2010 Mississippi State Bulldogs football team

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2010 Mississippi State Bulldogs football
Mississippi State Bulldogs.svg
Gator Bowl Champions
Gator Bowl vs Michigan, W 52–14
Conference Southeastern Conference Western Division
Ranking
Coaches #17
AP #15
2010 record 9–4 (4–4 SEC)
Head coach Dan Mullen (2nd year)
Offensive coordinator Les Koenning (2nd year)
Offensive scheme Spread (Multiple)
Defensive coordinator Manny Diaz (1st year)
Co-defensive coordinator Chris Wilson (1st year)
Base defense 4-3
Home stadium Davis Wade Stadium
(Capacity: 55,082)
Seasons
« 2009 2011 »
2010 SEC football standings
Conf     Overall
Team   W   L         W   L  
Eastern Division
#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
#1 Auburn x$#   8 – 0         14 – 0  
#12 Arkansas  %   6 – 2         10 – 3  
#8 LSU   6 – 2         11 – 2  
#10 Alabama   5 – 3         10 – 3  
#15 Mississippi State   4 – 4         9 – 4  
Ole Miss   1 – 7         4 – 8  
Championship: Auburn 56, South Carolina 17
  • # – BCS National Champion
  • $ – BCS representative as conference champion
  • % – BCS at-large representative
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
Rankings from AP Poll

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

Date Time Opponent# Rank# Site TV Result Attendance
September 4 6:00 PM Memphis* Davis Wade Stadium • Starkville, MS ESPNU W 49–7   56,032[1]
September 9 6:30 PM #21 Auburn Davis Wade Stadium • Starkville, MS ESPN L 14–17   54,806[2]
September 18 6:00 PM at #15 LSU Tiger Stadium • Baton Rouge, LA (Rivalry) ESPNU L 7–29   92,538[3]
September 25 6:00 PM Georgia Davis Wade Stadium • Starkville, MS SECRN W 24–12   56,721[4]
October 2 11:00 AM Alcorn State* Davis Wade Stadium • Starkville, MS SECRN W 49–16   50,439[5]
October 9 7:00 PM at Houston* Robertson Stadium • Houston, TX CBSCS W 47–24   32,067[6]
October 16 6:00 PM at #22 Florida Ben Hill Griffin Stadium • Gainesville, FL ESPNU W 10–7   90,517[7]
October 23 6:00 PM UAB*dagger #24 Davis Wade Stadium • Starkville, MS ESPNU W 29–24   56,423[8]
October 30 6:00 PM Kentucky #23 Davis Wade Stadium • Starkville, MS (Rivalry) ESPNU W 24–17   54,168[9]
November 13 6:15 PM at #11 Alabama #17 Bryant–Denny Stadium • Tuscaloosa, AL (Rivalry) ESPN2 L 10–30   101,821[10]
November 20 6:00 PM #13 Arkansas #22 Davis Wade Stadium • Starkville, MS ESPN L 31–38 2OT  56,406[11]
November 27 6:00 PM at Ole Miss #25 Vaught–Hemingway Stadium • Oxford, MS (Egg Bowl) ESPNU W 31–23   58,625[12]
January 1 12:30 PM vs. Michigan* #21 EverBank Field • Jacksonville, FL (Gator Bowl) ESPN2 W 52–14   77,497[13]
*Non-conference game. daggerHomecoming. #Rankings from AP Poll. All times are in Central Time.

Game notes

Memphis

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See also: 2010 Memphis Tigers football team
1 2 3 4 Total
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

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See also: 2010 Auburn Tigers football team
1 2 3 4 Total
#21 Tigers 7 10 0 0 17
Bulldogs 7 0 7 0 14

LSU

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See also: 2010 LSU Tigers football team
1 2 3 4 Total
Bulldogs 0 0 7 0 7
#15 Tigers 3 9 14 3 29

Georgia

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See also: 2010 Georgia Bulldogs football team
1 2 3 4 Total
Bulldogs 0 6 0 6 12
Bulldogs 7 0 0 17 24

Alcorn State

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See also: 2010 Alcorn State Braves football
1 2 3 4 Total
Braves 0 16 0 0 16
Bulldogs 7 28 0 14 49

Houston

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See also: 2010 Houston Cougars football team
1 2 3 4 Total
Bulldogs 23 10 7 7 47
Cougars 7 3 7 7 24

Florida

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See also: 2010 Florida Gators football team
1 2 3 4 Total
Bulldogs 10 0 0 0 10
#22 Gators 0 0 7 0 7

UAB

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See also: 2010 UAB Blazers football team
1 2 3 4 Total
Blazers 3 7 7 7 24
#24 Bulldogs 7 3 10 9 29

Kentucky

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See also: 2010 Kentucky Wildcats football team
1 2 3 4 Total
Wildcats 7 3 7 0 17
#21 Bulldogs 10 7 0 7 24

Alabama

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See also: 2010 Alabama Crimson Tide football team
1 2 3 4 Total
#19 Bulldogs 3 0 0 7 10
#12 Crimson Tide 6 14 7 3 30

Arkansas

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See also: 2010 Arkansas Razorbacks football team
1 2 3 4 2OT Total
#13 Razorbacks 14 3 7 7 7 38
#21 Bulldogs 7 14 0 10 0 31

Ole Miss

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See also: 2010 Ole Miss Rebels football team
1 2 3 4 Total
#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

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See also: 2010 Michigan Wolverines football team
1 2 3 4 Total
#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

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