From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
American college football season
The 2019 Mississippi State Bulldogs football team represented Mississippi State University in the 2019 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 second-year head coach Joe Moorhead . Following the team's loss in the Music City Bowl Moorhead was fired as the Bulldogs' head coach.
Preseason [ edit ]
SEC media poll [ edit ]
The SEC media poll was released on July 19, 2019 with the Bulldogs predicted to finish in fifth place in the West Division.[1]
Media poll (Western)
Predicted finish
Team
Votes (1st place)
1
Alabama
1,813 (253)
2
LSU
1,493 (5)
3
Texas A&M
1,268
4
Auburn
1,090 (1)
5
Mississippi State
769 (1)
6
Ole Miss
504
7
Arkansas
343
Media poll (SEC Championship)
Rank
Team
Votes
1
Alabama
209
2
Georgia
49
3
LSU
3
4
Auburn
1
Florida
1
Mississippi State
1
South Carolina
1
Tennessee
1
Preseason All-SEC teams [ edit ]
To be released
Schedule [ edit ]
Mississippi State announced its 2019 football schedule on September 18, 2018.[2] The 2019 schedule consisted of 7 home and 5 away games in the regular season.
Date Time Opponent Site TV Result Attendance August 31 11:00 a.m. vs. Louisiana * ESPNU W 38–2822,440
September 7 2:30 p.m. Southern Miss * ESPNU W 38–1555,143
September 14 11:00 a.m. Kansas State * Davis Wade Stadium Starkville, MS ESPN L 24–3154,522
September 21 3:00 p.m. Kentucky Davis Wade Stadium Starkville, MS SECN W 28–1354,556
September 28 6:00 p.m. at No. 7 Auburn ESPN L 23–5687,451
October 12 11:00 a.m. at Tennessee SECN L 10–2085,462
October 19 2:30 p.m. No. 2 LSU CBS L 13–3659,282
October 26 11:00 a.m. at Texas A&M SECN L 30–49102,025
November 2 3:00 p.m. at Arkansas SECN W 54–2452,256
November 16 11:00 a.m. No. 5 Alabama Davis Wade Stadium Starkville, MS (rivalry ) ESPN L 7–3857,607
November 23 6:30 p.m. Abilene Christian * Davis Wade Stadium Starkville, MS SECN Alt. W 45–754,683
6:30 p.m. Ole Miss Davis Wade Stadium Starkville, MS (Egg Bowl ) ESPN W 21–2057,529
3:00 p.m. vs. Louisville * ESPN L 28–3846,850
Schedule Source: [3]
Personnel [ edit ]
Coaching staff [ edit ]
Staff from 2019.[4]
Name
Position
Joe Moorhead
Head coach
Mark Hudspeth
Associate head coach & Tight Ends coach
Terry Richardson
Assistant head coach, Run Game Coordinator, & Running Backs coach
Deke Adams
Defensive line coach
Andrew Breiner
Pass game coordinator & quarterbacks coach
Terrell Buckley
Cornerbacks coach
Luke Getsy
Offensive coordinator* & wide receivers coach
Marcus Johnson
Offensive line coach
Joey Jones
Special teams coordinator
Tem Lukabu
Linebackers coach
Bob Shoop
Defensive coordinator & Safeties coach
Anthony Piroli
Head strength and conditioning coach
Andrew Warsaw
Director of football operations
Billy Fessler
Graduate assistant – offense
Game summaries [ edit ]
Vs. Louisiana [ edit ]
Mississippi State at Louisiana
1
2 3 4 Total
• Bulldogs
7
14 7 10
38
Ragin' Cajuns
7
7 0 14
28
Date: August 31, 2019Location: Mercedes–Benz Superdome New Orleans, LA Game start: 11:00 a.m. CDT Elapsed time: 3 hours and 37 minutesGame attendance: 22,440Game weather: 86 °F (30 °C) • Weather: N/A (Indoors) • Wind: 6 NE MPH Referee: Steve MarloweTelevision network: ESPNU
Scoring summary 1 12:27 MSST Osirus Mitchell 31–yard pass from Tommy Stevens (Jordan Lawless kick)(6 plays, 74 yards, 2:33) MSST 7–0
03:17 LA Elijah Mitchell 3–yard rush (Stevie Artigue kick)(3 plays, 15 yards, 1:05) TIE 7–7
2 09:18 MSST Nick Gibson 8–yard rush (Jordan Lawless kick)(5 plays, 42 yards, 1:56) MSST 14–7
04:31 LA Nick Ralston 11–yard pass from Levi Lewis (Stevie Artigue kick)(10 plays, 69 yards, 4:41) TIE 14–14
00:31 MSST Tommy Stevens 4–yard rush (Jordan Lawless kick)(11 plays, 82 yards, 3:54) MSST 21–14
3 07:07 MSST Kylin Hill 5–yard rush (Jordan Lawless kick)(9 plays, 65 yards, 4:06) MSST 28–14
4 13:07 MSST Austin Williams 12–yard pass from Tommy Stevens (Jordan Lawless kick)(1 play, 12 yards, 0:07) MSST 35–14
09:56 LA Levi Lewis 1–yard rush (Stevie Artigue kick)(9 plays, 69 yards, 3:03) MSST 35–21
02:45 LA Trey Ragas 17–yard rush (Stevie Artigue kick)(14 plays, 99 yards, 4:36) MSST 35–28
01:02 MSST Jordan Lawless 37–yard field goal(6 plays, 23 yards, 1:43) MSST 38–28
Pregame line
Over/under
Mississippi State
-18.5
Statistics
Mississippi State
Louisiana
First downs
29
27
Total yards
497
430
Rushing yards
261
163
Passing yards
236
267
Turnovers
2
4
Time of possession
30:37
29:23
Team
Category
Player
Statistics
Mississippi State
Passing
Tommy Stevens
20–30, 236 yards, 2 TDs
Rushing
Kylin Hill
27 carries, 197 yards, 1 TD
Receiving
Osirus Mitchell
6 receptions, 88 yards, 1 TD
Louisiana
Passing
Levi Lewis
24–39, 267 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT
Rushing
Raymond Calais
8 carries, 80 yards
Receiving
Jamal Bell
8 receptions, 113 yards
Southern Miss [ edit ]
1
2
3
4
Total
Golden Eagles
0
0
7
8
15
Bulldogs
7
14
7
10
38
Kansas State [ edit ]
1
2
3
4
Total
Wildcats
3
14
0
14
31
Bulldogs
0
14
7
3
24
Mississippi State led in almost every statistical category: more first downs (21-17); more total yards (352-269), more yards rushing (201-146), and more yards passing (151-123). Both teams committed 3 turnovers and 7 penalties and Mississippi State controlled the game clock, holding possession for 33:05 to K-States 26:55.[5]
Solid statistical production wasn't enough, as Kansas State ended up winning the game 31-24.[6]
Kentucky [ edit ]
1
2
3
4
Total
Wildcats
3
0
7
3
13
Bulldogs
7
14
0
7
28
At Auburn [ edit ]
Mississippi State Bulldogs at No. 7 Auburn Tigers – Game summary
Period
1
2
3 4 Total
Mississippi State
6
3
7 7 23
No. 7 Auburn
21
21
7 7 56
at Jordan–Hare Stadium • Auburn, Alabama
Date : September 28, 2019Game time : 6:10 p.m.Game weather : Temperature: 90° • Wind: NE 5 mph • Weather: SunnyGame attendance : 87,451Referee : James CarterTV announcers (ESPN ) : Sean McDonough (play-by-play), Todd Blackledge (analyst), Holly Rowe (sideline reporter)
Game information
First Quarter
AUB – Ja'Tarvious Whitlow 30 yd run (Anders Carlson kick), 12:55 (AUB 7–0)
AUB – Bo Nix 9 yd run (Anders Carlson kick), 9:46 (AUB 14–0)
AUB – Anthony Schwartz 13 yd run (Anders Carlson kick), 8:59 (AUB 21–0)
MSU – Stephen Guidry 9 yd pass from Garrett Shrader (Jace Christmann kick failed), 2:20 (AUB 21–6)
Second Quarter
AUB – Ja'Tarvious Whitlow 3 yd run (Anders Carlson kick), 13:18 (AUB 28–6)
MSU – Jace Christmann 27 yd field goal, 7:55 (AUB 28–9)
AUB – Seth Williams 39 yd pass from Bo Nix (Anders Carlson kick), 5:33 (AUB 35–9)
AUB – Ja'Tarvious Whitlow 3 yd run (Anders Carlson kick), 0:12 (AUB 42–9)
Third Quarter
AUB – Seth Williams 32 yd pass from Bo Nix (Anders Carlson kick), 13:28 (AUB 49–9)
MSU – Osirus Mitchell 21 yd pass from Garrett Shrader (Jace Christmann kick), 2:13 (AUB 49–16)
Fourth Quarter
AUB – Kam Martin 7 yd run (Anders Carlson kick), 14:16 (AUB 56–16)
MSU – Garrett Shrader 7 yd run (Jace Christmann kick), 0:50 (AUB 56–23)
Top Passers
Top Rushers
MSU – Garrett Shrader 16 rushes, 89 yds, 1 TD
AUB – Bo Nix 7 rushes, 56 yds, 1 TD
Top Receivers
At Tennessee [ edit ]
1
2
3
4
Total
Bulldogs
0
3
0
7
10
Volunteers
7
3
3
7
20
Game information
First quarter
LSU – Cade York 20-yard field goal, 7:52. Tigers 3–0. Drive: 12 plays, 42 yards, 4:17.
Second quarter
LSU – Cade York 23-yard field goal, 12:27. Tigers 6–0. Drive: 10 plays, 84 yards, 3:35.
LSU – Cade York 25-yard field goal, 8:33. Tigers 9–0. Drive: 6 plays, 37 yards, 3:04.
MSST – Garrett Shrader 12-yard run (Jace Christmann kick), 5:24. Tigers 9–7. Drive: 7 plays, 75 yards, 3:09.
LSU – Racey McMath 60-yard pass from Joe Burrow (kick failed), 5:07. Tigers 15–7. Drive: 1 play, 60 yards, 0:17.
LSU – Ja'Marr Chase 8-yard pass from Joe Burrow (Cade York kick), 0:50. Tigers 22–7. Drive: 5 plays, 55 yards, 1:03.
Third quarter
LSU – Derrick Dillon 37-yard pass from Joe Burrow (Cade York kick), 10:36. Tigers 29–7. Drive: 4 plays, 66 yards, 1:27.
LSU – Justin Jefferson 18-yard pass from Joe Burrow (Cade York kick), 5:36. Tigers 36–7. Drive: 7 plays, 80 yards, 2:52.
Fourth quarter
MSST – Stephen Guidry 24-yard pass from Garrett Shrader (pass failed), 0:59. Tigers 36–13. Drive: 7 plays, 90 yards, 2:42.
Top passers
LSU – Joe Burrow – 25/32, 327 yards, 4 TD
MSST – Garrett Shrader – 17/28, 238 yards, TD, 2 INT
Top rushers
Top receivers
At Texas A&M [ edit ]
1
2
3
4
Total
Bulldogs
0
10
7
13
30
Aggies
14
14
14
7
49
Statistics
Statistics
Mississippi State
Texas A&M
First downs
22
24
Total yards
433
441
Rushing yards
239
207
Passing yards
194
234
Turnovers
3
0
Time of possession
28:12
31:48
Team
Category
Player
Statistics
Mississippi State
Passing
Garrett Shrader
13–30, 194 yards, 3 TD, INT
Rushing
Kylin Hill
21 carries, 150 yards, TD
Receiving
Stephen Guidry
2 receptions, 59 yards, TD
Texas A&M
Passing
Kellen Mond
17–23, 234 yards, 3 TD
Rushing
Isaiah Spiller
22 carries, 90 yards, TD
Receiving
Jalen Wydermyer
2 receptions, 63 yards, TD
At Arkansas [ edit ]
Game information
First Quarter
(12:11) MSST – Kylin Hill 4 yard rush, Jace Christmann kick (Drive: 6 plays, 82 yards, 2:49; Mississippi State 7–0 )
(5:31) MSST – Osirus Mitchell 33 yard pass from Tommy Stevens, Jace Christmann kick (Drive: 11 plays, 80 yards, 5:21; Mississippi State 14–0 )
Second Quarter
(14:04) MSST – Jace Christmann 26 yard field goal (Drive: 11 plays, 68 yards, 4:55; Mississippi State 17–0 )
(10:24) ARK – Rakeem Boyd 52 yard rush, Connor Limpert kick (Drive: 2 plays, 61 yards, 0:57; Mississippi State 17–7 )
(7:55) MSST – Kylin Hill 2 yard rush, Jace Christmann kick (Drive: 6 plays, 75 yards, 2:29; Mississippi State 24–7 )
(5:00) ARK – Connor Limpert 40 yard field goal (Drive: 4 plays, 1 yard, 0:56; Mississippi State 24–10 )
(2:42) MSST – Kylin Hill 1 yard rush, Jace Christmann kick (Drive: 5 plays, 84 yards, 2:18; Mississippi State 31–10 )
(1:59) MSST – Marcus Murphy 32 yard interception return, Jace Christmann kick (Mississippi State 38–10 )
Third Quarter
(10:33) MSST – Farrod Green 3 yard pass from Tommy Stevens, Jace Christmann kick (Drive: 6 plays, 66 yards, 3:09; Mississippi State 45–10 )
(4:03) ARK – Michael Woods II 11 yard pass from John Steven Jones, Connor Limpert kick (Drive: 12 plays, 59 yards, 6:30; Mississippi State 45–17 )
Fourth Quarter
(11:40) MSST – Jace Christmann 46 yard field goal (Drive: 13 plays, 47 yards, 7:23; Mississippi State 48–17 )
(9:47) ARK – KJ Jefferson 5 yard rush, Connor Limpert kick (Drive: 4 plays, 75 yards, 1:53; Mississippi State 48–24 )
(8:22) MSST – Nick Gibson 47 yard rush, 2-pt. rush failed (Drive: 3 plays, 75 yards, 1:25; Mississippi State 54–24 )
Statistics
MSST
ARK
First downs
27
10
Total yards
640
285
Rushes–yards
57–460
25–184
Passing yards
180
101
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
13–19–0
9–24–1
Time of possession
40:09
19:51
Team
Category
Player
Statistics
Mississippi State
Passing
Tommy Stevens
12/18, 172 yards, 2 TD
Rushing
Kylin Hill
21 carries, 234 yards, 3 TD
Receiving
Deddrick Thomas
2 receptions, 59 yards
Arkansas
Passing
Ben Hicks
4/13, 44 yards, 1 INT
Rushing
Rakeem Boyd
11 carries, 114 yards, 1 TD
Receiving
Treylon Burks
1 reception, 32 yards
Alabama [ edit ]
Pregame line
Over/under
Alabama by 21
62
1
2 3 4 Total
• No. 5 Alabama
21
14 3 0
38
Mississippi State
7
0 0 0
7
Date: November 16Location: Starkville, MS Game start: 11:02 a.m. Game attendance: 57,607Game weather: 46, clear skies, Wind N @ 6 mphReferee: Ken WilliamsonTV announcers (ESPN): Steve Levy (play-by-play), Brian Griese (color), Todd McShay & Molly McGrath (sideline)
Sources:
Scoring summary 1 13:08 BAMA Harris 10 rush, Bulovas kick BAMA 7–0
12:54 BAMA Tagovailoa 19 pass to Harris, Bulovas kick BAMA 14–0
8:37 MSST Hill 1 rush, Christmann kickBAMA 14–7
3:22 BAMA Harris 5 rush, Bulovas kick BAMA 21–7
2 14:15 BAMA Tagovailoa 35 pass to Waddle, Bulovas kick BAMA 28–7
6:08 BAMA Harris 5 rush, Bulovas kick BAMA 35–7
3 7:28 BAMA Bulovas 22 field goal BAMA 38–7
Statistics
Statistics
Alabama
Mississippi State
First downs
24
11
Total yards
510
270
Rushing yards
160
188
Passing yards
350
82
Turnovers
0
1
Time of possession
27:57
32:03
Team
Category
Player
Statistics
Alabama
Passing
Tua Tagovailoa
14–18, 256 yards, 2 TDs
Rushing
Najee Harris
17 carries, 88 yards, 3 TDs
Receiving
Jerry Jeudy
7 receptions, 114 yards
Mississippi State
Passing
Tommy Stevens
12–21, 82 yards, 1 INT
Rushing
Tommy Stevens
10 carries, 96 yards
Receiving
Farrod Green
1 reception, 30 yards
Abilene Christian [ edit ]
1
2
3
4
Total
Wildcats
0
7
0
0
7
Bulldogs
7
14
7
17
45
Ole Miss [ edit ]
Ole Miss Rebels (4–7) at Mississippi State Bulldogs (5–6)
Period
1
2
3 4 Total
Rebels
0
14
0 6 20
Bulldogs
7
7
7 0 21
at Davis Wade Stadium • Starkville, MS
Date : Thursday, November 28, 2019Game time : 6:30 p.m. CST Game weather : • Temperature :TV : ESPN Pregame line : Mississippi State –1.5
Game information
First Quarter
(6:42) MSST – Nick Gibson 27 yard rush, Jace Christmann kickMississippi State 7–0 ; 4 plays, 72 yards, 1:44
Second Quarter
(11:22) MSST – Garrett Shrader 1 yard rush, Jace Christmann kickMississippi State 14–0 ; 13 plays, 74 yards, 7:41
(6:15) MISS – John Rhys Plumlee 2 yard rush, Luke Logan kickMississippi State 14–7 ; 10 plays, 81 yards, 5:07
(0:34) MISS – Jerrion Ealy 5 yard rush, Luke Logan kickTied 14–14 ; 9 plays, 49 yards, 3:00
Third Quarter
(3:24) MSST – Garrett Shrader 5 yard rush, Jace Christmann kickMississippi State 21–14 ; 7 plays, 40 yards, 3:30
Fourth Quarter
(0:04) MISS – Elijah Moore 2 yard pass from Matt Corral, kick failedMississippi State 21–20 ; 12 plays, 82 yards, 2:02
Statistics
MISS
MSST
First downs
23
15
Total yards
381
318
Rushes/yards
47/136
44/210
Passing yards
245
108
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
15–26–1
10–14–0
Time of possession
28:31
31:29
Team
Category
Player
Statistics
Ole Miss
Passing
Matt Corral
6/12, 124 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT
Rushing
Jerrion Ealy
15 carries, 82 yards, 1 TD
Receiving
Braylon Sanders
2 receptions, 88 yards
Mississippi State
Passing
Garrett Shrader
10/14, 108 yards
Rushing
Kylin Hill
27 carries, 132 yards
Receiving
Deddrick Thomas
4 receptions, 49 yards
vs Louisville (Music City Bowl) [ edit ]
Game information
First Quarter
(4:48) MSST – Tommy Stevens 3 yard rush, Jace Christmann kick (Drive: 8 plays, 99 yards, 4:10; Mississippi State 7–0 )
Second Quarter
(10:19) MSST – Nick Gibson 3 yard rush, Jace Christmann kick (Drive: 10 plays, 80 yards, 3:49; Mississippi State 14–0 )
(7:57) UL – Tutu Atwell 33 yard pass to Marshon Ford, Ryan Chalifoux kick (Drive: 5 plays, 72 yards, 2:30; Mississippi State 14–7 )
(0:00) UL – Ryan Chalifoux 31 yard field goal (Drive: 10 plays, 50 yards, 3:14; Mississippi State 14–10 )
Third Quarter
(5:01) UL – Malik Cunningham 24 yard pass to Devante Peete, Ryan Chalifoux kick (Drive: 7 plays, 56 yards, 2:07; Louisville 17–14 )
(2:51) UL – Khane Pass 31 yard fumble return, Ryan Chalifoux kick (Louisville 24–14 )
Fourth Quarter
(13:52) UL – Malik Cunningham 8 yard pass to Marshon Ford, Ryan Chalifoux kick (Drive: 6 plays, 65 yards, 2:30; Louisville 31–14 )
(10:25) MSST – Tommy Stevens 18 yard pass to Stephen Guidry , Jace Christmann kick (Drive: 9 plays, 75 yards, 3:27; Louisville 31–21 )
(2:13) UL – Javian Hawkins 5 yard rush, Ryan Chalifoux kick (Drive: 6 plays, 52 yards, 1:47; Louisville 38–21 )
(0:27) MSST – Tommy Stevens 24 yard pass to Osirus Mitchell , Jace Christmann kick (Drive: 7 plays, 86 yards, 1:46; Louisville 38–28 )
Statistics [ edit ]
Statistics
MSST
UL
First downs
24
23
Plays–yards
62–366
69–510
Rushes–yards
36–145
44–198
Passing yards
221
312
Passing: comp–att–int
17–26–0
17–25–0
Time of possession
28:26
31:34
Team
Category
Player
Statistics
Mississippi State
Passing
Tommy Stevens
17/26, 221 yards, 2 TD
Rushing
Tommy Stevens
17 carries, 71 yards, 1 TD
Receiving
Stephen Guidry
6 receptions, 76 yards, 1 TD
Louisville
Passing
Malik Cunningham
16/23, 279 yards, 2 TD
Rushing
Javian Hawkins
23 carries, 105 yards, 1 TD
Receiving
Tutu Atwell
9 receptions, 147 yards
Rankings [ edit ]
Ranking movementsLegend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking — = Not ranked RV = Received votes Week Poll Pre 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 Final AP RV RV RV RV RV — — — — — — — — — — — Coaches RV RV 23 RV RV RV RV — — — — — — — — — CFP Not released — — — — — — Not released
Players drafted into the NFL [ edit ]
References [ edit ]
Venues Bowls & rivalries Culture & lore People Seasons