Mississippi State Football Preview 2025: The Bulldogs Will Be Better, But There's a Problem
X CFN, Fiu | CFN Facebook | Bluesky Fiu, CFN Mississippi State PreviewOffense & Defense BreakdownsSeason Prediction, Win Total, Keys to SeasonMississippi State has had worse seasons than 2024.The 1949 and 1968 teams failed to win a game. There were four seasons with just one victory, and several other two-win campaigns. But last year wasn't just about an awful season in the first year under head coach Jeff Lebby. It was about how far the program still needs to go just to knock on the door of the top SEC teams.
In 120 seasons of Mississippi State football, there have been just two ten-win regular seasons, and that was Dan Mullen's 2014 team - which is the answer to the trivia question of who the first-ever College Football Playoff No. 1-ranked team was.Mississippi State has to find a way to get back to a bowl game for the first time in three seasons, much less make history by winning ten or more regular season games for a CFP spot.
But Lebby is just getting started. He's a 41-year-old in his first head coaching gig. He knows how to crank up great offenses, and he needs another recruiting class, along with a few more shopping trips to the transfer portal, to make Mississippi State the type of dangerous team no one wants to face.And he and the program need a ton of luck.
This year's team gets Arizona State, Georgia, Tennessee, and Texas. That's four teams from last year's College Football Playoff. The easiest SEC home game is Ole Miss, the second easiest is probably Tennessee, and …This will take a little while longer. But the talent is far better, there's a lot more to work with this season, and any positive steps will be good ones. It starts with Lebby being Lebby and getting far more out of the … Offense & Defense BreakdownsSeason Prediction, Win Total, Keys to Season
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