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1996 Mississippi State Bulldogs football
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
DivisionWestern Division
Record5–6 (3–5 SEC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorLynn Amedee (1st season)
Defensive coordinatorJoe Lee Dunn (1st season)
Home stadiumScott Field (40,646)
Seasons
← 1995
1997 →
1996 Southeastern Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
Eastern Division
No. 1 Florida x$   8 – 0     12 – 1  
No. 9 Tennessee   7 – 1     10 – 2  
South Carolina   4 – 4     6 – 5  
Kentucky   3 – 5     4 – 7  
Georgia   3 – 5     5 – 6  
Vanderbilt   0 – 8     2 – 9  
Western Division
No. 11 Alabama xy   6 – 2     10 – 3  
No. 12 LSU x   6 – 2     10 – 2  
No. 24 Auburn   4 – 4     8 – 4  
Mississippi State   3 – 5     5 – 6  
Ole Miss   2 – 6     5 – 6  
Arkansas   2 – 6     4 – 7  
Championship: Florida 45, Alabama 30
  • $ – Conference champion
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
  • y – Championship game participant
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1996 Mississippi State Bulldogs football team represented Mississippi State University during the 1996 NCAA Division I-A football season. The team's head coach was Jackie Sherrill. The Bulldogs played their home games in 1996 at Scott Field in Starkville, Mississippi. The season included the first win over Alabama since 1980.

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
September 77:00 p.m.at Memphis*
W 31–1038,388
September 216:00 p.m.Louisiana Tech*
L 23–3833,194
September 2811:30 a.m.at South Carolina
JPSW 14–1075,014
October 56:00 p.m.Georgia
  • Scott Field
  • Starkville, Mississippi
ESPN2L 19–3832,247
October 1211:30 a.m.No. 18 Auburn
  • Scott Field
  • Starkville, Mississippi
JPSL 15–4940,728
October 2611:30 a.m.at No. 13 LSU
JPSL 20–2879,594
November 21:30 p.m.Northeast Louisiana*dagger
  • Scott Field
  • Starkville, Mississippi
W 59–031,038
November 912:30 p.m.at Kentucky
L 21–2426,500
November 168:00 p.m.No. 8 Alabama
  • Scott Field
  • Starkville, Mississippi (rivalry)
ESPNW 17–1640,050
November 231:30 p.m.Arkansas
  • Scott Field
  • Starkville, Mississippi
L 13–1630,103
November 3011:30 a.m.at Ole Miss
ESPN2W 17–023,678
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released week prior to game
  • All times are in Central time

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References

  1. ^ https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/mississippi-state/1996-schedule.html


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