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Mississippi State football: the history of Davis Wade Stadium

By Josh Barnhill

Nov 14, 2015; Starkville, MS, USA; A general view of Davis Wade Stadium during a game between the Mississippi State Bulldogs and Alabama Crimson Tide game. The Crimson Tide defeated the Bulldogs 31-6. Mandatory Credit: Marvin Gentry-USA TODAY Sports
Nov 14, 2015; Starkville, MS, USA; A general view of Davis Wade Stadium during a game between the Mississippi State Bulldogs and Alabama Crimson Tide game. The Crimson Tide defeated the Bulldogs 31-6. Mandatory Credit: Marvin Gentry-USA TODAY Sports /
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Nov 14, 2015; Starkville, MS, USA; Fans fill Davis Wade Stadium before the game against the Mississippi State Bulldogs and the Alabama Crimson Tide. Mandatory Credit: Matt Bush-USA TODAY Sports
Nov 14, 2015; Starkville, MS, USA; Fans fill Davis Wade Stadium before the game against the Mississippi State Bulldogs and the Alabama Crimson Tide. Mandatory Credit: Matt Bush-USA TODAY Sports /

2014-present

Construction on the north endzone expansion of Davis Wade was completed just prior to the start of the 2014 season. It raised capacity from 55,082 to 61,337.

In only a couple of years with the 60K+ crowds and dual HD video boards there have been a few really big games.

State lost its three home games vs. ranked teams in 2015: #14 LSU, #3 Alabama and #19 Ole Miss – but they fared much better in 2014.

In a pair of games that took place on back-to-back weekends in early October, you could say MSU reached its pentacle so far. The Bulldogs beat #6 Texas A&M first…

Mississippi State would have no time to celebrate, however, as #2 Auburn was coming to Starkville the next week. Pundits who were projecting their own College Football Playoff top four (because the official ones were a couple of weeks away from being released) universally ranked Auburn #1 and Mississippi State #2.

At no time in history before this game had MSU been ranked in the top five – but now they were number three. Rather obviously, this was the first ever top five game in program history.

To make things even more exciting, ESPN’s College Game Day set up in Starkville for the first time ever. The game was also broadcast by CBS – the first time in nine years MSU hosted the SEC game of the week on that network.

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