2017 Mississippi State Bulldogs football team

The 2017 Mississippi State Bulldogs football team represented Mississippi State University in the 2017 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Bulldogs played their home games at Davis Wade Stadium in Starkville, Mississippi and competed in the Western Division of the Southeastern Conference (SEC). They were led by ninth-year head coach Dan Mullen. They finished the season 9–4, 4–4 in SEC play to finish in a tie for fourth place in the Western Division. They were invited to the TaxSlayer Bowl where they beat Louisville.

2017 Mississippi State Bulldogs football
TaxSlayer Bowl champion
TaxSlayer Bowl, W 31–27 vs. Louisville
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
DivisionWestern Division
Ranking
CoachesNo. 20
APNo. 19
Record9–4 (4–4 SEC)
Head coach
Co-offensive coordinatorBilly Gonzales (4th season)
Co-offensive coordinatorJohn Hevesy (4th season)
Offensive schemeSpread (multiple)
Defensive coordinatorTodd Grantham (1st season)
Base defense3–4
Home stadiumDavis Wade Stadium (Capacity: 61,337)
2017 Southeastern Conference football standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
East Division
No. 2 Georgia x$^  7 1   13 2  
South Carolina  5 3   9 4  
Kentucky  4 4   7 6  
Missouri  4 4   7 6  
Florida  3 5   4 7  
Vanderbilt  1 7   5 7  
Tennessee  0 8   4 8  
West Division
No. 10 Auburn xy  7 1   10 4  
No. 1 Alabama x#^  7 1   13 1  
No. 18 LSU  6 2   9 4  
No. 19 Mississippi State  4 4   9 4  
Texas A&M  4 4   7 6  
Ole Miss*  3 5   6 6  
Arkansas  1 7   4 8  
Championship: Georgia 28, Auburn 7
  • # College Football Playoff champion
  • ^ College Football Playoff participant
  • $ Conference champion
  • x Division champion/co-champions
  • y Championship game participant
  • * Ole Miss ineligible for postseason due to NCAA sanctions
Rankings from AP Poll

Head coach Dan Mullen resigned at the end of the regular season to become the head coach at Florida. Running backs coach Greg Knox served as interim head coach for the TaxSlayer Bowl. On November 28, Penn State offensive coordinator Joe Moorhead was hired as their new head coach, beginning in the 2018 season.

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