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American college football season
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.
On November 16, Mississippi State beat
Alabama for the program's first win over the Crimson Tide since the
1980 season.
Schedule
Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | Source |
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September 7 | 7:00 p.m. | at
Memphis* | | | W 31–10 | 38,388 |
[1] |
September 21 | 6:00 p.m. |
Louisiana Tech* | | | L 23–38 | 33,194 |
[2] |
September 28 | 11:30 a.m. | at
South Carolina | |
JPS | W 14–10 | 75,014 |
[3] |
October 5 | 6:00 p.m. |
Georgia | - Scott Field
- Starkville, MS
| ESPN2 | L 19–38 | 32,247 |
[4] |
October 12 | 11:30 a.m. | No. 18
Auburn | - Scott Field
- Starkville, MS
| JPS | L 15–49 | 40,728 |
[5] |
October 26 | 11:30 a.m. | at No. 13
LSU | | JPS | L 20–28 | 79,594 |
[6] |
November 2 | 1:30 p.m. |
Northeast Louisiana* | - Scott Field
- Starkville, MS
| | W 59–0 | 31,038 |
[7] |
November 9 | 12:30 p.m. | at
Kentucky | | | L 21–24 | 26,500 |
[8] |
November 16 | 8:00 p.m. | No. 8
Alabama | - Scott Field
- Starkville, MS (
rivalry)
|
ESPN | W 17–16 | 40,050 |
[9] |
November 23 | 1:30 p.m. |
Arkansas | - Scott Field
- Starkville, MS
| | L 13–16 OT | 30,103 |
[10] |
November 30 | 11:30 a.m. | at
Ole Miss | | ESPN2 | W 17–0 | 23,678 |
[11] |
- *Non-conference game
- Homecoming
- Rankings from
AP Poll released prior to the game
- All times are in
Central time
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[12]
Roster
1996 Mississippi State Bulldogs football team roster
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Players
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Coaches
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Offense
Pos. |
# |
Name |
Class
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G
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59
|
Brad Ainsworth
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Sr
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C
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53
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Eric Allen
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So
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WR
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19
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Lorenzo Armstead
|
Fr
|
G
|
60
|
Burt Ashley
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Jr
|
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Defense
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Special teams
|
- Head coach
- Coordinators/assistant coaches
- Legend
- (C) Team captain
- (S) Suspended
- (I) Ineligible
-
Injured
-
Redshirt
Roster Last update: 1996-12-25
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References
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"Big plays lift Bulldogs past Memphis". Hattiesburg American. September 8, 1996. Retrieved February 10, 2024 – via
Newspapers.com.
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"La. Tech surprises Bulldogs". Hattiesburg American. September 22, 1996. Retrieved July 15, 2021 – via
Newspapers.com.
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"Blitzing Bulldogs drop Wright, South Carolina". The Charlotte Observer. September 29, 1996. Retrieved February 10, 2024 – via
Newspapers.com.
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"Georgia blisters Mississippi State". The Montgomery Advertiser. October 6, 1996. Retrieved February 10, 2024 – via
Newspapers.com.
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"Bulldogs forced to learn from adversity". The Dothan Eagle. October 13, 1996. Retrieved February 10, 2024 – via
Newspapers.com.
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"Opportunities, LSU slip by Miss. State". The Greenville News. October 27, 1996. Retrieved February 10, 2024 – via
Newspapers.com.
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"Rout ends frustration for Mississippi State". The Tennessean. November 3, 1996. Retrieved February 10, 2024 – via
Newspapers.com.
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"Tilghman alumni lead UK to 3rd win". The Paducah Sun. November 10, 1996. Retrieved February 10, 2024 – via
Newspapers.com.
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"State stuns Bama!". The Clarion-Ledger. November 17, 1996. Retrieved February 20, 2021 – via
Newspapers.com.
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"Arkansas nips Mississippi State". The Shreveport Times. November 24, 1996. Retrieved February 10, 2024 – via
Newspapers.com.
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"Dunn contains Ole Miss, but not his own emotions". The Anniston Star. December 1, 1996. Retrieved February 10, 2024 – via
Newspapers.com.
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"1996 Mississippi State Bulldogs Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved February 10, 2024.
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