List of Mississippi State Bulldogs football seasons

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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.

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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

Legend

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

List of Mississippi State Bulldogs football seasons [1]
SeasonTeam Head coach ConferenceDivisionRegular season resultsPostseason resultsFinal ranking [2]
OverallConferenceBowl game/Playoff result AP Poll Coaches' Poll
WinLossTieWinLossTieFinish
Mississippi A&M Aggies
1895 1895 W. M. Matthews Independent020
1896 1896 J. B. Hildebrand SIAA 040
1901 1901 L. B. Harvey 221
1902 1902 L. Gwinn 141
1903 1903 Dan Martin 302
1904 1904 250
1905 1905 340
1906 1906 221
1907 1907 Fred Furman 630
1908 1908 340
1909 1909 W. D. Chadwick 540
1910 1910 720
1911 1911 721
1912 1912 430
1913 1913 611
1914 1914 Earle C. Hayes 620
1915 1915 521
1916 1916 441
1917 1917 Sid Robinson 610
1918 1918 320
1919 1919 620
1920 1920 Fred Holtkamp 530
1921 1921 Southern 441
1922 1922 Dudy Noble 342
1923 1923 Earl Abell 522
1924 1924 540
1925 1925 Bernie Bierman 341
1926 1926 540
1927 1927 John W. Hancock 530
1928 1928 242
1929 1929 152
1930 1930 Chris Cagle 270
1931 1931 Ray Dauber 260
Mississippi State Maroons
1932 1932 Ray DauberSouthern350
1933 1933 Ross McKechnie SEC 36115112th
1934 1934 46005012th
1935 1935 Ralph Sasse 830230T–9th
1936 1936 7313205thLost 1937 Orange Bowl against Duquesne, 12–13 
1937 1937 5413205th
1938 1938 Spike Nelson 46014011th
1939 1939 Allyn McKeen 8203204th
1940 1940 10014012ndWon 1941 Orange Bowl against Georgetown, 14–7 9
1941 1941 8114011st16
1942 1942 8205204th18
1943 1943Season cancelled due to World War II.
1944 1944 6203205th
1945 1945 630230T–7th
1946 1946 8203205th
1947 1947 7302204th
1948 1948 4413307th
1949 1949 Arthur Morton 08106012th
1950 1950 4503407th
1951 1951 45025011th
1952 1952 Murray Warmath 5403407th
1953 1953 5233136th
1954 1954 Darrell Royal 640330T–6th
1955 1955 6404406th
1956 1956 Wade Walker 460250T–8th
1957 1957 621421T–3rd14
1958 1958 36016012th
1959 1959 27007012th
1960 1960 26105111th
Mississippi State Bulldogs
1961 1961 Wade WalkerSEC550150T–10th
1962 1962 Paul E. Davis 3602509th
1963 1963 7224124thWon 1963 Liberty Bowl against NC State, 16–12 11
1964 1964 4602508th
1965 1965 460150T–9th
1966 1966 280060T–9th
1967 1967 Charles Shira 190060T–9th
1968 1968 0820429th
1969 1969 37005010th
1970 1970 650340T–7th
1971 1971 29017010th
1972 1972 4701609th
1973 1973 Bob Tyler 452250T–8th
1974 1974 930330T–4thWon 1974 Sun Bowl against North Carolina, 26–24 1717
1975 1975 [a] 290060T–9th
1976 1976 0110060T–9th20
1977 1977 0110060T–9th
1978 1978 6502407th
1979 1979 Emory Bellard 3802408th
1980 1980 930510T–2ndLost 1980 Sun Bowl against Nebraska, 17–31 19
1981 1981 8404203rdWon 1981 Hall of Fame Classic against Kansas, 10–0 17
1982 1982 5602408th
1983 1983 3801508th
1984 1984 470150T–9th
1985 1985 5600609th
1986 1986 Rockey Felker 650240T–7th
1987 1987 470150T–7th
1988 1988 110007010th
1989 1989 5601609th
1990 1990 560160T–8th
1991 1991 Jackie Sherrill 750430T–4thLost 1991 Liberty Bowl against Air Force, 15–38 
1992 1992 West7504403rdLost 1993 Peach Bowl against North Carolina, 17–21 23
1993 1993 4523414th
1994 1994 8405302ndLost 1995 Peach Bowl against NC State, 24–28 2425
1995 1995 3801704th
1996 [b] 1996 56354th
1997 1997 7444T–3rd
1998 1998 8562T–1stLost 1999 Cotton Bowl Classic against Texas, 11–38 
1999 1999 102622ndWon 1999 Peach Bowl against Clemson, 17–7 1312
2000 2000 8444T–3rdWon 2000 Independence Bowl against Texas A&M, 43–41 (OT) 2422
2001 2001 38266th
2002 2002 39085th
2003 2003 210175th
2004 2004 Sylvester Croom 38266th
2005 2005 38175th
2006 2006 39176th
2007 2007 8544T–3rdWon 2007 Liberty Bowl against UCF, 10–3 
2008 2008 4826T–4th
2009 2009 Dan Mullen 5735T–4th
2010 2010 94445thWon 2011 Gator Bowl against Michigan, 52–14 1517
2011 2011 76265thWon 2011 Music City Bowl against Wake Forest, 23–17 
2012 2012 85444thLost 2013 Gator Bowl against Northwestern, 20–34 
2013 2013 76355thWon 2013 Liberty Bowl against Rice, 44–7 
2014 2014 103622ndLost 2014 Orange Bowl against Georgia Tech, 34–49 1112
2015 2015 9444T–5thWon 2015 Belk Bowl against NC State, 51–28 
2016 2016 6735T–5thWon 2016 St. Petersburg Bowl against Miami (OH), 17–16 
2017 2017 Dan Mullen / Greg Knox (interim)9444T–5thWon 2017 TaxSlayer Bowl against Louisville, 31–27 1920
2018 2018 Joe Moorhead 85444thLost 2019 Outback Bowl against Iowa, 22–27 25
2019 2019 67355thLost 2019 Music City Bowl against Louisville, 28–38 
2020 2020 Mike Leach 4737T–6thWon 2020 Armed Forces Bowl against Tulsa, 28–26 
2021 2021 7644T–3rdLost 2021 Liberty Bowl against Texas Tech, 7–34 
2022 2022 Mike Leach / Zach Arnett 9444T–3rdWon 2023 ReliaQuest Bowl against Illinois, 19–10 2019
2023 2023 Zach Arnett / Greg Knox (interim)5717T–6th
2024 2024 Jeff Lebby 2100816th
2025 2025 0000
TotalsAll-time:
596–619–39
(.491)
Conference:
211–402–13
(.347)
Postseason:
15–11
(.577)

Notes

  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

  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.