Mississippi State's offense and defense faltered in a 33-14 loss to Tennessee, as freshman QB Michael Van Buren faced a tough night against a top defense.

Mississippi State (2-8, 0-6 SEC) has two games remaining in Jeff Lebby’s first season as the Bulldogs’ head coach. Mississippi State will have its second and final open date of the regular-season in Week 12 after suffering a, 33-14, loss at Tennessee on Saturday.

Mississippi State had used its remaining timeouts on defense before holding Tennessee to a field goal, so the Bulldogs had a tall task in front of them