2010 Mississippi State Bulldogs football team
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Ranking | |
Coaches | No. 17 |
AP | No. 15 |
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Eastern Division | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 22 South Carolina x | 5 | – | 3 | 9 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Florida | 4 | – | 4 | 8 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Georgia | 3 | – | 5 | 6 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tennessee | 3 | – | 5 | 6 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Kentucky | 2 | – | 6 | 6 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Vanderbilt | 1 | – | 7 | 2 | – | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Western Division | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 1 Auburn x$# | 8 | – | 0 | 14 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 12 Arkansas % | 6 | – | 2 | 10 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 8 LSU | 6 | – | 2 | 11 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 10 Alabama | 5 | – | 3 | 10 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 15 Mississippi State | 4 | – | 4 | 9 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Ole Miss* | 1 | – | 7 | 4 | – | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Championship: Auburn 56, South Carolina 17 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 2010 Mississippi State Bulldogs football team represented Mississippi State University during the 2010 college football season. Mississippi State has been a member of the Southeastern Conference (SEC) since the league's inception in 1932, and has participated in that conference's Western Division since 1992. The Bulldogs played their home games at Davis Wade Stadium at Scott Field in Starkville, Mississippi, which has been MSU football's "home" stadium since 1914. The Bulldogs finished the season 9–4, 4–4 in SEC play and faced Michigan in the Gator Bowl, which they won 52–14. The team finished with a #15 final ranking in the AP Poll, making them 2010's most improved team in the SEC.
Preseason
On April 17, 2010, before a crowd of 34,127, the largest in Mississippi history, the Maroon squad defeated the White squad 26-13 in Mississippi State's spring football game held at Davis Wade Stadium Saturday evening.
Schedule
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September 46:00 PMMemphis*
ESPNUW 49–756,032[1] September 96:30 PMNo. 21 Auburn
- Davis Wade Stadium
- Starkville, MS
ESPNL 14–1754,806[2] September 186:00 PMat No. 15 LSU
ESPNUL 7–2992,538[3] September 256:00 PMGeorgia
- Davis Wade Stadium
- Starkville, MS
SECRNW 24–1256,721[4] October 211:00 AMAlcorn State*
- Davis Wade Stadium
- Starkville, MS
SECRNW 49–1650,439[5] October 97:00 PMat Houston*
CBSCSW 47–2432,067[6] October 166:00 PMat No. 22 Florida
ESPNUW 10–790,517[7] October 236:00 PMUAB*No. 24
- Davis Wade Stadium
- Starkville, MS
ESPNUW 29–2456,423[8] October 306:00 PMKentuckyNo. 23
- Davis Wade Stadium
- Starkville, MS (Rivalry)
ESPNUW 24–1754,168[9] November 136:15 PMat No. 11 AlabamaNo. 17
ESPN2L 10–30101,821[10] November 206:00 PMNo. 13 ArkansasNo. 22
- Davis Wade Stadium
- Starkville, MS
ESPNL 31–38 2OT56,406[11] November 276:00 PMat Ole MissNo. 25
ESPNUW 31–2358,625[12] January 112:30 PMvs. Michigan*No. 21
ESPN2W 52–14 77,497[13]
Game notes
Memphis
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Tigers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 |
Bulldogs | 14 | 7 | 21 | 7 | 49 |
The season opener was a success for the home team bulldogs as they beat Memphis handily 49–7.
Auburn
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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#21 Tigers | 7 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 17 |
Bulldogs | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 14 |
LSU
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Bulldogs | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 |
#15 Tigers | 3 | 9 | 14 | 3 | 29 |
Georgia
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Bulldogs | 0 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 12 |
Bulldogs | 7 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 24 |
Alcorn State
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Braves | 0 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 16 |
Bulldogs | 7 | 28 | 0 | 14 | 49 |
Houston
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Bulldogs | 23 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 47 |
Cougars | 7 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 24 |
Florida
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Bulldogs | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
#22 Gators | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 |
UAB
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Blazers | 3 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 24 |
#24 Bulldogs | 7 | 3 | 10 | 9 | 29 |
Kentucky
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Wildcats | 7 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 17 |
#21 Bulldogs | 10 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 24 |
Alabama
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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#19 Bulldogs | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 10 |
#12 Crimson Tide | 6 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 30 |
Arkansas
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 2OT | Total | |
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#13 Razorbacks | 14 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 38 |
#21 Bulldogs | 7 | 14 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 31 |
Ole Miss
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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#25 Bulldogs | 0 | 21 | 10 | 0 | 31 |
Rebels | 6 | 3 | 0 | 14 | 23 |
In the Egg Bowl, MSU cruised after building a 31–9 4th quarter lead to beat rival Ole Miss for the 2nd time in a row and 3rd out of the last 4.
Gator Bowl
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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#21 Bulldogs | 10 | 21 | 14 | 7 | 52 |
Wolverines | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 |
Mississippi State blew out traditional power Michigan 52–14 in the Gator Bowl on New Year's Day in Jacksonville, Florida.
See also
- 2010 Southeastern Conference football season
- 2010 NCAA Division I FBS football season
- 2010 NCAA Division I FBS football rankings
References
- ^ "Memphis Tigers vs. Mississippi State Bulldogs Box Score". ESPN.com. Archived from the original on September 8, 2010. Retrieved September 6, 2010.
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