The Mississippi State Bulldogs will play an FCS opponent, Eastern Kentucky, in their 2024 season opener on August 31. For the full Mississippi State schedule, keep scrolling.

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2024 Mississippi State Game and TV Schedule

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Mississippi State 2024 Strength of Schedule

• The Bulldogs will have the ninth-hardest schedule in college football, based on their opponents’ combined win total last year (84).
• Based on our predictions, Mississippi State has the 22nd-ranked schedule in college football.
• Mississippi State is playing the ninth-toughest schedule this season (based on its opponents’ projected win total this year).
• Taking into account their SEC opponents’ combined win total last year (67), the Bulldogs have the 12th-hardest conference schedule in college football.
• Mississippi State has a schedule that features seven games in 2024 against teams that finished over .500 in 2023 (five of those teams won nine or more games and two of them picked up three or fewer wins).
• The Bulldogs will clash with seven teams in 2024 who played in a bowl game in 2023.

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Mississippi State Stat Insights (2023)

• On offense, 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).
• Mississippi State averaged 21.8 points per game offensively last year (107th in FBS), and it allowed 26.6 points per game (68th) on defense.
• While the Bulldogs’ pass defense ranked 34th with 204.7 passing yards allowed per game last season, they were less successful on offense, ranking 23rd-worst (181.8 passing yards per game).
• Mississippi State totaled 146.8 rushing yards per game offensively last season (80th in FBS), and it allowed 145.9 rushing yards per game (53rd) on defense.
• While the Bulldogs’ third-down defense ranked 28th with a 33.9% third-down conversion rate allowed per game last season, they were less successful on offense, ranking ninth-worst with a 30.8% third-down percentage.
• Mississippi State forced 12 total turnovers (117th in FBS) last season and turned it over 14 times (27th in FBS) for a turnover margin of -2, 81st-ranked in college football.

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