List of Mississippi State Bulldogs football seasons

Last updated September 23, 2025

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

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.

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

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	Bowl game/Playoff result	AP Poll	Coaches' Poll
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				—	—	—	—
		Fred Furman
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				—	—	—	—
		Fred Holtkamp
1921	1921	Southern	4	4	1				—	—	—	—

1922	1922		Dudy Noble	3	4	2				—	—	—	—

1923	1923		Earl Abell	5	2	2				—	—	—	—
			Earl Abell
1924	1924		5	4	0				—	—	—	—

1925	1925		Bernie Bierman	3	4	1				—	—	—	—
			Bernie Bierman
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	—	—	—
		Ross McKechnie
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	—	—	—
		Murray Warmath
1953	1953	5	2	3	3	1	3	6th	—	—	—
1954	1954	Darrell Royal	6	4	0	3	3	0	T–6th	—	—	—
		Darrell Royal
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 ^[c]	Joe Moorhead	0	5		0	4		4th	Lost 2019 Outback Bowl against Iowa, 22–27	—	25
		Joe Moorhead
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	—	—
		Mike Leach
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	–	2	10		0	8		16th	–	–	–
		Jeff Lebby	–
2025	2025	0	0		0	0		–	–	–	–
Totals					All-time: 596–619–39 (.491)			Conference: 211–402–13 (.347)			—	Postseason: 15–11 (.577)	—	—

Notes

↑ All wins from 1975 to 1977 were forfeited by the NCAA, except for the 1975 victories over Memphis and North Texas State.
↑ Overtime rules were added to college football in 1996, thereby eliminating ties.
↑ 8 wins vacated by NCAA Committee on Infractions (8/2019)

References

↑ "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.

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[3] All wins from 1975 to 1977 were forfeited by the NCAA, except for the 1975 victories over Memphis and North Texas State.

[4] Overtime rules were added to college football in 1996, thereby eliminating ties.

[5] 8 wins vacated by NCAA Committee on Infractions (8/2019)

[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.

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