1995 Mississippi State Bulldogs football team

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1995 Mississippi State Bulldogs football
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
DivisionWestern Division
Record3–8 (1–7 SEC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorBruce Arians (3rd season)
Defensive coordinatorBill Clay (5th season)
Home stadiumScott Field
Seasons
← 1994
1996 →
1995 Southeastern Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Eastern Division
No. 2 Florida x$ 8 0 0 12 1 0
No. 3 Tennessee 7 1 0 11 1 0
Georgia 3 5 0 6 6 0
South Carolina 2 5 1 4 6 1
Kentucky 2 6 0 4 7 0
Vanderbilt 1 7 0 2 9 0
Western Division
Arkansas x 6 2 0 8 5 0
No. 21 Alabama 5 3 0 8 3 0
No. 22 Auburn 5 3 0 8 4 0
LSU 4 3 1 7 4 1
Ole Miss 3 5 0 6 5 0
Mississippi State 1 7 0 3 8 0
Championship: Florida 34, Arkansas 3
  • $ – Conference champion
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1995 Mississippi State Bulldogs football team represented Mississippi State University as a member of the Western Division of the Southern Conference (SEC) during the 1995 NCAA Division I-A football season. Led by fifth-year head coach Jackie Sherrill, the Bulldogs compiled an overall record of 3–8 with a mark of 1–7 in conference play, placing last out six teams in the SEC's Western Division. Mississippi State played home games at Scott Field in Starkville, Mississippi.

Schedule[edit]

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 26:00 p.m.Memphis*W 28–1836,324[1]
September 911:30 a.m.LSU
  • Scott Field
  • Starkville, MS (rivalry)
JPSL 16–3436,110[2]
September 167:00 p.m.at Baylor*W 30–2142,316[3]
September 232:30 p.m.at No. 15 TennesseeABCL 14–5295,232[4]
September 306:00 p.m.Northeast Louisiana*
  • Scott Field
  • Starkville, MS
L 32–3430,809[5]
October 71:00 p.m.at No. 11 AuburnL 20–4877,641[6]
October 146:00 p.m.South Carolina
  • Scott Field
  • Starkville, MS
PPVL 39–6530,035[7]
October 281:30 p.m.Kentuckydagger
  • Scott Field
  • Starkville, MS
W 42–3230,122[8]
November 411:30 a.m.at No. 18 ArkansasJPSL 21–2652,787[9]
November 1111:30 a.m.at No. 16 AlabamaJPSL 9–1470,123[10]
November 301:30 p.m.Ole Miss
L 10–1338,107[11]
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Central time

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References[edit]

  1. ^ "Taite leads State past Memphis". Hattiesburg American. September 3, 1995. Retrieved February 8, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Future is now as frosh lead 34–16 LSU victory". The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. September 10, 1995. Retrieved February 8, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Bulldogs cage Bears with Tate's TD pass". The Tennessean. September 17, 1995. Retrieved February 8, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Vols stay strong, 52–14". The Jackson Sun. September 24, 1995. Retrieved February 8, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Dogs hit rock bottom". The Clarion-Ledger. October 1, 1995. Retrieved February 8, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Miss. State gets manhandled by Auburn". Enterprise-Journal. October 8, 1995. Retrieved February 8, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Taneyhill, Gamecocks flatten Bulldogs". The Charlotte Observer. October 15, 1995. Retrieved February 8, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Bulldogs snap losing streak". The Greenwood Commonwealth. October 29, 1995. Retrieved February 8, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Arkansas is best in West, gets spot in SEC title game". The Kansas City Star. November 5, 1995. Retrieved February 8, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Alabama squeezes Bulldogs". Hattiesburg American. November 12, 1995. Retrieved February 8, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Rebels 'Dou' in Bulldogs". Hattiesburg American. November 26, 1995. Retrieved February 7, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "1995 Mississippi State Bulldogs Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved February 8, 2024.