2012 Mississippi State Bulldogs football team

2012 Mississippi State Bulldogs football
Gator Bowl, L 20–34 vs. Northwestern
Conference Southeastern Conference
Western Division
Record 8–5 (4–4 SEC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinator Les Koenning (4th season)
Offensive scheme Spread option
Co-defensive coordinator Chris Wilson (3rd season)
Co-defensive coordinator Geoff Collins (2nd season)
Base defense 4–3
Home stadium Davis Wade Stadium
2012 Southeastern Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
Eastern Division
No. T–5 Georgia xy   7 – 1     12 – 2  
No. 9 Florida x%   7 – 1     11 – 2  
No. 8 South Carolina   6 – 2     11 – 2  
No. 23 Vanderbilt   5 – 3     9 – 4  
Missouri   2 – 6     5 – 7  
Tennessee   1 – 7     5 – 7  
Kentucky   0 – 8     2 – 10  
Western Division
No. 1 Alabama x$#   7 – 1     13 – 1  
No. 14 LSU *   6 – 2     10 – 3  
No. T–5 Texas A&M   6 – 2     11 – 2  
Mississippi State   4 – 4     8 – 5  
Ole Miss *   3 – 5     7 – 6  
Arkansas   2 – 6     4 – 8  
Auburn   0 – 8     3 – 9  
Championship: Alabama 32, Georgia 28
  • # – BCS National Champion
  • $ – BCS representative as conference champion
  • % – BCS at-large representative
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
  • y – Championship game participant
  • * Ole Miss and LSU vacated all wins due to NCAA violations.
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2012 Mississippi State Bulldogs football team represented Mississippi State University in the 2012 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The team was coached by Dan Mullen, who was in his fourth season with Mississippi State. The Bulldogs played their home games at Davis Wade Stadium in Starkville, Mississippi, and competed in the Western Division of the Southeastern Conference (SEC).

Schedule

Date Time Opponent Rank Site TV Result Attendance
September 1 6:00 pm Jackson State*
SECRN W 56–9 55,082
September 8 11:00 am Auburn
  • Davis Wade Stadium
  • Starkville, MS
 ESPN W 28–10 56,111
September 15 6:00 pm at Troy*
ESPN3 W 30–24 29,013
September 22 6:00 pm South Alabama* No. 23
  • Davis Wade Stadium
  • Starkville, MS
 Bulldog Sports Properties W 30–10 55,186
October 6 11:21 am at Kentucky No. 20
SECN W 27–14 49,498
October 13 8:00 pm Tennessee No. 19
  • Davis Wade Stadium
  • Starkville, MS
 ESPN2 W 41–31 57,831
October 20 6:00 pm Middle Tennessee*dagger No. 15
  • Davis Wade Stadium
  • Starkville, MS
 ESPN2 W 45–3 55,108
October 27 7:30 pm at No. 1 Alabama No. 13
CBS L 7–38 101,821
November 3 11:00 am No. 16 Texas A&M No. 17
  • Davis Wade Stadium
  • Starkville, MS
 ESPN L 13–38 55,240
November 10 6:00 pm at No. 5 LSU No. 22
ESPN L 17–37 92,831
November 17 11:21 am Arkansas
  • Davis Wade Stadium
  • Starkville, MS
 SECN W 45–14 54,838
November 24 6:00 pm at Ole Miss No. 25
ESPNU L 24–41 61,005
January 1 11:00 am vs. No. 21 Northwestern*
ESPN2 L 20–34 48,612
Schedule Source:

Rankings

See also: 2012 NCAA Division I FBS football rankings
Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes
Week
Poll Pre 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 Final
AP RV RV RV 23 21 20 19 15 13 17 22 RV 25 RV — —
Coaches RV RV RV 23 19 19 18 16 12 18 23 RV 24 RV RV —
Harris Not released 17 14 12 15 20 25 23 RV RV Not released
BCS Not released 12 11 15 21 — — — — Not released