2009 Mississippi State Bulldogs football team

The 2009 Mississippi State Bulldogs football team represented Mississippi State University during the 2009 NCAA Division I FBS football season. Mississippi State has been a member of the Southeastern Conference (SEC) since the league's inception in 1932, and has participated in that conference's Western Division since 1992. The Bulldogs played their home games in 2009 at Davis Wade Stadium at Scott Field in Starkville, Mississippi, which has been MSU football's home stadium since 1914.

2009 Mississippi State Bulldogs football
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
DivisionWestern Division
Record5–7 (3–5 SEC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorLes Koenning (1st season)
Offensive schemeSpread option
Defensive coordinatorCarl Torbush (1st season)
Home stadiumDavis Wade Stadium
(Capacity: 55,082)
2009 Southeastern Conference football standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
Eastern Division
No. 3 Florida x%  8 –0   13 –1  
Georgia  4 –4   8 –5  
Tennessee  4 –4   7 –6  
Kentucky  3 –5   7 –6  
South Carolina  3 –5   7 –6  
Vanderbilt  0 –8   2 –10  
Western Division
No. 1 Alabama x$#  8 –0   14 –0  
No. 17 LSU  5 –3   9 –4  
No. 20 Ole Miss  4 –4   9 –4  
Arkansas  3 –5   8 –5  
Auburn  3 –5   8 –5  
Mississippi State  3 –5   5 –7  
Championship: Alabama 32, Florida 13
  • # – BCS National Champion
  • $ – BCS representative as conference champion
  • % – BCS at-large representative
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
Rankings from AP Poll

Head coach Sylvester Croom resigned at the end of the 2008 season. The position was filled by former Florida offensive coordinator Dan Mullen, making this Mullen's first stint as a head coach. The Bulldogs finished the season 5–7 (3–5 SEC). The NCAA rated MSU's 2009 schedule as the toughest in the country and the 2nd toughest in the past 10 years.[1]

On November 30, 2009, Mississippi State running back Anthony Dixon was awarded the Conerly Trophy as the best college football player in the State of Mississippi. He joined previous MSU Conerly Trophy winners J.J. Johnson and Jerious Norwood.

Schedule
DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
September 52:30 p.m.Jackson State*
ESPNUW 45–754,232[2]
September 126:00 p.m.at Auburn
SECRNL 24–4985,269[3]
September 196:00 p.m.at Vanderbilt
SECRNW 15–331,840[4]
September 2611:21 a.m.No. 7 LSU
  • Davis Wade Stadium
  • Starkville, MS (rivalry)
SECNL 26–3053,612[5]
October 36:30 p.m.No. 25 Georgia Tech*
  • Davis Wade Stadium
  • Starkville, MS
CSSL 31–4250,035[6]
October 1011:30 a.m.Houston*dagger
  • Davis Wade Stadium
  • Starkville, MS
ESPNUL 24–3148,019[7]
October 1711:30 a.m.at Middle Tennessee*
ESPNUW 27–623,882[8]
October 246:30 p.m.No. 1 Florida
  • Davis Wade Stadium
  • Starkville, MS
ESPNL 19–2957,178[9]
October 316:00 p.m.at Kentucky
SECRNW 31–2467,953[10]
November 146:00 p.m.No. 2 Alabama
  • Davis Wade Stadium
  • Starkville, MS (rivalry)
ESPNL 3–3158,103[11]
November 2111:21 a.m.at Arkansas
SECNL 21–4255,634[12]
November 2811:21 a.m.No. 25 Ole Miss
  • Davis Wade Stadium
  • Starkville, MS (Egg Bowl)
SECNW 41–2755,365[13]
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll as released week prior to game
  • All times are in Central time

Schedule Source: [14]

Depth chart

Game summaries

Statistics

Scores by quarter
1 2 3 4 Total
Mississippi State 21 30 31 28 110
Opponents 27 20 21 21 89

Coaching staff

References
  1. "Toughest Schedule (Teams with at least 9 Inter-Division games) Sorted on Cumulative Opposition" (PDF). NCAA.
  2. "Jackson State Tigers vs. Mississippi State Bulldgos Box Score". ESPN.com. Archived from the original on March 20, 2010. Retrieved March 18, 2010.
  3. "Mississippi State Bulldogs vs. Auburn Tigers Box Score". ESPN.com. Archived from the original on April 29, 2010. Retrieved March 18, 2010.
  4. "Mississippi State Bulldogs vs. Vanderbilt Commodores Box Score". ESPN.com. Retrieved March 18, 2010.
  5. "LSU Tigers vs. Mississippi State Bulldogs Box Score". ESPN.com. Retrieved March 18, 2010.
  6. "Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets vs. Mississippi State Bulldogs Box Score". ESPN.com. Retrieved March 18, 2010.
  7. "Houston Cougars vs. Mississippi State Bulldogs Box Score". ESPN.com. Retrieved March 18, 2010.
  8. "Mississippi State Bulldogs vs. Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders Box Score". ESPN.com. Retrieved March 18, 2010.
  9. "Florida Gators vs. Mississippi State Bulldogs Box Score". ESPN.com. Retrieved March 18, 2010.
  10. "Mississippi State Bulldogs vs. Kentucky Wildcats Box Score". ESPN.com. Retrieved March 18, 2010.
  11. "Alabama Crimson Tide vs. Mississippi State Bulldogs Box Score". ESPN.com. Retrieved March 18, 2010.
  12. "Mississippi State Bulldogs vs. Arkansas Razorbacks Box Score". ESPN.com. Retrieved March 18, 2010.
  13. "Mississippi Rebels vs. Mississippi State Bulldogs Box Score". ESPN.com. Retrieved March 18, 2010.
  14. Mississippi State Football - 2009 Schedule
  15. "Mississippi State Football Game Notes". Mississippi State University Athletics. 2009.
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