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Mississippi State's biggest rival and most-played opponent in its history is in-state opponent Ole Miss. [238] [239] Known officially as the Egg Bowl since 1979, [240] and also known prior to 1979 as the Battle for the Golden Egg, the Mississippi State-Ole Miss football rivalry is one of the fiercest in the Southeastern Conference. [241]
In 1935, Mississippi State head football coach Major Ralph Sasse acquired an English Bulldog in an effort to inspire his team. The dog was named "Ptolemy" (after the Greek mathematician and astronomer Claudius Ptolemy), and was affectionately nicknamed "Tol." The dog was "rented" from the Edgar Webster family in Memphis to serve as the team's ...
The Mississippi State Bulldogs college football team represents Mississippi State University in the West Division of the Southeastern Conference (SEC). The Bulldogs compete as part of the NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision. The program has had 36 head coaches since it began play during the 1895 season. [1]
Mississippi State football is wearing throwback jerseys against Kentucky at Davis Wade Stadium. Here's why the Bulldogs are honoring the 1998 team.
Mississippi State football will wear 1998 throwback uniforms vs. Kentucky. For those around the SEC West champs, the looks carries a strong meaning.
Mississippi State football fans typically use cowbells through games at Davis-Wade Stadium, a variable Alabama must be prepare for Saturday.
One year later, in 1990, Roy Lee "Chucky" Mullins, the Rebel athlete who suffered a devastating football injury in 1989 that left him a quadriplegic, was elected "Colonel Reb" by the student body. In 2013, the Associated Student Body at the University officially changed the name of this honorary title from "Colonel Reb" to "Mr. Ole Miss." [ 13 ]
The school did not field a football program from 1897 to 1900. In 1921, Mississippi A&M joined the Southern Conference, where they competed for twelve seasons before joining the SEC where they currently reside. The Bulldogs won their first and only SEC championship in 1941, and captured a division title in 1998. As of the end of the 2017 season