2016 Mississippi State Bulldogs football team

American college football season August 2023 February 2026 2016 Mississippi State Bulldogs football Mississippi State Bulldogs logo.svg 150px Southeastern Conference SEC Western Division 6–7 3–5 Dan Mullen 8th Billy Gonzales 3rd John Hevesy 3rd Peter Sirmon 1st Spread Multiple Davis Wade Stadium St. Petersburg Bowl champion St. Petersburg Bowl W Won 17–16 vs. Miami (OH) 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.Bonner Michael MSU's 2016 football schedule features tough road stretch The Clarion-Ledger 2015-10-29 https://www.clarionledger.com/story/sports/college/mississippi-state/2015/10/29/msus-2016-football-schedule-features-tough-road-stretch/74833918/ 2024-11-23 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.http://www.hailstate.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=16800&ATCLID=210458042 MSU, SEC ANNOUNCE 2016 FOOTBALL SCHEDULE Mississippi State University Department of Athletics October 29, 2015 October 29, 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20151031110420/http://www.hailstate.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=16800&ATCLID=210458042 2015-10-31 dead The Bulldogs hosted the South Carolina Gamecocks for the first time since 2011. The team traveled to two independent schools, UMass for the first time and to BYU for the first time since 2000. Mississippi State hosted the other two non–conference games against Samford of the Southern Conference and South Alabama of the Sun Belt Conference. 2016 AP Poll released prior to game Central September 3 11:00 a.m. l y South Alabama Davis Wade Stadium Starkville, MS SECN 20–21 57,075 September 10 6:00 p.m. w South Carolina SEC Nation Davis Wade Stadium Starkville, MS ESPN2 27–14 57,763 September 17 6:00 p.m. l y LSU 20 rivalry Tiger Stadium Baton Rouge, LA ESPN2 20–23 99,910 September 24 2:30 p.m. w y y UMass Gillette Stadium Foxborough, MA ASN 47–35 13,074 October 8 11:00 a.m. l Auburn Davis Wade Stadium Starkville, MS ESPN 14–38 60,102 October 14 9:15 p.m. l y y BYU LaVell Edwards Stadium Provo, UT ESPN 21–28 2OT 62,184 October 22 7:30 p.m. l y Kentucky SEC Nation Commonwealth Stadium Lexington, KY SECN 38–40 50,414 October 29 2:30 p.m. w y y Samford 20 (FCS) Davis Wade Stadium Starkville, MS SECN 56–41 58,019 November 5 11:00 a.m. w Texas A&M 7 Davis Wade Stadium Starkville, MS SECN 35–28 58,407 November 12 11:00 a.m. l y Alabama 1 rivalry Bryant–Denny Stadium Tuscaloosa, AL ESPN 3–51 101,821 November 19 6:00 p.m. l Arkansas Davis Wade Stadium Starkville, MS ESPNU 42–58 58,538 November 26 2:30 p.m. w y Ole Miss Egg Bowl Vaught–Hemingway Stadium Oxford, MS SECN 55–20 66,038 December 26 10:00 a.m. w y y Miami (OH) St. Petersburg Bowl Tropicana Field St. Petersburg, FL ESPN 17–16 15,717 Schedule source:2016 Mississippi State Bulldogs Football Schedule http://www.fbschedules.com/ncaa-16/2016-mississippi-state-bulldogs-football-schedule.php FB Schedules October 29, 2015 Game summaries South Alabama 2016 South Alabama Jaguars football team South Alabama at Mississippi State Jaguars Bulldogs 0 0 7 14 7 10 3 0 September 3rd Starkville, Mississippi EST Dave Neal (play-by-play), Matt Stinchcomb (analyst), Olivia Harlan (sidelines) SECN Sources: South Alabama Jaguars vs Mississippi State Bulldogs (September 3, 2016) http://msstate_ftp.sidearmsports.com/stats/fb/2016/ms0903.htm Mississippi State University Department of Athletics September 3, 2016 September 12, 2016 South Carolina 2016 South Carolina Gamecocks football team South Carolina at Mississippi State Gamecocks Bulldogs 0 0 7 7 7 17 0 3 September 10th Starkville, Mississippi CST Mike Patrick (play-by-play), Ed Cunningham (analyst), Laura Rutledge (sidelines) ESPN2 Sources: South Carolina Gamecocks vs Mississippi State Bulldogs (September 10, 2016) http://msstate_ftp.sidearmsports.com/stats/fb/2016/ms0910.htm Mississippi State University Department of Athletics September 10, 2016 September 12, 2016 Louisiana State 2016 LSU Tigers football team LSU–Mississippi State football rivalry Mississippi State at #20 LSU Bulldogs Tigers 0 3 3 14 14 9 0 0 September 17th Baton Rouge, Louisiana CST ESPN2 Sources: UMass 2016 UMass Minutemen football team Mississippi State at UMass Bulldogs Minutemen 3 10 28 6 7 7 7 14 September 24th Foxborough, Massachusetts CST ASN Sources: Auburn 2016 Auburn Tigers football team Auburn at Mississippi State Tigers Bulldogs 14 21 0 3 0 0 7 7 October 8th Starkville, Mississippi CST ESPN Sources: BYU 2016 BYU Cougars football team Mississippi State at BYU Bulldogs 7 7 0 0 7 Cougars 7 0 0 7 14 October 14th LaVell Edwards StadiumProvo, Utah 8:21 p.m. MDT 3:47 62,184 69 °F °C on, Cloudy, winds 12 mph SSE 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 Marlowe Tom Hart, Andre Ware, Cole Cubelic (ESPN)Dave McCann, Blaine Fowler, Lauren Francom (BYUtv) ESPN/BYUtvSources:http://stats.statbroadcast.com/statmonitr/?id=143347&a=1 Mississippi State at BYU Stat Broadcast 2016-10-14 Kentucky 2016 Kentucky Wildcats football team Mississippi State at Kentucky Bulldogs Wildcats 0 14 10 14 0 6 21 13 October 22nd Lexington, Kentucky CST SECN Sources: Samford 2016 Samford Bulldogs football team #20 (FCS) Samford at Mississippi State Samford MSU 13 7 13 8 21 7 21 7 October 29th Starkville, Mississippi CST SECN Sources: Texas A&M 2016 Texas A&M Aggies football team #7 Texas A&M at Mississippi State Aggies Bulldogs 7 7 0 14 14 14 0 7 November 5th Starkville, Mississippi CST SECN Sources: Miami (OH) 2016 Miami RedHawks football team 2016 St. Petersburg Bowl Miami (OH) vs Mississippi State RedHawks Bulldogs 3 6 7 0 0 7 7 3 December 26th St. Petersburg, Florida EST ESPN Sources: References Mississippi State Category:Mississippi State Bulldogs football seasons Category:Gasparilla Bowl champion seasons Mississippi State Bulldogs football