Mississippi State Bulldogs Football

- Head coach: Dan Mullen
- Inaugural season: 1895
- Joined league: 1933
- National titles: None
- Home: Davis Wade Stadium
- Capacity: 55,082
- All-time: 475-513-39
- Colors: Maroon and White
- Fight song: "Hail State"
- Bitter rival: Ole Miss
- 2008 W-L: Conf: 2-6; overall: 4-8

The Mississippi State University football team plays college football in the Western Division of the Southeastern Conference. The play their home games on campus at Davis Wade Stadium in Starkville. The stadium is considered the second oldest in Division I-A football. The Bulldogs have played in 13 bowl games in school history, the most recent coming at the end of the 2007 season.
Bulldog Legends

Among the great players in Mississippi State history include Eric Brown, Kent Hull, Floyd Womack, Kevin Dockery, Johnnie Cooks, Reggie Kelly, D.D. Lewis and Eric Moulds.
Sly and the Family Croom
The Bulldogs enjoyed a run of success over a 13-year period under the direction of head coach Jackie Sherrill. They played in six bowl games and won the West Division title of the SEC in 1998. But Sherrill retired following three losing seasons in which he won just three games and the program was put on probation by the NCAA. The team hired Sylvester Croom as the first African-American head coach in league history.
Players in the NFL
- Titus Brown (Linebacker)
- Quinton Culberson (Linebacker)
- Kevin Dockery (Cornerback)
- Ronald Fields (Defensive Tackle)
- Justin Griffith (Fullback )
- Mario Haggan (Linebacker)
- Walt Harris (Cornerback)
- Justin Jenkins (Wide Receiver)
- Antonio Johnson (Defensive Tackle)
- Tommy Kelly (Defensive End)
- Reggie Kelly (Tight End)
- Donald Lee (Tight End)
- Jerious Norwood (Running Back)
- DelJuan Robinson (Defensive Tackle)
- Fred Smoot (Cornerback)
- David Stewart (Offensive Lineman)
- Randy Thomas (Guard)
- Floyd Womack (Offensive Tackle)
- Ellis Wyms (Defensive Tackle)