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The university began as The Agricultural and Mechanical College of the State of Mississippi (or Mississippi A&M ), one of the national land-grant colleges established after Congress passed the Morrill Act in 1862. It was created by the Mississippi Legislature on February 28, 1878, to fulfill the mission of offering training in "agriculture ...
Doctoral university: Mississippi Delta Community College: Moorhead: Public: 1927 Community college: Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College: Perkinston: Public: 1912 Community college: Mississippi State University: Starkville: Public: 1878 Research university: Mississippi University for Women: Columbus: Public: 1884 Master's university ...
The Alabama–Mississippi State rivalry, sometimes referred to as the 90 Mile Drive or the Battle for Highway 82, is an annual football game between the University of Alabama Crimson Tide and Mississippi State University Bulldogs. Both universities are founding members of the Southeastern Conference in 1933, as well as the league's Western ...
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 35 head coaches since it began play during the 1895 season. [1]
Mississippi State University, then Mississippi A&M, began playing football in 1895 under the nickname "Maroons". The sport continues to be a favorite among the Bulldog faithful. Home games are played at Davis Wade Stadium at Scott Field, the second oldest football stadium in NCAA Division I-FBS, which has a seating capacity of 61,337.
This is a list of seasons completed by the Mississippi State Bulldogs football team. Representing Mississippi State University, the Bulldogs compete in the Southeastern Conference West Division in the NCAA Division I FBS. Since 1914, Mississippi State has played its home games out of 61,337-seat Davis Wade Stadium in Starkville, Mississippi.
Presidents of Mississippi State University (1958–present) Name: Term: 11 (cont.) Benjamin F. Hilbun: 1958–1960 12 Dean W. Colvard: 1960–1966 13
Rickey Brown, C for Golden State, Atlanta Hawks. Titus Brown, NFL defensive end, Cleveland Browns. Shawn Byrdsong, football player. Van Chancellor, former head coach of women's basketball at Louisiana State University, at the University of Mississippi, and of the Houston Comets of the WNBA. Ed Chapman, P for the Washington Senators in 1933.