American college football season
The 2015 Mississippi State Bulldogs football team represented Mississippi State University in the 2015 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 seventh-year head coach Dan Mullen . The Bulldogs finished the season 9–4, having won the 2015 Belk Bowl .
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Schedule
Date Time Opponent Rank Site TV Result Attendance September 5 9:00 p.m. at Southern Miss * FS1 W 34–1636,641
September 12 8:15 p.m. No. 14 LSU No. 25 ESPN L 19–2162,531
September 19 3:00 p.m. Northwestern State * Davis Wade Stadium Starkville, MS SECN W 62–1361,574
September 26 6:30 p.m. at Auburn ESPN2 W 17–987,451
October 3 6:30 p.m. at No. 14 Texas A&M No. 21 SECN L 17–30104,455
October 10 3:00 p.m. Troy * Davis Wade Stadium Starkville, MS SECN W 45–1760,866
October 17 11:00 a.m. Louisiana Tech * Davis Wade Stadium Starkville, MS SECN W 45–2061,651
October 24 6:30 p.m. Kentucky Davis Wade Stadium Starkville, MS SECN W 42–1661,168
8:00 p.m. at Missouri No. 20 ESPN W 31–1358,878
November 14 2:30 p.m. No. 2 Alabama No. 17 CBS L 6–3162,435
November 21 6:00 p.m. at Arkansas ESPN W 51–5071,936
November 28 6:15 p.m. No. 18 Ole Miss No. 21 Davis Wade Stadium Starkville, MS (Egg Bowl ) ESPN2 L 27–3862,265
December 30 2:30 p.m. vs. NC State * ESPN W 51–2845,423
Schedule Source: [1]
Rankings
Ranking movementsLegend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking. — = Not ranked. RV = Received votes. Week Poll Pre 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 Final AP RV 25 RV RV 21 RV RV RV 25 24 20 RV 23 RV RV RV Coaches RV RV RV RV 22 RV RV RV RV 25 20 25 22 RV RV RV CFP Not released 20 17 — 21 — — Not released
Game summaries
Southern Miss
Mississippi State at Southern Miss
1
2 3 4 Total
• Bulldogs
7
7 13 7
34
Golden Eagles
10
0 3 3
16
Source:[2]
1 5:39 USM S. Brauchle 31-yard kick good USM 3–0
1 5:26 MSU Brandon Holloway 100-yard kickoff return, Westin Graves kick good MSU 7–3
1 2:20 USM J. Washington 19-yard touchdown pass from Nick Mullens , S. Brauchle kick good USM 10–7
2 10:57 MSU Justin Johnson 5-yard touchdown pass from Dak Prescott , Westin Graves kick good MSU 14–10
3 12:15 MSU Gus Walley 4-yard touchdown pass from Dak Prescott, Westin Graves kick good MSU 21–10
3 10:36 MSU Westin Graves 38-yard kick good MSU 24–10
3 8:37 USM S. Brauchle 27-yard kick good MSU 24–13
3 4:02 MSU Westin Graves 37-yard kick good MSU 27–13
4 13:01 USM S. Brauchle 27-yard kick good MSU 27–16
4 5:55 MSU Dak Prescott 7-yard touchdown run, Westin Graves kick good MSU 34–16
LSU
#14 LSU at #25 Mississippi State
1
2 3 4 Total
• Tigers
14
0 7 0
21
Bulldogs
0
3 3 13
19
Source:[3]
1 4:37 LSU Leonard Fournette 1-yard touchdown run, Trent Domingue kick goodLSU 7–0
1 1:58 LSU Leonard Fournette 26-yard touchdown run, Trent Domingue kick good LSU 14–0
2 0:44 MSU Westin Graves 43-yard kick good LSU 14–3
3 10:04 MSU Westin Graves 24-yard kick good LSU 14–6
3 6:48 LSU Leonard Fournette 18-yard touchdown run, Trent Domingue kick good LSU 21–6
4 14:45 MSU Dak Prescott 1-yard touchdown run, Westin Graves kick good LSU 21–13
4 4:00 MSU De'Runnya Wilson 5-yard touchdown pass from Dak Prescott, Dak Prescott pass failed LSU 21–19
Northwestern State
Northwestern State at Mississippi State
1
2 3 4 Total
Demons
0
6 7 0
13
• Bulldogs
20
14 14 14
62
Source:[4]
1 13:21 MSU Gabe Myles 49-yard touchdown pass from Dak Prescott, Logan Cooke pass failed MSU 6–0
1 3:42 MSU Ashton Shumpert 17-yard touchdown run, Westin Graves kick good MSU 13–0
1 0:07 MSU Aeris Williams 1-yard touchdown run, Westin Graves kick good MSU 20–0
2 10:09 NWSU Chris Moore 52-yard kick good MSU 20–3
2 8:39 MSU Gabe Myles 6-yard touchdown run, Westin Graves kick good MSU 27–3
2 2:27 NWSU Chris Moore 26-yard kick good MSU 27–6
2 0:56 MSU Brandon Holloway 6-yard touchdown pass from Dak Prescott, Westin Graves kick good MSU 34–6
3 6:59 NWSU De'Mard Llorens 10-yard touchdown run, Chris Moore kick good MSU 34–13
3 4:02 MSU Nick Fitzgerald 4-yard touchdown run, Westin Graves kick goodMSU 41–13
3 0:26 MSU Joe Morrow 37-yard touchdown pass from Elijah Staley, Westin Graves kick good MSU 48–13
4 12:12 MSU Donald Gray 49-yard touchdown pass from Nick Fitzgerald, Devon Bell kick good MSU 55–13
4 1:48 MSU Nick Fitzgerald 3-yard touchdown run, Devon Bell kick good MSU 62–13
Auburn
Mississippi State at Auburn
1
2 3 4 Total
• Bulldogs
7
7 3 0
17
Tigers
0
0 6 3
9
Source:[5]
1 5:18 MSU Gabe Myles 32-yard touchdown pass from Dak Prescott, Westin Graves kick good MSU 7–0
2 8:02 MSU De'Runnya Wilson 17-yard touchdown pass from Dak Prescott, Westin Graves kick good MSU 14–0
3 9:41 AU Daniel Carlson 30-yard kick good MSU 14–3
3 3:06 AU Daniel Carlson 25-yard kick good MSU 14–6
3 1:11 MSU Westin Graves 44-yard kick good MSU 17–6
4 1:07 AU Daniel Carlson 51-yard kick good MSU 17–9
Texas A&M
#21 Mississippi State at #14 Texas A&M
1
2 3 4 Total
Bulldogs
3
7 0 7
17
• Aggies
14
10 3 3
30
Source:[6]
1 09:59 TAMU R. Seals-Jones 1-yard touchdown pass from Kyle Allen, Taylor Bertolet kick good TAMU 7–0
1 05:29 MSU Westin Graves 38-yard kick good TAMU 7–3
1 03:23 TAMU Damion Ratley 29-yard touchdown pass from Kyle Allen, Taylor Bertolet kick good TAMU 14–3
2 13:11 TAMU Taylor Bertolet 55-yard kick good TAMU 17–3
2 11:33 MSU Malik Dear 44-yard touchdown run, Westin Graves kick good TAMU 17–10
2 00:20 TAMU Tra Carson 1-yard touchdown run, Taylor Bertolet kick goodTAMU 24–10
3 13:11 TAMU Taylor Bertolet 24-yard kick good TAMU 27–10
4 12:24 MSU Dak Prescott 5-yard touchdown run, Westin Graves kick good TAMU 27–17
4 05:23 TAMU Taylor Bertolet 30-yard kick good TAMU 30–17
Troy
Troy at Mississippi State
1
2 3 4 Total
Trojans
0
0 14 3
17
• Bulldogs
21
17 0 7
45
Date: October 10Location: Davis Wade Stadium Starkville, MS Game start: 3:00 PM CDT Elapsed time: 3:04Game attendance: 60,866Game weather: 70 °F (21 °C), Clear skiesReferee: Brad RogersTV announcers (SECN): Dave Neal (Play-by-Play), Matt Stinchcomb (Color), Kayce Smith (Sideline Reporter)
Source:[7]
1 14:24 MSU Fred Ross 59-yard touchdown pass from Dak Prescott, Westin Graves kick good MSU 7–0
1 13:16 MSU Nelson Adams 0-yard fumble recovery, Westin Graves kick good MSU 14–0
1 03:04 MSU Fred Ross 77-yard punt return, Westin Graves kick good MSU 21–0
2 11:39 MSU Westin Graves 42-yard kick good MSU 24–0
2 08:43 MSU De'Runnya Wilson 28-yard touchdown pass from Nick Fitzgerald, Westin Graves kick good MSU 31–0
2 00:47 MSU Nick Fitzgerald 1-yard touchdown run, Westin Graves kick good MSU 38–0
3 03:46 Troy Dontreal Pruitt 5-yard touchdown run, Jed Solomon kick good MSU 38–7
3 00:49 Troy Brandon Burks 74-yard touchdown run, Jed Solomon kick good MSU 38–14
4 11:11 MSU Donald Gray 49-yard touchdown pass from Nick Fitzgerald, Westin Graves kick good MSU 45–14
4 00:27 Troy Jed Solomon 21-yard kick good MSU 45–17
Louisiana Tech
Louisiana Tech at Mississippi State
1
2 3 4 Total
Louisiana Tech
14
3 3 0
20
• Mississippi State
7
17 14 7
45
Date: October 17Location: Davis Wade Stadium Starkville, MS Game start: 11:00 AM CDT Elapsed time: 3:16Game attendance: 61,651Game weather: 60 °F (16 °C), SunnyReferee: Ken WilliamsonTV announcers (SECN): Mike Couzens (Play-by-Play), Cole Cubelic (Color), Kevin Wiedl (Sideline Reporter)
Source:[8]
1 10:52 LTU Paul Turner 21-yard touchdown pass from Jeff Driskel , Jonathan Barnes kick good LTU 7–0
1 04:27 LTU Trent Taylor 16-yard touchdown pass from Jeff Driskel, Jonathan Barnes kick good LTU 14–0
1 02:30 MSU Aeris Williams 2-yard touchdown run, Westin Graves kick good LTU 14–7
2 11:33 MSU Westin Graves 26-yard kick good LTU 14–10
2 07:23 LTU Jonathan Barnes 33-yard kick good LTU 17–10
2 02:53 MSU De'Runnya Wilson 5-yard touchdown pass from Dak Prescott, Westin Graves kick good Tied 17–17
2 00:57 MSU Dak Prescott 2-yard touchdown run, Westin Graves kick good MSU 24–17
3 08:55 MSU De'Runnya Wilson 20-yard touchdown pass from Dak Prescott, Westin Graves kick good MSU 31–17
3 04:44 LTU Jonathan Barnes 27-yard kick good MSU 31–20
3 01:30 MSU Fred Brown 12-yard touchdown pass from Dak Prescott, Westin Graves kick good MSU 38–20
4 07:10 MSU Brandon Bryant 73-yard interception return MSU 45–20
Kentucky
Kentucky at Mississippi State
1
2 3 4 Total
Wildcats
10
3 3 0
16
• Bulldogs
7
21 7 7
42
Date: October 24Location: Davis Wade Stadium Starkville, MS Game start: 6:30 PM CDT Elapsed time: 3:49Game attendance: 61,168Game weather: 75 °F (24 °C), Light winds, Partly cloudyReferee: Tom RitterTV announcers (SECN): Brent Musburger (Play-by-Play), Jesse Palmer (Color), Maria Taylor (Sideline Reporter)
Source:[9]
1 08:19 UK Patrick Towles 2-yard touchdown run, Austin MacGinnis kick good UK 7–0
1 02:49 MSU Dak Prescott 1-yard touchdown run, Westin Graves kick good Tied 7–7
1 00:56 UK Austin MacGinnis 44-yard kick good UK 10–7
2 13:38 MSU De'Runnya Wilson 13-yard touchdown pass from Dak Prescott, Westin Graves kick good MSU 14–10
2 01:34 MSU Brandon Holloway 8-yard touchdown pass from Dak Prescott, Westin Graves kick good MSU 21–10
2 00:34 MSU Dak Prescott 20-yard touchdown run, Westin Graves kick good MSU 28–10
2 00:03 UK Austin MacGinnis 48-yard kick good MSU 28–13
3 02:55 UK Austin MacGinnis 32-yard kick good MSU 28–16
3 00:59 MSU Darrion Hutcherson 13-yard touchdown pass from Dak Prescott, Westin Graves kick good MSU 35–16
4 9:14 MSU Dak Prescott 18-yard touchdown run, Westin Graves kick good MSU 42–16
Missouri
#24 Mississippi State at Missouri
1
2 3 4 Total
• Bulldogs
7
7 17 0
31
Tigers
3
10 0 0
13
Source:[10]
1 13:03 MSU D. Prescott pass to F. Ross for 36 yards for a TD, (W. Graves kick) MSU 7–0
1 2:00 MIZZ A. Baggett 31 yard field goal MSU 7–3
2 7:05 MIZZ A. Baggett 35 yard field goal MSU 7–6
2 6:03 MSU D. Prescott pass to D. Wilson for 28 yards for a TD, (W. Graves kick) MSU 14–6
2 1:50 MIZZ R. Hansbrough run for 14 yards for a TD, (A. Baggett kick) MSU 14–13
3 12:20 MSU D. Prescott pass to D. Wilson for 5 yards for a TD, (W. Graves kick) MSU 21–13
3 10:01 MSU W. Graves 36 yard field goal MSU 24–13
3 3:26 MSU D. Prescott pass to F. Brown for 8 yards for a TD, (W. Graves kick) MSU 31–13
Alabama
#3 Alabama at #20 Mississippi State
1
2 3 4 Total
• Crimson Tide
0
21 3 7
31
Bulldogs
0
3 3 0
6
Date: November 14Location: Davis Wade Stadium Starkville, MS Game start: 2:30 PM CST Elapsed time: 3:27Game attendance: 62,435Game weather: 62 °F (17 °C), SunnyReferee: Ken WilliamsonTelevision network: CBS
Source:[11]
2 10:44 AU Cyrus Jones 69-yard punt return, Adam Griffith kick goodUA 7–0
2 08:36 UA Calvin Ridley 60-yard touchdown pass from Jake Coker , Adam Griffith kick goodUA 14–0
2 06:10 MSU Westin Graves 31-yard kick good UA 14–3
2 05:10 UA Derrick Henry 74-yard touchdown run, Adam Griffith kick goodUA 21–3
3 10:43 UA Adam Griffith 42-yard kick good UA 24–3
3 1:24 MSU Westin Graves 39-yard kick good UA 24–6
4 7:53 UA Derrick Henry 65-yard touchdown run, Adam Griffith kick good UA 31–6
Arkansas
Mississippi State at Arkansas
1
2 3 4 Total
• Bulldogs
14
17 0 20
51
Razorbacks
7
14 21 8
50
Source:[12]
1 10:16 UA Drew Morgan 20-yard touchdown pass from Brandon Allen , Cole Hedlund kick goodUA 7–0
1 07:31 MSU Brandon Holloway 38-yard touchdown pass from Dak Prescott, Westin Graves kick good Tied 7–7
1 03:37 MSU Dak Prescott 4-yard touchdown run, Westin Graves kick good MSU 14–7
2 14:13 UA Jeremy Sprinkle 5-yard touchdown pass from Brandon Allen, Cole Hedlund kick goodTied 14–14
2 11:47 MSU Westin Graves 21-yard kick good MSU 17–14
2 07:35 MSU Fred Brown 8-yard touchdown pass from Dak Prescott, Westin Graves kick good MSU 24–14
2 04:44 MSU Fred Ross 55-yard touchdown pass from Dak Prescott, Westin Graves kick good MSU 31–14
2 04:52 UA Jared Cornelius 9-yard touchdown pass from Brandon Allen, Cole Hedlund kick good MSU 31–21
3 12:00 UA Jeremy Sprinkle 3-yard touchdown pass from Brandon Allen, Cole Hedlund kick good MSU 31–28
3 11:39 UA Hunter Henry 39-yard touchdown pass from Brandon Allen, Cole Hedlund kick goodUA 35–31
3 06:56 UA Hunter Henry 18-yard touchdown pass from Brandon Allen, Cole Hedlund kick good UA 42–31
4 12:54 MSU Dak Prescott 4-yard touchdown run, Westin Graves kick good UA 42–38
4 06:58 MSU De'Runnya Wilson 10-yard touchdown pass from Dak Prescott, Westin Graves kick fail MSU 44–42
4 05:33 UA Jeremy Sprinkle 10-yard touchdown pass from Brandon Allen, Brandon Allen 2-point conversion pass from Jared Cornelius UA 50–44
4 03:05 MSU Fred Ross 14-yard touchdown pass from Dak Prescott, Westin Graves kick good MSU 51–50
Ole Miss
Game information
First quarter
MISS – Chad Kelly 27-yard run (Gary Wunderlich kick), 11:09. Ole Miss 7–0. Drive: 4 plays, 62 yards, 1:14.
MISS – Damore'ea Stringfellow 2-yard pass from Chad Kelly (Gary Wunderlich kick), 5:10. Ole Miss 14–0. Drive: 9 plays, 68 yards, 4:16.
MISS – Tony Bridges 45-yard interception return (Gary Wunderlich kick), 3:05. Ole Miss 21–0.
Second quarter
MSU – Westin Graves 22-yard field goal, 14:17. Ole Miss 21–3. Drive: 9 plays, 58 yards, 3:40.
MISS – Damore'ea Stringfellow 36-yard pass from Chad Kelly (Gary Wunderlich kick), 10:45. Ole Miss 28–3. Drive: 8 plays, 75 yards, 3:22.
Third quarter
MSU – Dak Prescott 1-yard run (Westin Graves kick), 11:54. Ole Miss 28–10. Drive: 5 plays, 46 yards, 1:50.
MSU – Westin Graves 27-yard field goal, 5:42. Ole Miss 28–13. Drive: 12 plays, 70 yards, 2:23.
MISS – Gary Wunderlich 48-yard field goal, 2:45. Ole Miss 31–13. Drive: 7 plays, 44 yards, 2:57.
Fourth quarter
MISS – Jordan Wilkins 38-yard run (Gary Wunderlich kick), 13:22. Ole Miss 38–13. Drive: 7 plays, 65 yards, 2:40.
MSU – Malik Dear 13-yard pass from Dak Prescott (Westin Graves kick), 9:38. Ole Miss 38–20. Drive: 9 plays, 75 yards, 3:44.
MSU – Malik Dear 7-yard pass from Dak Prescott (Westin Graves kick), 1:17. Ole Miss 38–27. Drive: 10 plays, 64 yards, 3:43.
Top passers
Top rushers
MISS – Jaylen Walton – 16 rushes, 93 yards
MSU – Dak Prescott – 21 rushes, 63 yards, TD
Top receivers
NC State (Belk Bowl)
NC State vs Mississippi State
1
2 3 4 Total
Wolfpack
0
14 7 7
28
• Bulldogs
14
17 6 14
51
Source:
References
^ "2015 Mississippi State Bulldogs Football Schedule" . FB Schedules. Retrieved October 17, 2014 .
^ "Mississippi State Bulldogs vs Southern Miss Golden Eagles (September 5, 2015)" . Mississippi State University Department of Athletics. September 5, 2015. Retrieved September 7, 2015 .
^ "Louisiana State Tigers vs Mississippi State Bulldogs (September 12, 2015)" . Mississippi State University Department of Athletics. September 12, 2015. Retrieved September 15, 2015 .
^ "Northwestern State Demons vs Mississippi State Bulldogs (September 19, 2015)" . Mississippi State University Department of Athletics. September 19, 2015. Retrieved September 22, 2015 .
^ "Mississippi State vs Auburn (Sep 26, 2015)" . Mississippi State University Department of Athletics. September 26, 2015. Retrieved September 27, 2015 .
^ "Mississippi State vs Texas A&M (October 3, 2015)" . Mississippi State University Department of Athletics. October 3, 2015. Retrieved October 8, 2015 .
^ "Troy Trojans vs Mississippi State Bulldogs (October 10, 2015)" . Mississippi State University Department of Athletics. October 10, 2015. Retrieved October 13, 2015 .
^ "Louisiana Tech Bulldogs vs Mississippi State Bulldogs (October 17, 2015)" . Mississippi State University Department of Athletics. October 17, 2015. Retrieved October 21, 2015 .
^ "Kentucky Wildcats vs Mississippi State Bulldogs (October 24, 2015)" . Mississippi State University Department of Athletics. October 24, 2015. Retrieved November 3, 2015 .
^ "Mississippi State vs Missouri (November 5, 2015)" . Mississippi State University Department of Athletics. November 5, 2015. Retrieved November 7, 2015 .
^ "Alabama vs Mississippi State (November 14, 2015)" . Mississippi State University Department of Athletics. November 14, 2015. Retrieved November 18, 2015 .
^ "Mississippi State vs Arkansas (November 21, 2015)" . Mississippi State University Department of Athletics. November 21, 2015. Retrieved December 12, 2015 .
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