Mississippi State 2024 Football Schedule, Record, Results

Published 4:52 am Saturday, August 10, 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

  • The Bulldogs will face the ninth-hardest schedule in college football, based on their opponents’ combined win total last season (84).
  • Mississippi State is facing the 22nd-ranked schedule (based on our predictions) this season.
  • According to its opponents’ projected win total this year (81), Mississippi State has the ninth-toughest schedule in college football.
  • According to their SEC opponents’ combined win total last season (67), the Bulldogs have the 12th-toughest conference schedule in college football.
  • Mississippi State will play seven games this season against teams that finished above .500 in 2023. That schedule includes five teams that ended with nine or more victories and two squads with three or fewer wins last year.
  • The Bulldogs’ schedule in 2024 includes seven returning teams who played in a bowl game.

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Mississippi State Stat Insights (2023)

  • From an offensive standpoint, the Bulldogs ranked 103rd in FBS with 328.6 yards per game last season. Meanwhile, they ranked 41st in total defense (350.6 yards allowed per contest).
  • Mississippi State sported the 107th-ranked scoring offense last year (21.8 points per game), and it was worse on defense, ranking 66th-worst with 26.6 points allowed per game.
  • The Bulldogs were a bottom-25 pass offense last season, ranking 23rd-worst with 181.8 passing yards per game. Defensively, they ranked 34th in FBS (204.7 passing yards allowed per game).
  • Mississippi State averaged 146.8 rushing yards per game on offense last year (80th in FBS), and it surrendered 145.9 rushing yards per game (53rd) on defense.
  • While the Bulldogs’ third-down defense ranked 28th with a 33.9% third-down percentage allowed per game last season, they were worse on offense, ranking ninth-worst with a 30.8% third-down percentage.
  • Mississippi State ranked 81st in college football with a -2 turnover margin last season after forcing 12 turnovers (117th in FBS) while committing 14 (27th in FBS).

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