1996 Mississippi State Bulldogs football team

1996 Mississippi State Bulldogs football

Conference	Southeastern Conference
Division	Western Division
1996 record	5–6 (3–5 SEC)
Head coach	Jackie Sherrill
Offensive coordinator	Lynn Amedee
Defensive coordinator	Joe Lee Dunn
Home stadium	Scott Field (40,646)

1996 SEC football standings
	Conf				Overall
Team		W		L		W		L
Eastern Division
#1 Florida x$		8	–	0		12	–	1
#9 Tennessee		7	–	1		10	–	2
South Carolina		4	–	4		6	–	5
Kentucky		3	–	5		4	–	7
Georgia		3	–	5		5	–	6
Vanderbilt		0	–	8		2	–	9
Western Division
#11 Alabama xy		6	–	2		10	–	3
#12 LSU x		6	–	2		10	–	2
#24 Auburn		4	–	4		8	–	4
Mississippi State		3	–	5		5	–	6
Ole Miss		2	–	6		5	–	6
Arkansas		2	–	6		4	–	7
Championship: Florida 45, Alabama 30
$ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions y – Championship game participant Rankings from AP Poll

The 1996 Mississippi State Bulldogs football team represented Mississippi State University during the 1996 NCAA Division I-A football season. The team's head coach was Jackie Sherrill. The Bulldogs played their home games in 1996 at Scott Field in Starkville, Mississippi. The season included the first win over Alabama since 1980.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent^#	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 7	7:00 PM	at Memphis*	Liberty Bowl • Memphis, TN		W 31–10	38,388
September 21	6:00 PM	Louisiana Tech*	Scott Field • Starkville, MS		L 23–38	33,194
September 28	11:30 AM	at South Carolina	Williams-Brice Stadium • Columbia, SC	JPS	W 14–10	75,014
October 5	6:00 PM	Georgia	Scott Field • Starkville, MS		L 19–38	32,247
October 12	2:30 PM	No. 18 Auburn	Scott Field • Starkville, MS	CBS	L 15–49	40,728
October 26	11:30 AM	at No. 13 LSU	Tiger Stadium • Baton Rouge, LA (Rivalry)	JPS	L 20–28	79,594
November 2	1:30 PM	Northeast Louisiana*	Scott Field • Starkville, MS		W 59–0	31,038
November 9	12:30 PM	at Kentucky	Commonwealth Stadium • Lexington, KY (Rivalry)		L 21–24	26,500
November 16	8:00 PM	No. 8 Alabama	Scott Field • Starkville, MS (Rivalry)	ESPN	W 17–16	40,050
November 23	1:30 PM	Arkansas	Scott Field • Starkville, MS		L 13–16	30,103
November 30	11:30 AM	at Ole Miss	Vaught–Hemingway Stadium • Oxford, MS (Egg Bowl)	JPS	W 17–0	23,678
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. ^#Rankings from AP Poll released week prior to game. All times are in Central Time.

Mississippi State Bulldogs football

Venues	Davis Wade Stadium (1914–present)

Bowls & rivalries	Bowl games Alabama Kentucky LSU Ole Miss: Egg Bowl

Culture & lore	Bully "Hail State" Famous Maroon Band

People	Head coaches NFL draftees Statistical leaders

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