2014 Mississippi State Bulldogs football team

2014 Mississippi State Bulldogs football
Orange Bowl, L 34–49 vs. Georgia Tech
Conference	Southeastern Conference
Division	Western Division
Ranking
Coaches	No. 12
AP	No. 11
2014 record	10–3 (6–2 SEC)
Head coach	Dan Mullen (6th year)
Co-offensive coordinator	Billy Gonzales (1st as co-OC, 2nd overall year)
Co-offensive coordinator	John Hevesy (1st as co-OC, 6th overall year)
Offensive scheme	Spread option
Defensive coordinator	Geoff Collins (4th year)
Base defense	4–3
Home stadium	Davis Wade Stadium (Capacity: 61,337)
Seasons « 2013 2015 »

2014 SEC football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
Eastern Division
#14 Missouri x		7	–	1					11	–	3
#9 Georgia		6	–	2					10	–	3
Florida		4	–	4					7	–	5
Tennessee		3	–	5					7	–	6
South Carolina		3	–	5					7	–	6
Kentucky		2	–	6					5	–	7
Vanderbilt		0	–	8					3	–	9
Western Division
#4 Alabama x$^		7	–	1					12	–	2
#11 Mississippi State		6	–	2					10	–	3
#17 Ole Miss		5	–	3					9	–	4
#22 Auburn		4	–	4					8	–	5
LSU		4	–	4					8	–	5
Texas A&M		3	–	5					8	–	5
Arkansas		2	–	6					7	–	6
Championship: Alabama 42, Missouri 13
^ – College Football Playoff participant $ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions Rankings from AP Poll

Southern Miss at Mississippi State

1 2 3 4 Total Golden Eagles 0 0 0 0 0 • Bulldogs 7 21 14 7 49 Date: August 30 Location: Davis Wade Stadium Starkville, MS Game start: 6:30 PM CDT Elapsed time: 3:08 Game attendance: 61,889 Game weather: 72 °F (22 °C), Overcast with rain, winds S 3mph Referee: Steve LaMantia TV announcers (SECN): Dave Neal (Play-by-play), Andre Ware (Color) & Laura Rutledge (Sideline) Source:

Scoring summary 1 12:35 MSU De'Runnya Wilson 25-yard touchdown pass from Dak Prescott, Evan Sobiesk kick good MSU 7–0 2 12:22 MSU Nick Griffin 1-yard touchdown run, Evan Sobiesk kick good MSU 14–0 2 4:15 MSU Fred Ross 35-yard touchdown pass from Dak Prescott, Westin Graves kick good MSU 21–0 2 0:35 MSU Malcolm Johnson 23-yard touchdown pass from Dak Prescott, Evan Sobiesk kick good MSU 28–0 3 10:52 MSU De'Runnya Wilson 24-yard touchdown pass from Dak Prescott, Westin Graves kick good MSU 35–0 3 5:02 MSU Jay Hughes 68-yd blocked FG return, Evan Sobiesk kick good MSU 42–0 4 7:51 MSU Fred Ross 21-yard touchdown pass from Damian Williams, Westin Graves kick good MSU 49–0

Scoring summary
1	12:35	MSU	De'Runnya Wilson 25-yard touchdown pass from Dak Prescott, Evan Sobiesk kick good	MSU 7–0
2	12:22	MSU	Nick Griffin 1-yard touchdown run, Evan Sobiesk kick good	MSU 14–0
2	4:15	MSU	Fred Ross 35-yard touchdown pass from Dak Prescott, Westin Graves kick good	MSU 21–0
2	0:35	MSU	Malcolm Johnson 23-yard touchdown pass from Dak Prescott, Evan Sobiesk kick good	MSU 28–0
3	10:52	MSU	De'Runnya Wilson 24-yard touchdown pass from Dak Prescott, Westin Graves kick good	MSU 35–0
3	5:02	MSU	Jay Hughes 68-yd blocked FG return, Evan Sobiesk kick good	MSU 42–0
4	7:51	MSU	Fred Ross 21-yard touchdown pass from Damian Williams, Westin Graves kick good	MSU 49–0

UAB at Mississippi State

1 2 3 4 Total Blazers 3 17 7 7 34 • Bulldogs 13 13 21 0 47 Date: September 6 Location: Davis Wade Stadium Starkville, MS Game start: 1:00 PM CDT Elapsed time: 3:35 Game attendance: 57,704 Game weather: 86 °F (30 °C), Partly cloudy, winds N 3 MPH Referee: Matt Moore TV announcers (SECRN): Bob Rathbun (Play-by-play) & Tim Couch (Color) Source:

Scoring summary 1 14:03 MSU Robert Johnson 68-yard touchdown pass from Dak Prescott, Evan Sobiesk kick good MSU 7–0 1 5:31 UAB Ty Long 44-yard kick good MSU 7–3 1 0:43 MSU Preston Smith 21-yard interception return, Westin Graves kick failed MSU 13–3 2 14:13 UAB Jordan Howard 2-yard touchdown run, Ty Long kick good MSU 13–10 2 13:03 UAB JJ Nelson 88-yard touchdown pass from Jeremi Briscoe, Ty Long kick good UAB 17–13 2 11:37 MSU Josh Robinson 17-yd touchdown run, Evan Sobiesk kick failed MSU 19–17 2 8:06 UAB Ty Long 46-yard kick good UAB 20–19 2 5:02 MSU Gus Walley 20-yard touchdown pass from Dak Prescott, Evan Sobiesk kick good MSU 26–20 3 13:03 MSU Dak Prescott 4-yard touchdown run, Evan Sobiesk kick good MSU 33–20 3 6:40 MSU Joe Morrow 15-yard touchdown pass from Dak Prescott, Evan Sobiesk kick good MSU 40–20 3 5:49 UAB Josh Magee 81-yard touchdown pass from Cody Clements, Ty Long kick good MSU 40–27 3 1:49 MSU De'Runnya Wilson 8-yard touchdown pass from Dak Prescott, Evan Sobiesk kick good MSU 47–27 4 0:49 UAB Quincy Perdue 75-yard touchdown pass from Jeremi Briscoe, Ty Long kick good MSU 47–34

Scoring summary
1	14:03	MSU	Robert Johnson 68-yard touchdown pass from Dak Prescott, Evan Sobiesk kick good	MSU 7–0
1	5:31	UAB	Ty Long 44-yard kick good	MSU 7–3
1	0:43	MSU	Preston Smith 21-yard interception return, Westin Graves kick failed	MSU 13–3
2	14:13	UAB	Jordan Howard 2-yard touchdown run, Ty Long kick good	MSU 13–10
2	13:03	UAB	JJ Nelson 88-yard touchdown pass from Jeremi Briscoe, Ty Long kick good	UAB 17–13
2	11:37	MSU	Josh Robinson 17-yd touchdown run, Evan Sobiesk kick failed	MSU 19–17
2	8:06	UAB	Ty Long 46-yard kick good	UAB 20–19
2	5:02	MSU	Gus Walley 20-yard touchdown pass from Dak Prescott, Evan Sobiesk kick good	MSU 26–20
3	13:03	MSU	Dak Prescott 4-yard touchdown run, Evan Sobiesk kick good	MSU 33–20
3	6:40	MSU	Joe Morrow 15-yard touchdown pass from Dak Prescott, Evan Sobiesk kick good	MSU 40–20
3	5:49	UAB	Josh Magee 81-yard touchdown pass from Cody Clements, Ty Long kick good	MSU 40–27
3	1:49	MSU	De'Runnya Wilson 8-yard touchdown pass from Dak Prescott, Evan Sobiesk kick good	MSU 47–27
4	0:49	UAB	Quincy Perdue 75-yard touchdown pass from Jeremi Briscoe, Ty Long kick good	MSU 47–34

Mississippi State at South Alabama

1 2 3 4 Total • Bulldogs 7 21 7 0 35 Jaguars 0 3 0 0 3 Date: September 13 Location: Ladd–Peebles Stadium Mobile, AL Game start: 3:00 PM CDT Elapsed time: 3:13 Game attendance: 38,129 Game weather: 86 °F (30 °C), Partly cloudy, Winds NNE 7 mph Referee: Matt Loeffler TV announcers (ESPNews): Mike Couzens (Play-by-play) & Rene Ingogila (Color) Source:

Scoring summary 1 4:56 MSU Malcolm Johnson 15-yard touchdown pass from Dak Prescott, Evan Sobiesk kick good MSU 7–0 2 9:30 USA Aleem Sunanon 26-yard kick good MSU 7–3 2 7:00 MSU Josh Robinson 2-yard touchdown run, Evan Sobiesk kick good MSU 14–3 2 4:27 MSU Dak Prescott 24-yard touchdown pass from Jameon Lewis, Evan Sobiesk kick good MSU 21–3 2 2:58 MSU Josh Robinson 15-yard touchdown run, Evan Sobiesk kick good MSU 28–3 3 7:17 MSU Dak Prescott 40-yard touchdown run, Evan Sobiesk kick good MSU 35–3

Scoring summary
1	4:56	MSU	Malcolm Johnson 15-yard touchdown pass from Dak Prescott, Evan Sobiesk kick good	MSU 7–0
2	9:30	USA	Aleem Sunanon 26-yard kick good	MSU 7–3
2	7:00	MSU	Josh Robinson 2-yard touchdown run, Evan Sobiesk kick good	MSU 14–3
2	4:27	MSU	Dak Prescott 24-yard touchdown pass from Jameon Lewis, Evan Sobiesk kick good	MSU 21–3
2	2:58	MSU	Josh Robinson 15-yard touchdown run, Evan Sobiesk kick good	MSU 28–3
3	7:17	MSU	Dak Prescott 40-yard touchdown run, Evan Sobiesk kick good	MSU 35–3

Mississippi State at #8 LSU

1 2 3 4 Total • Bulldogs 14 3 14 3 34 Tigers 0 3 7 19 29 Date: September 20 Location: Tiger Stadium Baton Rouge, LA Game start: 6:00 PM CDT Elapsed time: 3:37 Game attendance: 102,321 Game weather: 85 °F (29 °C), Clear sunny, Winds East 4-7 mph Referee: Hubert Owens TV announcers (ESPN): Brad Nessler (Play-by-play), Todd Blackledge (Color) & Holly Rowe (Sideline) Source:

Scoring summary 1 10:47 MSU De'Runnya Wilson 9-yard touchdown pass from Dak Prescott, Evan Sobiesk kick good MSU 7–0 1 0:45 MSU Josh Robinson 3-yard touchdown run, Evan Sobiesk kick good MSU 14–0 2 9:26 MSU Evan Sobiesk 27-yard kick good MSU 17–0 2 1:20 LSU Colby Delahoussaye 30-yard kick good MSU 17–3 3 14:48 LSU Danielle Hunter 25-yard fumble recovery, Colby Delahoussaye kick good MSU 17–10 3 12:44 MSU Dak Prescott 56-yard touchdown run, Evan Sobiesk kick good MSU 24–10 3 9:35 MSU Jameon Lewis 74-yard touchdown pass from Dak Prescott, Evan Sobiesk kick good MSU 31–10 4 14:49 MSU Evan Sobiesk 28-yard kick good MSU 34–10 4 12:34 LSU Kenny Hilliard 30-yard touchdown run, Anthony Jennings rush failed MSU 34–16 4 1:55 LSU Malachi Dupre 31-yard touchdown pass from Brandon Harris, Brandon Harris rushed failed MSU 34–22 4 1:27 LSU Malachi Dupre 30-yard touchdown pass from Brandon Harris, Colby Delahoussaye kick good MSU 34–29

Scoring summary
1	10:47	MSU	De'Runnya Wilson 9-yard touchdown pass from Dak Prescott, Evan Sobiesk kick good	MSU 7–0
1	0:45	MSU	Josh Robinson 3-yard touchdown run, Evan Sobiesk kick good	MSU 14–0
2	9:26	MSU	Evan Sobiesk 27-yard kick good	MSU 17–0
2	1:20	LSU	Colby Delahoussaye 30-yard kick good	MSU 17–3
3	14:48	LSU	Danielle Hunter 25-yard fumble recovery, Colby Delahoussaye kick good	MSU 17–10
3	12:44	MSU	Dak Prescott 56-yard touchdown run, Evan Sobiesk kick good	MSU 24–10
3	9:35	MSU	Jameon Lewis 74-yard touchdown pass from Dak Prescott, Evan Sobiesk kick good	MSU 31–10
4	14:49	MSU	Evan Sobiesk 28-yard kick good	MSU 34–10
4	12:34	LSU	Kenny Hilliard 30-yard touchdown run, Anthony Jennings rush failed	MSU 34–16
4	1:55	LSU	Malachi Dupre 31-yard touchdown pass from Brandon Harris, Brandon Harris rushed failed	MSU 34–22
4	1:27	LSU	Malachi Dupre 30-yard touchdown pass from Brandon Harris, Colby Delahoussaye kick good	MSU 34–29

The 2014 Mississippi State Bulldogs football team represented Mississippi State University in the 2014 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The team was coached by Dan Mullen, who was in his sixth season with Mississippi State. The Bulldogs played their home games at the newly expanded and renovated Davis Wade Stadium in Starkville, Mississippi and competed in the Western Division of the Southeastern Conference (SEC).

The 2014 season was one of the most successful seasons in Mississippi State's 110-year football history. In mid-October, they shot to #1 in the polls for the first time in school history, and the highest that any FBS team in Mississippi had been ranked at that late date in the season in half a century. They ultimately finished 10–3, the second 10-win regular season in school history. They netted a berth in the Orange Bowl, the second major-bowl appearance in school history, where they were defeated by Georgia Tech.

The 2013 Mississippi State Bulldogs football team finished 7–6, defeating Rice in the Liberty Bowl. The Bulldogs' conference victories included a narrow win over Kentucky, an overtime road win at Arkansas, and an overtime thriller over rival Ole Miss in the Egg Bowl.

It was the Bulldogs' fourth straight bowl season, the first time in school history a team had accomplished this feat. The 2013 Bulldogs averaged 434 yards per game on offensive, the highest output in school history.

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