2012 Mississippi State Bulldogs football team

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2012 Mississippi State Bulldogs football
Mississippi State Bulldogs logo.svg
Gator Bowl, L 20–34 vs. Northwestern
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
DivisionWestern Division
2012 record8–5 (4–4 SEC)
Head coachDan Mullen (4th season)
Offensive coordinatorLes Koenning (4th season)
Offensive schemeSpread option
Defensive coordinatorChris Wilson (3rd season)
Co-defensive coordinatorGeoff Collins (2nd season)
Base defense4–3
Home stadiumDavis Wade Stadium (Capacity: 55,082)
Seasons
← 2011
2013 →
2012 SEC football standings
Conf     Overall
Team   W   L         W   L  
Eastern Division
No. 5т Georgia xy   7 1         12 2  
No. 9 Florida x%   7 1         11 2  
No. 8 South Carolina   6 2         11 2  
No. 23 Vanderbilt   5 3         9 4  
Missouri   2 6         5 7  
Tennessee   1 7         5 7  
Kentucky   0 8         2 10  
Western Division
No. 1 Alabama x$#   7 1         13 1  
No. 14 LSU   6 2         10 3  
No. 5т Texas A&M   6 2         11 2  
Mississippi State   4 4         8 5  
Ole Miss   3 5         7 6  
Arkansas   2 6         4 8  
Auburn   0 8         3 9  
Championship: Alabama 32, Georgia 28
  • # – BCS National Champion
  • $ – BCS representative as conference champion
  • % – BCS at-large representative
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
  • y – Championship game participant
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2012 Mississippi State Bulldogs football team represented Mississippi State University in the 2012 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The team was coached by Dan Mullen, who was in his fourth season with Mississippi State. The Bulldogs played their home games at Davis Wade Stadium in Starkville, Mississippi, and competed in the Western Division of the Southeastern Conference (SEC).

Schedule[edit]

Date Time Opponent# Rank# Site TV Result Attendance
September 1 6:00 PM Jackson State* Davis Wade StadiumStarkville, MS SECRN W 56–9   55,082
September 8 11:00 AM Auburn Davis Wade Stadium • Starkville, MS ESPN W 28–10   56,111
September 15 6:00 PM at Troy* Veterans Memorial StadiumTroy, AL ESPN3 W 30–24   29,013
September 22 6:00 PM South Alabama* No. 23 Davis Wade Stadium • Starkville, MS Bulldog Sports Properties W 30–10   55,186
October 6 11:21 AM at Kentucky No. 20 Commonwealth StadiumLexington, KY (Rivalry) SECN W 27–14   49,498
October 13 8:00 PM Tennessee No. 19 Davis Wade Stadium • Starkville, MS ESPN2 W 41–31   57,831
October 20 6:00 PM Middle Tennessee*dagger No. 15 Davis Wade Stadium • Starkville, MS ESPN2 W 45–3   55,108
October 27 7:30 PM at No. 1 Alabama No. 13 Bryant–Denny StadiumTuscaloosa, AL (Rivalry) CBS L 7–38   101,821
November 3 11:00 AM No. 16 Texas A&M No. 17 Davis Wade Stadium • Starkville, MS CBS L 13–38   55,240
November 10 6:00 PM at No. 5 LSU No. 22 Tiger StadiumBaton Rouge, LA (Rivalry) ESPN L 17–37   92,831
November 17 11:21 AM Arkansas Davis Wade Stadium • Starkville, MS SECN W 45–14   54,838
November 24 6:00 PM at Ole Miss No. 25 Vaught–Hemingway StadiumOxford, MS (Egg Bowl) CBS L 24–41   61,005
January 1 11:00 AM vs. Northwestern* EverBank FieldJacksonville, FL (Gator Bowl) ABC L 20–34   48,612
*Non-conference game. daggerHomecoming. #Rankings from AP Poll. All times are in Central Time.
Schedule Source:[1]

Rankings[edit]

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.
NR = Not ranked. RV = Received votes. ( ) = First place votes.
Week
Poll Pre 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 Final 
AP RV RV RV 23 21 20 19 15 13 17 22 RV 25 RV NR NR 
Coaches' RV RV RV 23 19 19 18 16 12 18 23 RV 24 RV RV NR 
Harris Not released 17 14 12 15 20 25 23 RV RV Not released 
BCS Not released 12 11 15 21 NR NR NR NR Not released

References[edit]

  1. ^ "2012 Mississippi State Bulldogs Football Schedule". Retrieved December 28, 2011.