Mississippi State Football Team History
Mississippi State Bulldogs
University of Mississippi State
Starkville, MS
Founded: 1878 Stadium: Scott Field Capacity: 55,082 Colors: Maroon & White Coach: Jackie Sherrill Conference: Southeastern-West
1996 Season Highlights
Jackie Sherrill enters his 6th season as Head Coach at Mississippi State.
1996 Season
Date
Opponent Score
Sat., Sep. 7 @
Memphis
31
10
W
Sat., Sep. 21 vs.
Louisiana Tech
23
38
L
Sat., Sep. 28 @
South Carolina
14
10
W
Sat., Oct. 5 vs.
Georgia
19
38
L
Sat., Oct. 12 vs.
Auburn
15
49
L
Sat., Oct. 26 @
Louisiana State
20
28
L
Sat., Nov. 2 vs.
Louisiana Monroe
59
0
W
Sat., Nov. 9 @
Kentucky
21
24
L
Sat., Nov. 16 vs.
Alabama
17
16
W
Sat., Nov. 23 vs.
Arkansas
13
16
L
Sat., Nov. 30 @
Mississippi
17
0
W
1996 Season Totals
Record 5-6
Points Scored 249
Scoring Average 22.6
Points Allowed 229
Defense Average 20.8
Opponents Record 67-58
Conference Record 3-5
Home Record 2-4
Away Record 3-2
1996 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank
Record
Source
was not ranked.
1996 All American Awards
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Award
Team
Source
Coming Someday
1996 All Southeastern Conference Players
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Team
Source
Coming Someday
Some records may be incomplete.
Great Moments in College Football History
While playing for the University of Hawaii from 2000 to 2004, quarterback Timmy Chang set an NCAA passing record with 17,072 yards.