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 are facing the ninth-hardest schedule this season (based on their opponents’ combined win total from last year).
• Based on our predictions, Mississippi State will be playing the 22nd-ranked schedule in terms of difficulty.
• Taking into account its opponents’ projected win total this season (81), Mississippi State has the ninth-hardest schedule in college football.
• The Bulldogs will have the 12th-hardest conference schedule in college football, based on their SEC opponents’ combined win total last year (67).
• Mississippi State has seven games this season against teams that finished above .500 in 2023. That schedule includes five teams that had nine or more victories and two squads with three or fewer wins last season.
• The Bulldogs have seven teams that made a bowl game last year on their schedule in 2024.

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Mississippi State Stat Insights (2023)

• From an offensive standpoint, 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 put up 21.8 points per game offensively last season (107th in FBS), and it gave up 26.6 points per game (68th) on the defensive side of the ball.
• The Bulldogs were a bottom-25 pass offense last season, ranking 23rd-worst with 181.8 passing yards per game. Defensively, they ranked 34th in FBS (204.7 passing yards allowed per game).
• Mississippi State averaged 146.8 rushing yards per game on offense (80th in FBS) last season, and it ranked 53rd defensively with 145.9 rushing yards allowed per game.
• The Bulldogs were a bottom-25 offense on third down last year, ranking ninth-worst with a 30.8% third-down percentage. On defense, they ranked 28th in FBS (33.9% third-down conversion rate allowed).
• Mississippi State had the 81st-ranked turnover margin in college football last season at -2, forcing 12 turnovers (117th in FBS) while turning it over 14 times (27th in FBS).

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