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Dan Mullen’s top 10 wins at Mississippi State

By Josh Barnhill

Nov 29, 2014; Oxford, MS, USA; Mississippi State Bulldogs head coach Dan Mullen stands on the sidelines against the Mississippi Rebels at Vaught-Hemingway Stadium. The Rebels won 31-17. Mandatory Credit: Spruce Derden-USA TODAY Sports
Nov 29, 2014; Oxford, MS, USA; Mississippi State Bulldogs head coach Dan Mullen stands on the sidelines against the Mississippi Rebels at Vaught-Hemingway Stadium. The Rebels won 31-17. Mandatory Credit: Spruce Derden-USA TODAY Sports /
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Oct 3, 2015; College Station, TX, USA; Mississippi State Bulldogs head coach Dan Mullen watches warm ups prior to a game against the Texas A&M Aggies at Kyle Field. Mandatory Credit: Soobum Im-USA TODAY Sports
Oct 3, 2015; College Station, TX, USA; Mississippi State Bulldogs head coach Dan Mullen watches warm ups prior to a game against the Texas A&M Aggies at Kyle Field. Mandatory Credit: Soobum Im-USA TODAY Sports /

After a big win over No. 4 Texas A&M, Dan Mullen was able to put another big win under his belt. So where does it rank among his 58 other wins.

Dan Mullen has taken the Mississippi State Bulldogs to new  heights since his arrival in 2009. They’ve reached six straight bowl games and are hoping for a 7th this year, but will have to win two of their final three games to secure a berth.

Coach Mullen has a 59-39 at Mississippi State. He currently ranks third all time in wins at the school. Allyn McKeen is second on the list with 65, and Jackie Sherrill is first with 75.

So just one more win will get Mullen to 60, and if he decides to stay in Starkville for the 2017 season he’ll surely pass legendary coach Allyn McKeen then.

You can make an argument Dan Mullen is the best coach the school has ever had to lead their football program. Mullen’s winning percentage isn’t as high as McKeen’s but there is plenty of debate about how stiff the competition would have been while McKeen was leading the program and what that competition is like since Mullen arrived.

Mullen’s career path at MSU has been very similar to Jackie Sherrill’s in terms of wins and losses when you consider Mullen has been able to face a FCS team every year in an extra game that JWS didn’t have. Jackie’s eighth year, however, gave Bulldog fans a SEC West Championship which won’t happen this under Mullen by year eight. But, the West is a behemoth of a division now that it wasn’t in the 1990s.

So, let’s start this thing off: Dan Mullen’s top 10 wins at MSU….

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