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 seasonsSeasonTeamHead coachConferenceDivisionRegular season resultsPostseason resultsFinal rankingOverallConferenceBowl game/Playoff resultAP PollCoaches' PollWinLossTieWinLossTieFinishMississippi A&M Aggies 1895 1895 W. M. Matthews Independent —020 — — — — 1896 1896 J. B. Hildebrand SIAA040 — — — — 1901 1901 L. B. Harvey221 — — — — 1902 1902 L. Gwinn141 — — — — 1903 1903 Dan Martin302 — — — — 1904 1904250 — — — — 1905 1905340 — — — — 1906 1906221 — — — — 1907 1907 Fred Furman630 — — — — 1908 1908340 — — — — 1909 1909 W. D. Chadwick540 — — — — 1910 1910720 — — — — 1911 1911721 — — — — 1912 1912430 — — — — 1913 1913611 — — — — 1914 1914 Earle C. Hayes620 — — — — 1915 1915521 — — — — 1916 1916441 — — — — 1917 1917 Sid Robinson610 — — — — 1918 1918320 — — — — 1919 1919620 — — — — 1920 1920 Fred Holtkamp530 — — — — 1921 1921 Southern441 — — — — 1922 1922 Dudy Noble342 — — — — 1923 1923 Earl Abell522 — — — — 1924 1924540 — — — — 1925 1925 Bernie Bierman341 — — — — 1926 1926540 — — — — 1927 1927 John W. Hancock530 — — — — 1928 1928242 — — — — 1929 1929152 — — — — 1930 1930 Chris Cagle270 — — — — 1931 1931 Ray Dauber260 — — — —Mississippi State Maroons 1932 1932 Ray Dauber Southern —350 — — — — 1933 1933 Ross McKechnie SEC361151 12th — — — 1934 1934460050 12th — — — 1935 1935 Ralph Sasse830230 T–9th — — — 1936 1936731320 5th Lost 1937 Orange Bowl against Duquesne, 12–13 — — 1937 1937541320 5th — — — 1938 1938 Spike Nelson460140 11th — — — 1939 1939 Allyn McKeen820320 4th — — — 1940 19401001401 2nd Won 1941 Orange Bowl against Georgetown, 14–7 9 — 1941 1941†811401 1st† — 16 — 1942 1942820520 4th — 18 — 1943 1943 Season cancelled due to World War II. 1944 1944620320 5th — — — 1945 1945630230 T–7th — — — 1946 1946820320 5th — — — 1947 1947730220 4th — — — 1948 1948441330 7th — — — 1949 1949 Arthur Morton081060 12th — — — 1950 1950450340 7th — — — 1951 1951450250 11th — — — 1952 1952 Murray Warmath540340 7th — — — 1953 1953523313 6th — — — 1954 1954 Darrell Royal640330 T–6th — — — 1955 1955640440 6th — — — 1956 1956 Wade Walker460250 T–8th — — — 1957 1957621421 T–3rd — 14 — 1958 1958360160 12th — — — 1959 1959270070 12th — — — 1960 1960261051 11th — — —Mississippi State Bulldogs 1961 1961 Wade Walker SEC —550150 T–10th — — — 1962 1962 Paul E. Davis360250 9th — — — 1963 1963722412 4th Won 1963 Liberty Bowl against NC State, 16–12 — 11 1964 1964460250 8th — — — 1965 1965460150 T–9th — — — 1966 1966280060 T–9th — — — 1967 1967 Charles Shira190060 T–9th — — — 1968 1968082042 9th — — — 1969 1969370050 10th — — — 1970 1970650340 T–7th — — — 1971 1971290170 10th — — — 1972 1972470160 9th — — — 1973 1973 Bob Tyler452250 T–8th — — — 1974 1974930330 T–4th Won 1974 Sun Bowl against North Carolina, 26–24 17 17 1975 1975290060 T–9th — — — 1976 19760110060 T–9th — 20 — 1977 19770110060 T–9th — — — 1978 1978650240 7th — — — 1979 1979 Emory Bellard380240 8th — — — 1980 1980930510 T–2nd Lost 1980 Sun Bowl against Nebraska, 17–31 19 — 1981 1981840420 3rd Won 1981 Hall of Fame Classic against Kansas, 10–0 — 17 1982 1982560240 8th — — — 1983 1983380150 8th — — — 1984 1984470150 T–9th — — — 1985 1985560060 9th — — — 1986 1986 Rockey Felker650240 T–7th — — — 1987 1987470150 T–7th — — — 1988 19881100070 10th — — — 1989 1989560160 9th — — — 1990 1990560160 T–8th — — — 1991 1991 Jackie Sherrill750430 T–4th Lost 1991 Liberty Bowl against Air Force, 15–38 — — 1992 1992 West750440 3rd Lost 1993 Peach Bowl against North Carolina, 17–21 23 — 1993 1993452341 4th — — — 1994 1994840530 2nd Lost 1995 Peach Bowl against NC State, 24–28 24 25 1995 1995380170 4th — — — 1996 19965635 4th — — — 1997 19977444 T–3rd — — — 1998 1998‡8562 T–1st‡ Lost 1999 Cotton Bowl Classic against Texas, 11–38 — — 1999 199910262 2nd Won 1999 Peach Bowl against Clemson, 17–7 13 12 2000 20008444 T–3rd Won 2000 Independence Bowl against Texas A&M, 43–41 (OT) 24 22 2001 20013826 6th — — — 2002 20023908 5th — — — 2003 200321017 5th — — — 2004 2004 Sylvester Croom3826 6th — — — 2005 20053817 5th — — — 2006 20063917 6th — — — 2007 20078544 T–3rd Won 2007 Liberty Bowl against UCF, 10–3 — — 2008 20084826 T–4th — — — 2009 2009 Dan Mullen5735 T–4th — — — 2010 20109444 5th Won 2011 Gator Bowl against Michigan, 52–14 15 17 2011 20117626 5th Won 2011 Music City Bowl against Wake Forest, 23–17 — — 2012 20128544 4th Lost 2013 Gator Bowl against Northwestern, 20–34 — — 2013 20137635 5th Won 2013 Liberty Bowl against Rice, 44–7 — — 2014 201410362 2nd Lost 2014 Orange Bowl against Georgia Tech, 34–49 11 12 2015 20159444 T–5th Won 2015 Belk Bowl against NC State, 51–28 — — 2016 20166735 T–5th Won 2016 St. Petersburg Bowl against Miami (OH), 17–16 — — 2017 2017 Dan Mullen / Greg Knox (interim)9444 T–5th Won 2017 TaxSlayer Bowl against Louisville, 31–27 19 20 2018 2018 Joe Moorhead0504 4th Lost 2019 Outback Bowl against Iowa, 22–27 — 25 2019 20196735 5th Lost 2019 Music City Bowl against Louisville, 28–38 — — 2020 2020 Mike Leach4737T–6th Won 2020 Armed Forces Bowl against Tulsa, 28–26 — — 2021 2021 7 6 4 4T–3rd Lost 2021 Liberty Bowl against Texas Tech, 7–34 — — 2022 2022 Mike Leach / Zach Arnett 9 4 4 4T–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 –21008 16th – – – 2025 20255817 T–13th Lost 2026 Duke's Mayo Bowl against Wake Forest, 29–43 – – 2026 20260000 – – – –Totals All-time:593–627–39() Conference:212–409–13() — Postseason:15–12() — —
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