On August 31, the Mississippi State Bulldogs will open their 2024 college football schedule versus Eastern Kentucky, an FCS opponent. See below for more information.

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2024 Mississippi State Game and TV Schedule

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Mississippi State 2024 Strength of Schedule

• The Bulldogs will face the ninth-toughest schedule in college football, based on their opponents’ combined win total last season (84).
• According to our predictions, Mississippi State will be playing the 22nd-ranked schedule in terms of toughness.
• According to its opponents’ projected win total this season (81), Mississippi State has the ninth-toughest schedule in college football.
• The Bulldogs will have the 12th-hardest conference schedule in college football, based on their SEC opponents’ combined win total last season (67).
• Mississippi State will face seven teams this season that went over .500 in 2023. That schedule includes five teams that ended with nine or more victories and two squads with less than four wins last season.
• The Bulldogs have seven teams that played in a bowl game last year on their schedule in 2024.

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Mississippi State Stat Insights (2023)

• From an offensive standpoint, the Bulldogs ranked 103rd in FBS with 328.6 yards per game last season. Meanwhile, they ranked 41st in total defense (350.6 yards allowed per contest).
• Despite sporting a bottom-25 scoring defense that ranked 66th-worst in FBS last season (26.6 points allowed per game), Mississippi State played better on the other side of the ball, ranking 107th in FBS by totaling 21.8 points per game.
• While the Bulldogs’ pass defense ranked 34th with 204.7 passing yards allowed per game last season, they were worse on offense, ranking 23rd-worst (181.8 passing yards per game).
• Mississippi State averaged 146.8 rushing yards per game on offense last season (80th in FBS), and it surrendered 145.9 rushing yards per game (53rd) on defense.
• The Bulldogs were a bottom-25 offense on third down last season, ranking ninth-worst with a 30.8% third-down percentage. On the defensive side of the ball, they ranked 28th in FBS (33.9% third-down conversion rate allowed).
• Mississippi State had the 81st-ranked turnover margin in college football last season at -2, forcing 12 turnovers (117th in FBS) while turning it over 14 times (27th in FBS).

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