Mississippi State breaks in the new Dudy Noble Field with a three-game series against Youngstown State this weekend. Dudy Noble Field
Head coach Chris Lemonis and his ball club were right in the middle of a heated race for an SEC regular-season title. With Missouri and Alabama left, the schedule set up nicely for Mississippi State to take care of business and come out on top.
However, that would not be the case as the last-place Tigers came into Starkville and upset the then-No. 3 Bulldogs, winning two out of three to take the series.