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
SEC media poll The SEC media poll was released on July 19, 2019 with the Bulldogs predicted to finish in fifth place in the West Division.University of South Carolina Football The State
Schedule Mississippi State announced its 2019 football schedule on September 18, 2018. The 2019 schedule consisted of 7 home and 5 away games in the regular season.
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Personnel
Coaching staff Staff from 2019. 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
Vs. Louisiana
Statistics Mississippi StateLouisiana 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 StatisticsMississippi 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 TDLouisiana 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
Kansas State
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.
Solid statistical production wasn't enough, as Kansas State ended up winning the game 31–24.
Kentucky
At Auburn
At Tennessee
LSU
At Texas A&M
Statistics Statistics Mississippi StateTexas 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 StatisticsMississippi 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, TDTexas 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
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 StatisticsMississippi 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 yardsArkansas 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
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Statistics Statistics AlabamaMississippi 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 StatisticsAlabama Passing Tua Tagovailoa 14–18, 256 yards, 2 TDs Rushing Najee Harris 17 carries, 88 yards, 3 TDs Receiving Jerry Jeudy 7 receptions, 114 yardsMississippi 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
Ole Miss
Statistics MISSMSST 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 StatisticsOle 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 yardsMississippiState 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)
Statistics
Rankings
Players drafted into the NFL
2 63 Willie Gay ILB Kansas City Chiefs 3 89 Cameron Dantzler CB Minnesota Vikings 3 106 Tyre Phillips OT Baltimore Ravens 7 240 Tommy Stevens QB New Orleans Saints 7 249 Brian Cole II S Minnesota Vikings
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