Nashville Mississippi State University Alumni

10/15/2026

10/14/2026

Come join your Nashville Bulldogs this Saturday at Heartbreakers Hideaway to cheer on the Dawgs as they look to further humble ole Lane Kiffin!

10/11/2026

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10/09/2026

100 years ago today, the Famous Maroon Band became “Famous!”

On October 9, 1926, 40 Mississippi A&M band members put on a legendary performance in Meridian that Alabama’s Million Dollar Band refused to follow.

The group would be dubbed the “Famous Forty” and the rest is history!

10/04/2026

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10/03/2026

In 1939, Mississippi State closed its campus to mourn a dog.

Bully had been Mississippi State's mascot since 1935, a scrappy English Bulldog who followed the same free-roaming spirit as the team he represented. Unlike mascots today, he wasn't kept in a controlled kennel. He wandered campus freely, sleeping wherever he pleased, as much a fixture of Starkville as any student.

That same year, Bully was struck by a campus bus. The loss hit the university hard enough that the school held days of formal mourning. Bully lay in state in a glass coffin so students could pay their respects. A half-mile funeral procession followed, led by the Famous Maroon Band and three full ROTC battalions, winding its way to Scott Field. There, beneath the bench at the 50-yard line, Bully was laid to rest.

The name didn't end with him. Every bulldog who has represented Mississippi State since has carried the same inherited title: Bully. The tradition traces its origins to 1926, when Mississippi A&M shocked mighty Army 13-7 at West Point, and sportswriters started describing the team's physical, relentless play as "bulldog style." A littermate of the team's original dog became the first to carry the name.

Over the decades, Bully became such a beloved symbol that rival schools started trying to steal him before big games. In October 1951, Georgia students managed to dognap him ahead of that year's matchup. Mississippi State won anyway, 6-0.

Today, the line continues with Bully XXII, known as "Dak," the twenty second English Bulldog to carry a name and a legacy that started with a coach's trip to Memphis, a shocking upset at West Point, and a loss the entire campus once stopped to grieve.

Did you know a college mascot's history included a full campus funeral, complete with a marching band and a grave at the 50-yard line?

10/01/2026

Dawgs, it’s game week! Join us this Saturday, October 3 at Heartbreakers Midtown as Mississippi State takes on Alabama. Kickoff is at 11:00 AM, and there will be drink specials.
Bring your cowbell, wear your maroon, and come cheer on the Bulldogs with fellow alumni and fans. All Dawgs are welcome. Bring a friend!

Hail State! 🐾

09/28/2026

K1 IS STILL RIGHT THERE. 👀🏆

Kamario Taylor checks in at No. 2 in the On3 Heisman Week 5 Poll! 🔥

After another big performance against Missouri, the Mississippi State QB continues to put himself right in the middle of the national Heisman conversation.

From Macon, MS to the national spotlight — K1 is making some noise. 🐶🔔



📸: On3

09/27/2026

The Table Is Set.

Pack DWS.

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09/27/2026

Hail State!

Dawgs 📈