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.
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
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] 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
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
1
2
3
4
Total
Golden Eagles
0
0
7
8
15
Bulldogs
7
14
7
10
38
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]
1
2
3
4
Total
Wildcats
3
0
7
3
13
Bulldogs
7
14
0
7
28
Mississippi State Bulldogs at No. 7 Auburn Tigers – Game summary
Quarter
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
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
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
Game Nine – Mississippi State Bulldogs (3–5) at Arkansas Razorbacks (2–6)
Quarter
1
2
3 4 Total
Bulldogs
14
24
7 9 54
Razorbacks
0
10
7 7 24
at Donald W. Reynolds Razorback Stadium • Fayetteville, Arkansas
Date : Saturday, November 2, 2019Game time : 3:00 p.m. CDT Game weather : Sunny • Temperature : 53 °F (12 °C) • Wind : NNW 9 mphGame attendance : 52,256Referee : Matt LoefflerTV announcers (SEC Network ) : Taylor Zarzour (play-by-play), Matt Stinchcomb (color), Alyssa Lang (sideline)Pregame line : Mississippi State –7 • Odds to win : Mississippi State 74.1%
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
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
1
2
3
4
Total
Wildcats
0
7
0
0
7
Bulldogs
7
14
7
17
45
Ole Miss Rebels (4–7) at Mississippi State Bulldogs (5–6)
Quarter
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
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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