1996 Mississippi State Bulldogs football team

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The 1996 Mississippi State Bulldogs football team represented Mississippi State University as a member of the Western Division of the Southern Conference (SEC) during the 1996 NCAA Division I-A football season. Led by sixth-year head coach Jackie Sherrill, the Bulldogs compiled an overall record of 5–6 with a mark of 3–5 in conference play, placing fourth in the SEC's Western Division. Mississippi State played home games at Scott Field in Starkville, Mississippi.

DivisionWestern Division
Record5–6 (3–5 SEC)
Headcoach
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1996 Mississippi State Bulldogs football
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
DivisionWestern Division
Record5–6 (3–5 SEC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorLynn Amedee (1st season)
Offensive schemeMultiple
Defensive coordinatorJoe Lee Dunn (1st season)
Base defense3–3–5
Home stadiumScott Field
Seasons
 1995
1997 
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1996 Southeastern Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
Team W L  W L 
Eastern Division
No. 1 Florida x$ 80  121 
No. 9 Tennessee 71  102 
South Carolina 44  65 
Kentucky 35  47 
Georgia 35  56 
Vanderbilt 08  29 
Western Division
No. 11 Alabama xy 62  103 
No. 12 LSU x 62  102 
No. 24 Auburn 44  84 
Mississippi State 35  56 
Ole Miss 26  56 
Arkansas 26  47 
Championship: Florida 45, Alabama 30
  • $ Conference champion
  • x Division champion/co-champions
  • y Championship game participant
Rankings from AP Poll
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On November 16, Mississippi State beat Alabama for the program's first win over the Crimson Tide since the 1980 season.

Schedule

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DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 77:00 p.m.at Memphis*W 31–1038,388[1]
September 216:00 p.m.Louisiana Tech*L 23–3833,194[2]
September 2811:30 a.m.at South CarolinaJPSW 14–1075,014[3]
October 56:00 p.m.Georgia
  • Scott Field
  • Starkville, MS
ESPN2L 19–3832,247[4]
October 1211:30 a.m.No. 18 Auburn
  • Scott Field
  • Starkville, MS
JPSL 15–4940,728[5]
October 2611:30 a.m.at No. 13 LSUJPSL 20–2879,594[6]
November 21:30 p.m.Northeast Louisiana*dagger
  • Scott Field
  • Starkville, MS
W 59–031,038[7]
November 912:30 p.m.at KentuckyL 21–2426,500[8]
November 168:00 p.m.No. 8 Alabama
  • Scott Field
  • Starkville, MS (rivalry)
ESPNW 17–1640,050[9]
November 231:30 p.m.Arkansas
  • Scott Field
  • Starkville, MS
L 13–16 OT30,103[10]
November 3011:30 a.m.at Ole MissESPN2W 17–023,678[11]
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Central time
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Roster

More information Players, Coaches ...
1996 Mississippi State Bulldogs football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
G 59 Brad Ainsworth Sr
C 53 Eric Allen So
WR 19 Lorenzo Armstead Fr
G 60 Burt Ashley Jr
Defense
Pos.#NameClass
DE 94 Terry Day Sr
Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt

Roster
Last update: 1996-12-25

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