2017 Mississippi State Bulldogs football
TaxSlayer Bowl champion
TaxSlayer Bowl, W 31–27 vs. Louisville
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
DivisionWestern Division
Ranking
CoachesNo. 20
APNo. 19
Record9–4 (4–4 SEC)
Head coach
Co-offensive coordinatorBilly Gonzales (4th season)
Co-offensive coordinatorJohn Hevesy (4th season)
Offensive schemeSpread (multiple)
Defensive coordinatorTodd Grantham (1st season)
Base defense3–4
Home stadiumDavis Wade Stadium (Capacity: 61,337)
Seasons
← 2016
2018 →
2017 Southeastern Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
East Division
No. 2 Georgia x$^   7 – 1     13 – 2  
South Carolina   5 – 3     9 – 4  
Kentucky   4 – 4     7 – 6  
Missouri   4 – 4     7 – 6  
Florida   3 – 5     4 – 7  
Vanderbilt   1 – 7     5 – 7  
Tennessee   0 – 8     4 – 8  
West Division
No. 10 Auburn xy   7 – 1     10 – 4  
No. 1 Alabama x#^   7 – 1     13 – 1  
No. 18 LSU   6 – 2     9 – 4  
No. 19 Mississippi State   4 – 4     9 – 4  
Texas A&M   4 – 4     7 – 6  
Ole Miss*   3 – 5     6 – 6  
Arkansas   1 – 7     4 – 8  
Championship: Georgia 28, Auburn 7
  • # – College Football Playoff champion
  • ^ – College Football Playoff participant
  • $ – Conference champion
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
  • y – Championship game participant
  • * Ole Miss ineligible for postseason due to NCAA sanctions
Rankings from AP Poll

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.

Rankings

Further information: 2017 NCAA Division I FBS football rankings
Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes
Week
PollPre1234567891011121314Final
AP—RVRV1724——RVRV21181716242419
CoachesRVRVRV1924RVRVRVRV22181917242320
CFPNot released161616142323Not released

Schedule

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.

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
September 23:00 p.m.No. 14 (FCS) Charleston Southern*
SECNW 49–054,215
September 96:30 p.m.at Louisiana Tech*
CBSSNW 57–2128,100
September 166:00 p.m.No. 12 LSU
  • Davis Wade Stadium
  • Starkville, MS (rivalry)
ESPNW 37–760,596
September 236:00 p.m.at No. 11 GeorgiaNo. 17
ESPNL 3–3192,746
September 305:00 p.m.at No. 13 AuburnNo. 24
ESPNL 10–4986,901
October 1411:00 a.m.BYU*
  • Davis Wade Stadium
  • Starkville, MS
SECNW 35–1054,866
October 213:00 p.m.Kentuckydagger
  • Davis Wade Stadium
  • Starkville, MS
SECNW 45–758,963
October 286:15 p.m.at No. 24 Texas A&M (Coaches Poll only)
ESPNW 35–1496,128
November 411:00 a.m.UMass*No. 16
  • Davis Wade Stadium
  • Starkville, MS
SECNW 34–2357,374
November 116:00 p.m.No. 2 AlabamaNo. 16
  • Davis Wade Stadium
  • Starkville, MS (rivalry)
ESPNL 24–3161,344
November 1811:00 a.m.at ArkansasNo. 16
CBSW 28–2164,153
November 236:30 p.m.Ole MissNo. 14
  • Davis Wade Stadium
  • Starkville, MS (Egg Bowl)
ESPNL 28–3159,345
December 3011:00 a.m.vs. Louisville*No. 23
ESPNW 31–2741,310
Schedule Source:[2]

Game summaries

Charleston Southern

1 2 3 4 Total
No. 14 (FCS) Buccaneers 0 0 0 0 0
Bulldogs 23 12 7 7 49

See also: 2017 Charleston Southern Buccaneers football team

At Louisiana Tech

1 2 3 4 Total
MSU Bulldogs 16 20 21 0 57
LTU Bulldogs 9 5 0 7 21

See also: 2017 Louisiana Tech Bulldogs football team

LSU

1 2 3 4 Total
No.12 Tigers 0 7 0 0 7
Bulldogs 0 17 13 7 37

See also: 2017 LSU Tigers football team

At Georgia

1 2 3 4 Total
No.17 MSU Bulldogs 0 3 0 0 3
No.11 UGA Bulldogs 14 0 17 0 31

See also: 2017 Georgia Bulldogs football team

At Auburn

1 2 3 4 Total
No. 24 Bulldogs 3 7 0 0 10
No. 13 Tigers 14 7 7 21 49

See also: 2017 Auburn Tigers football team

BYU

1 2 3 4 Total
Cougars 0 3 7 0 10
Bulldogs 7 14 7 7 35

See also: 2017 BYU Cougars football team

Kentucky

1 2 3 4 Total
Wildcats 0 7 0 0 7
Bulldogs 7 10 7 21 45

See also: 2017 Kentucky Wildcats football team

At Texas A&M

1 2 3 4 Total
Bulldogs 7 7 14 7 35
Aggies 0 0 7 7 14

See also: 2017 Texas A&M Aggies football team

UMass

1 2 3 4 Total
Minutemen 3 17 0 3 23
Bulldogs 10 3 14 7 34

See also: 2017 UMass Minutemen football team

Alabama

1 2 3 4 Total
No. 1 Crimson Tide 7 7 3 14 31
Bulldogs 7 7 7 3 24

See also: 2017 Alabama Crimson Tide football team

At Arkansas

1 2 3 4 Total
Bulldogs 0 14 0 14 28
Razorbacks 14 0 7 0 21

See also: 2017 Arkansas Razorbacks football team

Ole Miss

1 2 3 4 Total
Rebels 7 3 14 7 31
Bulldogs 0 6 0 22 28

See also: 2017 Ole Miss Rebels football team

vs Louisville–TaxSlayer Bowl

1 2 3 4 Total
Cardinals 7 14 3 3 27
Bulldogs 14 3 0 14 31

See also: 2017 Louisville Cardinals football team and 2017 TaxSlayer Bowl

References

  1. ^ "2017 MSU Football Schedule Unveiled, Egg Bowl To Return To Thanksgiving" (Press release). Mississippi State University Department of Athletics. September 13, 2016. Retrieved October 18, 2016.
  2. ^ "2017 Mississippi State Bulldogs Football Schedule". FB Schedules. Retrieved October 18, 2016.
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