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2019 Mississippi State Bulldogs football team

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2019 Mississippi State Bulldogs football
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
DivisionWestern Division
Record6–7 (3–5 SEC)
Head coach
Offensive schemeSpread
Defensive coordinatorBob Shoop (2nd season)
Base defense4–3
CaptainErrol Thompson Kody Schexnayder
Home stadiumDavis Wade Stadium
Seasons
← 2018
2020 →
2019 Southeastern Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
East Division
No. 4 Georgia x   7 1     12 2  
No. 6 Florida   6 2     11 2  
Tennessee *   5 3     8 5  
Kentucky   3 5     8 5  
Missouri *   3 5     6 6  
South Carolina   3 5     4 8  
Vanderbilt   1 7     3 9  
West Division
No. 1 LSU x$#^   8 0     15 0  
No. 8 Alabama   6 2     11 2  
No. 14 Auburn   5 3     9 4  
Texas A&M   4 4     8 5  
Mississippi State   3 5     6 7  
Ole Miss   2 6     4 8  
Arkansas   0 8     2 10  
Championship: LSU 37, Georgia 10
  • # – College Football Playoff champion
  • ^ – College Football Playoff participant
  • $ – Conference champion
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
  • * – Tennessee vacated all wins due to NCAA violations. Missouri was ineligible for postseason due to NCAA sanctions.
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2019 Mississippi State Bulldogs football team represented Mississippi State University in the 2019 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 second-year head coach Joe Moorhead. Following the team's loss in the Music City Bowl Moorhead was fired as the Bulldogs' head coach.

Preseason

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SEC media poll

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The SEC media poll was released on July 19, 2019 with the Bulldogs predicted to finish in fifth place in the West Division.[1]

Preseason All-SEC teams

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To be released

Schedule

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Mississippi State announced its 2019 football schedule on September 18, 2018.[2] The 2019 schedule consisted of 7 home and 5 away games in the regular season.

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
August 3111:00 a.m.vs. Louisiana*ESPNUW 38–2822,440
September 72:30 p.m.Southern Miss*ESPNUW 38–1555,143
September 1411:00 a.m.Kansas State*
  • Davis Wade Stadium
  • Starkville, MS
ESPNL 24–3154,522
September 213:00 p.m.Kentucky
  • Davis Wade Stadium
  • Starkville, MS
SECNW 28–1354,556
September 286:00 p.m.at No. 7 AuburnESPNL 23–5687,451
October 1211:00 a.m.at TennesseeSECNL 10–2085,462
October 192:30 p.m.No. 2 LSU
CBSL 13–3659,282
October 2611:00 a.m.at Texas A&MSECNL 30–49102,025
November 23:00 p.m.at ArkansasSECNW 54–2452,256
November 1611:00 a.m.No. 5 Alabama
  • Davis Wade Stadium
  • Starkville, MS (rivalry)
ESPNL 7–3857,607
November 236:30 p.m.Abilene Christian*dagger
  • Davis Wade Stadium
  • Starkville, MS
SECN Alt.W 45–754,683
November 286:30 p.m.Ole Miss
  • Davis Wade Stadium
  • Starkville, MS (Egg Bowl)
ESPNW 21–2057,529
December 303:00 p.m.vs. Louisville*ESPNL 28–3846,850
Schedule Source:[3]

Personnel

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Coaching staff

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Staff from 2019.[4]

Name Position
Joe Moorhead Head coach
Mark Hudspeth Associate head coach & Tight Ends coach
Terry Richardson Assistant head coach, Run Game Coordinator, & Running Backs coach
Deke Adams Defensive line coach
Andrew Breiner Pass game coordinator & quarterbacks coach
Terrell Buckley Cornerbacks coach
Luke Getsy Offensive coordinator* & wide receivers coach
Marcus Johnson Offensive line coach
Joey Jones Special teams coordinator
Tem Lukabu Linebackers coach
Bob Shoop Defensive coordinator & Safeties coach
Anthony Piroli Head strength and conditioning coach
Andrew Warsaw Director of football operations
Billy Fessler Graduate assistant – offense

Game summaries

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Vs. Louisiana

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Mississippi State at Louisiana
1 234Total
Bulldogs 7 14710 38
Ragin' Cajuns 7 7014 28
  • Date: August 31, 2019
  • Location: Mercedes–Benz Superdome
    New Orleans, LA
  • Game start: 11:00 a.m. CDT
  • Elapsed time: 3 hours and 37 minutes
  • Game attendance: 22,440
  • Game weather: 86 °F (30 °C) • Weather: N/A (Indoors) • Wind: 6 NE MPH
  • Referee: Steve Marlowe
  • Television network: ESPNU
      
Pregame line Over/under
Mississippi State -18.5
Statistics Mississippi State Louisiana
First downs 29 27
Total yards 497 430
Rushing yards 261 163
Passing yards 236 267
Turnovers 2 4
Time of possession 30:37 29:23
Team Category Player Statistics
Mississippi State Passing Tommy Stevens 20–30, 236 yards, 2 TDs
Rushing Kylin Hill 27 carries, 197 yards, 1 TD
Receiving Osirus Mitchell 6 receptions, 88 yards, 1 TD
Louisiana Passing Levi Lewis 24–39, 267 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT
Rushing Raymond Calais 8 carries, 80 yards
Receiving Jamal Bell 8 receptions, 113 yards

Southern Miss

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1 2 3 4 Total
Golden Eagles 0 0 7 8 15
Bulldogs 7 14 7 10 38

Kansas State

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1 2 3 4 Total
Wildcats 3 14 0 14 31
Bulldogs 0 14 7 3 24

Mississippi State led in almost every statistical category: more first downs (21-17); more total yards (352-269), more yards rushing (201-146), and more yards passing (151-123). Both teams committed 3 turnovers and 7 penalties and Mississippi State controlled the game clock, holding possession for 33:05 to K-States 26:55.[5]

Solid statistical production wasn't enough, as Kansas State ended up winning the game 31-24.[6]

Kentucky

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1 2 3 4 Total
Wildcats 3 0 7 3 13
Bulldogs 7 14 0 7 28

At Auburn

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Mississippi State Bulldogs at No. 7 Auburn Tigers – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Mississippi State 6 3 7723
No. 7 Auburn 21 21 7756

at Jordan–Hare StadiumAuburn, Alabama

  • Date: September 28, 2019
  • Game time: 6:10 p.m.
  • Game weather: Temperature: 90° • Wind: NE 5 mph • Weather: Sunny
  • Game attendance: 87,451
  • Referee: James Carter
  • TV announcers (ESPN): Sean McDonough (play-by-play), Todd Blackledge (analyst), Holly Rowe (sideline reporter)
Game information

At Tennessee

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1 2 3 4 Total
Bulldogs 0 3 0 7 10
Volunteers 7 3 3 7 20

LSU

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No. 2 LSU Tigers at Mississippi State Bulldogs – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
No. 2 Tigers 3 19 14036
Bulldogs 0 7 0613

at Davis Wade Stadium, Starkville, Mississippi

Game information

At Texas A&M

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1 2 3 4 Total
Bulldogs 0 10 7 13 30
Aggies 14 14 14 7 49

Statistics

Statistics Mississippi State Texas A&M
First downs 22 24
Total yards 433 441
Rushing yards 239 207
Passing yards 194 234
Turnovers 3 0
Time of possession 28:12 31:48
Team Category Player Statistics
Mississippi State Passing Garrett Shrader 13–30, 194 yards, 3 TD, INT
Rushing Kylin Hill 21 carries, 150 yards, TD
Receiving Stephen Guidry 2 receptions, 59 yards, TD
Texas A&M Passing Kellen Mond 17–23, 234 yards, 3 TD
Rushing Isaiah Spiller 22 carries, 90 yards, TD
Receiving Jalen Wydermyer 2 receptions, 63 yards, TD

At Arkansas

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Game Nine – Mississippi State Bulldogs (3–5) at Arkansas Razorbacks (2–6)
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Bulldogs 14 24 7954
Razorbacks 0 10 7724

at Donald W. Reynolds Razorback StadiumFayetteville, Arkansas

  • Date: Saturday, November 2, 2019
  • Game time: 3:00 p.m. CDT
  • Game weather: Sunny • Temperature: 53 °F (12 °C) • Wind: NNW 9 mph
  • Game attendance: 52,256
  • Referee: Matt Loeffler
  • TV announcers (SEC Network): Taylor Zarzour (play-by-play), Matt Stinchcomb (color), Alyssa Lang (sideline)
  • Pregame line: Mississippi State –7 • Odds to win: Mississippi State 74.1%
Game information
First Quarter
  • (12:11) MSST – Kylin Hill 4 yard rush, Jace Christmann kick (Drive: 6 plays, 82 yards, 2:49; Mississippi State 7–0)
  • (5:31) MSST – Osirus Mitchell 33 yard pass from Tommy Stevens, Jace Christmann kick (Drive: 11 plays, 80 yards, 5:21; Mississippi State 14–0)
Second Quarter
  • (14:04) MSST – Jace Christmann 26 yard field goal (Drive: 11 plays, 68 yards, 4:55; Mississippi State 17–0)
  • (10:24) ARK – Rakeem Boyd 52 yard rush, Connor Limpert kick (Drive: 2 plays, 61 yards, 0:57; Mississippi State 17–7)
  • (7:55) MSST – Kylin Hill 2 yard rush, Jace Christmann kick (Drive: 6 plays, 75 yards, 2:29; Mississippi State 24–7)
  • (5:00) ARK – Connor Limpert 40 yard field goal (Drive: 4 plays, 1 yard, 0:56; Mississippi State 24–10)
  • (2:42) MSST – Kylin Hill 1 yard rush, Jace Christmann kick (Drive: 5 plays, 84 yards, 2:18; Mississippi State 31–10)
  • (1:59) MSST – Marcus Murphy 32 yard interception return, Jace Christmann kick (Mississippi State 38–10)
Third Quarter
  • (10:33) MSST – Farrod Green 3 yard pass from Tommy Stevens, Jace Christmann kick (Drive: 6 plays, 66 yards, 3:09; Mississippi State 45–10)
  • (4:03) ARK – Michael Woods II 11 yard pass from John Steven Jones, Connor Limpert kick (Drive: 12 plays, 59 yards, 6:30; Mississippi State 45–17)
Fourth Quarter
  • (11:40) MSST – Jace Christmann 46 yard field goal (Drive: 13 plays, 47 yards, 7:23; Mississippi State 48–17)
  • (9:47) ARK – KJ Jefferson 5 yard rush, Connor Limpert kick (Drive: 4 plays, 75 yards, 1:53; Mississippi State 48–24)
  • (8:22) MSST – Nick Gibson 47 yard rush, 2-pt. rush failed (Drive: 3 plays, 75 yards, 1:25; Mississippi State 54–24)
Statistics MSST ARK
First downs 27 10
Total yards 640 285
Rushes–yards 57–460 25–184
Passing yards 180 101
Passing: Comp–Att–Int 13–19–0 9–24–1
Time of possession 40:09 19:51
Team Category Player Statistics
Mississippi State Passing Tommy Stevens 12/18, 172 yards, 2 TD
Rushing Kylin Hill 21 carries, 234 yards, 3 TD
Receiving Deddrick Thomas 2 receptions, 59 yards
Arkansas Passing Ben Hicks 4/13, 44 yards, 1 INT
Rushing Rakeem Boyd 11 carries, 114 yards, 1 TD
Receiving Treylon Burks 1 reception, 32 yards

Alabama

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Pregame line Over/under
Alabama by 21 62
1 234Total
No. 5 Alabama 21 1430 38
Mississippi State 7 000 7
  • Date: November 16
  • Location: Starkville, MS
  • Game start: 11:02 a.m.
  • Game attendance: 57,607
  • Game weather: 46, clear skies, Wind N @ 6 mph
  • Referee: Ken Williamson
  • TV announcers (ESPN): Steve Levy (play-by-play), Brian Griese (color), Todd McShay & Molly McGrath (sideline)

Sources:

    

Statistics

Statistics Alabama Mississippi State
First downs 24 11
Total yards 510 270
Rushing yards 160 188
Passing yards 350 82
Turnovers 0 1
Time of possession 27:57 32:03
Team Category Player Statistics
Alabama Passing Tua Tagovailoa 14–18, 256 yards, 2 TDs
Rushing Najee Harris 17 carries, 88 yards, 3 TDs
Receiving Jerry Jeudy 7 receptions, 114 yards
Mississippi State Passing Tommy Stevens 12–21, 82 yards, 1 INT
Rushing Tommy Stevens 10 carries, 96 yards
Receiving Farrod Green 1 reception, 30 yards

Abilene Christian

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1 2 3 4 Total
Wildcats 0 7 0 0 7
Bulldogs 7 14 7 17 45

Ole Miss

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Ole Miss Rebels (4–7) at Mississippi State Bulldogs (5–6)
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Rebels 0 14 0620
Bulldogs 7 7 7021

at Davis Wade StadiumStarkville, MS

  • Date: Thursday, November 28, 2019
  • Game time: 6:30 p.m. CST
  • Game weather: • Temperature:
  • TV: ESPN
  • Pregame line: Mississippi State –1.5
Game information
First Quarter
  • (6:42) MSST – Nick Gibson 27 yard rush, Jace Christmann kick
    Mississippi State 7–0; 4 plays, 72 yards, 1:44
Second Quarter
  • (11:22) MSST – Garrett Shrader 1 yard rush, Jace Christmann kick
    Mississippi State 14–0; 13 plays, 74 yards, 7:41
  • (6:15) MISS – John Rhys Plumlee 2 yard rush, Luke Logan kick
    Mississippi State 14–7; 10 plays, 81 yards, 5:07
  • (0:34) MISS – Jerrion Ealy 5 yard rush, Luke Logan kick
    Tied 14–14; 9 plays, 49 yards, 3:00
Third Quarter
  • (3:24) MSST – Garrett Shrader 5 yard rush, Jace Christmann kick
    Mississippi State 21–14; 7 plays, 40 yards, 3:30
Fourth Quarter
  • (0:04) MISS – Elijah Moore 2 yard pass from Matt Corral, kick failed
    Mississippi State 21–20; 12 plays, 82 yards, 2:02
Statistics MISS MSST
First downs 23 15
Total yards 381 318
Rushes/yards 47/136 44/210
Passing yards 245 108
Passing: Comp–Att–Int 15–26–1 10–14–0
Time of possession 28:31 31:29
Team Category Player Statistics
Ole Miss Passing Matt Corral 6/12, 124 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT
Rushing Jerrion Ealy 15 carries, 82 yards, 1 TD
Receiving Braylon Sanders 2 receptions, 88 yards
Mississippi
State
Passing Garrett Shrader 10/14, 108 yards
Rushing Kylin Hill 27 carries, 132 yards
Receiving Deddrick Thomas 4 receptions, 49 yards

vs Louisville (Music City Bowl)

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2019 Franklin American Mortgage Music City Bowl
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Mississippi State 7 7 01428
Louisville 0 10 141438

at Nissan StadiumNashville, Tennessee

  • Date: Monday, December 30, 2019
  • Game time: 4:00 p.m. EST (3:00 p.m. CST)
  • Game weather: Sunny • Temperature: 53 °F (12 °C) • Wind: SW 12 mph
  • Game attendance: 46,850
  • Referee: Mark Duddy
  • TV announcers (ESPN): Tom Hart (play-by-play), Jordan Rodgers (analyst) and Cole Cubelic (sideline)
  • ESPN game summary
Game information
First Quarter
  • (4:48) MSST – Tommy Stevens 3 yard rush, Jace Christmann kick (Drive: 8 plays, 99 yards, 4:10; Mississippi State 7–0)
Second Quarter
  • (10:19) MSST – Nick Gibson 3 yard rush, Jace Christmann kick (Drive: 10 plays, 80 yards, 3:49; Mississippi State 14–0)
  • (7:57) UL – Tutu Atwell 33 yard pass to Marshon Ford, Ryan Chalifoux kick (Drive: 5 plays, 72 yards, 2:30; Mississippi State 14–7)
  • (0:00) UL – Ryan Chalifoux 31 yard field goal (Drive: 10 plays, 50 yards, 3:14; Mississippi State 14–10)
Third Quarter
  • (5:01) UL – Malik Cunningham 24 yard pass to Devante Peete, Ryan Chalifoux kick (Drive: 7 plays, 56 yards, 2:07; Louisville 17–14)
  • (2:51) UL – Khane Pass 31 yard fumble return, Ryan Chalifoux kick (Louisville 24–14)
Fourth Quarter
  • (13:52) UL – Malik Cunningham 8 yard pass to Marshon Ford, Ryan Chalifoux kick (Drive: 6 plays, 65 yards, 2:30; Louisville 31–14)
  • (10:25) MSST – Tommy Stevens 18 yard pass to Stephen Guidry, Jace Christmann kick (Drive: 9 plays, 75 yards, 3:27; Louisville 31–21)
  • (2:13) UL – Javian Hawkins 5 yard rush, Ryan Chalifoux kick (Drive: 6 plays, 52 yards, 1:47; Louisville 38–21)
  • (0:27) MSST – Tommy Stevens 24 yard pass to Osirus Mitchell, Jace Christmann kick (Drive: 7 plays, 86 yards, 1:46; Louisville 38–28)

Statistics

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Statistics MSST UL
First downs 24 23
Plays–yards 62–366 69–510
Rushes–yards 36–145 44–198
Passing yards 221 312
Passing: compattint 17–26–0 17–25–0
Time of possession 28:26 31:34
Team Category Player Statistics
Mississippi State Passing Tommy Stevens 17/26, 221 yards, 2 TD
Rushing Tommy Stevens 17 carries, 71 yards, 1 TD
Receiving Stephen Guidry 6 receptions, 76 yards, 1 TD
Louisville Passing Malik Cunningham 16/23, 279 yards, 2 TD
Rushing Javian Hawkins 23 carries, 105 yards, 1 TD
Receiving Tutu Atwell 9 receptions, 147 yards

Rankings

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Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes
Week
PollPre123456789101112131415Final
APRVRVRVRVRV
CoachesRVRV23RVRVRVRV
CFPNot releasedNot released

Players drafted into the NFL

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Round Pick Player Position NFL Club
2 63 Willie Gay ILB Kansas City Chiefs
3 89 Cameron Dantzler CB Minnesota Vikings
3 106 Tyre Phillips OT Baltimore Ravens
7 240 Tommy Stevens QB New Orleans Saints
7 249 Brian Cole II S Minnesota Vikings

References

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  1. ^ University of South Carolina Football The State Archived 2019-07-19 at the Wayback Machine
  2. ^ "2019 Football Schedule Unveiled". Mississippi State University Department of Athletics. September 18, 2018. Retrieved December 27, 2018.
  3. ^ "2019 Mississippi State Bulldogs Football Schedule". FB Schedules. Retrieved December 27, 2018.
  4. ^ "2018 Football Coaching Staff". hailstate.com. Archived from the original on January 7, 2018. Retrieved January 6, 2018.
  5. ^ "Kansas State vs Mississippi State (team stats)". ESPN. Retrieved September 14, 2019.
  6. ^ Robinett, Kellis (September 14, 2019). "K-State upsets Mississippi State 31-24 for first signature win under Chris Klieman". Wichita Eagle. Retrieved September 14, 2019.