2023 Mississippi State Bulldogs football team

The 2023 Mississippi State Bulldogs football team represented Mississippi State University in the West Division of the Southeastern Conference (SEC) during the 2023 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Bulldogs were led by Zach Arnett, who was promoted from defensive coordinator to head coach in December 2022 following the death of Mike Leach, until his firing on November 13, 2023.

2023 Mississippi State Bulldogs football
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
DivisionWest Division
Record5–7 (1–7 SEC)
Head coach
  • Zach Arnett (1st season; first 10 games)
  • Greg Knox (interim; remainder of season)
Offensive coordinatorKevin Barbay (1st season)
Offensive schemePro-style
Defensive coordinatorMatt Brock (1st season)
Base defense3–3–5
Home stadiumDavis Wade Stadium
2023 Southeastern Conference football standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
East Division
No. 4 Georgia xy  8 0   13 1  
No. 8 Missouri  6 2   11 2  
No. 17 Tennessee  4 4   9 4  
Kentucky  3 5   7 6  
Florida  3 5   5 7  
South Carolina  3 5   5 7  
Vanderbilt  0 8   2 10  
West Division
No. 5 Alabama xy$^  8 0   12 2  
No. 9 Ole Miss  6 2   11 2  
No. 12 LSU  6 2   10 3  
Texas A&M  4 4   7 6  
Auburn  3 5   6 7  
Mississippi State  1 7   5 7  
Arkansas  1 7   4 8  
Championship: Alabama 27, Georgia 24
  • ^ College Football Playoff participant
  • $ Conference champion
  • x Division champion/co-champions
  • y Championship game participant
Rankings from AP Poll

The Mississippi State football team plays its home games at Davis Wade Stadium in Starkville, Mississippi. This is also expected to be the final year for the West division as Texas and Oklahoma will join the SEC in 2024.

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