The Mississippi State Bulldogs college football team represents Mississippi State University in the West Division of the Southeastern Conference (SEC). The Bulldogs compete as part of the NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision. The program has had 36 head coaches since it began play during the 1895 season.2011 Mississippi State Football Media Guide, pp. 86–92 Since November 2023, Jeff Lebby has served as Mississippi State's head coach.

Twelve coaches have led the Bulldogs in postseason bowl games: Ralph Sasse, Allyn McKeen, Paul E. Davis, Bob Tyler, Emory Bellard, Jackie Sherrill, Sylvester Croom, Dan Mullen, Joe Moorhead, Mike Leach, Zach Arnett, and Lebby.2011 Mississippi State Football Media Guide, p. 143 McKeen led the Bulldogs to their lone conference championship as a member of the SEC in 1941.

Sherrill is the leader in seasons coached and games won, with 75 victories during his 13 years with the program. McKeen has the highest winning percentage of those who have coached more than one game, with .764. W.M. Matthews and J.B. Hildebrand have the lowest winning percentage of those who have coached more than one game, with .000. Of the 36 different head coaches who have led the Bulldogs, Bernie Bierman, McKeen and Darrell Royal have been inducted as head coaches into the College Football Hall of Fame in South Bend, Indiana.

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Coaches + List of head football coaches showing season(s) coached, overall records, conference records, postseason records, championships and selected awards No. Name Term Season(s) OL OT O% CW CL CT C% PW PL PT DC CC NC Awards 1 1895 1 — — — — — — — — — — 2 1896 1 — — — — — 3 1901 1 — — — — — 4 1902 1 — — — — — 5 1903–1906 1 — — — — — 6 1907–1908 2 — — — — — 7 1909–1913 5 1 — — — — 8 1914–1916 3 — — — — — 9 1917–1919 3 — — 10 1920–1921 2 — — 11 1922 1 — — 12 1923–1924 2 — — 13 1925–1926 2 — — 14 1927–1929 3 — — 15 1930 1 — — 16 1931–1932 2 — — 17 1933–1934 2 — — 18 1935–1937 3 — — 19 1938 1 — — 20 1939–19421944–1948 4, 5 — — 21 1949–1951 3 — — 22 1952–1953 2 — — 23 1954–1955 2 — — 24 1956–1961 6 — — 25 1962–1966 5 — 26 1967–1972 6 — 27 1973–1978 6 — — 28 1979–1985 7 — — 29 1986–1990 5 — — 30 1991–2003 13 — 31 2004–2008 5 — — — 32 2009–2017 9 — — — Int Greg Knox 2017 1 — —— — — 33 Joe Moorhead 2018–2019 2 — — — — 34 Mike Leach 2020–2022 3 — — — — 35 Zach Arnett 2022–2023 2 11 5 6— 1 6 — 1 — —IntGreg Knox2023 1211—01—0——36 2024–present 2 — — — —

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