Preseason
The SEC media poll was released on July 19, 2019 with the Bulldogs predicted to finish in fifth place in the West Division.
Media poll (Western) Predicted finish Team Votes (1st place) 1 Alabama 1,813 (253) 2 LSU 1,493 (5) 3 Texas A&M 1,268 4 Auburn 1,090 (1) 5 Mississippi State 769 (1) 6 Ole Miss 504 7 Arkansas 343
Media poll (SEC Championship) Rank Team Votes 1 Alabama 209 2 Georgia 49 3 LSU 3 4 Auburn 1 Florida 1 Mississippi State 1 South Carolina 1 Tennessee 1
Preseason All-SEC teams To be released
Schedule
Mississippi State announced its 2019 football schedule on September 18, 2018. The 2019 schedule consisted of 7 home and 5 away games in the regular season.
Date Time Opponent Site TV Result Attendance August 31 11:00 a.m. vs. Louisiana * ESPNU W 38–2822,440 September 7 2:30 p.m. Southern Miss * ESPNU W 38–1555,143 September 14 11:00 a.m. Kansas State * Davis Wade Stadium Starkville, MS ESPN L 24–3154,522 September 21 3:00 p.m. Kentucky Davis Wade Stadium Starkville, MS SECN W 28–1354,556 September 28 6:00 p.m. at No. 7 Auburn ESPN L 23–5687,451 October 12 11:00 a.m. at Tennessee SECN L 10–2085,462 October 19 2:30 p.m. No. 2 LSU CBS L 13–3659,282 October 26 11:00 a.m. at Texas A&M SECN L 30–49102,025 November 2 3:00 p.m. at Arkansas SECN W 54–2452,256 November 16 11:00 a.m. No. 5 Alabama Davis Wade Stadium Starkville, MS (rivalry ) ESPN L 7–3857,607 November 23 6:30 p.m. Abilene Christian * Davis Wade Stadium Starkville, MS SECN Alt. W 45–754,683 6:30 p.m. Ole Miss Davis Wade Stadium Starkville, MS (Egg Bowl ) ESPN W 21–2057,529 3:00 p.m. vs. Louisville * ESPN L 28–3846,850
Personnel
Coaching staff Staff from 2019.
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
Vs. Louisiana Mississippi State at Louisiana 1 2 3 4 Total • Bulldogs 7 14 7 10 38 Ragin' Cajuns 7 7 0 14 28
Date: August 31, 2019Location: Mercedes–Benz Superdome New Orleans, LA Game start: 11:00 a.m. CDT Elapsed time: 3 hours and 37 minutesGame attendance: 22,440Game weather: 86 °F (30 °C) • Weather: N/A (Indoors) • Wind: 6 NE MPH Referee: Steve MarloweTelevision network: ESPNU Scoring summary 1 12:27 MSST Osirus Mitchell 31–yard pass from Tommy Stevens (Jordan Lawless kick)(6 plays, 74 yards, 2:33) MSST 7–0 03:17 LA Elijah Mitchell 3–yard rush (Stevie Artigue kick)(3 plays, 15 yards, 1:05) TIE 7–7 2 09:18 MSST Nick Gibson 8–yard rush (Jordan Lawless kick)(5 plays, 42 yards, 1:56) MSST 14–7 04:31 LA Nick Ralston 11–yard pass from Levi Lewis (Stevie Artigue kick)(10 plays, 69 yards, 4:41) TIE 14–14 00:31 MSST Tommy Stevens 4–yard rush (Jordan Lawless kick)(11 plays, 82 yards, 3:54) MSST 21–14 3 07:07 MSST Kylin Hill 5–yard rush (Jordan Lawless kick)(9 plays, 65 yards, 4:06) MSST 28–14 4 13:07 MSST Austin Williams 12–yard pass from Tommy Stevens (Jordan Lawless kick)(1 play, 12 yards, 0:07) MSST 35–14 09:56 LA Levi Lewis 1–yard rush (Stevie Artigue kick)(9 plays, 69 yards, 3:03) MSST 35–21 02:45 LA Trey Ragas 17–yard rush (Stevie Artigue kick)(14 plays, 99 yards, 4:36) MSST 35–28 01:02 MSST Jordan Lawless 37–yard field goal(6 plays, 23 yards, 1:43) MSST 38–28
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 1 2 3 4 Total Golden Eagles 0 0 7 8 15 Bulldogs 7 14 7 10 38
Kansas State 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.
Solid statistical production wasn't enough, as Kansas State ended up winning the game 31-24.
Kentucky 1 2 3 4 Total Wildcats 3 0 7 3 13 Bulldogs 7 14 0 7 28
At Auburn Mississippi State Bulldogs at No. 7 Auburn Tigers – Game summary
Period 1 2 3 4 Total Mississippi State 6 3 7 7 23 No. 7 Auburn 21 21 7 7 56
at Jordan–Hare Stadium • Auburn, Alabama
Date : September 28, 2019Game time : 6:10 p.m.Game weather : Temperature: 90° • Wind: NE 5 mph • Weather: SunnyGame attendance : 87,451Referee : James CarterTV announcers (ESPN ) : Sean McDonough (play-by-play), Todd Blackledge (analyst), Holly Rowe (sideline reporter)
Game information AUB – Ja'Tarvious Whitlow 30 yd run (Anders Carlson kick), 12:55 (AUB 7–0) AUB – Bo Nix 9 yd run (Anders Carlson kick), 9:46 (AUB 14–0) AUB – Anthony Schwartz 13 yd run (Anders Carlson kick), 8:59 (AUB 21–0) MSU – Stephen Guidry 9 yd pass from Garrett Shrader (Jace Christmann kick failed), 2:20 (AUB 21–6) AUB – Ja'Tarvious Whitlow 3 yd run (Anders Carlson kick), 13:18 (AUB 28–6) MSU – Jace Christmann 27 yd field goal, 7:55 (AUB 28–9) AUB – Seth Williams 39 yd pass from Bo Nix (Anders Carlson kick), 5:33 (AUB 35–9) AUB – Ja'Tarvious Whitlow 3 yd run (Anders Carlson kick), 0:12 (AUB 42–9) AUB – Seth Williams 32 yd pass from Bo Nix (Anders Carlson kick), 13:28 (AUB 49–9) MSU – Osirus Mitchell 21 yd pass from Garrett Shrader (Jace Christmann kick), 2:13 (AUB 49–16) AUB – Kam Martin 7 yd run (Anders Carlson kick), 14:16 (AUB 56–16) MSU – Garrett Shrader 7 yd run (Jace Christmann kick), 0:50 (AUB 56–23) MSU – Garrett Shrader 16 rushes, 89 yds, 1 TD AUB – Bo Nix 7 rushes, 56 yds, 1 TD
At Tennessee 1 2 3 4 Total Bulldogs 0 3 0 7 10 Volunteers 7 3 3 7 20
LSU Game information First quarter
LSU – Cade York 20-yard field goal, 7:52. Tigers 3–0. Drive: 12 plays, 42 yards, 4:17. Second quarter
LSU – Cade York 23-yard field goal, 12:27. Tigers 6–0. Drive: 10 plays, 84 yards, 3:35. LSU – Cade York 25-yard field goal, 8:33. Tigers 9–0. Drive: 6 plays, 37 yards, 3:04. MSST – Garrett Shrader 12-yard run (Jace Christmann kick), 5:24. Tigers 9–7. Drive: 7 plays, 75 yards, 3:09. LSU – Racey McMath 60-yard pass from Joe Burrow (kick failed), 5:07. Tigers 15–7. Drive: 1 play, 60 yards, 0:17. LSU – Ja'Marr Chase 8-yard pass from Joe Burrow (Cade York kick), 0:50. Tigers 22–7. Drive: 5 plays, 55 yards, 1:03. Third quarter
LSU – Derrick Dillon 37-yard pass from Joe Burrow (Cade York kick), 10:36. Tigers 29–7. Drive: 4 plays, 66 yards, 1:27. LSU – Justin Jefferson 18-yard pass from Joe Burrow (Cade York kick), 5:36. Tigers 36–7. Drive: 7 plays, 80 yards, 2:52. Fourth quarter
MSST – Stephen Guidry 24-yard pass from Garrett Shrader (pass failed), 0:59. Tigers 36–13. Drive: 7 plays, 90 yards, 2:42. Top passers
LSU – Joe Burrow – 25/32, 327 yards, 4 TD MSST – Garrett Shrader – 17/28, 238 yards, TD, 2 INT Top rushers
Top receivers
At Texas A&M 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 Game Nine – Mississippi State Bulldogs (3–5) at Arkansas Razorbacks (2–6)
Period 1 2 3 4 Total Bulldogs 14 24 7 9 54 Razorbacks 0 10 7 7 24
at Donald W. Reynolds Razorback Stadium • Fayetteville, Arkansas
Date : Saturday, November 2, 2019Game time : 3:00 p.m. CDT Game weather : Sunny • Temperature : 53 °F (12 °C) • Wind : NNW 9 mphGame attendance : 52,256Referee : Matt LoefflerTV 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 (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 ) (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 ) (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 ) (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 Pregame line Over/under Alabama by 21 62
1 2 3 4 Total • No. 5 Alabama 21 14 3 0 38 Mississippi State 7 0 0 0 7
Date: November 16Location: Starkville, MS Game start: 11:02 a.m. Game attendance: 57,607Game weather: 46, clear skies, Wind N @ 6 mphReferee: Ken WilliamsonTV announcers (ESPN): Steve Levy (play-by-play), Brian Griese (color), Todd McShay & Molly McGrath (sideline) Sources:
Scoring summary 1 13:08 BAMA Harris 10 rush, Bulovas kick BAMA 7–0 12:54 BAMA Tagovailoa 19 pass to Harris, Bulovas kick BAMA 14–0 8:37 MSST Hill 1 rush, Christmann kickBAMA 14–7 3:22 BAMA Harris 5 rush, Bulovas kick BAMA 21–7 2 14:15 BAMA Tagovailoa 35 pass to Waddle, Bulovas kick BAMA 28–7 6:08 BAMA Harris 5 rush, Bulovas kick BAMA 35–7 3 7:28 BAMA Bulovas 22 field goal BAMA 38–7
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 1 2 3 4 Total Wildcats 0 7 0 0 7 Bulldogs 7 14 7 17 45
Ole Miss Ole Miss Rebels (4–7) at Mississippi State Bulldogs (5–6)
Period 1 2 3 4 Total Rebels 0 14 0 6 20 Bulldogs 7 7 7 0 21
at Davis Wade Stadium • Starkville, MS
Date : Thursday, November 28, 2019Game time : 6:30 p.m. CST Game weather : • Temperature :TV : ESPN Pregame line : Mississippi State –1.5
Game information (6:42) MSST – Nick Gibson 27 yard rush, Jace Christmann kickMississippi State 7–0 ; 4 plays, 72 yards, 1:44 (11:22) MSST – Garrett Shrader 1 yard rush, Jace Christmann kickMississippi State 14–0 ; 13 plays, 74 yards, 7:41 (6:15) MISS – John Rhys Plumlee 2 yard rush, Luke Logan kickMississippi State 14–7 ; 10 plays, 81 yards, 5:07 (0:34) MISS – Jerrion Ealy 5 yard rush, Luke Logan kickTied 14–14 ; 9 plays, 49 yards, 3:00 (3:24) MSST – Garrett Shrader 5 yard rush, Jace Christmann kickMississippi State 21–14 ; 7 plays, 40 yards, 3:30 (0:04) MISS – Elijah Moore 2 yard pass from Matt Corral, kick failedMississippi 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) Game information (4:48) MSST – Tommy Stevens 3 yard rush, Jace Christmann kick (Drive: 8 plays, 99 yards, 4:10; Mississippi State 7–0 ) (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 ) (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 ) (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 Statistics MSST UL First downs 24 23 Plays–yards 62–366 69–510 Rushes–yards 36–145 44–198 Passing yards 221 312 Passing: comp–att–int 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
Ranking movementsLegend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking — = Not ranked RV = Received votes Week Poll Pre 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 Final AP RV RV RV RV RV — — — — — — — — — — — Coaches RV RV 23 RV RV RV RV — — — — — — — — — CFP Not released — — — — — — Not released
Players drafted into the NFL
References
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