2025 Mississippi State Bulldogs football team

2025 Mississippi State Bulldogs football
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
Record5–8 (1–7 SEC)
Head coach
Offensive schemeVeer and shoot
Defensive coordinatorColeman Hutzler (2nd season)
Co-defensive coordinatorMatt Barnes (2nd season)
Base defense3–4
Home stadiumDavis Wade Stadium
2025 Southeastern Conference football standings
Conf. Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 3 Ole Miss ^   7 1     13 2  
No. 6 Georgia y$^   7 1     12 2  
No. 9 Alabama y^   7 1     11 4  
No. 8 Texas A&M ^   7 1     11 2  
No. 13 Oklahoma ^   6 2     10 3  
No. 12 Texas   6 2     10 3  
No. 15 Vanderbilt   6 2     10 3  
Missouri   4 4     8 5  
Tennessee   4 4     8 5  
LSU   3 5     7 6  
Kentucky   2 6     5 7  
Florida   2 6     4 8  
Auburn   1 7     5 7  
Mississippi State   1 7     5 8  
South Carolina   1 7     4 8  
Arkansas   0 8     2 10  
Championship: Georgia 28, Alabama 7
  • ^ – College Football Playoff participant
  • $ – Conference champion
  • y – Championship game participant
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2025 Mississippi State Bulldogs football team represented Mississippi State University in the Southeastern Conference (SEC) during the 2025 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Bulldogs were led by second-year head coach Jeff Lebby. The team played its home games at Davis Wade Stadium located in Starkville.

The team managed to improve upon its 2–10 record of the previous season with their win in Week 3 over Alcorn State, as well as a 4–0 start, their first since 2014, including an upset win over then No. 12 Arizona State. The team also snapped a 16–game losing streak in SEC play dating back to 2023 with a win over Arkansas. Despite a promising 4–0 start, the team instead floundered to a 1–7 record in SEC play.

The Mississippi State Bulldogs drew an average home attendance of 53,186, the 38th-highest of all college football teams.