American college football season
The 1999 Mississippi State Bulldogs football team represented Mississippi State University as a member of the Western Division of the Southern Conference (SEC) during the 1999 NCAA Division I-A football season. Led by ninth-year head coach Jackie Sherrill, the Bulldogs compiled an overall record of 10–2 with a mark of 6–2 in conference play, placing second in the SEC's Western Division. Mississippi State was invited to the Peach Bowl, where Bulldogs defeated Clemson. The team played home games at Scott Field in Starkville, Mississippi.
Schedule
Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | Source |
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September 4 | 6:00 pm | Middle Tennessee* | | | | W 40–7 | 35,230 | |
September 11 | 7:30 pm | Memphis* | | - Scott Field
- Starkville, MS
| FSN | W 13–10 | 32,010 | |
September 18 | 2:30 pm | Oklahoma State* | | - Scott Field
- Starkville, MS
| JPS | W 29–11 | 38,193 | |
September 25 | 6:00 pm | South Carolina | No. 23 | - Scott Field
- Starkville, MS
| | W 17–0 | 37,693 | |
October 2 | 1:00 pm | at Vanderbilt | No. 16 | | | W 42–14 | 37,120 | |
October 9 | 11:30 am | at Auburn | No. 14 | | JPS | W 18–16 | 80,394 | |
October 23 | 5:00 pm | LSU | No. 12 | - Scott Field
- Starkville, MS (rivalry)
| ESPN2 | W 17–16 | 41,274 | |
November 4 | 7:00 pm | Kentucky | No. 8 | - Scott Field
- Starkville, MS
| ESPN | W 23–22 | 39,149 | |
November 13 | 2:30 pm | at No. 11 Alabama | No. 8 | | CBS | L 7–19 | 83,818 | [1] |
November 20 | 8:00 pm | at No. 22 Arkansas | No. 12 | | ESPN2 | L 9–14 | 55,491 | |
November 25 | 7:00 pm | No. 23 Ole Miss | No. 18 | | ESPN | W 23–20 | 41,200 | |
December 30 | 6:30 pm | vs. Clemson* | No. 15 | | ESPN | W 17–7 | 73,315 | |
- *Non-conference game
- Homecoming
- Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
- All times are in Central time
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Rankings
Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes т = Tied with team above or below | Week |
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Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | Final |
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AP | RV | RV | RV | RV | 23 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 8T | 8 | 8 | 12 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 13 |
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Coaches Poll | RV | RV* | RV | RV | 23 | 16 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 15 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 12 |
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BCS | Not released | 11 | 12 | 10 | 15 | — | — | — | Not released |
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