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Mississippi State announced its 2017 football schedule on September 13, 2016. The 2017 schedule consists of 7 home and 5 away games in the regular season. The Bulldogs will host SEC foes Alabama , Kentucky , LSU , and Ole Miss , and will travel to Arkansas , Auburn , Georgia , and Texas A&M .[ 1]
The Bulldogs will host three of the four non-conference opponents, BYU , UMass both are football independent schools and Charleston Southern from the Big South Conference and travel to Louisiana Tech of Conference USA .
Date Time Opponent Rank Site TV Result Attendance September 2 3:00 p.m. No. 14 (FCS ) Charleston Southern * SECN W 49–054,215
September 9 6:30 p.m. at Louisiana Tech * CBSSN W 57–2128,100
September 16 6:00 p.m. No. 12 LSU Davis Wade Stadium Starkville, MS (rivalry ) ESPN W 37–760,596
September 23 6:00 p.m. at No. 11 Georgia No. 17 ESPN L 3–3192,746
September 30 5:00 p.m. at No. 13 Auburn No. 24 ESPN L 10–4986,901
October 14 11:00 a.m. BYU * Davis Wade Stadium Starkville, MS SECN W 35–1054,866
October 21 3:00 p.m. Kentucky Davis Wade Stadium Starkville, MS SECN W 45–758,963
October 28 6:15 p.m. at Texas A&M ESPN W 35–1496,128
November 4 11:00 a.m. UMass * No. 16 Davis Wade Stadium Starkville, MS SECN W 34–2357,374
November 11 6:00 p.m. No. 2 Alabama No. 16 Davis Wade Stadium Starkville, MS (rivalry ) ESPN L 24–3161,344
November 18 11:00 a.m. at Arkansas No. 16 CBS W 28–2164,153
6:30 p.m. Ole Miss No. 14 Davis Wade Stadium Starkville, MS (Egg Bowl ) ESPN L 28–3159,345
December 30 11:00 a.m. vs. Louisville * No. 23 ESPN W 31–2741,310
Schedule Source: [ 2]
1
2
3
4
Total
No. 14 (FCS ) Buccaneers
0
0
0
0
0
Bulldogs
23
12
7
7
49
1
2
3
4
Total
MSU Bulldogs
16
20
21
0
57
LTU Bulldogs
9
5
0
7
21
1
2
3
4
Total
No.12 Tigers
0
7
0
0
7
Bulldogs
0
17
13
7
37
1
2
3
4
Total
No.17 MSU Bulldogs
0
3
0
0
3
No.11 UGA Bulldogs
14
0
17
0
31
1
2
3
4
Total
No. 24 Bulldogs
3
7
0
0
10
No. 13 Tigers
14
7
7
21
49
1
2
3
4
Total
Cougars
0
3
7
0
10
Bulldogs
7
14
7
7
35
1
2
3
4
Total
Wildcats
0
7
0
0
7
Bulldogs
7
10
7
21
45
1
2
3
4
Total
Bulldogs
7
7
14
7
35
Aggies
0
0
7
7
14
1
2
3
4
Total
Minutemen
3
17
0
3
23
Bulldogs
10
3
14
7
34
1
2
3
4
Total
No. 1 Crimson Tide
7
7
3
14
31
Bulldogs
7
7
7
3
24
1
2
3
4
Total
Bulldogs
0
14
0
14
28
Razorbacks
14
0
7
0
21
1
2
3
4
Total
Rebels
7
3
14
7
31
Bulldogs
0
6
0
22
28
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1
2
3
4
Total
Cardinals
7
14
3
3
27
Bulldogs
14
3
0
14
31