Vick Ballard had two long touchdown runs Friday to lead Mississippi State to a 23-17 win over Wake Forest at the Music City Bowl.
Tyler Russell and Chris Relf combined for 264 yards through air and two scores as the Mississippi State Bulldogs downed the Kentucky Wildcats 28-16 at Commonwealth Stadium in Southeastern Conference action.
FACTS & STATS: Site: Commonwealth Stadium (65,000) -- Lexington, Kentucky. Television: FSN. Home Record: Mississippi St. 1-2, Kentucky 2-2. Away Record: Mississippi St. 2-2, Kentucky 0-2. Neutral Record: Mississippi St. 0-0, Kentucky 1-0. Conference Record: Mississippi St. 0-4, Kentucky 0-3. Series Record: Kentucky leads, 21-17.
Alshon Jeffery caught a four-yard touchdown pass late in the fourth quarter to lift the 15th-ranked South Carolina Gamecocks to a 14-12 victory over the Mississippi State Bulldogs.
SEC foes will do battle in Starkville this weekend, as the 15th-ranked South Carolina Gamecocks pay a visit to the Mississippi State Bulldogs.
GAME NOTES: SEC foes will do battle in Starkville this weekend, as the 15th- ranked South Carolina Gamecocks pay a visit to the Mississippi State Bulldogs.
Birmingham, AL (Sports Network)- Tyler Russell threw for 166 yards and three touchdowns as the Mississippi State Bulldogs downed the UAB Blazers 21-3 in a non-conference game at historic Legion Field.
FACTS & STATS: Site: Legion Field (82,000) -- Birmingham, Alabama. Television: FSN-S, SportSouth. Home Record: MSU 1-1, UAB 0-1. Away Record: MSU 1-2, UAB 0-3. Neutral Record: MSU 0-0, UAB 0-0. Conference Record: MSU 0-3, UAB 0-1. Series Record: Mississippi State leads, 3-1.
Aaron Murray threw for 160 yards and two touchdowns, as Georgia beat SEC foe Mississippi State in a battle of the Bulldogs at Sanford Stadium.
FACTS & STATS: Site: Sanford Stadium (86,117) -- Athens, Georgia. Television: FSN. Home Record: Mississippi State 1-1, Georgia 1-1. Away Record: Mississippi State 1-1, Georgia 1-0. Neutral Record: Mississippi State 0-0, Georgia 0-1. Conference Record: Mississippi State 0-2, Georgia 1-1. Series Record: Georgia leads, 16-6.
A 17-yard touchdown pass from Chris Relf to LaDarius Perkins in overtime proved to be the difference as the Mississippi State Bulldogs slipped by the Louisiana Tech Bulldogs, 26-20, in non- conference action at Davis Wade Stadium.
FACTS & STATS: Site: Davis Wade Stadium (45,256) -- Starkville, Mississippi Television: ESPN U. Home Record: LaTech 1-1, MSU 0-1. Away Record: LaTech 0-1, MSU 1-1. Neutral Record: LaTech 0-0, MSU 0-0. Conference Record: LaTech 0-0, MSU 0-2. Series Record: Mississippi State leads, 7-3.
LSU's defense had all the answers for its first SEC road test, as the third-ranked Tigers downed the 25th-ranked Mississippi State Bulldogs, 19-6.
GAME NOTES: The third-ranked LSU Tigers have been impressive thus far, and they will attempt to remain perfect on the young season when they travel to Starkville for a SEC clash with the 25th-ranked Mississippi State Bulldogs.
The third-ranked LSU Tigers have been impressive thus far, and they will attempt to remain perfect on the young season when they travel to Starkville for a SEC clash with the 25th-ranked Mississippi State Bulldogs.
Defending champion Auburn's nation-best winning streak is still alive. By an inch or two.
In what promises to be an outstanding SEC opener, the 16th-ranked Mississippi State Bulldogs invade Auburn to take on the defending national champion Tigers on Saturday.
Quarterback Chris Relf and running back Vick Ballard combined for more than 400 yards of offense and five touchdowns Thursday, and No. 20 Mississippi State opened the season with a 59-14 win over Memphis.
Larry Porter's first season in Memphis did not go according to plan, as the team earned just one win. The Tigers will try for a better showing in his second season, but the team has the dubious task of opening the season against the 20th-ranked Mississippi State Bulldogs at Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium.
GAME NOTES: Larry Porter's first season in Memphis did not go according to plan, as the team earned just one win. The Tigers will try for a better showing in his second season, but the team has the dubious task of opening the season against the 20th-ranked Mississippi State Bulldogs at Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium.
While the Bulldogs did fall to Alabama and Arkansas in consecutive weeks in November, the club managed to defeat bitter rival Ole Miss on the road to close out the regular season. An 8-4 overall record earned the team a bid to the Gator Bowl to face Michigan of the Big Ten Conference, and what ensued was an old-fashioned whipping. In one of the most lopsided affairs of the bowl season, the Bulldogs trounced the Wolverines by a 52-14 final, rendering the campaign an undeniable success.
HOOVER, Ala. — Seconds after stepping up to the microphone, Mississippi State coach Dan Mullen paused for a second, pulled out his cell phone and pretended to Twitter an update on his first time at the SEC’s media days, slowly saying his words as he typed: “I … am … on … stage.”
