Mississippi State caught the SEC West off guard in 2014 when it won 10 games for the first time since the 1998 season. It’ll be even more challenging to repeat that feat in 2015, as the Bulldogs face yet another grueling schedule in the SEC West featuring eight difficult conference games and a tough in-state road date with up-and-coming Southern Miss.
How does the 2015 schedule look?
Schedule breakdown
Home games (7): LSU (9/12), Northwestern State (9/19), Troy (10/10), Louisiana Tech (10/17), Kentucky (10/24), Alabama (11/14), Ole Miss (11/28)
Road games (5): Southern Miss (9/5), Auburn (9/26), Texas A&M (10/3), Missouri (11/7), Arkansas (11/21)
Open date: 10/31
Longest home stretch: 3 games (Troy, Louisiana Tech, Kentucky)
Longest road stretch: 2 games (at Auburn, at Texas A&M)
Opponent breakdown
2014 ranked teams (final regular season): No. 1 Alabama, No. 9 Ole Miss, No. 16 Missouri, No. 19 Auburn, No. 23 LSU
2015 ranked teams (early projections): No. 2 Alabama, No. 10 Missouri, No. 12 Auburn, No. 17 LSU, No. 19 Ole Miss, No. 22 Arkansas, No. 24 Texas A&M
Potential trap games: Louisiana Tech, Kentucky
Toughest SEC games: at Auburn, at Texas A&M, at Missouri, Alabama
Full schedule
| Week | Opponent | Venue |
| 1 | at Southern Miss | M.M. Roberts Stadium |
| 2 | LSU | Davis Wade Stadium |
| 3 | Northwestern State | Davis Wade Stadium |
| 4 | at Auburn | Jordan-Hare Stadium |
| 5 | at Texas A&M | Kyle Field |
| 6 | Troy | Davis Wade Stadium |
| 7 | Louisiana Tech | Davis Wade Stadium |
| 8 | Kentucky | Davis Wade Stadium |
| 9 | Open date | |
| 10 | at Missouri | Faurot Field |
| 11 | Alabama | Davis Wade Stadium |
| 12 | at Arkansas | D.W.R. Razorback Stadium |
| 13 | Ole Miss | Davis Wade Stadium |
A former newspaper reporter who has roamed the southeastern United States for years covering football and eating way too many barbecue ribs, if there is such a thing.
