The Mississippi State Bulldogs were 8-4 in 2017. They emerged victorious over the Louisville Cardinals, 31 to 27, in the TaxSlayer Bowl.
| TEAM | CONF | OVERALL | |
|---|---|---|---|
2 | 8-2 | 13-2 | |
3 | 7-2 | 10-4 | |
4 | 4-4 | 9-4 | |
5 | 5-3 | 9-4 | |
6 | 6-2 | 9-4 |
| GP | PTS | YDS | PLY | AVG | RUSH YDS | RUSH ATT | RUSH AVG | PASS YDS | PASS ATT | PASS AVG | SCK | SCKY | 1DWN | RUSH 1DWN | PASS 1DWN | PEN 1DWN | PEN | PEN YDS | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | 13 | 416 | 5,442 | 987 | 5.5 | 3,272 | 634 | 5.2 | 2,170 | 353 | 6.1 | 13 | 76 | 300 | 182 | 99 | 19 | 80 | 710 |
Team Rank | 38th | 43rd | 17th | 81st | 12th | 8th | 22nd | 107th | 90th | 118th | 5th | 123rd | 28th | 5th | 103rd | 84th | 76th | 79th | |
Opponent | 13 | 272 | 3,982 | 798 | 5.2 | 1,711 | 448 | 3.8 | 2,271 | 314 | 7.2 | 36 | 232 | 176 | 80 | 73 | 23 | 64 | 626 |
Opponent Rank | 26th | 10th | 11th | 40th | 32nd | 22nd | 39th | 12th | 7th | 66th | 21st | 108th | 2nd | 9th | 1st | 76th | 102nd | 81st | |
Net | +144 | +1,460 | +189 | +0.3 | +1,561 | +186 | +1.3 | -101 | +39 | -1.1 | -23 | -156 | +124 | +102 | +26 | -4 | +16 | +84 | |
Net Rank | 22nd | 13th | 2nd | 56th | 13th | 7th | 22nd | 75th | 45th | 103rd | 4th | 124th | 1st | 4th | 35th | 91st | 108th | 91st |
| Big 10 | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 11 | 0 | 1.000 | |
| 2 | 11 | 0 | 1.000 |
| Independent | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 9 | 2 | .818 | |
| 2 | 9 | 3 | .750 |
| Pac-12 | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 9 | .182 | |
| 2 | 5 | 6 | .455 |
| Mountain West | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 9 | 2 | .818 | |
| 2 | 7 | 4 | .636 |
| Big 12 | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 10 | 1 | .909 | |
| 2 | 10 | 1 | .909 |
| American Athletic | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 9 | 2 | .818 | |
| 2 | 10 | 1 | .909 |
| Mid-American | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 8 | 4 | .667 | |
| 2 | 7 | 4 | .636 |
| Conference USA | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 7 | 4 | .636 | |
| 2 | 8 | 3 | .727 |
| Sun Belt | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 10 | 1 | .909 | |
| 2 | 8 | 3 | .727 |