This page contains a record of every Davis Wade Stadium at Scott Field playing surface design that Mississippi State's Football team has played on since the 2009 season.
2024:
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2024 vs Eastern Kentucky
1 Game In the 2024 season opener, the field design featured the Script "State" painted in maroon outlined in white at midfield and grass color end zones with white text outlined in maroon. This was the first time that the Script "State" had appeared at midfield in maroon when the end zones were not also maroon. |
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2023 vs Southern Miss and Ole Miss
2 Games For the last two games of 2023, Mississippi State returned to the "Bulldog Bold" font in the end zones and the Script "State" at midfield. For the first time ever, the Script "State" at midfield was painted in maroon outlined in white. |
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2023 vs Kentucky
1 Game For the 2023 Homecoming game vs Kentucky, Mississippi State wore 1998 throwback uniforms with a field design to match! The "Interlocking MSU" logo was painted at midfield in maroon outlined in white while the end zones read "Miss. State" and "Bulldogs" in the throwback font featured on the front of the jerseys. |
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2023 vs LSU, Alabama, and Western Michigan
3 Games Maroon end zones returned for the third home game of 2023 as Mississippi State hosted LSU, along with Maroon-White-Maroon striping on the 20 yard lines. Both of these features would remain for the rest of the season, and this exact design would remain for three games. |
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2023 vs Arizona
1 Game The field design for the second home game of 2023 was identical to the first, just without the Mike Leach signatures on the sidelines. |
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2023 vs SE Louisiana
1 Game For the 2023 season, Mississippi State painted the Script "State" logo at midfield for the first time ever and "Bulldogs" in an end zone for the first time in years! In the season opener, the field design featured the Script "State" painted in white outlined in maroon, "Mississippi State" and "Bulldogs" text in the non-painted end zones, both white outlined in maroon. Additionally, all 2023 fields featured "Bulldog Club" lettering on the sidelines below each goal post. The season opening field design also featured the signature of the late Mike Leach on both sidelines. |
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2022 vs East Tennessee State
1 Game The 2022 East Tennessee State game was the last to feature the "M-State" logo at midfield. It featured a 20-yard wide version of the logo with a maroon M, white banner, and gray outline. The rest of the field was the same as the previous week, featuring two maroon end zones with "Mississippi State" lettering and the SEC and SW78 logos on the 25s. |
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2022 vs Georgia
1 Game For the 2022 Georgia game, Mississippi State broke back out the patriotic stars-and-stripes 20-yard wide "M-State" logo. Otherwise, the field design was the same as the previous week. |
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2022 vs Auburn
1 Game For the Auburn game in 2022, a logo was added to both 25 yard lines in memory of the late Sam Westmoreland. This logos was a black circle outlined in white with "SW 78" text inside the circle. Additionally, the white outline around the field was expanded to be the same width for the entire perimeter. |
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2022 vs Bowling Green, Texas A&M, and Arkansas
3 Games For the second through fourth home games of 2022, the "Stronger Together" script was only painted in the NE and SW corners of the field and was painted in maroon. |
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2022 vs Memphis
1 Game For the 2022 season, "Mississippi State" replaced "Hail State" in the south end zone, meaning that both end zones now contained "Mississippi State" lettering. Additionally, end zones were painted maroon for the entire season. The season opening field design featured a 10+ yard wide version of the "M-State" logo at midfield and a "Stronger Together" script painted in white out of bounds in all four corners along the 10 yard line. |
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2021 vs Ole Miss
1 Game The field design for the 2021 Egg Bowl featured maroon end zones for the first time since the 2019 Egg Bowl, with a solid white outline around the field, Maroon-White-Maroon stripes on the 20 yard lines, and large State of Mississippi logos on the 25s opposite the SEC logos. |
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2021 vs Tennessee State
1 Game For the 2021 Tennessee State game in which Mississippi State wore gray alternate uniforms, the field was outlined in gray and white from the 20 yard line to the end zone on either side. The end zones featured white lettering outlined in maroon. |
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2021 vs Kentucky
1 Game In the 2021 Homecoming win over Kentucky, Mississippi State honored the 2021 National Championship baseball team by wearing the M over S logo on its helmets. The field design followed suit, the M over S painted on the 25 yard lines opposite the SEC logos. The end zone text was white outlined in maroon, and the field was outlined in maroon and white from the 20 yard line to the end zone on either side. |
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2021 vs Alabama
1 Game Against Alabama in 2021, Mississippi State's field design featured several asymmetrical elements, including "Mississippi State" lettering in maroon outlined in white in the north end zone but "Hail State" lettering in white outlined in maroon in the south end zone. The field was outlined in white on the north side from the 20 to the end zone, gray in midfield from 20 to 20, and maroon on the south size from the 20 to the end zone. |
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2021 vs LSU
1 Game Mississippi State went with a simplified field design as they hosted LSU in 2021, with a solid white outline around the entire field, white lettering in both end zones outlined in maroon, and Maroon-White-Maroon stripes on the 20 yard line. This was the same exact field design as the 2017 LSU game. |
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2021 vs NC State
1 Game On the 20th anniversary of 9/11, Mississippi State's field design featured the patriotic stars-and-stripes 20-yard wide "M-State" logo and the flight numbers of the four flights painted in white against the maroon painted sidelines. Those sidelines were painted maroon and white from the 20 to the end zone on both sides; the end zones both featured white lettering outlined in maroon. The 20 yard lines featured Maroon-White-Maroon stripes. |
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2021 vs Louisiana Tech
1 Game Mississippi State had a simple field design for the 2021 home opener, with a 20-yard wide M-State logo at midfield, plain end zones with white lettering outlined in maroon, Maroon-White-Maroon stripes on the 20 yard lines, "Stronger Together" logos in all four corners at the 10 yard lines, and no thick outline on either side from the 20s to the end zones. |
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2020 vs Missouri
1 Game In an extremely rare mid-to-late December home game in 2020, Mississippi State wore all-black against Missouri, including black helmets for the first time ever. To match, the text in both end zones was solid black, the 20s and 50 yard lines were outlined in black, and the "M-State" and SEC logos were both filled in black. |
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2020 vs Auburn
1 Game For a mid December home game against Auburn, Mississippi State's field design included solid maroon end zone text, a 10-yard wide "M-State" logo, and no thick outline on either side from the 15s to the end zones. |
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2020 vs Vanderbilt
1 Game For the 2020 Homecoming game, Mississippi State wore "Flying M" throwback uniforms, and painted the field to match! The "Flying M" mark was painted 10 yards wide at midfield, accompanied by solid maroon end zone text, a thick white outline around the entire field, and "Stronger Together" logos in all four corners on the sidelines. |
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2020 vs Texas A&M
1 Game As Mississippi State hosted Texas A&M, they kept the same field design as the Arkansas game, with the exception of solid maroon end zone text rather than white outlined in maroon. |
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2020 vs Arkansas
1 Game When Mississippi State was finally able to host a game in 2020, the field design featured a 20-yard "M-State" at midfield, solid white end zone text, maroon and white sidelines from the 15s to the end zones on both sides, and "Stronger Together" logos painted in all four corners on the sidelines. |
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2019 vs Ole Miss
1 Game For the 2019 Egg Bowl, Mississippi State painted the end zones maroon for the first time since the 2017 Egg Bowl. This field also featured Maroon-White-Maroon stripes on the 20s and 50 yard lines and White-Maroon-White-Maroon-White stripes along the sidelines from the 15s to the end zones on both sides. |
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2019 vs Alabama and Abilene Christian
2 Games Against Alabama and Abilene Christian in 2019, Mississippi State's field design featured solid white end zone lettering with maroon and white sidelines from the 15s to the end zones on both sides. |
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2019 vs LSU
1 Game The field design for Mississippi State's game against the eventual National Champions LSU featured a whiteout theme, with solid white end zone lettering, a thick solid white outline around the entire field, Maroon-White-Maroon stripes on the 50 yard line, and pink breast cancer awareness ribbons on the 25 yard lines opposite the SEC logos. |
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2019 vs Kentucky
1 Game For the Kentucky game in 2019, Mississippi State went with maroon end zone lettering outlined in white and maroon and white sidelines from the 15s to the end zones on both sides. |
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2019 vs Southern Miss and Kansas State
2 Games For the first two games in 2019, the field at Davis Wade Stadium featured a simple design with white end zone lettering outlined in maroon. |
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2018 vs Arkansas
1 Game Against Arkansas in 2018, Mississippi State wore All-Gray "Statesman" alternate uniforms and had the field design to match. The end zones had silver lettering outlined in black and the sidelines from the 15s to the end zones on both sides were also silver outlined in black. |
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2018 vs Texas A&M and Louisiana Tech
2 Games Against Texas A&M and Louisiana Tech in 2018, Mississippi State went maroon-heavy with its field design, with maroon end zone lettering outlined in white and maroon and white sidelines from the 15s to the end zones on both sides. |
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2018 vs Auburn
1 Game For the Auburn game in 2018, Mississippi State added "Bulldogs" lettering to the sidelines on the SE and NW sides as well as Maroon-White-Maroon striping on the 20s and 50 yard lines. |
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2018 vs Florida
1 Game Mississippi State's field design for the 2018 Florida game was very simple, with white end zone lettering outlined in maroon and a thick white outline around the entire field. |
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2018 vs Stephen F. Austin and Louisiana
2 Games For the first two home games of 2018, Mississippi State's field design featured thin White-Maroon-White stripes around the sidelines from the 15s to the end zones on both sides. The end zone lettering was white outlined in maroon. |
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2017 vs Ole Miss
1 Game For the 2017 Egg Bowl, Mississippi State painted the end zones maroon for the first time since the 2015 Egg Bowl, otherwise keeping the same field design as the previous three weeks. |
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2017 vs Kentucky, UMass, and Alabama
3 Games For 3 home games in the middle of 2017, Mississippi State's field design featured Maroon-White-Maroon stripes on the 20s and 50 yard lines and a thick white border around the field. The end zone lettering remained white outlined in maroon. |
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2017 vs BYU
1 Game The field design against BYU in 2017 was fairly simple, with white end zone lettering outlined in maroon and thin white outlines around the sidelines from the 25s to the end zones on both sides. |
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2017 vs LSU
1 Game The field design for the Bulldogs' 37-7 victory over LSU in 2017 featured a thick white outline around the entire field, Maroon-White-Maroon stripes on the 20 yard lines, and white end zone lettering outlined in maroon. |
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2017 vs Charleston Southern
1 Game For the 2017 season opener, Mississippi State's field design featured thin White-Maroon-White stripes around the sidelines from the 25s to the end zones on both sides. The end zone lettering was white outlined in maroon. |
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2016 vs Texas A&M and Arkansas
2 Games For the final two home games of 2016, Mississippi State's field design featured Maroon-White-Maroon stripes on the 20 yard lines along with maroon end zones and a thick white border around the entire sideline. |
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2016 vs Samford
1 Game On homecoming against Samford, the field design was simple, with maroon end zones and a thick white border around the entire sideline. |
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2016 vs Auburn
1 Game Mississippi State's sidelines featured a checkerboard pattern from the 25 yard line to the end zones against Auburn. This is the first (and so far only) time in modern history such a design has been featured on the field at Davis Wade. |
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2016 vs South Carolina
1 Game Against South Carolina, the sidelines from the 25 yard line to the end zones were maroon outlined in white. The end zone text, as it would be for the rest of the season, was simply white on a maroon background with no outlines. |
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2016 vs South Alabama
1 Game In 2016, Mississippi State moved away from the Bulldog logo at midfield and moved to using the then-primary version of the M-State logo. It was the first time ever that an M-State logo with a maroon M and white "banner" had been featured at midfield. The field design included the M-State logo from 40-to-40, maroon end zones with white text outlined in gray - "Mississippi State" in the north end zone and "Hail State" in the south end zone, which was flipped from the previous four seasons - and Maroon-White-Maroon stripes on the 20 yard lines. |
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2015 vs Ole Miss
1 Game For the 2015 Egg Bowl, the field featured maroon end zones with white text outlined in gray and Maroon-White-Maroon stripes on the 20 and 50 yard lines. Maroon circles with white "MJ" text were on both 25 yard lines opposite the SEC logos in memory of the late Keith Joseph Jr and Sr. This would be the final field design featuring the "Standing Bulldog" logo at midfield. |
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2015 vs Kentucky
1 Game Against Kentucky, Maroon-White-Maroon stripes were added to the 20 and 50 yard lines. Otherwise, the field design was identical to the previous week. |
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2015 vs Louisiana Tech
1 Game Against Louisiana Tech, the white sideline border was expanded to be a consistent width around the entire field. Otherwise, the field design was identical to the previous week. |
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2015 vs Troy
1 Game Mississippi State went with a very simple field design against Troy, with thinner white sidelines from the 25s to the end zones, white end zone text outlined in maroon, and the "Standing Bulldog" logo at midfield. |
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2015 vs LSU and Northwestern State
2 Games In 2015, the "Standing Bulldog" logo returned to midfield. The first two games featured a very nice field design that featured White-Maroon-White sideline striping from the 25s to the end zones that ended in a "ribbon" shape at the 25, white end zone text outlined in maroon, and Maroon-White-Maroon stripes on the 20 and 50 yard lines. |
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2014 vs Vanderbilt
1 Game The final home game of 2014 featured maroon end zones with white text outlined in gray and thick white sidelines. Otherwise, the field design was the same as the rest of the season: DWS100 logo at midfield, alternating SEC and M-State logos on the 25s, and Maroon-White-Maroon stripes on the 20 yard lines. |
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2014 vs Arkansas and UT Martin
2 Games The field design for the #1 team in the country as they hosted Arkansas and UT Martin in 2014 featured alternating white and maroon sideline striping from the 25s to the end zones, and maroon end zone text outlined in white. Otherwise, the field design was the same as the rest of the season: DWS100 logo at midfield, alternating SEC and M-State logos on the 25s, and Maroon-White-Maroon stripes on the 20 yard lines. |
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2014 vs Texas A&M and Auburn
2 Games The field design for Mississippi State as they hosted College Gameday and became the #1 team in the country featured thick white sideline striping and was otherwise, the same as the rest of the season: DWS100 logo at midfield, alternating SEC and M-State logos on the 25s, and Maroon-White-Maroon stripes on the 20 yard lines. |
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2014 vs Southern Miss and UAB
2 Games In 2014, Mississippi State celebrated the 100th anniversary of Davis Wade Stadium with a newly renovated north end zone. The field design for 2014 featured a commemorative logo at midfield, alternating SEC and M-State logos on the 25s, and Maroon-White-Maroon stripes on the 20 yard lines. For the first two games, the field was outlined with a thick white sideline that itself was outlined in maroon from the 25s to the end zones. |
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2013 vs Ole Miss
1 Game For the 2013 Egg Bowl, the field design featured Gold-White-Gold stripes on the 20 and 50 yard lines, maroon end zones with white text, thick white sideline striping, and the "Standing Bulldog" logo at midfield. |
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2013 vs Alabama
1 Game Against Alabama, the field design featured a thick maroon sideline from the 35s to the end zones, outlined in white, while the end zone text was white outlined in maroon. |
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2013 vs Bowling Green
1 Game Against Bowling Green, both end zones featured maroon text outlined in white. Otherwise, the design was the same as the previous week. |
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2013 vs LSU
1 Game Against LSU, the north end zone featured maroon "HAIL STATE" text outlined in white while the south end zone featured white "MISSISSIPPI STATE" text outlined in maroon. The sidelines were thick white with a maroon outline from the 25s to the end zones. |
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2013 vs Kentucky
1 Game Against Kentucky, the field design featured a thick white sideline, Maroon-White-Maroon stripes on the 20s, and white end zone text outlined in maroon. |
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2013 vs Alcorn State and Troy
2 Games For the first two games of 2013, the field design at Davis Wade Stadium featured the "Standing Bulldog" logo at midfield, white end zone text outlined in maroon, with "HAIL STATE" in the north end zone and "MISSISSIPPI STATE" in the south end zone. This was the first time that "HAIL STATE" had been featured in an end zone without the hashtag. |
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2012 vs Arkansas
1 Game For the final home game of 2012, the "Standing Bulldog" logo was featured at mid field for the first time ever. It was flanked by gray SEC logos on the 35s, a thick white sideline, and maroon end zones with white text. The north end zone text read "36 Nick Bell" in memory of the late Nick Bell. This also was the final game with the blacked out 36 yard line markers in his memory. |
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2012 vs Texas A&M
1 Game When Mississippi State hosted Texas A&M for the first time ever as SEC opponents, the Bulldogs went all out on a "Snow Bowl" theme, wearing all-white alternate uniforms and painting a special field design. This design featured a gray M-State logo at midfield, maroon end zones with gray text outlined in white, with "#SNOWBOWL12" text in the north end zone and "MISSISSIPPI STATE" text in the south end zone. This would be the final game with this version of the M-State logo at midfield, and the last game with any version of it at midfield until 2016. |
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2012 vs Middle Tennessee
1 Game Against Middle Tennessee, the sideline design was simplified to be thick white outlined in maroon from the 25s to the end zones. Otherwise, the field design was the same as the previous week. |
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2012 vs Tennessee
1 Game Against Tennessee, the field design featured maroon "#HAILSTATE" text outlined in white in the north end zone and white "MISSISSIPPI STATE" text outlined in maroon in the south end zone. It also featured a white M-State logo at midfield, Maroon-White-Maroon striping on the 20s, and, most notably, alternating white and maroon sideline striping from the 25s to the end zones |
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2012 vs South Alabama
1 Game Against South Alabama, Mississippi State's field featured a super simple design, with white text outlined in maroon in both end zones, maroon SEC logos outlined in white on the 35s, and a white M-State logo at midfield. |
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2012 vs Auburn
1 Game Against Auburn, the field design featured thick white sidelines, maroon text outlined in white in both end zones, Maroon-White-Maroon striping on the 20 and 50 yard lines, white SEC logos outlined in maroon on the 35s, and a white M-State logo at midfield. |
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2012 vs Jackson State
1 Game For the 2012 season opener, the field design at Davis Wade Stadium featured a white M-State logo at midfield, maroon SEC logos outlined in white on the 35s, white end zone text outlined in maroon, with "#HAILSTATE" in the north end zone and "MISSISSIPPI STATE" in the south end zone. The sidelines were thick white outlined in maroon from the 25s to the end zones. For the entire 2012 season, the 36 yard line markers were black in memory of the late Nick Bell. |
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2011 vs Ole Miss
1 Game For the 2011 Egg Bowl, the field at Davis Wade Stadium featured what was easily its most unique design yet, with a maroon M-State logo at midfield outlined in gold, Gold-Maroon-White-Maroon-Gold stripes on the 20 and 50 yard lines, maroon SEC logos with gold lettering on the 35s, half maroon and half white sidelines, and maroon end zones with white text. While the south end zone featured the traditional "MISSISSIPPI STATE" text, the north end zone featured "#HAILSTATE" for the first time ever, encouraging fans to tweet #HailState in what was a very innovate design decision for the time. |
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2011 vs Alabama
1 Game Against Alabama in 2011, the field design featured a maroon M-State logo at midfield, white SEC logos outlined in maroon on the 35s, Maroon-White-Maroon striping on the 20 and 50 yard lines, white-maroon-white striped sidelines, maroon text outlined in white in the north end zone, and white text outlined in maroon in the south end zone. |
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2011 vs UT Martin
1 Game Against UT Martin, the field design featured a white M-State logo at midfield, white SEC logos outlined in maroon on the 35s, Maroon-White-Maroon striping on the 20 and 50 yard lines, maroon text outlined in white in the north end zone, and white text outlined in maroon in the south end zone. |
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2011 vs South Carolina
1 Game Against South Carolina, the field design featured a white M-State logo at midfield, white SEC logos outlined in maroon on the 35s, white-maroon-white striped sidelines, white text outlined in maroon in the north end zone, and maroon text outlined in white in the south end zone. |
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2011 vs Louisiana Tech
1 Game Against Louisiana Tech, the field design was the same as in the season opener, just without a maroon outline on the sidelines. |
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2011 vs LSU
1 Game In the 2011 home opener, the field design featured a white M-State logo at midfield, white end zone text outlined in maroon, Maroon-White-Maroon stripes on the 20 and 50 yard lines, and thick white sidelines outlined in maroon from the 25s to the end zones. For the entire 2011 season, the 36 yard lines were not painted in memory of the late Nick Bell. |
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2010 vs Arkansas
1 Game In the final home game of 2010, the field design featured a white M-State logo at midfield, Maroon-White-Maroon stripes on the 50 yard line, thin white sidelines, and maroon end zones with white "MISSISSIPPI STATE" text in both end zones. White circles with maroon "36" text were painted on the 35 yard lines opposite the SEC logos in memory of the late Nick Bell; the 36 yard lines were also not painted in his memory. Finally, this field design featured one very unique element: the yard line numbers were outlined in maroon. This is the only design recorded on this page (2009-present) with this design feature. |
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2010 vs Kentucky
1 Game Against Kentucky, the field design featured a white M-State logo at midfield, Maroon-White-Maroon stripes on the 20 and 50 yard lines, white end zone text outlined in maroon, and thin white sidelines. |
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2010 vs UAB
1 Game Against UAB, the field design featured a white M-State logo at midfield, Maroon-White-Maroon stripes on the 50 yard line, white end zone text outlined in maroon, and thin white-maroon-white sidelines. |
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2010 vs Georgia and Alcorn State
2 Games Against Georgia and Alcorn State, the field design featured a white M-State logo at midfield, Maroon-White-Maroon stripes on the 20 and 50 yard lines, maroon end zone text outlined in white in the north end zone, white end zone text outlined in maroon in the south end zone, and thin white sidelines. |
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2010 vs Auburn
1 Game Against Auburn, the field design featured a white M-State logo at midfield, Maroon-White-Maroon stripes on the 20 and 50 yard lines, maroon end zone text outlined in white, and thin thick white sidelines. |
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2010 vs Memphis
1 Game In the 2010 season opener, the field design featured a white M-State logo at midfield, Maroon-White-Maroon stripes on the 20 and 50 yard lines, and white end zone text outlined in maroon. Unlike 2009, the 2010 field design did not feature "G" goal line markings. This continues to be the case to present day. |
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2009 vs Ole Miss
1 Game For the 2009 Egg Bowl, the field design featured a white M-State logo at midfield, maroon end zones with white text, Maroon-White-Maroon stripes on the 20 and 50 yard lines, and thick white sidelines. This was the final game to feature "G" goal line markings. |
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2009 vs Alabama
1 Game Against Alabama, the field design featured a unique end zone design, with white text surrounded by a maroon rectangle outlined in gray. This maroon rectangle did not take up the entire end zone, as there was still green space between it and the edge of the end zone. Otherwise, the field featured a white M-State logo at midfield, Maroon-White-Maroon stripes on the 20 and 50 yard lines, and a thick white sideline outlined in gray from the 25s to the end zones. |
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2009 vs Florida
1 Game Against Florida, the field design featured a maroon M-State logo at midfield - the only time in 2009 that the midfield logo was not white. It also featured maroon text outlined in white in both end zones, Maroon-White-Maroon stripes on the 20 and 50 yard lines, and a thick white sideline outlined in maroon from the 25s to the end zones. |
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2009 vs Georgia Tech and Houston
2 Games Against Georgia Tech and Houston, the field design featured a white M-State logo at midfield, Maroon-White-Maroon stripes on the 20 and 50 yard lines, a white and maroon sideline, and white end zone text outlined in maroon. |
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2009 vs LSU
1 Game Against LSU, the field design featured a white M-State logo at midfield, Maroon-White-Maroon stripes on the 20 and 50 yard lines, thin white sidelines outlined in maroon, and white end zone text outlined in maroon. |
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2009 vs Jackson State
1 Game In 2009, Mississippi State kicked off the Dan Mullen era and introduced a complete university rebrand, which included a completely revamped field design at Davis Wade Stadium. The new field design included a new field number font and end zone font that is very similar to the then brand new athletic department wide "Bulldog Bold" font. The midfield logo was updated to the then brand new version of the M-State logo. For the season opener, the field design featured a white M-State logo at midfield, Maroon-White-Maroon stripes on the 50 yard line, white "MISSISSIPPI STATE" text outlined in maroon in both end zones, and thick maroon sidelines outlined in white from the 25s to the end zones. |