This is a list of seasons completed by the Mississippi State Bulldogs football team. Representing Mississippi State University, the Bulldogs compete in the Southeastern Conference West Division in the NCAA Division I FBS. Since 1914, Mississippi State has played its home games out of 61,337-seat Davis Wade Stadium in Starkville, Mississippi. Initially known as the Mississippi A&M Aggies, the program began play in 1895 as an independent before joining the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association the following season. The school did not field a football program from 1897 to 1900. In 1921, Mississippi A&M joined the Southern Conference, where they competed for twelve seasons before joining the SEC where they currently reside.
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The Bulldogs won their first and only SEC championship in 1941, and captured a division title in 1998. As of the end of the 2017 season, Mississippi State has played in 24 bowl games, compiling a 14–10 record. They have played in a bowl game in eleven consecutive seasons dating back to 2010. The team is currently led by head coach Jeff Lebby.
Seasons
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Season | Team | Head coach | Conference | Division | Regular season results | Postseason results | Final ranking[2] | |||||||
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Overall | Conference | Bowl game/Playoff result | AP Poll | Coaches' Poll | ||||||||||
Win | Loss | Tie | Win | Loss | Tie | Finish | ||||||||
Mississippi A&M Aggies | ||||||||||||||
1895 | 1895 | W. M. Matthews | Independent | — | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — | |||
1896 | 1896 | J. B. Hildebrand | SIAA | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — | — | — | ||||
1901 | 1901 | L. B. Harvey | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | |||||
1902 | 1902 | L. Gwinn | 1 | 4 | 1 | — | — | — | — | |||||
1903 | 1903 | Dan Martin | 3 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — | |||||
1904 | 1904 | 2 | 5 | 0 | — | — | — | — | ||||||
1905 | 1905 | 3 | 4 | 0 | — | — | — | — | ||||||
1906 | 1906 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | ||||||
1907 | 1907 | Fred Furman | 6 | 3 | 0 | — | — | — | — | |||||
1908 | 1908 | 3 | 4 | 0 | — | — | — | — | ||||||
1909 | 1909 | W. D. Chadwick | 5 | 4 | 0 | — | — | — | — | |||||
1910 | 1910 | 7 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — | ||||||
1911 | 1911 | 7 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | ||||||
1912 | 1912 | 4 | 3 | 0 | — | — | — | — | ||||||
1913 | 1913 | 6 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | ||||||
1914 | 1914 | Earle C. Hayes | 6 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — | |||||
1915 | 1915 | 5 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | ||||||
1916 | 1916 | 4 | 4 | 1 | — | — | — | — | ||||||
1917 | 1917 | Sid Robinson | 6 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | |||||
1918 | 1918 | 3 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — | ||||||
1919 | 1919 | 6 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — | ||||||
1920 | 1920 | Fred Holtkamp | 5 | 3 | 0 | — | — | — | — | |||||
1921 | 1921 | Southern | 4 | 4 | 1 | — | — | — | — | |||||
1922 | 1922 | Dudy Noble | 3 | 4 | 2 | — | — | — | — | |||||
1923 | 1923 | Earl Abell | 5 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | |||||
1924 | 1924 | 5 | 4 | 0 | — | — | — | — | ||||||
1925 | 1925 | Bernie Bierman | 3 | 4 | 1 | — | — | — | — | |||||
1926 | 1926 | 5 | 4 | 0 | — | — | — | — | ||||||
1927 | 1927 | John W. Hancock | 5 | 3 | 0 | — | — | — | — | |||||
1928 | 1928 | 2 | 4 | 2 | — | — | — | — | ||||||
1929 | 1929 | 1 | 5 | 2 | — | — | — | — | ||||||
1930 | 1930 | Chris Cagle | 2 | 7 | 0 | — | — | — | — | |||||
1931 | 1931 | Ray Dauber | 2 | 6 | 0 | — | — | — | — | |||||
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1932 | 1932 | Ray Dauber | Southern | — | 3 | 5 | 0 | — | — | — | — | |||
1933 | 1933 | Ross McKechnie | SEC | 3 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 12th | — | — | — | |
1934 | 1934 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 12th | — | — | — | |||
1935 | 1935 | Ralph Sasse | 8 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | T–9th | — | — | — | ||
1936 | 1936 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 5th | Lost 1937 Orange Bowl against Duquesne, 12–13 | — | — | |||
1937 | 1937 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 5th | — | — | — | |||
1938 | 1938 | Spike Nelson | 4 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 11th | — | — | — | ||
1939 | 1939 | Allyn McKeen | 8 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 4th | — | — | — | ||
1940 | 1940 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2nd | Won 1941 Orange Bowl against Georgetown, 14–7 | 9 | — | |||
1941 | 1941† | 8 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1st† | — | 16 | — | |||
1942 | 1942 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 4th | — | 18 | — | |||
1943 | 1943 | Season cancelled due to World War II. | ||||||||||||
1944 | 1944 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 5th | — | — | — | |||
1945 | 1945 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | T–7th | — | — | — | |||
1946 | 1946 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 5th | — | — | — | |||
1947 | 1947 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4th | — | — | — | |||
1948 | 1948 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 7th | — | — | — | |||
1949 | 1949 | Arthur Morton | 0 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 12th | — | — | — | ||
1950 | 1950 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 7th | — | — | — | |||
1951 | 1951 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 11th | — | — | — | |||
1952 | 1952 | Murray Warmath | 5 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 7th | — | — | — | ||
1953 | 1953 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 6th | — | — | — | |||
1954 | 1954 | Darrell Royal | 6 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | T–6th | — | — | — | ||
1955 | 1955 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 6th | — | — | — | |||
1956 | 1956 | Wade Walker | 4 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 0 | T–8th | — | — | — | ||
1957 | 1957 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | T–3rd | — | 14 | — | |||
1958 | 1958 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 12th | — | — | — | |||
1959 | 1959 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 12th | — | — | — | |||
1960 | 1960 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 11th | — | — | — | |||
Mississippi State Bulldogs | ||||||||||||||
1961 | 1961 | Wade Walker | SEC | — | 5 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | T–10th | — | — | — |
1962 | 1962 | Paul E. Davis | 3 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 9th | — | — | — | ||
1963 | 1963 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 4th | Won 1963 Liberty Bowl against NC State, 16–12 | — | 11 | |||
1964 | 1964 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 8th | — | — | — | |||
1965 | 1965 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | T–9th | — | — | — | |||
1966 | 1966 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | T–9th | — | — | — | |||
1967 | 1967 | Charles Shira | 1 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | T–9th | — | — | — | ||
1968 | 1968 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 9th | — | — | — | |||
1969 | 1969 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 10th | — | — | — | |||
1970 | 1970 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 0 | T–7th | — | — | — | |||
1971 | 1971 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 10th | — | — | — | |||
1972 | 1972 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 9th | — | — | — | |||
1973 | 1973 | Bob Tyler | 4 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 0 | T–8th | — | — | — | ||
1974 | 1974 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | T–4th | Won 1974 Sun Bowl against North Carolina, 26–24 | 17 | 17 | |||
1975 | 1975[a] | 2 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | T–9th | — | — | — | |||
1976 | 1976 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | T–9th | — | 20 | — | |||
1977 | 1977 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | T–9th | — | — | — | |||
1978 | 1978 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 7th | — | — | — | |||
1979 | 1979 | Emory Bellard | 3 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 8th | — | — | — | ||
1980 | 1980 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | T–2nd | Lost 1980 Sun Bowl against Nebraska, 17–31 | 19 | — | |||
1981 | 1981 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 3rd | Won 1981 Hall of Fame Classic against Kansas, 10–0 | — | 17 | |||
1982 | 1982 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 8th | — | — | — | |||
1983 | 1983 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 8th | — | — | — | |||
1984 | 1984 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | T–9th | — | — | — | |||
1985 | 1985 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 9th | — | — | — | |||
1986 | 1986 | Rockey Felker | 6 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | T–7th | — | — | — | ||
1987 | 1987 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | T–7th | — | — | — | |||
1988 | 1988 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 10th | — | — | — | |||
1989 | 1989 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 9th | — | — | — | |||
1990 | 1990 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 0 | T–8th | — | — | — | |||
1991 | 1991 | Jackie Sherrill | 7 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 0 | T–4th | Lost 1991 Liberty Bowl against Air Force, 15–38 | — | — | ||
1992 | 1992 | West | 7 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 3rd | Lost 1993 Peach Bowl against North Carolina, 17–21 | 23 | — | ||
1993 | 1993 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 4th | — | — | — | |||
1994 | 1994 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2nd | Lost 1995 Peach Bowl against NC State, 24–28 | 24 | 25 | |||
1995 | 1995 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 4th | — | — | — | |||
1996[b] | 1996 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 4th | — | — | — | |||||
1997 | 1997 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 4 | T–3rd | — | — | — | |||||
1998 | 1998‡ | 8 | 5 | 6 | 2 | T–1st‡ | Lost 1999 Cotton Bowl Classic against Texas, 11–38 | — | — | |||||
1999 | 1999 | 10 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 2nd | Won 1999 Peach Bowl against Clemson, 17–7 | 13 | 12 | |||||
2000 | 2000 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 4 | T–3rd | Won 2000 Independence Bowl against Texas A&M, 43–41 (OT) | 24 | 22 | |||||
2001 | 2001 | 3 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 6th | — | — | — | |||||
2002 | 2002 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 8 | 5th | — | — | — | |||||
2003 | 2003 | 2 | 10 | 1 | 7 | 5th | — | — | — | |||||
2004 | 2004 | Sylvester Croom | 3 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 6th | — | — | — | ||||
2005 | 2005 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 7 | 5th | — | — | — | |||||
2006 | 2006 | 3 | 9 | 1 | 7 | 6th | — | — | — | |||||
2007 | 2007 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 4 | T–3rd | Won 2007 Liberty Bowl against UCF, 10–3 | — | — | |||||
2008 | 2008 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 6 | T–4th | — | — | — | |||||
2009 | 2009 | Dan Mullen | 5 | 7 | 3 | 5 | T–4th | — | — | — | ||||
2010 | 2010 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5th | Won 2011 Gator Bowl against Michigan, 52–14 | 15 | 17 | |||||
2011 | 2011 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 5th | Won 2011 Music City Bowl against Wake Forest, 23–17 | — | — | |||||
2012 | 2012 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4th | Lost 2013 Gator Bowl against Northwestern, 20–34 | — | — | |||||
2013 | 2013 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 5th | Won 2013 Liberty Bowl against Rice, 44–7 | — | — | |||||
2014 | 2014 | 10 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 2nd | Lost 2014 Orange Bowl against Georgia Tech, 34–49 | 11 | 12 | |||||
2015 | 2015 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 4 | T–5th | Won 2015 Belk Bowl against NC State, 51–28 | — | — | |||||
2016 | 2016 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 5 | T–5th | Won 2016 St. Petersburg Bowl against Miami (OH), 17–16 | — | — | |||||
2017 | 2017 | Dan Mullen / Greg Knox (interim) | 9 | 4 | 4 | 4 | T–5th | Won 2017 TaxSlayer Bowl against Louisville, 31–27 | 19 | 20 | ||||
2018 | 2018 | Joe Moorhead | 8 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4th | Lost 2019 Outback Bowl against Iowa, 22–27 | — | 25 | ||||
2019 | 2019 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 5th | Lost 2019 Music City Bowl against Louisville, 28–38 | — | — | |||||
2020 | 2020 | Mike Leach | 4 | 7 | 3 | 7 | T–6th | Won 2020 Armed Forces Bowl against Tulsa, 28–26 | — | — | ||||
2021 | 2021 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 4 | T–3rd | Lost 2021 Liberty Bowl against Texas Tech, 7–34 | — | — | |||||
2022 | 2022 | Mike Leach / Zach Arnett | 9 | 4 | 4 | 4 | T–3rd | Won 2023 ReliaQuest Bowl against Illinois, 19–10 | 20 | 19 | ||||
2023 | 2023 | Zach Arnett / Greg Knox (interim) | 5 | 7 | 1 | 7 | T–6th | — | — | – | ||||
2024 | 2024 | Jeff Lebby | – | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||
Totals | All-time: 594–609–39 (.494) |
Conference: 211–394–13 (.352) |
— | Postseason: 15–11 (.577) |
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Notes
editReferences
edit- ^ "2018 Mississippi State Football Media Guide" (PDF). HailState.com. Retrieved December 15, 2018.
- ^ "Mississippi State In the Polls". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on December 17, 2018. Retrieved December 15, 2018.