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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.
Schedule
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 .[1]
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 .
September 311:00 a.m.South Alabama *
SECN L 20–2157,075
September 106:00 p.m.South Carolina
Davis Wade Stadium Starkville, MS ESPN2 W 27–1457,763
September 176:00 p.m.at No. 20 LSU
ESPN2L 20–2399,910
September 242:30 p.m.at UMass *
ASN W 47–3513,074
October 811:00 a.m.Auburn
Davis Wade Stadium Starkville, MS ESPN L 14–3860,102
October 149:15 p.m.at BYU *
ESPN L 21–28 2OT 62,184
October 227:30 p.m.at Kentucky
SECNL 38–4050,414
October 292:30 p.m.No. 20 (FCS ) Samford *
Davis Wade Stadium Starkville, MS SECNW 56–4158,019
November 511:00 a.m.No. 7 Texas A&M
Davis Wade Stadium Starkville, MS SECNW 35–2858,407
November 1211:00 a.m.at No. 1 Alabama
ESPNL 3–51101,821
November 196:00 p.m.Arkansas
Davis Wade Stadium Starkville, MS ESPNU L 42–5858,538
November 262:30 p.m.at Ole Miss
SECNW 55–2066,038
December 2610:00 a.m.vs. Miami (OH) *
ESPNW 17–1615,717
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Schedule Source: [2]
Game summaries
South Alabama
South Alabama at Mississippi State
1
2 3 4 Total
• Jaguars
0
0 7 14
21
Bulldogs
7
10 3 0
20
Overall Record
Previous Meeting
Previous Winner
2–0
September 13, 2014
Mississippi State, 35–3
South Carolina
South Carolina at Mississippi State
1
2 3 4 Total
Gamecocks
0
0 7 7
14
• Bulldogs
7
17 0 3
27
Overall Record
Previous Meeting
Previous Winner
6–9
November 2, 2013
South Carolina, 34–16
Louisiana State
Mississippi State at #20 LSU
1
2 3 4 Total
Bulldogs
0
3 3 14
20
• Tigers
14
9 0 0
23
Overall Record
Previous Meeting
Previous Winner
34–72–3
September 12, 2015
LSU, 21–19
UMass
Mississippi State at UMass
1
2 3 4 Total
• Bulldogs
3
10 28 6
47
Minutemen
7
7 7 14
35
Overall Record
Previous Meeting
Previous Winner
First meeting
Auburn
Auburn at Mississippi State
1
2 3 4 Total
• Tigers
14
21 0 3
38
Bulldogs
0
0 7 7
14
Overall Record
Previous Meeting
Previous Winner
26–61–2
September 26, 2015
Mississippi State, 17–9
BYU
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 14thLocation: LaVell Edwards Stadium Provo, Utah Game start: 8:21 p.m. MDT Elapsed time: 3:47Game attendance: 62,184Game weather: 69 °F (21 °C), Cloudy, winds 12 mph SSEReferee: 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 MarloweTV announcers (ESPN /BYUtv): Tom Hart , Andre Ware , Cole Cubelic (ESPN)Dave McCann , Blaine Fowler , Lauren Francom (BYUtv)
Sources:[5]
Overall Record
Previous Meeting
Previous Winner
1–1
December 1, 2001
BYU, 41–38
Kentucky
Mississippi State at Kentucky
1
2 3 4 Total
Bulldogs
0
14 10 14
38
• Wildcats
0
6 21 13
40
Overall Record
Previous Meeting
Previous Winner
22–21
October 24, 2015
Mississippi State, 42–16
Samford
#20 (FCS) Samford at Mississippi State
1
2 3 4 Total
Samford
13
7 13 8
41
• MSU
21
7 21 7
56
Overall Record
Previous Meeting
Previous Winner
16–1–1
September 21, 1963
Mississippi State, 43–0
Texas A&M
#7 Texas A&M at Mississippi State
1
2 3 4 Total
Aggies
7
7 0 14
28
• Bulldogs
14
14 0 7
35
Overall Record
Previous Meeting
Previous Winner
4–5
October 3, 2015
Texas A&M, 30–17
Miami (OH)
2016 St. Petersburg Bowl Miami (OH) vs Mississippi State
1
2 3 4 Total
RedHawks
3
6 7 0
16
• Bulldogs
0
7 7 3
17
Overall record
Last meeting
Result
First meeting
References
^ "MSU, SEC ANNOUNCE 2016 FOOTBALL SCHEDULE" (Press release). Mississippi State University Department of Athletics. October 29, 2015. Archived from the original on 2015-10-31. Retrieved October 29, 2015 .
^ "2016 Mississippi State Bulldogs Football Schedule" . FB Schedules. Retrieved October 29, 2015 .
^ "South Alabama Jaguars vs Mississippi State Bulldogs (September 3, 2016)" . Mississippi State University Department of Athletics. September 3, 2016. Retrieved September 12, 2016 .
^ "South Carolina Gamecocks vs Mississippi State Bulldogs (September 10, 2016)" . Mississippi State University Department of Athletics. September 10, 2016. Retrieved September 12, 2016 .
^ "Mississippi State at BYU" . Stat Broadcast. Retrieved 2016-10-14 .
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