The Mississippi State Bulldogs will begin their 2024 college football schedule against Eastern Kentucky, an FCS opponent, on August 31 — see below for more.

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2024 Mississippi State Game and TV Schedule

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Mississippi State 2024 Strength of Schedule

• The Bulldogs are facing the ninth-toughest schedule this season (based on their opponents’ combined win total last year).
• Mississippi State is playing the 22nd-ranked schedule (based on our predictions) this year.
• Mississippi State will have the ninth-toughest schedule in college football, based on its opponents’ projected win total this year (81).
• The Bulldogs will face the 12th-hardest conference schedule in college football, based on their SEC opponents’ combined win total last season (67).
• In 2024, Mississippi State’s schedule will include seven games against teams which ended the season with winning records a year ago, including five games against teams that had nine or more wins and two games against squads with less than four wins in 2023.
• The Bulldogs will play seven teams in 2024 who played in a bowl game in 2023.

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Mississippi State Stat Insights (2023)

• The Bulldogs averaged 328.6 yards per game on offense last season, which ranked them 103rd in FBS. Defensively, they ranked 41st, allowing 350.6 yards per game.
• Mississippi State sported the 107th-ranked scoring offense last season (21.8 points per game), and it was less effective on defense, ranking 66th-worst with 26.6 points allowed per game.
• The Bulldogs ranked 23rd-worst in passing offense last season (181.8 passing yards per game), but they played better on defense, ranking 34th with 204.7 passing yards allowed per game.
• Offensively, Mississippi State ranked 80th in FBS last season with 146.8 rushing yards per game. Meanwhile, it ranked 53rd in rushing yards allowed per contest (145.9).
• While the Bulldogs’ third-down defense ranked 28th with a 33.9% third-down percentage allowed per game last season, they were worse on offense, ranking ninth-worst with a 30.8% third-down percentage.
• With 12 forced turnovers (117th in FBS) against 14 turnovers committed (27th in FBS) last season, Mississippi State’s -2 turnover margin ranked 81st in college football.

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