American college football season
2010 Mississippi State Bulldogs football |
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Gator Bowl champion |
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Conference | Southeastern Conference |
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Division | Western Division |
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Ranking |
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Coaches | No. 17 |
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AP | No. 15 |
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Record | 9–4 (4–4 SEC) |
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Head coach | |
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Offensive coordinator | Les Koenning (2nd season) |
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Offensive scheme | Spread (multiple) |
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Defensive coordinator | Manny Diaz (1st season) |
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Co-defensive coordinator | Chris Wilson (1st season) |
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Base defense | 4–3 |
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Home stadium | Davis Wade Stadium |
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Seasons |
2010 Southeastern Conference football standings | Conf | | | Overall |
Team | | W | | L | | | | | W | | L | |
Eastern Division |
No. 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 |
No. 1 Auburn x$# | | 8 | – | 0 | | | | | 14 | – | 0 | |
No. 12 Arkansas % | | 6 | – | 2 | | | | | 10 | – | 3 | |
No. 8 LSU | | 6 | – | 2 | | | | | 11 | – | 2 | |
No. 10 Alabama | | 5 | – | 3 | | | | | 10 | – | 3 | |
No. 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
- * Ole Miss vacated all wins due to NCAA violations.
Rankings from AP Poll |
The 2010 Mississippi State Bulldogs football team represented Mississippi State University during the 2010 NCAA Division I FBS 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. Vick Ballard set the school record for rushing TD's in a single season with 19 in the 2010 season.
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 |
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September 4 | 6:00 pm | Memphis* | | | ESPNU | W 49–7 | 56,032[1] |
September 9 | 6:30 pm | No. 21 Auburn | | - Davis Wade Stadium
- Starkville, MS
| ESPN | L 14–17 | 54,806[2] |
September 18 | 6:00 pm | at No. 15 LSU | | | 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* | | | CBSCS | W 47–24 | 32,067[6] |
October 16 | 6:00 pm | at No. 22 Florida | | | ESPNU | W 10–7 | 90,517[7] |
October 23 | 6:00 pm | UAB*![dagger](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/37/Dagger-14-plain.png) | No. 24 | - Davis Wade Stadium
- Starkville, MS
| ESPNU | W 29–24 | 56,423[8] |
October 30 | 6:00 pm | Kentucky | No. 23 | - Davis Wade Stadium
- Starkville, MS
| ESPNU | W 24–17 | 54,168[9] |
November 13 | 6:15 pm | at No. 11 Alabama | No. 17 | | ESPN2 | L 10–30 | 101,821[10] |
November 20 | 6:00 pm | No. 13 Arkansas | No. 22 | - Davis Wade Stadium
- Starkville, MS
| ESPN | L 31–38 2OT | 56,406[11] |
November 27 | 6:00 pm | at Ole Miss | No. 25 | | ESPNU | W 31–23 | 58,625[12] |
January 1 | 12:30 pm | vs. Michigan* | No. 21 | | ESPN2 | W 52–14 | 77,497[13] |
- *Non-conference game
Homecoming- Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
- All times are in Central time
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Game summaries
Memphis
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Tigers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 |
Bulldogs | 14 | 7 | 21 | 7 | 49 |
Auburn
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
#21 Tigers | 7 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 17 |
Bulldogs | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 14 |
LSU
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Bulldogs | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 |
#15 Tigers | 3 | 9 | 14 | 3 | 29 |
Georgia
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Georgia Bulldogs | 0 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 12 |
Mississippi State Bulldogs | 7 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 24 |
Alcorn State
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Braves | 0 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 16 |
Bulldogs | 7 | 28 | 0 | 14 | 49 |
Houston
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Bulldogs | 23 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 47 |
Cougars | 7 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 24 |
Florida
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Bulldogs | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
#22 Gators | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 |
UAB
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Blazers | 3 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 24 |
#24 Bulldogs | 7 | 3 | 10 | 9 | 29 |
Kentucky
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Wildcats | 7 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 17 |
#21 Bulldogs | 10 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 24 |
Alabama
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
#19 Bulldogs | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 10 |
#12 Crimson Tide | 6 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 30 |
Arkansas
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 2OT | Total |
#13 Razorbacks | 14 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 38 |
#21 Bulldogs | 7 | 14 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 31 |
Ole Miss
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
#25 Bulldogs | 0 | 21 | 10 | 0 | 31 |
Rebels | 6 | 3 | 0 | 14 | 23 |
Gator Bowl
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
#21 Bulldogs | 10 | 21 | 14 | 7 | 52 |
Wolverines | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 |
References
- ^ "Memphis Tigers vs. Mississippi State Bulldogs Box Score". ESPN.com. Archived from the original on September 8, 2010. Retrieved September 6, 2010.
- ^ "Auburn Tigers vs. Mississippi State Bulldogs Box Score". ESPN.com. Archived from the original on September 13, 2010. Retrieved September 12, 2010.
- ^ "Mississippi State Bulldogs vs. LSU Tigers Box Score". ESPN.com. Archived from the original on September 22, 2010. Retrieved September 26, 2010.
- ^ "Georgia Bulldogs vs. Mississippi State Bulldogs Box Score". ESPN.com. Archived from the original on September 29, 2010. Retrieved September 26, 2010.
- ^ "Alcorn State Braves vs. Mississippi State Bulldogs Box Score". ESPN.com. Archived from the original on October 4, 2010. Retrieved October 2, 2010.
- ^ "Mississippi State Bulldogs vs. Houston Cougars Box Score". ESPN.com. Archived from the original on October 12, 2010. Retrieved October 10, 2010.
- ^ "Mississippi State Bulldogs vs. Florida Gators Box Score". ESPN.com. Archived from the original on October 18, 2010. Retrieved October 16, 2010.
- ^ "UAB Blazers vs. Mississippi State Bulldogs Box Score". ESPN.com. Archived from the original on October 26, 2010. Retrieved October 23, 2010.
- ^ "Kentucky Wildcats Vs. Mississippi State Bulldogs Box Score". ESPN.com. Archived from the original on November 3, 2010. Retrieved October 30, 2010.
- ^ "Mississippi State Bulldogs vs. Alabama Crimson Tide Box Score". ESPN.com. Archived from the original on November 17, 2010. Retrieved November 13, 2010.
- ^ "Arkansas Razorbacks Vs. Mississippi State Bulldogs Box Score". ESPN.com. Archived from the original on November 24, 2010. Retrieved November 20, 2010.
- ^ "Mississippi State Bulldogs vs. Mississippi Rebels Box Score". ESPN.com. Archived from the original on December 1, 2010. Retrieved November 28, 2010.
- ^ "Mississippi State Bulldogs vs. Michigan Wolverines Box Score". ESPN.com. January 1, 2011. Retrieved January 2, 2011.
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