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2015 Mississippi State Bulldogs football team

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2015 Mississippi State Bulldogs football
Belk Bowl champion
Belk Bowl, W 51–28 vs. NC State
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
DivisionWestern Division
Record9–4 (4–4 SEC)
Head coach
Co-offensive coordinatorBilly Gonzales (2nd season)
Co-offensive coordinatorJohn Hevesy (2nd season)
Offensive schemeSpread option
Defensive coordinatorManny Diaz (2nd season)
Base defense4–3
Home stadiumDavis Wade Stadium
Seasons
← 2014
2016 →
2015 Southeastern Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
East Division
No. 25 Florida x   7 1     10 4  
No. 22 Tennessee   5 3     9 4  
Georgia   5 3     10 3  
Vanderbilt   2 6     4 8  
Kentucky   2 6     5 7  
Missouri*   1 7     5 7  
South Carolina   1 7     3 9  
West Division
No. 1 Alabama x$#^   7 1     14 1  
No. 10 Ole Miss   6 2     10 3  
Arkansas   5 3     8 5  
No. 16 LSU *   5 3     9 3  
Texas A&M   4 4     8 5  
Mississippi State   4 4     9 4  
Auburn   2 6     7 6  
Championship: Alabama 29, Florida 15
  • # – College Football Playoff champion
  • ^ – College Football Playoff participant
  • $ – Conference champion
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
  • * LSU and Missouri vacated all wins due to NCAA violations.
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2015 Mississippi State Bulldogs football team represented Mississippi State University in the 2015 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 seventh-year head coach Dan Mullen. The Bulldogs finished the season 9–4, having won the 2015 Belk Bowl.

Schedule

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DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
September 59:00 p.m.at Southern Miss*FS1W 34–1636,641
September 128:15 p.m.No. 14 LSUNo. 25ESPNL 19–2162,531
September 193:00 p.m.Northwestern State*
  • Davis Wade Stadium
  • Starkville, MS
SECNW 62–1361,574
September 266:30 p.m.at AuburnESPN2W 17–987,451
October 36:30 p.m.at No. 14 Texas A&MNo. 21SECNL 17–30104,455
October 103:00 p.m.Troy*
  • Davis Wade Stadium
  • Starkville, MS
SECNW 45–1760,866
October 1711:00 a.m.Louisiana Tech*dagger
  • Davis Wade Stadium
  • Starkville, MS
SECNW 45–2061,651
October 246:30 p.m.Kentucky
  • Davis Wade Stadium
  • Starkville, MS
SECNW 42–1661,168
November 58:00 p.m.at MissouriNo. 20ESPNW 31–1358,878
November 142:30 p.m.No. 2 AlabamaNo. 17
CBSL 6–3162,435
November 216:00 p.m.at ArkansasESPNW 51–5071,936
November 286:15 p.m.No. 18 Ole MissNo. 21
  • Davis Wade Stadium
  • Starkville, MS (Egg Bowl)
ESPN2L 27–3862,265
December 302:30 p.m.vs. NC State*ESPNW 51–2845,423
Schedule Source:[1]

Rankings

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Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes
Week
PollPre1234567891011121314Final
APRV25RVRV21RVRVRV252420RV23RVRVRV
CoachesRVRVRVRV22RVRVRVRV25202522RVRVRV
CFPNot released201721Not released

Game summaries

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Southern Miss

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Mississippi State at Southern Miss
1 234Total
Bulldogs 7 7137 34
Golden Eagles 10 033 16
Source:[2]


LSU

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#14 LSU at #25 Mississippi State
1 234Total
Tigers 14 070 21
Bulldogs 0 3313 19
Source:[3]


Northwestern State

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Northwestern State at Mississippi State
1 234Total
Demons 0 670 13
Bulldogs 20 141414 62
Source:[4]

Auburn

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Mississippi State at Auburn
1 234Total
Bulldogs 7 730 17
Tigers 0 063 9
Source:[5]

Texas A&M

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#21 Mississippi State at #14 Texas A&M
1 234Total
Bulldogs 3 707 17
Aggies 14 1033 30
Source:[6]

Troy

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Troy at Mississippi State
1 234Total
Trojans 0 0143 17
Bulldogs 21 1707 45
  • Date: October 10
  • Location: Davis Wade Stadium
    Starkville, MS
  • Game start: 3:00 PM CDT
  • Elapsed time: 3:04
  • Game attendance: 60,866
  • Game weather: 70 °F (21 °C), Clear skies
  • Referee: Brad Rogers
  • TV announcers (SECN): Dave Neal (Play-by-Play), Matt Stinchcomb (Color), Kayce Smith (Sideline Reporter)
Source:[7]

Louisiana Tech

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Louisiana Tech at Mississippi State
1 234Total
Louisiana Tech 14 330 20
Mississippi State 7 17147 45
  • Date: October 17
  • Location: Davis Wade Stadium
    Starkville, MS
  • Game start: 11:00 AM CDT
  • Elapsed time: 3:16
  • Game attendance: 61,651
  • Game weather: 60 °F (16 °C), Sunny
  • Referee: Ken Williamson
  • TV announcers (SECN): Mike Couzens (Play-by-Play), Cole Cubelic (Color), Kevin Wiedl (Sideline Reporter)
Source:[8]

Kentucky

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Kentucky at Mississippi State
1 234Total
Wildcats 10 330 16
Bulldogs 7 2177 42
  • Date: October 24
  • Location: Davis Wade Stadium
    Starkville, MS
  • Game start: 6:30 PM CDT
  • Elapsed time: 3:49
  • Game attendance: 61,168
  • Game weather: 75 °F (24 °C), Light winds, Partly cloudy
  • Referee: Tom Ritter
  • TV announcers (SECN): Brent Musburger (Play-by-Play), Jesse Palmer (Color), Maria Taylor (Sideline Reporter)
Source:[9]

Missouri

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#24 Mississippi State at Missouri
1 234Total
Bulldogs 7 7170 31
Tigers 3 1000 13
Source:[10]

Alabama

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#3 Alabama at #20 Mississippi State
1 234Total
Crimson Tide 0 2137 31
Bulldogs 0 330 6
  • Date: November 14
  • Location: Davis Wade Stadium
    Starkville, MS
  • Game start: 2:30 PM CST
  • Elapsed time: 3:27
  • Game attendance: 62,435
  • Game weather: 62 °F (17 °C), Sunny
  • Referee: Ken Williamson
  • Television network: CBS
Source:[11]

Arkansas

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Mississippi State at Arkansas
1 234Total
Bulldogs 14 17020 51
Razorbacks 7 14218 50
Source:[12]

Ole Miss

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#18 Ole Miss Rebels (7–3) at #21 Mississippi State Bulldogs (8–2)
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Ole Miss 21 7 3738
Mississippi St 0 3 101427

at Davis Wade Stadium, Starkville, Mississippi

  • Date: November 28, 2015
  • Game time: 6:15 p.m. CST
  • Game weather: Clear, 68 °F (20 °C)
  • Game attendance: 62,265
  • Referee: John McDaid
  • TV: ESPN2
  • Box Score
Game information

NC State (Belk Bowl)

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NC State vs Mississippi State
1 234Total
Wolfpack 0 1477 28
Bulldogs 14 17614 51
Source:

References

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  1. ^ "2015 Mississippi State Bulldogs Football Schedule". FB Schedules. Retrieved October 17, 2014.
  2. ^ "Mississippi State Bulldogs vs Southern Miss Golden Eagles (September 5, 2015)". Mississippi State University Department of Athletics. September 5, 2015. Retrieved September 7, 2015.
  3. ^ "Louisiana State Tigers vs Mississippi State Bulldogs (September 12, 2015)". Mississippi State University Department of Athletics. September 12, 2015. Retrieved September 15, 2015.
  4. ^ "Northwestern State Demons vs Mississippi State Bulldogs (September 19, 2015)". Mississippi State University Department of Athletics. September 19, 2015. Retrieved September 22, 2015.
  5. ^ "Mississippi State vs Auburn (Sep 26, 2015)". Mississippi State University Department of Athletics. September 26, 2015. Retrieved September 27, 2015.
  6. ^ "Mississippi State vs Texas A&M (October 3, 2015)". Mississippi State University Department of Athletics. October 3, 2015. Retrieved October 8, 2015.
  7. ^ "Troy Trojans vs Mississippi State Bulldogs (October 10, 2015)". Mississippi State University Department of Athletics. October 10, 2015. Retrieved October 13, 2015.
  8. ^ "Louisiana Tech Bulldogs vs Mississippi State Bulldogs (October 17, 2015)". Mississippi State University Department of Athletics. October 17, 2015. Retrieved October 21, 2015.
  9. ^ "Kentucky Wildcats vs Mississippi State Bulldogs (October 24, 2015)". Mississippi State University Department of Athletics. October 24, 2015. Retrieved November 3, 2015.
  10. ^ "Mississippi State vs Missouri (November 5, 2015)". Mississippi State University Department of Athletics. November 5, 2015. Retrieved November 7, 2015.
  11. ^ "Alabama vs Mississippi State (November 14, 2015)". Mississippi State University Department of Athletics. November 14, 2015. Retrieved November 18, 2015.
  12. ^ "Mississippi State vs Arkansas (November 21, 2015)". Mississippi State University Department of Athletics. November 21, 2015. Retrieved December 12, 2015.