2007 Mississippi State Bulldogs football team

2007 Mississippi State Bulldogs football
Liberty Bowl champion
Liberty Bowl, W 10–3 vs. UCF
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
DivisionWestern Division
Record8–5 (4–4 SEC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorWoody McCorvey (4th season)
Offensive schemePro-style
Defensive coordinatorEllis Johnson (4th season)
Base defense4–2–5
Home stadiumDavis Wade Stadium
Seasons
← 2006
2008 →
2007 Southeastern Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
Eastern Division
No. 12 Tennessee xy   6 2     10 4  
No. 2 Georgia x%   6 2     11 2  
No. 13 Florida   5 3     9 4  
South Carolina   3 5     6 6  
Kentucky   3 5     8 5  
Vanderbilt   2 6     5 7  
Western Division
No. 1 LSU x$#   6 2     12 2  
No. 15 Auburn   5 3     9 4  
Arkansas   4 4     8 5  
Mississippi State   4 4     8 5  
Alabama   4 4     7 6  
Ole Miss   0 8     3 9  
Championship: LSU 21, Tennessee 14
  • # – BCS National Champion
  • $ – BCS representative as conference champion
  • % – BCS at-large representative
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
  • y – Championship game participant
  • Alabama had 5 victories vacated by the NCAA in 2010. As such, the official record for Alabama is 2–6 (1–4).
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2007 Mississippi State Bulldogs football team represented Mississippi State University during the 2007 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The team's head coach was Sylvester Croom, who served his fourth season in the position. The Bulldogs played their six home games in 2007 at Davis Wade Stadium in Starkville, Mississippi.

The Bulldogs' record of 8–5 (4–4 in the SEC) was MSU's first winning record since the 2000 season, when the team finished 8–4 (4–4 in conference). The 'Dogs earned their first bowl game berth since 2000 by reaching the 2007 Liberty Bowl. Mississippi State's victory there over Conference USA champion UCF also marked MSU's first bowl victory since 2000, when the Bulldogs defeated Texas A&M, 43–41 in overtime, to win the 2000 Independence Bowl under head coach Jackie Sherrill. For the Bulldogs' improvement, Croom was voted the 2007 SEC Coach of the Year by his peers.