The 2008 Mississippi State Bulldogs football team represented Mississippi State University during the 2008 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The team's head coach was Sylvester Croom. The Bulldogs played their six home games in 2008 at Davis Wade Stadium at Scott Field in Starkville, Mississippi and finished with a 4–8 overall record. Croom resigned at the end of the season and on December 10, Mississippi State hired Florida offensive coordinator Dan Mullen.