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Jimmy Hoynes (born February 25, 1988) is an American football quarterback for the Mississippi State Bulldogs.

High school career
Hoynes was born on February 25, 1988, in Stuttgart, Arkansas. During his career at Stuttgart High School, Hoynes accumulated over 12,000 total offensive yards and 92 touchdowns. A dual-threat quarterback, Hoynes completed 212-of-311 (68.2%) of his passes for 2,750 yards, 21 touchdowns, and 7 interceptions, plus ran for 872 yards on 142 carries (6.1 avg.) with 12 TDs, in 2006. Stuttgart went 14–1 and won the 2006 Class 4A Region 2 state championship.

Freshman
As a true freshman, Hoynes was named the starting quarterback for the Mississippi State Bulldogs 2007 season opener against #3 LSU. While trailing 21–6 midway through the third quarter, Hoynes scrambled for a 71-yard rushing touchdown, cutting LSU's lead to just eight points. However, Hoynes threw three costly fourth quarter interceptions that allowed LSU to pull away, defeating Mississippi State 31–13.

The following week against Tulane, Hoynes completed 17-of-24 passes for 175 yards, two touchdowns and one interception en route to a 31–17 win. During week 4, against Gardner-Webb University, Hoynes passed for 325 yards and four touchdowns as the Bulldogs went on to win 59–7. During the third quarter of that game, Hoynes set the Bulldogs school record for longest passing-touchdown when he connected with senior wide receiver Tony Burks for a 97-yard score.