2009 Mississippi State Bulldogs football team

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2009 Mississippi State Bulldogs football
Mississippi State Bulldogs logo.svg
Conference Southeastern Conference
DivisionWestern Division
Record5–7 (3–5 SEC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinator Les Koenning (1st season)
Offensive scheme Spread option
Defensive coordinator Carl Torbush (1st season)
Home stadium Davis Wade Stadium
(Capacity: 55,082)
Seasons
  2008
2010  
2009 Southeastern Conference football standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
Eastern Division
No. 3 Florida x%  8 0   13 1  
Georgia  4 4   8 5  
Tennessee  4 4   7 6  
Kentucky  3 5   7 6  
South Carolina  3 5   7 6  
Vanderbilt  0 8   2 10  
Western Division
No. 1 Alabama x$#  8 0   14 0  
No. 17 LSU  5 3   9 4  
No. 20 Ole Miss  4 4   9 4  
Arkansas  3 5   8 5  
Auburn  3 5   8 5  
Mississippi State  3 5   5 7  
Championship: Alabama 32, Florida 13
  • # BCS National Champion
  • $ BCS representative as conference champion
  • % BCS at-large representative
  • x Division champion/co-champions
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2009 Mississippi State Bulldogs football team represented Mississippi State University during the 2009 NCAA Division I FBS football season. Mississippi State has been a member of the Southeastern Conference (SEC) since the league's inception in 1932, and has participated in that conference's Western Division since 1992. The Bulldogs played their home games in 2009 at Davis Wade Stadium at Scott Field in Starkville, Mississippi, which has been MSU football's home stadium since 1914.

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Head coach Sylvester Croom resigned at the end of the 2008 season. The position was filled by former Florida offensive coordinator Dan Mullen, making this Mullen's first stint as a head coach. The Bulldogs finished the season 5–7 (3–5 SEC). The NCAA rated MSU's 2009 schedule as the toughest in the country and the 2nd toughest in the past 10 years. [1]

On November 30, 2009, Mississippi State running back Anthony Dixon was awarded the Conerly Trophy as the best college football player in the State of Mississippi. He joined previous MSU Conerly Trophy winners J.J. Johnson and Jerious Norwood.

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
September 52:30 p.m. Jackson State * ESPNU W 45–754,232 [2]
September 126:00 p.m.at Auburn SECRN L 24–4985,269 [3]
September 196:00 p.m.at Vanderbilt SECRNW 15–331,840 [4]
September 2611:21 a.m.No. 7 LSU
  • Davis Wade Stadium
  • Starkville, MS (rivalry)
SECN L 26–3053,612 [5]
October 36:30 p.m.No. 25 Georgia Tech *
  • Davis Wade Stadium
  • Starkville, MS
CSS L 31–4250,035 [6]
October 1011:30 a.m. Houston *Dagger-14-plain.png
  • Davis Wade Stadium
  • Starkville, MS
ESPNUL 24–3148,019 [7]
October 1711:30 a.m.at Middle Tennessee *ESPNUW 27–623,882 [8]
October 246:30 p.m.No. 1 Florida
  • Davis Wade Stadium
  • Starkville, MS
ESPNL 19–2957,178 [9]
October 316:00 p.m.at Kentucky SECRNW 31–2467,953 [10]
November 146:00 p.m.No. 2 Alabama
  • Davis Wade Stadium
  • Starkville, MS (rivalry)
ESPNL 3–3158,103 [11]
November 2111:21 a.m.at Arkansas SECNL 21–4255,634 [12]
November 2811:21 a.m.No. 25 Ole Miss
  • Davis Wade Stadium
  • Starkville, MS (Egg Bowl)
SECNW 41–2755,365 [13]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Dagger-14-plain.pngHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll as released week prior to game
  • All times are in Central time

Schedule Source: [14]

Depth chart

Game summaries

Statistics

Team

Scores by quarter

1234Total
Mississippi State21303128110
Opponents2720212189

Offense

Rushing

Passing

Receiving

Defense

Special teams

Coaching staff

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