American college football season
The 2022 Mississippi State Bulldogs football team represented Mississippi State University in the 2022 NCAA Division I FBS football season . The Bulldogs played their home games at Davis Wade Stadium in Starkville, Mississippi , and compete in the Western Division of the Southeastern Conference (SEC). They were led by third-year head coach Mike Leach through the regular season, with Zach Arnett taking over for the team’s bowl appearance after Leach's death in December 2022.
In October 2022, 19-year-old freshman offensive lineman Samuel Westmoreland, from Tupelo, Mississippi , committed suicide. Mississippi State honored Westmoreland with helmet stickers and by painting his initials and number on Scott Field.
On December 11, Leach was hospitalized in critical condition, and Arnett was elevated to interim head coach. Practice for the Bulldogs ahead of the 2023 ReliaQuest Bowl and recruiting, was scheduled to continue as normal. Leach died in the evening of December 12, with Mississippi State announcing the news in a statement the following morning. Following the death of Leach, Arnett was made the permanent head coach.
Schedule
Mississippi State and the SEC announced the 2022 football schedule on September 21, 2021.
Date Time Opponent Rank Site TV Result Attendance September 3 6:30 p.m. Memphis *ESPNU W 49–23 54,360 September 10 10:00 p.m. at Arizona * FS1 W 39–17 46,275 September 17 5:00 p.m. at LSU ESPN L 16–31 98,520 September 24 11:00 a.m. Bowling Green *Davis Wade Stadium Starkville, MS SECN W 45–14 48,376 October 1 3:00 p.m. No. 17 Texas A&M Davis Wade Stadium Starkville, MS SECN W 42–24 51,930 October 8 11:00 a.m. Arkansas No. 23 SECN W 40–17 57,849 October 15 6:30 p.m. at No. 22 Kentucky No. 16 SECN L 17–27 61,451 October 22 6:00 p.m. at No. 6 Alabama No. 24 ESPN L 6–30 100,077 November 5 6:30 p.m. Auburn Davis Wade Stadium Starkville, MS ESPN2 W 39–33 57,769 November 12 6:00 p.m. No. 1 Georgia Davis Wade Stadium Starkville, MS ESPN L 19–45 60,352 November 19 11:00 a.m. East Tennessee State *Davis Wade Stadium Starkville, MS ESPN+ /SECN+W 56–7 49,117 November 24 6:00 p.m. at No. 20 Ole Miss ESPN W 24–22 62,487 January 2, 2023 11:00 a.m. vs. Illinois * No. 22 ESPN2 W 19–10 35,797
Rankings
Further information: 2022 NCAA Division I FBS football rankings
Ranking movementsLegend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking Week Poll Pre 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 Final AP RV RV RV — — 23 16 24 RV RV RV — RV 25 24 20 Coaches RV RV RV RV RV 23 17 24 RV RV RV — RV 25 23 19 CFP Not released — — — — 24 22 Not released
Coaching staff
Players drafted into the NFL
See also: 2023 NFL draft
References
"Live like Sam Westmoreland: Family recounts legacy of Mississippi State football player" . The Clarion-Ledger .Hunte, Sydney (November 5, 2022). "Mississippi State to honor deceased OL Sam Westmoreland with number painted on field" . Saturday Down South . Retrieved November 23, 2024.
Sallee, Barrett (December 12, 2022). "Mississippi State coach Mike Leach hospitalized in 'critical condition' with 'personal health issue'" . CBS Sports . Retrieved December 12, 2022.
"Mississippi State football coach Mike Leach still in critical condition" . ESPN. December 12, 2022. Retrieved December 12, 2022.Smith, Danny (December 11, 2022). "MSU head football coach Leach taken to hospital" . Starkville Daily News. Retrieved December 12, 2022.
"MSU Bulldog family, college football community mourns the death of Coach Mike Leach" ."Mississippi State coach Mike Leach dies after hospitalization" . ESPN. December 13, 2022. Retrieved December 13, 2022."Zach Arnett promoted to Bulldog head coach (Updated)" .Andy Kostka (September 21, 2021). "Here's Mississippi State football's 2022 schedule, from opener to Egg Bowl" . The Clarion-Ledger . Retrieved December 6, 2021.
Theo DeRosa (September 21, 2021). "2022 Mississippi State football schedule released" . The Commercial Dispatch . Retrieved December 6, 2021.
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