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2016 Mississippi State Bulldogs football team

2016 Mississippi State Bulldogs football
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St. Petersburg Bowl champion
Conference Southeastern Conference
Division Western Division
2016 record 6–7 (3–5 SEC)
Head coach Dan Mullen (8th year)
Co-offensive coordinator Billy Gonzales (3rd as co-OC, 4th overall year)
Co-offensive coordinator John Hevesy (3rd as co-OC, 8th overall year)
Offensive scheme Spread (Multiple)
Defensive coordinator Peter Sirmon (1st year)
Base defense Multiple
Home stadium Davis Wade Stadium (Capacity: 61,337)
Seasons
← 2015
2017 →
2016 SEC football standings
Conf     Overall
Team   W   L         W   L  
East Division
No. 14 Florida x   6 – 2         9 – 4  
No. 22 Tennessee   4 – 4         9 – 4  
Georgia   4 – 4         8 – 5  
Kentucky   4 – 4         7 – 6  
South Carolina   3 – 5         6 – 7  
Vanderbilt   3 – 5         6 – 7  
Missouri   2 – 6         4 – 8  
West Division
No. 2 Alabama x$^   8 – 0         14 – 1  
No. 24 Auburn   5 – 3         8 – 5  
No. 13 LSU   5 – 3         8 – 4  
Texas A&M   4 – 4         8 – 5  
Arkansas   3 – 5         7 – 6  
Mississippi State   3 – 5         6 – 7  
Ole Miss   2 – 6         5 – 7  
Championship: Alabama 54, Florida 16
  • ^ – College Football Playoff participant
  • $ – Conference champion
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
  • y – Championship game participant
Rankings from AP Poll
South Alabama at Mississippi State
1 2 3 4 Total
• Jaguars 0 0 7 14 21
Bulldogs 7 10 3 0 20
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South Carolina at Mississippi State
1 2 3 4 Total
Gamecocks 0 0 7 7 14
• Bulldogs 7 17 0 3 27
  • Sources:
Mississippi State at #20 LSU
1 2 3 4 Total
Bulldogs 0 3 3 14 20
• Tigers 14 9 0 0 23
  • Sources:
Mississippi State at UMass
1 2 3 4 Total
• Bulldogs 3 10 28 6 47
Minutemen 7 7 7 14 35
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Auburn at Mississippi State
1 2 3 4 Total
• Tigers 14 21 0 3 38
Bulldogs 0 0 7 7 14
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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 14th
  • Location: LaVell Edwards Stadium
    Provo, Utah
  • Game start: 8:21 p.m. MDT
  • Elapsed time: 3:47
  • Game attendance: 62,184
  • Game weather: 69 °F (21 °C), Cloudy, winds 12 mph SSE
  • Referee: 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 Marlowe
  • TV announcers (ESPN/BYUtv): Tom Hart, Andre Ware, Cole Cubelic (ESPN)
    Dave McCann, Blaine Fowler, Lauren Francom (BYUtv)
Sources:
Mississippi State at Kentucky
1 2 3 4 Total
Bulldogs 0 14 10 14 38
• Wildcats 0 6 21 13 40
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#20 (FCS) Samford at Mississippi State
1 2 3 4 Total
Samford 13 7 13 8 41
• MSU 21 7 21 7 56
  • Sources:

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.

The Bulldogs will host the South Carolina Gamecocks for the first time since 2011. The team will travel to two independent schools, UMass for the first time and to BYU for the first time since 2000. Mississippi State will host the other two non–conference games against Samford of the Southern Conference and South Alabama of the Sun Belt Conference.


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