The 2008 Mississippi State Bulldogs football team represented

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during the 2008 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The team's head coach was Sylvester Croom. The Bulldogs played their six home games in 2008 at Davis Wade Stadium at Scott Field in

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and finished with a 4–8 overall record. Croom resigned at the end of the season and on December 10, Mississippi State hired

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Schedule

*Rankings indicate opponent's position in

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as released week prior to game. Schedule Source:Mississippi State Football - 2008 Schedule
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Game summaries

Louisiana Tech

''Last Meeting: September 21,

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, L 23–38''
''Series Record: MSU leads 7–2''

Southeastern Louisiana

''Last Meeting: Never Met''
''Series Record: Never Met''

Auburn

''Last Meeting: September 15,

2007 File:2007 Events Collage.png, From top left, clockwise: Steve Jobs unveils Apple's first iPhone; TAM Airlines Flight 3054 overruns a runway and crashes into a gas station, killing almost 200 people; Former Pakistani Prime Minister of Pakistan, Pr ...

, W 19–14''
''Series Record: MSU trails 23–56–2''

Georgia Tech

''Last Meeting: October 5, 1929, L 13–27''
''Series Record: MSU trails 0–2''

LSU

''Last Meeting: August 30,

, L 0–45''
''Series Record: MSU trails 33–65–3''

Vanderbilt

''Last Meeting: October 2,

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, L 13–31''
''Series Record: MSU leads 10–7–2''

Tennessee

''Last Meeting: October 13,

, L 21–33''
''Series Record: MSU trails 15–27–1''

Middle Tennessee

''Last Meeting:October 28,

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,W 61–35''
''Series Record: MSU leads 2–0''

Kentucky

''Last Meeting: October 27,

, W 31–14''
''Series Record: MSU trails 15–20''

Alabama

''Last Meeting: November 10,

, W 17–12''
''Series Record: MSU trails 18–71–3''

Arkansas

''Last Meeting: November 17,

, L 31–45''
''Series Record: MSU trails 5–12–1''

Ole Miss

''Last Meeting: November 23,

, W 17–14''
''Series Record: MSU trails 39–59–6''

Statistics

Mississippi State Overall Team Statistics (as of Oct 11, 2008)

Team

Scores by quarter

Offense

Rushing

Passing

Receiving

Defense

Special teams

Coaching staff

References

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