American college football season
The 2019 Mississippi State Bulldogs football team represented Mississippi State University in the 2019 NCAA Division I FBS football season . The Bulldogs played their home games at Davis Wade Stadium in Starkville, Mississippi , and competed in the Western Division of the Southeastern Conference (SEC). They were led by second-year head coach Joe Moorhead . Following the team's loss in the Music City Bowl Moorhead was fired as the Bulldogs' head coach.
Preseason [ edit ] SEC media poll [ edit ] The SEC media poll was released on July 19, 2019 with the Bulldogs predicted to finish in fifth place in the West Division.[1]
Media poll (Western) Predicted finish Team Votes (1st place) 1 Alabama 1,813 (253) 2 LSU 1,493 (5) 3 Texas A&M 1,268 4 Auburn 1,090 (1) 5 Mississippi State 769 (1) 6 Ole Miss 504 7 Arkansas 343
Media poll (SEC Championship) Rank Team Votes 1 Alabama 209 2 Georgia 49 3 LSU 3 4 Auburn 1 Florida 1 Mississippi State 1 South Carolina 1 Tennessee 1
Preseason All-SEC teams [ edit ] To be released
Schedule [ edit ] Mississippi State announced its 2019 football schedule on September 18, 2018.[2] The 2019 schedule consisted of 7 home and 5 away games in the regular season.
Date Time Opponent Site TV Result Attendance August 31 11:00 a.m. vs. Louisiana * ESPNU W 38–2822,440 September 7 2:30 p.m. Southern Miss * ESPNU W 38–1555,143 September 14 11:00 a.m. Kansas State * Davis Wade Stadium Starkville, MS ESPN L 24–3154,522 September 21 3:00 p.m. Kentucky Davis Wade Stadium Starkville, MS SECN W 28–1354,556 September 28 6:00 p.m. at No. 7 Auburn ESPN L 23–5687,451 October 12 11:00 a.m. at Tennessee SECN L 10–2085,462 October 19 2:30 p.m. No. 2 LSU CBS L 13–3659,282 October 26 11:00 a.m. at Texas A&M SECN L 30–49102,025 November 2 3:00 p.m. at Arkansas SECN W 54–2452,256 November 16 11:00 a.m. No. 5 Alabama Davis Wade Stadium Starkville, MS (rivalry ) ESPN L 7–3857,607 November 23 6:30 p.m. Abilene Christian * Davis Wade Stadium Starkville, MS SECN Alt. W 45–754,683 6:30 p.m. Ole Miss Davis Wade Stadium Starkville, MS (Egg Bowl ) ESPN W 21–2057,529 3:00 p.m. vs. Louisville * ESPN L 28–3846,850
Schedule Source: [3] Personnel [ edit ] Coaching staff [ edit ] Staff from 2019.[4]
Name Position Joe Moorhead Head coach Mark Hudspeth Associate head coach & Tight Ends coach Terry Richardson Assistant head coach, Run Game Coordinator, & Running Backs coach Deke Adams Defensive line coach Andrew Breiner Pass game coordinator & quarterbacks coach Terrell Buckley Cornerbacks coach Luke Getsy Offensive coordinator* & wide receivers coach Marcus Johnson Offensive line coach Joey Jones Special teams coordinator Tem Lukabu Linebackers coach Bob Shoop Defensive coordinator & Safeties coach Anthony Piroli Head strength and conditioning coach Andrew Warsaw Director of football operations Billy Fessler Graduate assistant – offense
Game summaries [ edit ] Vs. Louisiana [ edit ] Mississippi State at Louisiana 1 2 3 4 Total • Bulldogs 7 14 7 10 38 Ragin' Cajuns 7 7 0 14 28
Date: August 31, 2019Location: Mercedes–Benz Superdome New Orleans, LA Game start: 11:00 a.m. CDT Elapsed time: 3 hours and 37 minutesGame attendance: 22,440Game weather: 86 °F (30 °C) • Weather: N/A (Indoors) • Wind: 6 NE MPH Referee: Steve MarloweTelevision network: ESPNU Scoring summary 1 12:27 MSST Osirus Mitchell 31–yard pass from Tommy Stevens (Jordan Lawless kick)(6 plays, 74 yards, 2:33) MSST 7–0 03:17 LA Elijah Mitchell 3–yard rush (Stevie Artigue kick)(3 plays, 15 yards, 1:05) TIE 7–7 2 09:18 MSST Nick Gibson 8–yard rush (Jordan Lawless kick)(5 plays, 42 yards, 1:56) MSST 14–7 04:31 LA Nick Ralston 11–yard pass from Levi Lewis (Stevie Artigue kick)(10 plays, 69 yards, 4:41) TIE 14–14 00:31 MSST Tommy Stevens 4–yard rush (Jordan Lawless kick)(11 plays, 82 yards, 3:54) MSST 21–14 3 07:07 MSST Kylin Hill 5–yard rush (Jordan Lawless kick)(9 plays, 65 yards, 4:06) MSST 28–14 4 13:07 MSST Austin Williams 12–yard pass from Tommy Stevens (Jordan Lawless kick)(1 play, 12 yards, 0:07) MSST 35–14 09:56 LA Levi Lewis 1–yard rush (Stevie Artigue kick)(9 plays, 69 yards, 3:03) MSST 35–21 02:45 LA Trey Ragas 17–yard rush (Stevie Artigue kick)(14 plays, 99 yards, 4:36) MSST 35–28 01:02 MSST Jordan Lawless 37–yard field goal(6 plays, 23 yards, 1:43) MSST 38–28
Pregame line Over/under Mississippi State -18.5
Statistics Mississippi State Louisiana First downs 29 27 Total yards 497 430 Rushing yards 261 163 Passing yards 236 267 Turnovers 2 4 Time of possession 30:37 29:23
Team Category Player Statistics Mississippi State Passing Tommy Stevens 20–30, 236 yards, 2 TDs Rushing Kylin Hill 27 carries, 197 yards, 1 TD Receiving Osirus Mitchell 6 receptions, 88 yards, 1 TD Louisiana Passing Levi Lewis 24–39, 267 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT Rushing Raymond Calais 8 carries, 80 yards Receiving Jamal Bell 8 receptions, 113 yards
Southern Miss [ edit ] 1 2 3 4 Total Golden Eagles 0 0 7 8 15 Bulldogs 7 14 7 10 38
Kansas State [ edit ] 1 2 3 4 Total Wildcats 3 14 0 14 31 Bulldogs 0 14 7 3 24
Mississippi State led in almost every statistical category: more first downs (21-17); more total yards (352-269), more yards rushing (201-146), and more yards passing (151-123). Both teams committed 3 turnovers and 7 penalties and Mississippi State controlled the game clock, holding possession for 33:05 to K-States 26:55.[5]
Solid statistical production wasn't enough, as Kansas State ended up winning the game 31-24.[6]
Kentucky [ edit ] 1 2 3 4 Total Wildcats 3 0 7 3 13 Bulldogs 7 14 0 7 28
At Auburn [ edit ] Mississippi State Bulldogs at No. 7 Auburn Tigers – Game summary
Period 1 2 3 4 Total Mississippi State 6 3 7 7 23 No. 7 Auburn 21 21 7 7 56
at Jordan–Hare Stadium • Auburn, Alabama
Date : September 28, 2019Game time : 6:10 p.m.Game weather : Temperature: 90° • Wind: NE 5 mph • Weather: SunnyGame attendance : 87,451Referee : James CarterTV announcers (ESPN ) : Sean McDonough (play-by-play), Todd Blackledge (analyst), Holly Rowe (sideline reporter)
Game information First Quarter AUB – Ja'Tarvious Whitlow 30 yd run (Anders Carlson kick), 12:55 (AUB 7–0) AUB – Bo Nix 9 yd run (Anders Carlson kick), 9:46 (AUB 14–0) AUB – Anthony Schwartz 13 yd run (Anders Carlson kick), 8:59 (AUB 21–0) MSU – Stephen Guidry 9 yd pass from Garrett Shrader (Jace Christmann kick failed), 2:20 (AUB 21–6) Second Quarter AUB – Ja'Tarvious Whitlow 3 yd run (Anders Carlson kick), 13:18 (AUB 28–6) MSU – Jace Christmann 27 yd field goal, 7:55 (AUB 28–9) AUB – Seth Williams 39 yd pass from Bo Nix (Anders Carlson kick), 5:33 (AUB 35–9) AUB – Ja'Tarvious Whitlow 3 yd run (Anders Carlson kick), 0:12 (AUB 42–9) Third Quarter AUB – Seth Williams 32 yd pass from Bo Nix (Anders Carlson kick), 13:28 (AUB 49–9) MSU – Osirus Mitchell 21 yd pass from Garrett Shrader (Jace Christmann kick), 2:13 (AUB 49–16) Fourth Quarter AUB – Kam Martin 7 yd run (Anders Carlson kick), 14:16 (AUB 56–16) MSU – Garrett Shrader 7 yd run (Jace Christmann kick), 0:50 (AUB 56–23) Top Passers Top Rushers MSU – Garrett Shrader 16 rushes, 89 yds, 1 TD AUB – Bo Nix 7 rushes, 56 yds, 1 TD Top Receivers
At Tennessee [ edit ] 1 2 3 4 Total Bulldogs 0 3 0 7 10 Volunteers 7 3 3 7 20
Game information First quarter
LSU – Cade York 20-yard field goal, 7:52. Tigers 3–0. Drive: 12 plays, 42 yards, 4:17. Second quarter
LSU – Cade York 23-yard field goal, 12:27. Tigers 6–0. Drive: 10 plays, 84 yards, 3:35. LSU – Cade York 25-yard field goal, 8:33. Tigers 9–0. Drive: 6 plays, 37 yards, 3:04. MSST – Garrett Shrader 12-yard run (Jace Christmann kick), 5:24. Tigers 9–7. Drive: 7 plays, 75 yards, 3:09. LSU – Racey McMath 60-yard pass from Joe Burrow (kick failed), 5:07. Tigers 15–7. Drive: 1 play, 60 yards, 0:17. LSU – Ja'Marr Chase 8-yard pass from Joe Burrow (Cade York kick), 0:50. Tigers 22–7. Drive: 5 plays, 55 yards, 1:03. Third quarter
LSU – Derrick Dillon 37-yard pass from Joe Burrow (Cade York kick), 10:36. Tigers 29–7. Drive: 4 plays, 66 yards, 1:27. LSU – Justin Jefferson 18-yard pass from Joe Burrow (Cade York kick), 5:36. Tigers 36–7. Drive: 7 plays, 80 yards, 2:52. Fourth quarter
MSST – Stephen Guidry 24-yard pass from Garrett Shrader (pass failed), 0:59. Tigers 36–13. Drive: 7 plays, 90 yards, 2:42. Top passers
LSU – Joe Burrow – 25/32, 327 yards, 4 TD MSST – Garrett Shrader – 17/28, 238 yards, TD, 2 INT Top rushers
Top receivers
At Texas A&M [ edit ] 1 2 3 4 Total Bulldogs 0 10 7 13 30 Aggies 14 14 14 7 49
Statistics
Statistics Mississippi State Texas A&M First downs 22 24 Total yards 433 441 Rushing yards 239 207 Passing yards 194 234 Turnovers 3 0 Time of possession 28:12 31:48
Team Category Player Statistics Mississippi State Passing Garrett Shrader 13–30, 194 yards, 3 TD, INT Rushing Kylin Hill 21 carries, 150 yards, TD Receiving Stephen Guidry 2 receptions, 59 yards, TD Texas A&M Passing Kellen Mond 17–23, 234 yards, 3 TD Rushing Isaiah Spiller 22 carries, 90 yards, TD Receiving Jalen Wydermyer 2 receptions, 63 yards, TD
At Arkansas [ edit ] Game information First Quarter (12:11) MSST – Kylin Hill 4 yard rush, Jace Christmann kick (Drive: 6 plays, 82 yards, 2:49; Mississippi State 7–0 ) (5:31) MSST – Osirus Mitchell 33 yard pass from Tommy Stevens, Jace Christmann kick (Drive: 11 plays, 80 yards, 5:21; Mississippi State 14–0 ) Second Quarter (14:04) MSST – Jace Christmann 26 yard field goal (Drive: 11 plays, 68 yards, 4:55; Mississippi State 17–0 ) (10:24) ARK – Rakeem Boyd 52 yard rush, Connor Limpert kick (Drive: 2 plays, 61 yards, 0:57; Mississippi State 17–7 ) (7:55) MSST – Kylin Hill 2 yard rush, Jace Christmann kick (Drive: 6 plays, 75 yards, 2:29; Mississippi State 24–7 ) (5:00) ARK – Connor Limpert 40 yard field goal (Drive: 4 plays, 1 yard, 0:56; Mississippi State 24–10 ) (2:42) MSST – Kylin Hill 1 yard rush, Jace Christmann kick (Drive: 5 plays, 84 yards, 2:18; Mississippi State 31–10 ) (1:59) MSST – Marcus Murphy 32 yard interception return, Jace Christmann kick (Mississippi State 38–10 ) Third Quarter (10:33) MSST – Farrod Green 3 yard pass from Tommy Stevens, Jace Christmann kick (Drive: 6 plays, 66 yards, 3:09; Mississippi State 45–10 ) (4:03) ARK – Michael Woods II 11 yard pass from John Steven Jones, Connor Limpert kick (Drive: 12 plays, 59 yards, 6:30; Mississippi State 45–17 ) Fourth Quarter (11:40) MSST – Jace Christmann 46 yard field goal (Drive: 13 plays, 47 yards, 7:23; Mississippi State 48–17 ) (9:47) ARK – KJ Jefferson 5 yard rush, Connor Limpert kick (Drive: 4 plays, 75 yards, 1:53; Mississippi State 48–24 ) (8:22) MSST – Nick Gibson 47 yard rush, 2-pt. rush failed (Drive: 3 plays, 75 yards, 1:25; Mississippi State 54–24 )
Statistics MSST ARK First downs 27 10 Total yards 640 285 Rushes–yards 57–460 25–184 Passing yards 180 101 Passing: Comp–Att–Int 13–19–0 9–24–1 Time of possession 40:09 19:51
Team Category Player Statistics Mississippi State Passing Tommy Stevens 12/18, 172 yards, 2 TD Rushing Kylin Hill 21 carries, 234 yards, 3 TD Receiving Deddrick Thomas 2 receptions, 59 yards Arkansas Passing Ben Hicks 4/13, 44 yards, 1 INT Rushing Rakeem Boyd 11 carries, 114 yards, 1 TD Receiving Treylon Burks 1 reception, 32 yards
Alabama [ edit ] Pregame line Over/under Alabama by 21 62
1 2 3 4 Total • No. 5 Alabama 21 14 3 0 38 Mississippi State 7 0 0 0 7
Date: November 16Location: Starkville, MS Game start: 11:02 a.m. Game attendance: 57,607Game weather: 46, clear skies, Wind N @ 6 mphReferee: Ken WilliamsonTV announcers (ESPN): Steve Levy (play-by-play), Brian Griese (color), Todd McShay & Molly McGrath (sideline) Sources:
Scoring summary 1 13:08 BAMA Harris 10 rush, Bulovas kick BAMA 7–0 12:54 BAMA Tagovailoa 19 pass to Harris, Bulovas kick BAMA 14–0 8:37 MSST Hill 1 rush, Christmann kickBAMA 14–7 3:22 BAMA Harris 5 rush, Bulovas kick BAMA 21–7 2 14:15 BAMA Tagovailoa 35 pass to Waddle, Bulovas kick BAMA 28–7 6:08 BAMA Harris 5 rush, Bulovas kick BAMA 35–7 3 7:28 BAMA Bulovas 22 field goal BAMA 38–7
Statistics
Statistics Alabama Mississippi State First downs 24 11 Total yards 510 270 Rushing yards 160 188 Passing yards 350 82 Turnovers 0 1 Time of possession 27:57 32:03
Team Category Player Statistics Alabama Passing Tua Tagovailoa 14–18, 256 yards, 2 TDs Rushing Najee Harris 17 carries, 88 yards, 3 TDs Receiving Jerry Jeudy 7 receptions, 114 yards Mississippi State Passing Tommy Stevens 12–21, 82 yards, 1 INT Rushing Tommy Stevens 10 carries, 96 yards Receiving Farrod Green 1 reception, 30 yards
Abilene Christian [ edit ] 1 2 3 4 Total Wildcats 0 7 0 0 7 Bulldogs 7 14 7 17 45
Ole Miss [ edit ] Ole Miss Rebels (4–7) at Mississippi State Bulldogs (5–6)
Period 1 2 3 4 Total Rebels 0 14 0 6 20 Bulldogs 7 7 7 0 21
at Davis Wade Stadium • Starkville, MS
Date : Thursday, November 28, 2019Game time : 6:30 p.m. CST Game weather : • Temperature :TV : ESPN Pregame line : Mississippi State –1.5
Game information First Quarter (6:42) MSST – Nick Gibson 27 yard rush, Jace Christmann kickMississippi State 7–0 ; 4 plays, 72 yards, 1:44 Second Quarter (11:22) MSST – Garrett Shrader 1 yard rush, Jace Christmann kickMississippi State 14–0 ; 13 plays, 74 yards, 7:41 (6:15) MISS – John Rhys Plumlee 2 yard rush, Luke Logan kickMississippi State 14–7 ; 10 plays, 81 yards, 5:07 (0:34) MISS – Jerrion Ealy 5 yard rush, Luke Logan kickTied 14–14 ; 9 plays, 49 yards, 3:00 Third Quarter (3:24) MSST – Garrett Shrader 5 yard rush, Jace Christmann kickMississippi State 21–14 ; 7 plays, 40 yards, 3:30 Fourth Quarter (0:04) MISS – Elijah Moore 2 yard pass from Matt Corral, kick failedMississippi State 21–20 ; 12 plays, 82 yards, 2:02
Statistics MISS MSST First downs 23 15 Total yards 381 318 Rushes/yards 47/136 44/210 Passing yards 245 108 Passing: Comp–Att–Int 15–26–1 10–14–0 Time of possession 28:31 31:29
Team Category Player Statistics Ole Miss Passing Matt Corral 6/12, 124 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT Rushing Jerrion Ealy 15 carries, 82 yards, 1 TD Receiving Braylon Sanders 2 receptions, 88 yards Mississippi State Passing Garrett Shrader 10/14, 108 yards Rushing Kylin Hill 27 carries, 132 yards Receiving Deddrick Thomas 4 receptions, 49 yards
vs Louisville (Music City Bowl) [ edit ] Game information First Quarter (4:48) MSST – Tommy Stevens 3 yard rush, Jace Christmann kick (Drive: 8 plays, 99 yards, 4:10; Mississippi State 7–0 ) Second Quarter (10:19) MSST – Nick Gibson 3 yard rush, Jace Christmann kick (Drive: 10 plays, 80 yards, 3:49; Mississippi State 14–0 ) (7:57) UL – Tutu Atwell 33 yard pass to Marshon Ford, Ryan Chalifoux kick (Drive: 5 plays, 72 yards, 2:30; Mississippi State 14–7 ) (0:00) UL – Ryan Chalifoux 31 yard field goal (Drive: 10 plays, 50 yards, 3:14; Mississippi State 14–10 ) Third Quarter (5:01) UL – Malik Cunningham 24 yard pass to Devante Peete, Ryan Chalifoux kick (Drive: 7 plays, 56 yards, 2:07; Louisville 17–14 ) (2:51) UL – Khane Pass 31 yard fumble return, Ryan Chalifoux kick (Louisville 24–14 ) Fourth Quarter (13:52) UL – Malik Cunningham 8 yard pass to Marshon Ford, Ryan Chalifoux kick (Drive: 6 plays, 65 yards, 2:30; Louisville 31–14 ) (10:25) MSST – Tommy Stevens 18 yard pass to Stephen Guidry , Jace Christmann kick (Drive: 9 plays, 75 yards, 3:27; Louisville 31–21 ) (2:13) UL – Javian Hawkins 5 yard rush, Ryan Chalifoux kick (Drive: 6 plays, 52 yards, 1:47; Louisville 38–21 ) (0:27) MSST – Tommy Stevens 24 yard pass to Osirus Mitchell , Jace Christmann kick (Drive: 7 plays, 86 yards, 1:46; Louisville 38–28 )
Statistics [ edit ] Statistics MSST UL First downs 24 23 Plays–yards 62–366 69–510 Rushes–yards 36–145 44–198 Passing yards 221 312 Passing: comp–att–int 17–26–0 17–25–0 Time of possession 28:26 31:34
Team Category Player Statistics Mississippi State Passing Tommy Stevens 17/26, 221 yards, 2 TD Rushing Tommy Stevens 17 carries, 71 yards, 1 TD Receiving Stephen Guidry 6 receptions, 76 yards, 1 TD Louisville Passing Malik Cunningham 16/23, 279 yards, 2 TD Rushing Javian Hawkins 23 carries, 105 yards, 1 TD Receiving Tutu Atwell 9 receptions, 147 yards
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