1994 Mississippi State Bulldogs football team

The 1994 Mississippi State Bulldogs football team represented Mississippi State University during the 1994 NCAA Division I-A football season. The team's head coach was Jackie Sherrill. The Bulldogs played their home games in 1994 at Scott Field in Starkville, Mississippi. The Bulldogs finished the season ranked 24th and 25th, respectively, in the AP and Coaches' Polls.

1994 Mississippi State Bulldogs football
Peach Bowl, L 24–28 vs. NC State
Conference	Southeastern Conference
Division	Western Division
Ranking
Coaches	No. 25
AP	No. 24
Record	8–4 (5–3 SEC)
Head coach	Jackie Sherrill (4th season)
Offensive coordinator	Bruce Arians (2nd season)
Defensive coordinator	Bill Clay (4th season)
Home stadium	Scott Field
Seasons ← 1993 1995 →

1994 Southeastern Conference football standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Eastern Division
No. 7 Florida x$	7	–	1	–	0			10	–	2	–	1
No. 22 Tennessee	5	–	3	–	0			8	–	4	–	0
South Carolina	4	–	4	–	0			7	–	5	–	0
Georgia	3	–	4	–	1			6	–	4	–	1
Vanderbilt	2	–	6	–	0			5	–	6	–	0
Kentucky	0	–	8	–	0			1	–	10	–	0
Western Division
No. 5 Alabama x	8	–	0	–	0			12	–	1	–	0
No. 9 Auburn	6	–	1	–	1			9	–	1	–	1
No. 24 Mississippi State	5	–	3	–	0			8	–	4	–	0
LSU	3	–	5	–	0			4	–	7	–	0
Arkansas	2	–	6	–	0			4	–	7	–	0
Ole Miss	2	–	6	–	0			4	–	7	–	0
Championship: Florida 24, Alabama 23
$ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Source
September 3	7:00 p.m.	at Memphis*		Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium Memphis, TN		W 17–6	35,106	[1]
September 10	7:00 p.m.	at LSU		Tiger Stadium Baton Rouge, LA (rivalry)		L 24–44	63,029	[2]
September 24	11:30 a.m.	No. 23 Tennessee		Scott Field Starkville, MS	JPS	W 24–21	41,071	[3]
October 1	6:00 p.m.	Arkansas State*		Scott Field Starkville, MS		W 49–3	30,143	[4]
October 8	2:30 p.m.	No. 9 Auburn		Scott Field Starkville, MS	ABC	L 18–42	41,200	[5]
October 15	12:00 p.m.	at South Carolina		Williams–Brice Stadium Columbia, SC		W 41–36	64,902	[6]
October 22	1:30 p.m.	Tulane*		Scott Field Starkville, MS		W 66–22	30,169	[7]
October 29	6:00 p.m.	at Kentucky		Commonwealth Stadium Lexington, KY		W 47–7	49,500	[8]
November 5	11:30 a.m.	Arkansas	No. 24	Scott Field Starkville, MS	JPS	W 17–7	35,147	[9]
November 12	2:30 p.m.	No. 6 Alabama	No. 20	Scott Field Starkville, MS (rivalry)	ABC	L 25–29	41,358	[10]
November 26	12:30 p.m.	at Ole Miss	No. 19	Vaught–Hemingway Stadium Oxford, MS (Egg Bowl)		W 21–17	36,521	[11]
January 1	7:00 p.m.	vs. No. 23 NC State*	No. 16	Georgia Dome Atlanta, GA (Peach Bowl)	ESPN	L 24–28	64,902	[12]
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Central time

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