2023 Mississippi State Bulldogs football team
The 2023 Mississippi State Bulldogs football team represents Mississippi State University in the West Division of the Southeastern Conference (SEC) during the 2023 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Bulldogs are led by Zach Arnett in his first season as their head coach. Arnett was hired in December 2022 following the death of Mike Leach.[1]
2023 Mississippi State Bulldogs football | |
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Conference | Southeastern Conference |
West Division | |
Record | 4–3 (1–3 SEC) |
Head coach |
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Offensive coordinator | Kevin Barbay (1st season) |
Defensive coordinator | Matt Brock (1st season) |
Home stadium | Davis Wade Stadium (capacity: 60,311) |
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No. 1 Georgia | 4 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 16 Missouri | 3 | – | 1 | 7 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Florida | 3 | – | 1 | 5 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 21 Tennessee | 2 | – | 2 | 5 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Kentucky | 2 | – | 2 | 5 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
South Carolina | 1 | – | 4 | 2 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Vanderbilt | 0 | – | 4 | 2 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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No. 9 Alabama | 5 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 15 LSU | 4 | – | 1 | 6 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 12 Ole Miss | 3 | – | 1 | 6 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Texas A&M | 2 | – | 2 | 4 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Mississippi State | 1 | – | 3 | 4 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Auburn | 0 | – | 4 | 3 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Arkansas | 0 | – | 5 | 2 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Championship: December 2, 2023 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
As of October 27, 2023 Rankings from AP Poll |
The Mississippi State football team plays its home games at Davis Wade Stadium in Starkville, Mississippi. This is also expected to be the final year for the West division as Texas and Oklahoma will join the SEC in 2024.
Schedule
Mississippi State and the SEC announced the 2023 football schedule on September 20, 2022.[2][3] The 2023 Bulldogs' schedule consists of 8 home games and 4 away games for the regular season. Mississippi State will host four SEC conference opponents Alabama (rivalry), Kentucky, LSU (rivalry) and Ole Miss (Egg Bowl) at home and will travel to four SEC opponents, Arkansas, Auburn, South Carolina and Texas A&M to close out the SEC regular season on the road. Mississippi State is not scheduled to play SEC East opponents Florida, Georgia, Missouri, Tennessee and Vanderbilt in the 2023 regular season. The Bulldog's bye week comes during week 7 (on October 14, 2023).
Mississippi State out of conference opponents represent the MAC, Pac-12, SLC and the Sun Belt conferences. The Bulldogs will host all four non–conference games which are against Arizona from the Pac-12, Southeastern Louisiana from the SLC (FCS), Southern Miss from the Sunbelt and Western Michigan from the MAC.
Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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September 2 | 3:00 p.m. | No. 15 (FCS) Southeastern Louisiana* | SECN | W 48–7 | 50,041 | |
September 9 | 6:30 p.m. | Arizona* |
| SECN | W 31–24 OT | 51,648 |
September 16 | 11:00 a.m. | No. 14 LSU |
| ESPN | L 14–41 | 60,084 |
September 23 | 6:30 p.m. | at South Carolina | SECN | L 30–37 | 78,311 | |
September 30 | 8:00 p.m. | No. 12 Alabama |
| ESPN | L 17–40 | 60,111 |
October 7 | 11:00 a.m. | Western Michigan* |
| SECN | W 41–28 | 47,158 |
October 21 | 11:00 a.m. | at Arkansas | ESPN | W 7–3 | 71,505 | |
October 28 | 2:30 p.m. | at Auburn | SECN | |||
November 4 | 6:30 p.m. | Kentucky![]() |
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November 11 | at Texas A&M | |||||
November 18 | 11:00 a.m. | Southern Miss* |
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November 23 | 6:30 p.m. | Ole Miss |
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Game summaries
vs No. 15 Southeastern Louisiana (FCS)
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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No. 15 Southeastern Louisiana (FCS) | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
Mississippi State | 3 | 17 | 7 | 21 | 48 |
at Davis Wade Stadium • Starkville, Mississippi
- Date: Saturday, September 2, 2023
- Game time: 3:00 p.m. CDT
- Game weather: Cloudy • Temperature: 78 °F (26 °C) • Wind: SE 8 mph
- Game attendance: 50,041
- Referee: Steve Marlowe
- TV announcers (SECN): Taylor Zarzour (play-by-play), Matt Stinchcomb (analyst), Alyssa Lang (sideline)
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Statistics | SELA | MSST |
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First downs | 10 | 23 |
Total yards | 54–208 | 68–525 |
Rushing yards | 26–83 | 39–298 |
Passing yards | 125 | 227 |
Passing: Comp–Att–Int | 16–28–0 | 20–29–0 |
Time of possession | 28:58 | 31:02 |
Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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Southeastern Louisiana | Passing | Eli Sawyer | 11/19, 85 yards |
Rushing | Harlan Dixon | 8 carries, 51 yards | |
Receiving | Harlan Dixon | 4 receptions, 42 yards | |
Mississippi State | Passing | Will Rogers | 20/29, 227 yards, 2 TD |
Rushing | Jo'Quavious Marks | 19 carries, 127 yards, 2 TD | |
Receiving | Creed Whittemore | 4 receptions, 59 yards, TD |
vs Arizona
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | OT | Total |
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Arizona | 0 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 0 | 24 |
Mississippi State | 14 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 31 |
at Davis Wade Stadium • Starkville, MS
- Date: Saturday, September 9, 2023
- Game time: 6:30 p.m. CST
- Game weather: Sunny, 82 °F (28 °C)
- Game attendance: 51,648
- Referee: John Love
- TV announcers (SEC Network): Tom Hart (play-by-play), Jordan Rodgers (analyst), Cole Cubelic (sideline)
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Statistics | ARIZ | MSST |
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First downs | 23 | 16 |
Total yards | 72–431 | 56–307 |
Rushing yards | 25–91 | 38–145 |
Passing yards | 340 | 162 |
Passing: Comp–Att–Int | 33–47–4 | 13–17–0 |
Time of possession | 32:22 | 27:38 |
Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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Arizona | Passing | Jayden de Laura | 32/46, 342 yards, 2 TD, 4 INT |
Rushing | Jayden de Laura | 8 carries, 44 yards, TD | |
Receiving | Tetairoa McMillan | 8 receptions, 161 yards, TD | |
Mississippi State | Passing | Will Rogers | 13/17, 162 yards, 3 TD |
Rushing | Jo'Quavious Marks | 24 carries, 123 yards, TD | |
Receiving | Lideatrick Griffin | 5 receptions, 83 yards, 2 TD |
vs No. 14 LSU (rivalry)
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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No. 14 LSU | 10 | 14 | 10 | 7 | 41 |
Mississippi State | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 14 |
at Davis Wade Stadium • Starkville, MS
- Date: Saturday, September 16, 2023
- Game time: 11:00 a.m. CST
- Game weather: Sunny, 81 °F (27 °C)
- Game attendance: 60,084
- Referee: Jason Autrey
- TV announcers (ESPN): Joe Tessitore (play-by-play), Jesse Palmer (analyst), Katie George (sideline)
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Statistics | LSU | MSST |
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First downs | 26 | 10 |
Total yards | 76–530 | 50–201 |
Rushing yards | 39–163 | 21–94 |
Passing yards | 367 | 107 |
Passing: Comp–Att–Int | 31–37–0 | 12–29–0 |
Time of possession | 38:39 | 21:21 |
Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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LSU | Passing | Jayden Daniels | 30/34, 361 yards, 2 TD |
Rushing | Jayden Daniels | 15 carries, 64 yards, 2 TD | |
Receiving | Malik Nabers | 13 receptions, 239 yards, 2 TD | |
Mississippi State | Passing | Will Rogers | 11/28, 103 yards |
Rushing | Jo'Quavious Marks | 8 carries, 75 yards | |
Receiving | Zavion Thomas | 3 receptions, 52 yards |
at South Carolina
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Mississippi State | 0 | 17 | 10 | 3 | 30 |
South Carolina | 7 | 13 | 7 | 10 | 37 |
at Williams-Brice Stadium • Columbia, South Carolina
- Date: Saturday, September 23, 2023
- Game time: 7:30 p.m. EST
- Game weather: Sunny, 80 °F (27 °C)
- Game attendance: 78,311
- Referee: Matt Loeffler
- TV announcers (SECN): Tom Hart (play-by-play), Jordan Rodgers (analyst), Cole Cubelic (sideline)
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Statistics | MSST | SC |
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First downs | 20 | 19 |
Total yards | 71–519 | 67–432 |
Rushing yards | 23–32 | 47–144 |
Passing yards | 487 | 288 |
Passing: Comp–Att–Int | 30–48–1 | 18–20–0 |
Time of possession | 28:18 | 31:42 |
Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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Mississippi State | Passing | Will Rogers | 30/48, 487 yards, TD, INT |
Rushing | Jo'Quavious Marks | 12 carries, 27 yards, TD | |
Receiving | Lideatrick Griffin | 7 receptions, 256 yards, TD | |
South Carolina | Passing | Spencer Rattler | 18/20, 288 yards, 3 TD |
Rushing | Mario Anderson | 26 carries, 88 yards, TD | |
Receiving | Xavier Legette | 5 receptions, 189 yards, 2 TD |
vs No. 12 Alabama (rivalry)
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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No. 12 Alabama | 14 | 17 | 3 | 6 | 40 |
Mississippi State | 0 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 17 |
at Davis Wade Stadium • Starkville, MS
- Date: Saturday, September 30, 2023
- Game time: 8:00 p.m. CST
- Game weather: Clear, 74 °F (23 °C) Wind NE @ 1 mph
- Game attendance: 60,111
- Referee: Ken Williamson
- TV announcers (ESPN): Mark Jones (play-by-play), Rod Gilmore (analyst), Quint Kessenich (sideline)
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Statistics | ALA | MSST |
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First downs | 17 | 15 |
Total yards | 56–357 | 62–261 |
Rushing yards | 43–193 | 35–154 |
Passing yards | 164 | 107 |
Passing: Comp–Att–Int | 10–13–0 | 15–27–3 |
Time of possession | 30:10 | 29:50 |
Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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Alabama | Passing | Jalen Milroe | 10/12, 164 yards |
Rushing | Jalen Milroe | 11 carries, 69 yards, 2 TD | |
Receiving | Amari Niblack | 3 receptions, 61 yards | |
Mississippi State | Passing | Will Rogers | 15/27, 107 yards, TD, 3 INT |
Rushing | Jo'Quavious Marks | 9 carries, 68 yards | |
Receiving | Jeffery Pittman | 2 receptions, 23 yards, TD |
vs Western Michigan
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Western Michigan | 0 | 7 | 14 | 7 | 28 |
Mississippi State | 10 | 7 | 14 | 10 | 41 |
at Davis Wade Stadium • Starkville, MS
- Date: Saturday, October 7, 2023
- Game time: 11:00 a.m. CST
- Game weather: Sunny, 62 °F (17 °C)
- Game attendance: 47,158
- Referee: Scott Walker
- TV announcers (SECN/ESPN+): Lowell Galindo (play-by-play), Derek Mason (analyst), Taylor Davis (sideline)
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Statistics | WMU | MSST |
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First downs | 21 | 25 |
Total yards | 77–413 | 65–440 |
Rushing yards | 32–116 | 33–194 |
Passing yards | 297 | 246 |
Passing: Comp–Att–Int | 33–45–1 | 23–32–0 |
Time of possession | 28:46 | 31:14 |
Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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Western Michigan | Passing | Hayden Wolff | 27/35, 262 yards, 3 TD, INT |
Rushing | Zahir Abdus-Salaam | 18 carries, 60 yards, TD | |
Receiving | Kenneth Womack | 12 receptions, 113 yards | |
Mississippi State | Passing | Will Rogers | 16/22, 189 yards, 3 TD |
Rushing | Seth Davis | 10 carries, 65 yards, TD | |
Receiving | Freddie Roberson | 5 receptions, 68 yards, TD |
at Arkansas
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Mississippi State | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
Arkansas | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
at Donald W. Reynolds Razorback Stadium • Fayetteville, Arkansas
- Date: Saturday, October 21, 2023
- Game time: 11:00 a.m. CST
- Game weather: -
- Game attendance: -
- Referee: -
- TV announcers (ESPN): TBD
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Statistics | MSST | ARK |
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at Auburn
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Mississippi State | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Auburn | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
at Jordan-Hare Stadium • Auburn, Alabama
- Date: Saturday, October 28, 2023
- Game time: TBD CST
- Game weather: -
- Game attendance: -
- Referee: -
- TV announcers (TBD): TBD
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Statistics | MSST | AUB |
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vs Kentucky
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Kentucky | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Mississippi State | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
at Davis Wade Stadium • Starkville, MS
- Date: Saturday, November 4, 2023
- Game time: TBD CST
- Game weather: -
- Game attendance: -
- Referee: -
- TV announcers (TBD): TBD
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Statistics | UK | MSST |
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at Texas A&M
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Mississippi State | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Texas A&M | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
at Kyle Field • College Station, Texas
- Date: Saturday, November 11, 2023
- Game time: TBD CST
- Game weather: -
- Game attendance: -
- Referee: -
- TV announcers (TBD): TBD
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Texas A&M | Passing | ||
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vs Southern Miss
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Southern Miss | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Mississippi State | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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Mississippi State | Passing | ||
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vs Ole Miss (rivalry)
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Ole Miss | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Mississippi State | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
at Davis Wade Stadium • Starkville, MS
- Date: Thursday, November 23, 2023
- Game time: 6:30 p.m. CST
- Game weather: -
- Game attendance: -
- Referee: -
- TV announcers (ESPN): TBD
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Statistics | MISS | MSST |
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Mississippi State | Passing | ||
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Rankings
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Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | Final |
AP | RV | RV | RV | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
Coaches | RV | RV | RV | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
CFP | Not released | Not released |
References
- Pete Thamel (December 14, 2022). "Mississippi State names Zach Arnett to replace Mike Leach". ESPN.
- Sallee, Barrett (September 20, 2022). "2023 SEC football schedule by team..." CBSSports.com. Retrieved February 14, 2023.
- Krajisnik, Stefan (September 20, 2022). "Mississippi State football's 2023 schedule is complete: See the full list of opponents, dates". Mississippi Clarion Ledger. Retrieved February 14, 2023.
- "2023 Mississippi State Bulldogs Football Schedule". FB Schedules.com. Retrieved February 14, 2023.