On August 31, the Mississippi State Bulldogs will open their 2024 college football schedule against Eastern Kentucky, an FCS opponent. See below for more info.

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2024 Mississippi State Game and TV Schedule

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Mississippi State 2024 Strength of Schedule

• Based on their opponents’ combined win total last season (84), the Bulldogs have the ninth-toughest schedule in college football.
• Mississippi State will have the 22nd-ranked schedule in college football, based on our predictions.
• Based on its opponents’ projected win total this season (81), Mississippi State has the ninth-hardest schedule in college football.
• The Bulldogs will have the 12th-toughest conference schedule in college football, based on their SEC opponents’ combined win total last season (67).
• In 2024, Mississippi State will face seven teams that had winning records last season, including five that won nine or more games, while facing two squads that accumulated three or fewer wins a season ago.
• The Bulldogs will see seven teams on their schedule this season that made a bowl game in 2023.

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Mississippi State Stat Insights (2023)

• The Bulldogs averaged 328.6 yards per game on offense last season (103rd in FBS), and they ranked 41st defensively with 350.6 yards allowed per game.
• Mississippi State owned the 107th-ranked scoring offense last season (21.8 points per game), and it was less effective on the other side of the ball, ranking 66th-worst with 26.6 points allowed per game.
• The Bulldogs were a bottom-25 pass offense last year, ranking 23rd-worst with 181.8 passing yards per game. On the defensive side of the ball, they ranked 34th in FBS (204.7 passing yards allowed per game).
• Offensively, Mississippi State ranked 80th in FBS last season with 146.8 rushing yards per game. Meanwhile, it ranked 53rd in rushing yards allowed per contest (145.9).
• The Bulldogs were a bottom-25 offense on third down last season, ranking ninth-worst with a 30.8% third-down percentage. On the defensive side of the ball, they ranked 28th in FBS (33.9% third-down percentage 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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