1994 Mississippi State Bulldogs football team

1994 Mississippi State Bulldogs football
Peach Bowl, L 24–28 vs. NC State
Conference Southeastern Conference
Western Division
Ranking
Coaches No. 25
AP No. 24
Record 8–4 (5–3 SEC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinator Bruce Arians (2nd season)
Defensive coordinator Bill Clay (4th as DC, 6th overall season)
Home stadium Scott Field (40,646)
1994 Southeastern Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Eastern Division
No. 7 Florida x$ 7 1 0 10 2 1
No. 22 Tennessee 5 3 0 8 4 0
South Carolina 4 4 0 7 5 0
Georgia 3 4 1 6 4 1
Vanderbilt 2 6 0 5 6 0
Kentucky 0 8 0 1 10 0
Western Division
No. 5 Alabama x 8 0 0 12 1 0
No. 9 Auburn 6 1 1 9 1 1
No. 24 Mississippi State 5 3 0 8 4 0
LSU 3 5 0 4 7 0
Arkansas 2 6 0 4 7 0
Ole Miss 2 6 0 4 7 0
Championship: Florida 24, Alabama 23
  • $ – Conference champion
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1994 Mississippi State Bulldogs football team represented Mississippi State University during the 1994 NCAA Division I-A football season. The team's head coach was Jackie Sherrill. The Bulldogs played their home games in 1994 at Scott Field in Starkville, Mississippi. The Bulldogs finished the season ranked 24th and 25th, respectively, in the AP and Coaches' Polls.

Schedule

Date Time Opponent Rank Site TV Result Attendance Source
September 3 7:00 p.m. at Memphis* W 17–6 35,106
September 10 7:00 p.m. at LSU L 24–44 63,029
September 24 11:30 a.m. No. 23 Tennessee JPS W 24–21 41,071
October 1 6:00 p.m. Arkansas State*
  • Scott Field
  • Starkville, Mississippi
W 49–3 30,143
October 8 2:30 p.m. No. 9 Auburn
  • Scott Field
  • Starkville, Mississippi
ABC L 42–18 41,200
October 15 12:00 p.m. at South Carolina W 41–36 64,902
October 22 1:30 p.m. Tulane*
  • Scott Field
  • Starkville, Mississippi
W 66–22 30,169
October 29 6:00 p.m. at Kentucky W 47–7 49,500
November 5 11:30 a.m. Arkansas No. 24
  • Scott Field
  • Starkville, Mississippi
JPS W 17–7 35,147
November 12 2:30 p.m. No. 6 Alabama No. 20
  • Scott Field
  • Starkville, Mississippi (rivalry)
ABC L 25–29 41,358
November 26 12:30 p.m. at Ole Miss No. 19 W 21–17 36,521
January 1 7:00 p.m. vs. No. 23 NC State No. 16 ESPN L 24–28 64,902
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released week prior to game
  • All times are in Central time