The 2010 Mississippi State Bulldogs football team represented

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during the

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. Mississippi State has been a member of the

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(SEC) since the league's inception in 1932, and has participated in that conference's Western Division since

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. The Bulldogs played their home games at Davis Wade Stadium at Scott Field in

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, which has been MSU football's "home" stadium since 1914. The Bulldogs finished the season 9–4, 4–4 in SEC play and faced

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in the

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, which they won 52–14. The team finished with a #15 final ranking in the

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, making them 2010's most improved team in the SEC.

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set the school record for rushing TD's in a single season with 19 in the 2010 season.

Preseason

On April 17, 2010, before a crowd of 34,127, the largest in Mississippi history, the Maroon squad defeated the White squad 26-13 in Mississippi State's spring football game held at Davis Wade Stadium Saturday evening.

Schedule

Game summaries

Memphis

Auburn

LSU

Georgia

Alcorn State

Houston

Florida

UAB

Kentucky

Alabama

Arkansas

Ole Miss

Gator Bowl

References

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Mississippi State Bulldogs football seasons Gator Bowl champion seasons

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