style="background-color:#5D1725;color:#FFFFFF;">2028 </th> <th scope="col" style="background-color:#5D1725;color:#FFFFFF;">2029 </th> <th scope="col" style="background-color:#5D1725;color:#FFFFFF;">2030 </th> <th scope="col" style="background-color:#5D1725;color:#FFFFFF;">2031 </th> <th scope="col" style="background-color:#5D1725;color:#FFFFFF;">2032 </th></tr> <tr> <td>at <a href="/wiki/Southern_Miss_Golden_Eagles_football" title="Southern Miss Golden Eagles football">Southern Miss</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Louisiana%E2%80%93Monroe_Warhawks_football" title="Louisiana–Monroe Warhawks football">Louisiana–Monroe</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Minnesota_Golden_Gophers_football" title="Minnesota Golden Gophers football">Minnesota</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Texas_Tech_Red_Raiders_football" title="Texas Tech Red Raiders football">Texas Tech</a> </td> <td>at <a href="/wiki/Texas_Tech_Red_Raiders_football" title="Texas Tech Red Raiders football">Texas Tech</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Washington_State_Cougars_football" title="Washington State Cougars football">Washington State</a> </td> <td>at <a 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Archived from <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.espn.com/college-football/recap?gameId=242550344">the original</a> on April 7, 2017. Retrieved May 25, 2017.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=unknown&rft.btitle=Auburn+vs.+Mississippi+State+%E2%80%93+Game+Recap+%E2%80%93+September+11%2C+2004&rft.pub=ESPN&rft.date=2004-09-11&rft.au=Final&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.espn.com%2Fcollege-football%2Frecap%3FgameId%3D242550344&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AMississippi+State+Bulldogs+football" class="Z3988"> </li> <li id="cite_note-76"><a href="#cite_ref-76">^</a> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.espn.com/college-football/game?gameId=242620344">"Maine vs. Mississippi State – Game Summary – September 18, 2004"</a>. ESPN. September 18, 2004. Retrieved May 25, 2017.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=unknown&rft.btitle=Maine+vs.+Mississippi+State+%E2%80%93+Game+Summary+%E2%80%93+September+18%2C+2004&rft.pub=ESPN&rft.date=2004-09-18&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.espn.com%2Fcollege-football%2Fgame%3FgameId%3D242620344&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AMississippi+State+Bulldogs+football" class="Z3988"> </li> <li id="cite_note-77"><a href="#cite_ref-77">^</a> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFFinal2004" class="citation web cs1">Final (September 25, 2004). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20170407143716/http://www.espn.com/college-football/recap?gameId=242690099">"Mississippi State vs. LSU – Game Recap – September 25, 2004"</a>. ESPN. Archived from <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.espn.com/college-football/recap?gameId=242690099">the original</a> on April 7, 2017. Retrieved May 25, 2017.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=unknown&rft.btitle=Mississippi+State+vs.+LSU+%E2%80%93+Game+Recap+%E2%80%93+September+25%2C+2004&rft.pub=ESPN&rft.date=2004-09-25&rft.au=Final&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.espn.com%2Fcollege-football%2Frecap%3FgameId%3D242690099&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AMississippi+State+Bulldogs+football" class="Z3988"> </li> <li id="cite_note-78"><a href="#cite_ref-78">^</a> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFFinal2004" class="citation web cs1">Final (October 2, 2004). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20170407145240/http://www.espn.com/ncf/recap/_/id/242760238">"Mississippi State vs. Vanderbilt – Game Recap – October 2, 2004"</a>. ESPN. Archived from <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.espn.com/ncf/recap/_/id/242760238">the original</a> on April 7, 2017. Retrieved May 25, 2017.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=unknown&rft.btitle=Mississippi+State+vs.+Vanderbilt+%E2%80%93+Game+Recap+%E2%80%93+October+2%2C+2004&rft.pub=ESPN&rft.date=2004-10-02&rft.au=Final&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.espn.com%2Fncf%2Frecap%2F_%2Fid%2F242760238&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AMississippi+State+Bulldogs+football" class="Z3988"> </li> <li id="cite_note-79"><a href="#cite_ref-79">^</a> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFFinal2004" class="citation web cs1">Final (October 9, 2004). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20170407143852/http://www.espn.com/ncf/recap/_/id/242830344">"UAB vs. Mississippi State – Game Recap – October 9, 2004"</a>. ESPN. Archived from <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.espn.com/ncf/recap/_/id/242830344">the original</a> on April 7, 2017. Retrieved May 25, 2017.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=unknown&rft.btitle=UAB+vs.+Mississippi+State+%E2%80%93+Game+Recap+%E2%80%93+October+9%2C+2004&rft.pub=ESPN&rft.date=2004-10-09&rft.au=Final&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.espn.com%2Fncf%2Frecap%2F_%2Fid%2F242830344&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AMississippi+State+Bulldogs+football" class="Z3988"> </li> <li id="cite_note-80"><a href="#cite_ref-80">^</a> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFFinal2004" class="citation web cs1">Final (October 24, 2004). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20230903151401/https://www.espn.com/college-football/recap?gameId=242970344">"Florida vs. Mississippi State – Game Recap – October 23, 2004"</a>. ESPN. Archived from <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.espn.com/college-football/recap?gameId=242970344">the original</a> on September 3, 2023. Retrieved May 25, 2017.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=unknown&rft.btitle=Florida+vs.+Mississippi+State+%E2%80%93+Game+Recap+%E2%80%93+October+23%2C+2004&rft.pub=ESPN&rft.date=2004-10-24&rft.au=Final&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.espn.com%2Fcollege-football%2Frecap%3FgameId%3D242970344&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AMississippi+State+Bulldogs+football" class="Z3988"> </li> <li id="cite_note-81"><a href="#cite_ref-81">^</a> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.espn.com/college-football/news/story?id=1908871">"With Zook out, will Spurrier get a call?"</a>. Espn.com. October 26, 2004. Retrieved May 25, 2017.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=Espn.com&rft.atitle=With+Zook+out%2C+will+Spurrier+get+a+call%3F&rft.date=2004-10-26&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.espn.com%2Fcollege-football%2Fnews%2Fstory%3Fid%3D1908871&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AMississippi+State+Bulldogs+football" class="Z3988"> </li> <li id="cite_note-82"><a href="#cite_ref-82">^</a> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFFinal2004" class="citation web cs1">Final (October 30, 2004). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20170407143723/http://www.espn.com/ncf/recap/_/id/243040344">"Kentucky vs. Mississippi State – Game Recap – October 30, 2004"</a>. ESPN. Archived from <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.espn.com/ncf/recap/_/id/243040344">the original</a> on April 7, 2017. Retrieved May 25, 2017.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=unknown&rft.btitle=Kentucky+vs.+Mississippi+State+%E2%80%93+Game+Recap+%E2%80%93+October+30%2C+2004&rft.pub=ESPN&rft.date=2004-10-30&rft.au=Final&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.espn.com%2Fncf%2Frecap%2F_%2Fid%2F243040344&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AMississippi+State+Bulldogs+football" class="Z3988"> </li> <li id="cite_note-83"><a href="#cite_ref-83">^</a> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFFinal2004" class="citation web cs1">Final (November 6, 2004). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20170407145305/http://www.espn.com/ncf/recap/_/id/243110333">"Mississippi State vs. Alabama – Game Recap – November 6, 2004"</a>. ESPN. Archived from <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.espn.com/ncf/recap/_/id/243110333">the original</a> on April 7, 2017. Retrieved May 25, 2017.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=unknown&rft.btitle=Mississippi+State+vs.+Alabama+%E2%80%93+Game+Recap+%E2%80%93+November+6%2C+2004&rft.pub=ESPN&rft.date=2004-11-06&rft.au=Final&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.espn.com%2Fncf%2Frecap%2F_%2Fid%2F243110333&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AMississippi+State+Bulldogs+football" class="Z3988"> </li> <li id="cite_note-84"><a href="#cite_ref-84">^</a> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFFinal2004" class="citation web cs1">Final (November 22, 2004). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20170407144912/http://www.espn.com/ncf/recap/_/id/243250344">"Arkansas vs. Mississippi State – Game Recap – November 20, 2004"</a>. ESPN. Archived from <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.espn.com/ncf/recap/_/id/243250344">the original</a> on April 7, 2017. Retrieved May 25, 2017.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=unknown&rft.btitle=Arkansas+vs.+Mississippi+State+%E2%80%93+Game+Recap+%E2%80%93+November+20%2C+2004&rft.pub=ESPN&rft.date=2004-11-22&rft.au=Final&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.espn.com%2Fncf%2Frecap%2F_%2Fid%2F243250344&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AMississippi+State+Bulldogs+football" class="Z3988"> </li> <li id="cite_note-85"><a href="#cite_ref-85">^</a> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFFinal2004" class="citation web cs1">Final (November 27, 2004). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20170407145010/http://www.espn.com/college-football/recap?gameId=243320145">"Mississippi State vs. Ole Miss – Game Recap – November 27, 2004"</a>. ESPN. 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January 1, 1970. Retrieved May 25, 2017.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=unknown&rft.btitle=2005+Mississippi+State+Bulldogs+Schedule+and+Results+%26%23124%3B+College+Football+at&rft.pub=Sports-reference.com&rft.date=1970-01-01&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sports-reference.com%2Fcfb%2Fschools%2Fmississippi-state%2F2005-schedule.html&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AMississippi+State+Bulldogs+football" class="Z3988"> </li> <li id="cite_note-87"><a href="#cite_ref-87">^</a> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFFinal2005" class="citation web cs1">Final (September 3, 2005). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20170407143313/http://www.espn.com/ncf/recap/_/id/252460344">"Murray State vs. Mississippi State – Game Recap – September 3, 2005"</a>. ESPN. Archived from <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.espn.com/ncf/recap/_/id/252460344">the original</a> on April 7, 2017. Retrieved May 25, 2017.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=unknown&rft.btitle=Murray+State+vs.+Mississippi+State+%E2%80%93+Game+Recap+%E2%80%93+September+3%2C+2005&rft.pub=ESPN&rft.date=2005-09-03&rft.au=Final&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.espn.com%2Fncf%2Frecap%2F_%2Fid%2F252460344&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AMississippi+State+Bulldogs+football" class="Z3988"> </li> <li id="cite_note-88"><a href="#cite_ref-88">^</a> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFFinal2005" class="citation web cs1">Final (September 10, 2005). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20170407144232/http://www.espn.com/ncf/recap/_/id/252530002">"Mississippi State vs. Auburn – Game Recap – September 10, 2005"</a>. ESPN. Archived from <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.espn.com/ncf/recap/_/id/252530002">the original</a> on April 7, 2017. Retrieved May 25, 2017.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=unknown&rft.btitle=Mississippi+State+vs.+Auburn+%E2%80%93+Game+Recap+%E2%80%93+September+10%2C+2005&rft.pub=ESPN&rft.date=2005-09-10&rft.au=Final&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.espn.com%2Fncf%2Frecap%2F_%2Fid%2F252530002&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AMississippi+State+Bulldogs+football" class="Z3988"> </li> <li id="cite_note-89"><a href="#cite_ref-89">^</a> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFFinal2005" class="citation web cs1">Final (September 18, 2005). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20170407145159/http://www.espn.com/ncf/recap/_/id/252602655">"Mississippi State vs. Tulane – Game Recap – September 17, 2005"</a>. ESPN. Archived from <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.espn.com/ncf/recap/_/id/252602655">the original</a> on April 7, 2017. Retrieved May 25, 2017.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=unknown&rft.btitle=Mississippi+State+vs.+Tulane+%E2%80%93+Game+Recap+%E2%80%93+September+17%2C+2005&rft.pub=ESPN&rft.date=2005-09-18&rft.au=Final&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.espn.com%2Fncf%2Frecap%2F_%2Fid%2F252602655&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AMississippi+State+Bulldogs+football" class="Z3988"> </li> <li id="cite_note-90"><a href="#cite_ref-90">^</a> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFFinal2005" class="citation web cs1">Final (September 25, 2005). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20170906223716/http://www.espn.com/college-football/recap?gameId=252670344">"Georgia vs. Mississippi State – Game Recap – September 24, 2005"</a>. ESPN. Archived from <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.espn.com/college-football/recap?gameId=252670344">the original</a> on September 6, 2017. Retrieved May 25, 2017.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=unknown&rft.btitle=Georgia+vs.+Mississippi+State+%E2%80%93+Game+Recap+%E2%80%93+September+24%2C+2005&rft.pub=ESPN&rft.date=2005-09-25&rft.au=Final&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.espn.com%2Fcollege-football%2Frecap%3FgameId%3D252670344&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AMississippi+State+Bulldogs+football" class="Z3988"> </li> <li id="cite_note-91"><a href="#cite_ref-91">^</a> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.espn.com/college-football/game?gameId=252740344">"LSU vs. Mississippi State – Game Summary – October 1, 2005"</a>. ESPN. October 1, 2005. Retrieved May 25, 2017.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=unknown&rft.btitle=LSU+vs.+Mississippi+State+%E2%80%93+Game+Summary+%E2%80%93+October+1%2C+2005&rft.pub=ESPN&rft.date=2005-10-01&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.espn.com%2Fcollege-football%2Fgame%3FgameId%3D252740344&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AMississippi+State+Bulldogs+football" class="Z3988"> </li> <li id="cite_note-92"><a href="#cite_ref-92">^</a> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFFinal2005" class="citation web cs1">Final (October 8, 2005). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20170407233311/http://www.espn.com/college-football/recap?gameId=252810057">"Mississippi State vs. Florida – Game Recap – October 8, 2005"</a>. ESPN. Archived from <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.espn.com/college-football/recap?gameId=252810057">the original</a> on April 7, 2017. Retrieved May 25, 2017.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=unknown&rft.btitle=Mississippi+State+vs.+Florida+%E2%80%93+Game+Recap+%E2%80%93+October+8%2C+2005&rft.pub=ESPN&rft.date=2005-10-08&rft.au=Final&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.espn.com%2Fcollege-football%2Frecap%3FgameId%3D252810057&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AMississippi+State+Bulldogs+football" class="Z3988"> </li> <li id="cite_note-93"><a href="#cite_ref-93">^</a> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20170407144431/http://www.espn.com/ncf/recap/_/id/252950344">"Houston vs. Mississippi State – Game Recap – October 22, 2005 – ESPN"</a>. ESPN.com. 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Mississippi State Bulldogs vs. Kentucky Wildcats football series history"</a>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=unknown&rft.btitle=Winsipedia+-+Mississippi+State+Bulldogs+vs.+Kentucky+Wildcats+football+series+history&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.winsipedia.com%2Fmississippi-state%2Fvs%2Fkentucky&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AMississippi+State+Bulldogs+football" class="Z3988"> </li> <li id="cite_note-257"><a href="#cite_ref-257">^</a> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.winsipedia.com/mississippi-state/vs/lsu">"Winsipedia - Mississippi State Bulldogs vs. LSU Tigers football series history"</a>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=unknown&rft.btitle=Winsipedia+-+Mississippi+State+Bulldogs+vs.+LSU+Tigers+football+series+history&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.winsipedia.com%2Fmississippi-state%2Fvs%2Flsu&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AMississippi+State+Bulldogs+football" class="Z3988"> </li> <li id="cite_note-258"><a href="#cite_ref-258">^</a> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.winsipedia.com/mississippi-state/vs/missouri">"Winsipedia - 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title="2022 Mississippi State Bulldogs football team">2022</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2023_Mississippi_State_Bulldogs_football_team" title="2023 Mississippi State Bulldogs football team">2023</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2024_Mississippi_State_Bulldogs_football_team" title="2024 Mississippi State Bulldogs football team">2024</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table></div> <div class="navbox-styles"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236075235"></div><div role="navigation" class="navbox" aria-labelledby="Mississippi_State_University" style="padding:3px"><table class="nowraplinks hlist mw-collapsible autocollapse navbox-inner" style="border-spacing:0;background:transparent;color:inherit"><tbody><tr><th scope="col" class="navbox-title" colspan="3" style="background-color:#5D1725;color:white;"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" 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style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li>Basketball <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Mississippi_State_Bulldogs_men%27s_basketball_statistical_leaders" title="Mississippi State Bulldogs men's basketball statistical leaders">Men</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mississippi_State_Bulldogs_women%27s_basketball_statistical_leaders" title="Mississippi State Bulldogs women's basketball statistical leaders">Women</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mississippi_State_Bulldogs_football_statistical_leaders" title="Mississippi State Bulldogs football statistical leaders">Football</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background-color:#5D1725;color:white;">Rivalries</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Egg_Bowl" title="Egg Bowl">Ole Miss</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Alabama%E2%80%93Mississippi_State_football_rivalry" 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Southeastern Conference football season">1941</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1942_Southeastern_Conference_football_season" title="1942 Southeastern Conference football season">1942</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1943_Southeastern_Conference_football_season" title="1943 Southeastern Conference football season">1943</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1944_Southeastern_Conference_football_season" title="1944 Southeastern Conference football season">1944</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1945_Southeastern_Conference_football_season&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1945 Southeastern Conference football season (page does not exist)">1945</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1946_Southeastern_Conference_football_season&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1946 Southeastern Conference football season (page does not exist)">1946</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1947_Southeastern_Conference_football_season&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1947 Southeastern Conference football season (page does not exist)">1947</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1948_Southeastern_Conference_football_season&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1948 Southeastern Conference football season (page does not exist)">1948</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1949_Southeastern_Conference_football_season&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1949 Southeastern Conference football season (page does not exist)">1949</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1950_Southeastern_Conference_football_season&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1950 Southeastern Conference football season (page does not exist)">1950</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1951_Southeastern_Conference_football_season&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1951 Southeastern Conference football season (page does not exist)">1951</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1952_Southeastern_Conference_football_season&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1952 Southeastern 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