Mississippi State

FBS

Southeastern · Starkville, Starkville, Mississippi

611-599-37

All-time

0.490

Win %

National titles

Conf titles

Major bowls

Playoff apps

Weeks at #1

Heismans

Rivalries

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Greatest games

Mississippi State's top games of all time by Game Score.

#	Date	Season	Bowl	Match	Designation	Game Score
1	Nov 15, 2014	2014		#1 Mississippi State 20-25 #4 Alabama Bryant-Denny Stadium, Birmingham, Alabama Conf Game	Conf Game	1.04
2	Jan 1, 1941	1940	Orange Bowl	#9 Mississippi State 14-7 #13 Georgetown Orange Bowl, Miami, Florida Major Bowl	Major Bowl	0.82
3	Oct 11, 2014	2014		#4 Mississippi State 38-23 #2 Auburn Davis Wade Stadium, Starkville, Mississippi Conf Game	Conf Game	0.81
4	Nov 15, 1941	1941		#13 Mississippi State 0-16 #10 Duquesne Duquesne		0.75
5	Nov 30, 1963	1963		Mississippi State 10-10 #3 Mississippi Scott Field, Starkville, Mississippi Conf Game	Conf Game	0.71
6	Nov 1, 1980	1980		Mississippi State 6-3 #1 Alabama Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium, Jackson, Mississippi Conf Game	Conf Game	0.69
7	Nov 14, 1992	1992		#16 Mississippi State 21-30 #2 Alabama Scott Field, Starkville, Mississippi Conf Game	Conf Game	0.68
8	Nov 9, 1957	1957		#17 Mississippi State 7-15 #3 Auburn Legion Field, Birmingham, Alabama Conf Game	Conf Game	0.65
9	Nov 30, 1940	1940		#11 Mississippi State 13-0 #17 Alabama Denny Stadium, Tuscaloosa, Alabama Conf Game	Conf Game	0.65
10	Nov 30, 1957	1957		#13 Mississippi State 7-7 #7 Mississippi Scott Field, Starkville, Mississippi Conf Game	Conf Game	0.64

Season by season (major seasons)

Year	School	Record	Conference	Div	Conf	Champ App	Conf Champ	AP	Coach	High	Bowl
2026	Mississippi State	0-0	Southeastern
2025	Mississippi State	5-8	Southeastern		1-7						Duke's Mayo Bowl (L)
2024	Mississippi State	2-10	Southeastern		0-8
2023	Mississippi State	5-7	Southeastern	West	1-7
2022	Mississippi State	9-4	Southeastern	West	4-4			#20	#19	#16	ReliaQuest Bowl (W)
2021	Mississippi State	7-6	Southeastern	West	4-4						Liberty Bowl (L)
2020	Mississippi State	4-7	Southeastern	West	3-7					#16	Armed Forces Bowl (W)
2019	Mississippi State	6-7	Southeastern	West	3-5						Music City Bowl (L)
2018	Mississippi State	8-5	Southeastern	West	4-4					#14	Outback Bowl (L)
2017	Mississippi State	9-4	Southeastern	West	4-4			#19	#20	#16	TaxSlayer Bowl (W)
2016	Mississippi State	6-7	Southeastern	West	3-5						St. Petersburg Bowl (W)
2015	Mississippi State	9-4	Southeastern	West	4-4					#20	Belk Bowl (W)
2014	Mississippi State	10-3	Southeastern	West	6-2			#11	#12	#1	Orange Bowl (L)MajorCFP
2013	Mississippi State	7-6	Southeastern	Western	3-5						Liberty Bowl (W)
2012	Mississippi State	8-5	Southeastern	Western	4-4					#13	Gator Bowl (L)
2011	Mississippi State	7-6	Southeastern	Western	2-6					#16	Music City Bowl (W)
2010	Mississippi State	9-4	Southeastern	Western	4-4			#15	#17	#15	Gator Bowl (W)
2009	Mississippi State	5-7	Southeastern	Western	3-5
2008	Mississippi State	4-8	Southeastern	Western	2-6
2007	Mississippi State	8-5	Southeastern	Western	4-4						Liberty Bowl (W)
2006	Mississippi State	3-9	Southeastern	Western	1-7
2005	Mississippi State	3-8	Southeastern	Western	1-7
2004	Mississippi State	3-8	Southeastern	Western	2-6
2003	Mississippi State	2-10	Southeastern	Western	1-7
2002	Mississippi State	3-9	Southeastern	Western	0-8
2001	Mississippi State	3-8	Southeastern	Western	2-6					#17
2000	Mississippi State	8-4	Southeastern	Western	4-4			#24	#22	#13	Independence Bowl (W)
1999	Mississippi State	10-2	Southeastern	Western	6-2			#13	#12	#8	Peach Bowl (W)
1998	Mississippi State	8-5	Southeastern	Western	6-2	✓				#23	Cotton Bowl (L)
1997	Mississippi State	7-4	Southeastern	Western	4-4					#15
1996	Mississippi State	5-6	Southeastern	Western	3-5
1995	Mississippi State	3-8	Southeastern	Western	1-7
1994	Mississippi State	8-4	Southeastern	Western	5-3			#24	#25	#16	Peach Bowl (L)
1993	Mississippi State	3-6-2	Southeastern	Western	2-5-1					#23
1992	Mississippi State	7-5	Southeastern	Western	4-4			#23		#15	Peach Bowl (L)
1991	Mississippi State	7-5	Southeastern		4-3					#21	Liberty Bowl (L)
1990	Mississippi State	5-6	Southeastern		1-6
1989	Mississippi State	5-6	Southeastern		1-6					#25
1988	Mississippi State	1-10	Southeastern		0-7
1987	Mississippi State	4-7	Southeastern		1-5
1986	Mississippi State	6-5	Southeastern		2-4					#13
1985	Mississippi State	5-6	Southeastern		0-6
1984	Mississippi State	4-7	Southeastern		1-5
1983	Mississippi State	3-8	Southeastern		1-5
1982	Mississippi State	5-6	Southeastern		2-4
1981	Mississippi State	8-4	Southeastern		4-2				#17	#7	Hall of Fame Bowl (W)
1980	Mississippi State	9-3	Southeastern		5-1			#19		#16	Sun Bowl (L)
1979	Mississippi State	3-8	Southeastern		2-4
1978	Mississippi State	6-5	Southeastern		2-4
1977	Mississippi State	5-6	Southeastern		2-4					#12
1976	Mississippi State	9-2	Southeastern		4-2			#20		#18
1975	Mississippi State	6-4-1	Southeastern		1-4-1
1974	Mississippi State	9-3	Southeastern		3-3			#17	#17	#17	Sun Bowl (W)
1973	Mississippi State	4-5-2	Southeastern		2-5
1972	Mississippi State	4-7	Southeastern		1-6
1971	Mississippi State	2-9	Southeastern		1-7
1970	Mississippi State	6-5	Southeastern		3-4
1969	Mississippi State	3-7	Southeastern		0-5
1968	Mississippi State	0-8-2	Southeastern		0-4-1
1967	Mississippi State	1-9	Southeastern		0-6
1966	Mississippi State	2-8	Southeastern		0-6
1965	Mississippi State	4-6	Southeastern		1-5					#9
1964	Mississippi State	4-6	Southeastern		2-5
1963	Mississippi State	7-2-2	Southeastern		4-1-2				#11		Liberty Bowl (W)
1962	Mississippi State	3-6	Southeastern		2-5
1961	Mississippi State	5-5	Southeastern		1-5
1960	Mississippi State	2-6-1	Southeastern		0-5-1
1959	Mississippi State	2-7	Southeastern		0-7
1958	Mississippi State	3-6	Southeastern		1-6					#7
1957	Mississippi State	6-2-1	Southeastern		4-2-1			#14		#12
1956	Mississippi State	4-6	Southeastern		2-5
1955	Mississippi State	6-4	Southeastern		4-4					#18
1954	Mississippi State	6-4	Southeastern		3-3
1953	Mississippi State	5-2-3	Southeastern		3-1-3					#11
1952	Mississippi State	5-4	Southeastern		3-4
1951	Mississippi State	4-5	Southeastern		2-5
1950	Mississippi State	4-5	Southeastern		3-4
1949	Mississippi State	0-8-1	Southeastern		0-6
1948	Mississippi State	4-4-1	Southeastern		3-3
1947	Mississippi State	7-3	Southeastern		2-2
1946	Mississippi State	8-2	Southeastern		3-2					#19
1945	Mississippi State	6-3	Southeastern		2-3					#15
1944	Mississippi State	6-2	Southeastern		3-2					#16
1942	Mississippi State	8-2	Southeastern		5-2			#18		#16
1941	Mississippi State	8-1-1	Southeastern		4-0-1		★	#16		#13
1940	Mississippi State	10-0-1	Southeastern		4-0-1			#9		#9	Orange Bowl (W)Major
1939	Mississippi State	8-2	Southeastern		3-2
1938	Mississippi State	4-6	Southeastern		1-4
1937	Mississippi State	5-4-1	Southeastern		3-2
1936	Mississippi State	7-3-1	Southeastern		3-2						Orange Bowl (L)Major
1935	Mississippi State	8-3	Southeastern		2-3
1934	Mississippi State	4-6	Southeastern		0-5
1933	Mississippi State	3-6-1	Southeastern		1-5-1
1932	Mississippi State	3-5	Southern		0-4
1931	Mississippi State	2-6	Southern		0-5
1930	Mississippi State	2-7	Southern		2-3
1929	Mississippi State	1-5-2	Southern		0-3-1
1928	Mississippi State	2-4-2	Southern		1-4
1927	Mississippi State	5-3	Southern		2-3
1926	Mississippi State	5-4	Southern		2-3
1925	Mississippi State	3-4-1	Southern		1-4
1924	Mississippi State	5-4	Southern		3-2
1923	Mississippi State	5-2-2	Southern		2-1-2
1922	Mississippi State	3-4-2	Southern		2-3
1921	Mississippi State	4-4-1	Southern		0-1-1
1920	Mississippi State	5-3	Independent
1919	Mississippi State	6-2	Independent
1918	Mississippi State	3-2	Independent
1917	Mississippi State	6-1	Independent
1916	Mississippi State	4-4-1	Independent
1915	Mississippi State	5-2-1	Independent
1914	Mississippi State	6-2	Independent
1913	Mississippi State	6-1-1	Independent
1912	Mississippi State	4-3	Independent
1911	Mississippi State	7-2-1	Independent								Bacardi Bowl (W)
1910	Mississippi State	7-2	Independent
1909	Mississippi State	5-4	Independent
1908	Mississippi State	3-4	Independent
1907	Mississippi State	6-3	Independent
1906	Mississippi State	2-2-1	Independent
1904	Mississippi State	2-5	Independent
1902	Mississippi State	1-4-1	Independent

Award winners

4 major award winners and consensus All-Americans.

Year	Player	Pos	Award
2022	Emmanuel Forbes	DB	Consensus All-American
2012	Johnthan Banks	DB	Jim Thorpe Award
2000	Fred Smoot	DB	Consensus All-American
1974	Jimmy Webb	DL	Consensus All-American