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2019 Tennessee Football Opponent Preview: Mississippi State

Mississippi State Bulldogs

Head Coach: Joe Moorhead (8-5, 46-18 overall)

Conference: SEC

2018 Record: 8-5

Returning Starters: 11 (7 offense, 4 defense)

Mississippi State wasn’t expected to skip a beat in 2018 after the departure of Dan Mullen and the subsequent hiring of offensive guru Joe Moorhead from Penn State.

Still, the Bulldogs struggled to generate offense in five of their losses last season, scoring just 7, 6, 3, and 0 in their four regular season losses to Kentucky, Florida, LSU and Alabama, respectively.