American college football season
The 2017 Mississippi State Bulldogs football team represented Mississippi State University in the 2017 NCAA Division I FBS football season . The Bulldogs played their home games at Davis Wade Stadium in Starkville, Mississippi and competed in the Western Division of the Southeastern Conference (SEC). They were led by ninth-year head coach Dan Mullen . They finished the season 9–4, 4–4 in SEC play to finish in a tie for fourth place in the Western Division. They were invited to the TaxSlayer Bowl where they beat Louisville .
Head coach Dan Mullen resigned at the end of the regular season to become the head coach at Florida . Running backs coach Greg Knox served as interim head coach for the TaxSlayer Bowl. On November 28, Penn State offensive coordinator Joe Moorhead was hired as their new head coach, beginning in the 2018 season.
Ranking movementsLegend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking Week Poll Pre 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 Final AP — RV RV 17 24 — — RV RV 21 18 17 16 24 24 19 Coaches RV RV RV 19 24 RV RV RV RV 22 18 19 17 24 23 20 CFP Not released 16 16 16 14 23 23 Not released
Mississippi State announced its 2017 football schedule on September 13, 2016. The 2017 schedule consists of 7 home and 5 away games in the regular season. The Bulldogs will host SEC foes Alabama , Kentucky , LSU , and Ole Miss , and will travel to Arkansas , Auburn , Georgia , and Texas A&M .[ 1]
The Bulldogs will host three of the four non-conference opponents, BYU , UMass both are football independent schools and Charleston Southern from the Big South Conference and travel to Louisiana Tech of Conference USA .
Date Time Opponent Rank Site TV Result Attendance September 2 3:00 p.m. No. 14 (FCS ) Charleston Southern * SECN W 49–054,215 September 9 6:30 p.m. at Louisiana Tech * CBSSN W 57–2128,100 September 16 6:00 p.m. No. 12 LSU Davis Wade Stadium Starkville, MS (rivalry ) ESPN W 37–760,596 September 23 6:00 p.m. at No. 11 Georgia No. 17 ESPN L 3–3192,746 September 30 5:00 p.m. at No. 13 Auburn No. 24 ESPN L 10–4986,901 October 14 11:00 a.m. BYU * Davis Wade Stadium Starkville, MS SECN W 35–1054,866 October 21 3:00 p.m. Kentucky Davis Wade Stadium Starkville, MS SECN W 45–758,963 October 28 6:15 p.m. at Texas A&M ESPN W 35–1496,128 November 4 11:00 a.m. UMass * No. 16 Davis Wade Stadium Starkville, MS SECN W 34–2357,374 November 11 6:00 p.m. No. 2 Alabama No. 16 Davis Wade Stadium Starkville, MS (rivalry ) ESPN L 24–3161,344 November 18 11:00 a.m. at Arkansas No. 16 CBS W 28–2164,153 6:30 p.m. Ole Miss No. 14 Davis Wade Stadium Starkville, MS (Egg Bowl ) ESPN L 28–3159,345 December 30 11:00 a.m. vs. Louisville * No. 23 ESPN W 31–2741,310
Schedule Source: [ 2] Charleston Southern [ edit ]
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2
3
4
Total
No. 14 (FCS ) Buccaneers
0
0
0
0
0
Bulldogs
23
12
7
7
49
1
2
3
4
Total
MSU Bulldogs
16
20
21
0
57
LTU Bulldogs
9
5
0
7
21
1
2
3
4
Total
No.12 Tigers
0
7
0
0
7
Bulldogs
0
17
13
7
37
1
2
3
4
Total
No.17 MSU Bulldogs
0
3
0
0
3
No.11 UGA Bulldogs
14
0
17
0
31
1
2
3
4
Total
No. 24 Bulldogs
3
7
0
0
10
No. 13 Tigers
14
7
7
21
49
1
2
3
4
Total
Cougars
0
3
7
0
10
Bulldogs
7
14
7
7
35
1
2
3
4
Total
Wildcats
0
7
0
0
7
Bulldogs
7
10
7
21
45
1
2
3
4
Total
Bulldogs
7
7
14
7
35
Aggies
0
0
7
7
14
1
2
3
4
Total
Minutemen
3
17
0
3
23
Bulldogs
10
3
14
7
34
1
2
3
4
Total
No. 1 Crimson Tide
7
7
3
14
31
Bulldogs
7
7
7
3
24
1
2
3
4
Total
Bulldogs
0
14
0
14
28
Razorbacks
14
0
7
0
21
1
2
3
4
Total
Rebels
7
3
14
7
31
Bulldogs
0
6
0
22
28
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2
3
4
Total
Cardinals
7
14
3
3
27
Bulldogs
14
3
0
14
31
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