American college football season
The 2016 Mississippi State Bulldogs football team represented Mississippi State University in the 2016 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 eighth-year head coach Dan Mullen . Despite having a 5–7 record, the first losing season since 2009, Mississippi State qualified for a bowl bid due to their high APR score. Mississippi State beat the Miami RedHawks in the St. Petersburg Bowl to finish the season at 6–7.
Mississippi State announced its 2016 football schedule on October 29, 2015. The 2016 schedule consists of six home and six away games in the regular season. The Bulldogs will host SEC foes Arkansas , Auburn , South Carolina , and Texas A&M , and will travel to Alabama , Kentucky , LSU , and Ole Miss .[ 1]
The Bulldogs hosted the South Carolina Gamecocks for the first time since 2011. The team traveled to two independent schools , UMass for the first time and to BYU for the first time since 2000. Mississippi State hosted the other two non–conference games against Samford of the Southern Conference and South Alabama of the Sun Belt Conference .
Date Time Opponent Site TV Result Attendance September 3 11:00 a.m. South Alabama * SECN L 20–2157,075 September 10 6:00 p.m. South Carolina ESPN2 W 27–1457,763 September 17 6:00 p.m. at No. 20 LSU ESPN2 L 20–2399,910 September 24 2:30 p.m. at UMass * ASN W 47–3513,074 October 8 11:00 a.m. Auburn Davis Wade Stadium Starkville, MS ESPN L 14–3860,102 October 14 9:15 p.m. at BYU * ESPN L 21–28 2OT 62,184 October 22 7:30 p.m. at Kentucky SECN L 38–4050,414 October 29 2:30 p.m. No. 20 (FCS ) Samford * Davis Wade Stadium Starkville, MS SECN W 56–4158,019 November 5 11:00 a.m. No. 7 Texas A&M Davis Wade Stadium Starkville, MS SECN W 35–2858,407 November 12 11:00 a.m. at No. 1 Alabama ESPN L 3–51101,821 November 19 6:00 p.m. Arkansas Davis Wade Stadium Starkville, MS ESPNU L 42–5858,538 November 26 2:30 p.m. at Ole Miss SECN W 55–2066,038 December 26 10:00 a.m. vs. Miami (OH) * ESPN W 17–1615,717 *Non-conference game HomecomingRankings from AP Poll released prior to game All times are in Central time
Schedule Source: [ 2] South Alabama at Mississippi State 1 2 3 4 Total • Jaguars 0 0 7 14 21 Bulldogs 7 10 3 0 20
South Carolina at Mississippi State 1 2 3 4 Total Gamecocks 0 0 7 7 14 • Bulldogs 7 17 0 3 27
Mississippi State at #20 LSU 1 2 3 4 Total Bulldogs 0 3 3 14 20 • Tigers 14 9 0 0 23
Mississippi State at UMass 1 2 3 4 Total • Bulldogs 3 10 28 6 47 Minutemen 7 7 7 14 35
Auburn at Mississippi State 1 2 3 4 Total • Tigers 14 21 0 3 38 Bulldogs 0 0 7 7 14
Mississippi State at BYU 1 2 3 4 OT Total Bulldogs 7 7 0 0 7 21 • Cougars 7 0 0 7 14 28
Date: October 14thLocation: LaVell Edwards Stadium Provo, Utah Game start: 8:21 p.m. MDT Elapsed time: 3:47Game attendance: 62,184Game weather: 69 °F (21 °C), Cloudy, winds 12 mph SSEReferee: Hubert Owens • Umpire: Walt Hill • Linesman: Chad Green • Line judge: Chuck Rice • Back judge: Martin Hankins • Field judge: Greg Thomas • Side judge: Chad Hill • Center judge: Steve MarloweTV announcers (ESPN/BYUtv): Tom Hart , Andre Ware , Cole Cubelic (ESPN)Dave McCann , Blaine Fowler , Lauren Francom (BYUtv) Sources:[ 5]
Mississippi State at Kentucky 1 2 3 4 Total Bulldogs 0 14 10 14 38 • Wildcats 0 6 21 13 40
#20 (FCS) Samford at Mississippi State 1 2 3 4 Total Samford 13 7 13 8 41 • MSU 21 7 21 7 56
#7 Texas A&M at Mississippi State 1 2 3 4 Total Aggies 7 7 0 14 28 • Bulldogs 14 14 0 7 35
2016 St. Petersburg Bowl Miami (OH) vs Mississippi State 1 2 3 4 Total RedHawks 3 6 7 0 16 • Bulldogs 0 7 7 3 17
^ "MSU, SEC ANNOUNCE 2016 FOOTBALL SCHEDULE" (Press release). Mississippi State University Department of Athletics. October 29, 2015. Archived from the original on October 31, 2015. Retrieved October 29, 2015 . ^ "2016 Mississippi State Bulldogs Football Schedule" . FB Schedules. Retrieved October 29, 2015 . ^ "South Alabama Jaguars vs Mississippi State Bulldogs (September 3, 2016)" . Mississippi State University Department of Athletics. September 3, 2016. Retrieved September 12, 2016 . ^ "South Carolina Gamecocks vs Mississippi State Bulldogs (September 10, 2016)" . Mississippi State University Department of Athletics. September 10, 2016. Retrieved September 12, 2016 . ^ "Mississippi State at BYU" . Stat Broadcast. Retrieved October 14, 2016 .
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