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American college football season
The 2010 Mississippi State Bulldogs football team represented
Mississippi State University during the
2010 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 at
Davis Wade Stadium at Scott Field in
Starkville, Mississippi , which has been MSU football's "home" stadium since 1914. The Bulldogs finished the season 9–4, 4–4 in SEC play and faced
Michigan in the
Gator Bowl , which they won 52–14. The team finished with a #15 final ranking in the
AP Poll , making them 2010's most improved team in the SEC.
Vick Ballard set the school record for rushing TD's in a single season with 19 in the 2010 season.
Preseason
On April 17, 2010, before a crowd of 34,127, the largest in Mississippi history, the Maroon squad defeated the White squad 26-13 in Mississippi State's spring football game held at Davis Wade Stadium Saturday evening.
Schedule
Date Time Opponent Rank Site TV Result Attendance September 4 6:00 pm
Memphis *
ESPNU W 49–756,032
[1]
September 9 6:30 pm No. 21
Auburn Davis Wade Stadium Starkville, MS
ESPN L 14–1754,806
[2]
September 18 6:00 pm at No. 15
LSU ESPNU L 7–2992,538
[3]
September 25 6:00 pm
Georgia Davis Wade Stadium Starkville, MS
SECRN W 24–1256,721
[4]
October 2 11:00 am
Alcorn State * Davis Wade Stadium Starkville, MS SECRN W 49–1650,439
[5]
October 9 7:00 pm at
Houston *
CBSCS W 47–2432,067
[6]
October 16 6:00 pm at No. 22
Florida ESPNU W 10–790,517
[7]
October 23 6:00 pm
UAB * No. 24 Davis Wade Stadium Starkville, MS ESPNU W 29–2456,423
[8]
October 30 6:00 pm
Kentucky No. 23 Davis Wade Stadium Starkville, MS ESPNU W 24–1754,168
[9]
November 13 6:15 pm at No. 11
Alabama No. 17
ESPN2 L 10–30101,821
[10]
November 20 6:00 pm No. 13
Arkansas No. 22 Davis Wade Stadium Starkville, MS ESPN L 31–38 2OT 56,406
[11]
November 27 6:00 pm at
Ole Miss No. 25 ESPNU W 31–2358,625
[12]
January 1 12:30 pm vs.
Michigan * No. 21 ESPN2 W 52–1477,497
[13]
*Non-conference game HomecomingRankings from
AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in
Central time
Game summaries
Memphis
1
2
3
4
Total
Tigers
0
0
0
7
7
Bulldogs
14
7
21
7
49
Auburn
1
2
3
4
Total
#21 Tigers
7
10
0
0
17
Bulldogs
7
0
7
0
14
LSU
1
2
3
4
Total
Bulldogs
0
0
7
0
7
#15 Tigers
3
9
14
3
29
Georgia
1
2
3
4
Total
Georgia Bulldogs
0
6
0
6
12
Mississippi State Bulldogs
7
0
0
17
24
Alcorn State
1
2
3
4
Total
Braves
0
16
0
0
16
Bulldogs
7
28
0
14
49
Houston
1
2
3
4
Total
Bulldogs
23
10
7
7
47
Cougars
7
3
7
7
24
Florida
1
2
3
4
Total
Bulldogs
10
0
0
0
10
#22 Gators
0
0
7
0
7
UAB
1
2
3
4
Total
Blazers
3
7
7
7
24
#24 Bulldogs
7
3
10
9
29
Kentucky
1
2
3
4
Total
Wildcats
7
3
7
0
17
#21 Bulldogs
10
7
0
7
24
Alabama
1
2
3
4
Total
#19 Bulldogs
3
0
0
7
10
#12 Crimson Tide
6
14
7
3
30
Arkansas
1
2
3
4 2OT
Total
#13 Razorbacks
14
3
7
7 7
38
#21 Bulldogs
7
14
0
10 0
31
Ole Miss
1
2
3
4
Total
#25 Bulldogs
0
21
10
0
31
Rebels
6
3
0
14
23
Gator Bowl
1
2
3
4
Total
#21 Bulldogs
10
21
14
7
52
Wolverines
14
0
0
0
14
References
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"Memphis Tigers vs. Mississippi State Bulldogs Box Score" . ESPN.com.
Archived from the original on September 8, 2010. Retrieved September 6, 2010 .
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"Auburn Tigers vs. Mississippi State Bulldogs Box Score" . ESPN.com.
Archived from the original on September 13, 2010. Retrieved September 12, 2010 .
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"Mississippi State Bulldogs vs. LSU Tigers Box Score" . ESPN.com.
Archived from the original on September 22, 2010. Retrieved September 26, 2010 .
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"Georgia Bulldogs vs. Mississippi State Bulldogs Box Score" . ESPN.com.
Archived from the original on September 29, 2010. Retrieved September 26, 2010 .
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"Alcorn State Braves vs. Mississippi State Bulldogs Box Score" . ESPN.com.
Archived from the original on October 4, 2010. Retrieved October 2, 2010 .
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"Mississippi State Bulldogs vs. Houston Cougars Box Score" . ESPN.com.
Archived from the original on October 12, 2010. Retrieved October 10, 2010 .
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"Mississippi State Bulldogs vs. Florida Gators Box Score" . ESPN.com.
Archived from the original on October 18, 2010. Retrieved October 16, 2010 .
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"UAB Blazers vs. Mississippi State Bulldogs Box Score" . ESPN.com.
Archived from the original on October 26, 2010. Retrieved October 23, 2010 .
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"Kentucky Wildcats Vs. Mississippi State Bulldogs Box Score" . ESPN.com.
Archived from the original on November 3, 2010. Retrieved October 30, 2010 .
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"Mississippi State Bulldogs vs. Alabama Crimson Tide Box Score" . ESPN.com.
Archived from the original on November 17, 2010. Retrieved November 13, 2010 .
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"Arkansas Razorbacks Vs. Mississippi State Bulldogs Box Score" . ESPN.com.
Archived from the original on November 24, 2010. Retrieved November 20, 2010 .
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"Mississippi State Bulldogs vs. Mississippi Rebels Box Score" . ESPN.com.
Archived from the original on December 1, 2010. Retrieved November 28, 2010 .
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"Mississippi State Bulldogs vs. Michigan Wolverines Box Score" . ESPN.com. January 1, 2011. Retrieved January 2, 2011 .
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