Mississippi State 2024 Football Schedule, Record, Results

Published 11:13 am Friday, August 9, 2024

The Mississippi State Bulldogs will open their 2024 college football schedule versus Eastern Kentucky, an FCS opponent, on August 31 — see below for more.

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2024 Mississippi State Game and TV Schedule

Opponent Date/Time Score/Tickets TV Channel
Eastern Kentucky (FCS) August 31 | 6:00 PM ET Get tickets for this game at StubHub SEC Network+
@ Arizona State September 7 | 10:30 PM ET Get tickets for this game at StubHub ESPN (Watch this game on Fubo (Regional restrictions may apply)
Toledo September 14 | 7:30 PM ET Get tickets for this game at StubHub ESPN Networks (Watch this game on Fubo (Regional restrictions may apply)
Florida September 21 | 12:00 PM ET Get tickets for this game at StubHub ESPN Networks (Watch this game on Fubo (Regional restrictions may apply)
@ Texas September 28 | 1:00 PM ET Get tickets for this game at StubHub TBA
@ Georgia October 12 | 1:00 PM ET Get tickets for this game at StubHub TBA
Texas A&M October 19 | 1:00 PM ET Get tickets for this game at StubHub TBA
Arkansas October 26 | 1:00 PM ET Get tickets for this game at StubHub TBA
UMass November 2 | 4:15 PM ET Get tickets for this game at StubHub SEC Network (Watch this game on Fubo (Regional restrictions may apply)
@ Tennessee November 9 | 1:00 PM ET Get tickets for this game at StubHub TBA
Missouri November 23 | 1:00 PM ET Get tickets for this game at StubHub TBA
@ Ole Miss November 29 | 3:30 PM ET Get tickets for this game at StubHub ABC (Watch this game on Fubo (Regional restrictions may apply)

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Mississippi State 2024 Strength of Schedule

  • According to their opponents’ combined win total last season (84), the Bulldogs have the ninth-toughest schedule in college football.
  • According to our predictions, Mississippi State has the 22nd-ranked schedule in college football.
  • Based on its opponents’ projected win total this year (81), Mississippi State has the ninth-toughest schedule in college football.
  • The Bulldogs are playing the 12th-toughest conference schedule this season (based on their SEC opponents’ combined win total last year).
  • In 2024, Mississippi State will face seven teams that had winning records last season, including five that won nine or more games, while facing two squads that had three or fewer wins a season ago.
  • The Bulldogs have seven teams that made a bowl game last year on their schedule in 2024.

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Mississippi State Stat Insights (2023)

  • The Bulldogs ranked 103rd in total offense (328.6 yards per game) and 41st in total defense (350.6 yards allowed per game) last year.
  • With 26.6 points allowed per game on defense, which ranked 66th-worst in FBS last season, Mississippi State was forced to lean on its 107th-ranked offense (21.8 points per contest) to keep it competitive.
  • The Bulldogs ranked 23rd-worst in passing offense last season (181.8 passing yards per game), but they played better on defense, ranking 34th with 204.7 passing yards allowed per contest.
  • Mississippi State totaled 146.8 rushing yards per game on offense last season, which ranked it 80th in FBS. Defensively, it ranked 53rd, surrendering 145.9 rushing yards per contest.
  • The Bulldogs were a bottom-25 offense on third down last season, ranking ninth-worst with a 30.8% third-down conversion rate. Defensively, they ranked 28th in FBS (33.9% third-down percentage allowed).
  • Mississippi State ranked 81st in college football with a -2 turnover margin last season after forcing 12 turnovers (117th in FBS) and committing 14 (27th in FBS).

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