The Mississippi State Bulldogs open the 2022 season Sept. 3 at home against the Memphis Tigers. 'The Bulldogs lost 31-29 at Memphis last season.
Mike Leach is back for this third season as Mississippi State's coach after going 11-13 over his first two years at the helm. The Bulldogs improved to 7-6 overall in 2021 and were 4-4 in the Southeastern Conference with wins over Texas A&M, Vanderbilt, Kentucky and Auburn. Two of their SEC losses were by just three points -28-25 at home against LSU and 31-28 at Arkansas.
Ryan Silverfield has gone 14-10 in two seasons as the Memphis head coach. The Tigers were 6-6 in 2021 but just 3-5 against American Athletic Conference foes.