2011 Mississippi State Bulldogs football team explained

Year:2011
Team:Mississippi State Bulldogs
Sport:football
Conference:Southeastern Conference
Short Conf:SEC
Division:Western Division
Record:7–6
Conf Record:2–6
Hc Year:3rd
Oc Year:3rd
Dc Year:2nd
Codc1 Year:1st
Champion:Music City Bowl champion
Bowl Result:W 23–17 vs. Wake Forest

The 2011 Mississippi State Bulldogs football team represented Mississippi State University in the 2011 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The team was coached by Dan Mullen, who was in his third season with Mississippi State. The Bulldogs played their home games at Davis Wade Stadium at Scott Field in Starkville, Mississippi and compete in the Western Division of the Southeastern Conference (SEC). They finished the 2011 season with a 7–6 overall play, 2–6 in SEC play, placing fifth in West Division, and were invited for Music City Bowl, where they defeated Wake Forest.

Personnel

Coaching staff

In the week following the Gator Bowl victory, several changes were made to the Mississippi State coaching staff. Defensive coordinator and linebackers coach Manny Diaz resigned his position to serve in the same position for Texas as the replacement for Will Muschamp.[1] Co-defensive coordinator and defensive line coach Chris Wilson was promoted to defensive coordinator to replace Diaz on January 10.[2] At that time, Angelo Mirando was promoted from graduate assistant to wide receivers coach to replace Mark Hudspeth who had resigned earlier to accept the head coaching position at UL Lafayette.[2] [3] Geoff Collins was hired on January 12 to serve as co-defensive coordinator and linebackers coach to fill the vacant position made when Wilson was promoted.[4]

Name Position Seasons at
Mississippi State
Alma Mater
3 Ursinus (1994)
1 Western Carolina (1992)
Offensive line, Running Game Coordinator 3 Maine (1994)
Tony Hughes3 Southern Miss (1980)
3 Northeastern State (1986)
2 Texas (1981)
Angelo Mirando1 Case Western Reserve (2008)
Scott Sallach3 Ursinus (1994)
Cornerbacks, Nickelbacks 1 Millsaps College (Unknown)
1 University of Oklahoma (1985)
Mark Ouimet2 Siena Heights University (1995)
1 Mississippi State University (2007)
Reference:[5]

Recruiting class

Schedule

Schedule Source:[6]

Rankings

See also: 2011 NCAA Division I FBS football rankings.

Game summaries

2011 Egg Bowl

Mississippi State wore new uniforms for the game that featured gold numbers, gold shoes and "Hail State" replacing each of the player's last names on the back of the jersey.[7]

Notes and References

  1. News: Manny Diaz takes job at Texas. Associated Press. ESPN.com. January 5, 2011. February 12, 2011.
  2. News: Wilson Promoted to Defensive Coordinator; Mirando named WRs Coach. Mississippi State University Athletics. MStateathletics.com. January 10, 2011. February 12, 2011. https://web.archive.org/web/20110714125656/http://www.mstateathletics.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90889&SPID=10997&DB_LANG=C&DB_OEM_ID=16800&ATCLID=205072662. July 14, 2011. dead. mdy-all.
  3. News: Mark Hudspeth hired at La.-Lafayette. Associated Press. ESPN.com. December 12, 2010. February 12, 2011.
  4. News: Collins Hired As MSU Linebackers Coach, Co-defensive Coordinator. Brandon. Marcello. The Clarion-Ledger. Jackson. January 12, 2011. February 12, 2011.
  5. Web site: Football Coaching Staff . Mississippi State University Athletics . February 12, 2011.
  6. Web site: 2011 Football Schedule. Mississippi State University Athletics. February 12, 2011.
  7. Web site: Ole Miss vs. Mississippi State - Game Recap - November 26, 2011 - ESPN. https://web.archive.org/web/20111128195520/http://espn.go.com/ncf/recap?gameId=313300344. dead. November 28, 2011.