List of Mississippi State Bulldogs football seasons

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.

Davis Wade Stadium is the second-oldest stadium in the FBS.

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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Legend

  †National Champions
  Conference champions
  Division champions
   ^Bowl game berth/Playoff Result

List of Mississippi State Bulldogs football seasons[1]
Season Team Head coach Conference Division Regular season results Postseason results Final ranking[2]
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
Mississippi State Maroons
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)

Notes

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  1. ^ All wins from 1975 to 1977 were forfeited by the NCAA, except for the 1975 victories over Memphis and North Texas State.
  2. ^ Overtime rules were added to college football in 1996, thereby eliminating ties.

References

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  1. ^ "2018 Mississippi State Football Media Guide" (PDF). HailState.com. Retrieved December 15, 2018.
  2. ^ "Mississippi State In the Polls". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on December 17, 2018. Retrieved December 15, 2018.