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.
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Mississippi State announced its 2016 football schedule on October 29, 2015. 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.[1]
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.
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September 3 | 11:00 a.m. | South Alabama* | | SECN | L 20–21 | 57,075 |
September 10 | 6:00 p.m. | South Carolina | | ESPN2 | W 27–14 | 57,763 |
September 17 | 6:00 p.m. | at No. 20 LSU | | ESPN2 | L 20–23 | 99,910 |
September 24 | 2:30 p.m. | at UMass* | | ASN | W 47–35 | 13,074 |
October 8 | 11:00 a.m. | Auburn | - Davis Wade Stadium
- Starkville, MS
| ESPN | L 14–38 | 60,102 |
October 14 | 9:15 p.m. | at BYU* | | ESPN | L 21–28 2OT | 62,184 |
October 22 | 7:30 p.m. | at Kentucky | | SECN | L 38–40 | 50,414 |
October 29 | 2:30 p.m. | No. 20 (FCS) Samford* | - Davis Wade Stadium
- Starkville, MS
| SECN | W 56–41 | 58,019 |
November 5 | 11:00 a.m. | No. 7 Texas A&M | - Davis Wade Stadium
- Starkville, MS
| SECN | W 35–28 | 58,407 |
November 12 | 11:00 a.m. | at No. 1 Alabama | | ESPN | L 3–51 | 101,821 |
November 19 | 6:00 p.m. | Arkansas | - Davis Wade Stadium
- Starkville, MS
| ESPNU | L 42–58 | 58,538 |
November 26 | 2:30 p.m. | at Ole Miss | | SECN | W 55–20 | 66,038 |
December 26 | 10:00 a.m. | vs. Miami (OH)* | | ESPN | W 17–16 | 15,717 |
- *Non-conference game
- Homecoming
- Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game
- All times are in Central time
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South Alabama
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South Alabama at Mississippi State
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1 |
2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
• Jaguars |
0 |
0 | 7 | 14 |
21 |
Bulldogs |
7 |
10 | 3 | 0 |
20 |
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South Carolina
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South Carolina at Mississippi State
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1 |
2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Gamecocks |
0 |
0 | 7 | 7 |
14 |
• Bulldogs |
7 |
17 | 0 | 3 |
27 |
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Louisiana State
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Mississippi State at #20 LSU
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1 |
2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Bulldogs |
0 |
3 | 3 | 14 |
20 |
• Tigers |
14 |
9 | 0 | 0 |
23 |
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UMass
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Mississippi State at UMass
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1 |
2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
• Bulldogs |
3 |
10 | 28 | 6 |
47 |
Minutemen |
7 |
7 | 7 | 14 |
35 |
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Auburn
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Auburn at Mississippi State
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1 |
2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
• Tigers |
14 |
21 | 0 | 3 |
38 |
Bulldogs |
0 |
0 | 7 | 7 |
14 |
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BYU
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Mississippi State at BYU
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1 |
2 | 3 | 4 | OT | Total |
Bulldogs |
7 |
7 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
21 |
• Cougars |
7 |
0 | 0 | 7 | 14 |
28 |
- Date: October 14th
- Location: LaVell Edwards Stadium
Provo, Utah - Game start: 8:21 p.m. MDT
- Elapsed time: 3:47
- Game attendance: 62,184
- Game weather: 69 °F (21 °C), Cloudy, winds 12 mph SSE
- Referee: 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
- TV announcers (ESPN/BYUtv): Tom Hart, Andre Ware, Cole Cubelic (ESPN)
Dave McCann, Blaine Fowler, Lauren Francom (BYUtv)
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Kentucky
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Mississippi State at Kentucky
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1 |
2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Bulldogs |
0 |
14 | 10 | 14 |
38 |
• Wildcats |
0 |
6 | 21 | 13 |
40 |
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Samford
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#20 (FCS) Samford at Mississippi State
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1 |
2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Samford |
13 |
7 | 13 | 8 |
41 |
• MSU |
21 |
7 | 21 | 7 |
56 |
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Texas A&M
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#7 Texas A&M at Mississippi State
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1 |
2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Aggies |
7 |
7 | 0 | 14 |
28 |
• Bulldogs |
14 |
14 | 0 | 7 |
35 |
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Miami (OH)
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2016 St. Petersburg Bowl Miami (OH) vs Mississippi State
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1 |
2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
RedHawks |
3 |
6 | 7 | 0 |
16 |
• Bulldogs |
0 |
7 | 7 | 3 |
17 |
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