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Mississippi State

FBS

Southeastern · Starkville, Starkville, Mississippi

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615-603-37
All-time
0.490
Win %
0
National titles
1
Conf titles
3
Major bowls
0
Playoff apps
5
Weeks at #1
0
Heismans

Rivalries

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Greatest games

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

1
Bryant-Denny Stadium, Birmingham, Alabama
Conf Game
2014 · Nov 15, 2014
1.04
Game Score
2
Orange Bowl
Orange Bowl, Miami, Florida
Major Bowl
1940 · Jan 1, 1941
0.82
Game Score
3
Davis Wade Stadium, Starkville, Mississippi
Conf Game
2014 · Oct 11, 2014
0.81
Game Score
4
Duquesne
1941 · Nov 15, 1941
0.75
Game Score
5
Scott Field, Starkville, Mississippi
Conf Game
1963 · Nov 30, 1963
0.71
Game Score
6
Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium, Jackson, Mississippi
Conf Game
1980 · Nov 1, 1980
0.69
Game Score
7
Scott Field, Starkville, Mississippi
Conf Game
1992 · Nov 14, 1992
0.68
Game Score
8
Legion Field, Birmingham, Alabama
Conf Game
1957 · Nov 9, 1957
0.65
Game Score
9
Denny Stadium, Tuscaloosa, Alabama
Conf Game
1940 · Nov 30, 1940
0.65
Game Score
10
Scott Field, Starkville, Mississippi
Conf Game
1957 · Nov 30, 1957
0.64
Game Score

Season by season

Covers NCAA major, I-AA/FCS and their NCAA precursors (College Division 1962-72, Division II 1973-77) only. NAIA, Division III and club seasons are not included.

2026In progress4-4
Mississippi State · Southeastern
Conf record
2-4
AP, as of Nov 1
NR
Coach final
—
AP high
—
Champ game
—
Conf champ
—
20255-8
Mississippi State · Southeastern
Conf record
1-7
AP final
—
Coach final
—
AP high
—
Champ game
—
Conf champ
—
Bowl
Duke's Mayo Bowl (L)
20242-10
Mississippi State · Southeastern
Conf record
0-8
AP final
—
Coach final
—
AP high
—
Champ game
—
Conf champ
—
20235-7
Mississippi State · Southeastern (West)
Conf record
1-7
AP final
—
Coach final
—
AP high
—
Champ game
—
Conf champ
—
20229-4
Mississippi State · Southeastern (West)
Conf record
4-4
AP final
#20
Coach final
#19
AP high
#16
Champ game
—
Conf champ
—
Bowl
ReliaQuest Bowl (W)
20217-6
Mississippi State · Southeastern (West)
Conf record
4-4
AP final
—
Coach final
—
AP high
—
Champ game
—
Conf champ
—
Bowl
Liberty Bowl (L)
20204-7
Mississippi State · Southeastern (West)
Conf record
3-7
AP final
—
Coach final
—
AP high
#16
Champ game
—
Conf champ
—
Bowl
Armed Forces Bowl (W)
20196-7
Mississippi State · Southeastern (West)
Conf record
3-5
AP final
—
Coach final
—
AP high
—
Champ game
—
Conf champ
—
Bowl
Music City Bowl (L)
20188-5
Mississippi State · Southeastern (West)
Conf record
4-4
AP final
—
Coach final
—
AP high
#14
Champ game
—
Conf champ
—
Bowl
Outback Bowl (L)
20179-4
Mississippi State · Southeastern (West)
Conf record
4-4
AP final
#19
Coach final
#20
AP high
#16
Champ game
—
Conf champ
—
Bowl
TaxSlayer Bowl (W)
20166-7
Mississippi State · Southeastern (West)
Conf record
3-5
AP final
—
Coach final
—
AP high
—
Champ game
—
Conf champ
—
Bowl
St. Petersburg Bowl (W)
20159-4
Mississippi State · Southeastern (West)
Conf record
4-4
AP final
—
Coach final
—
AP high
#20
Champ game
—
Conf champ
—
Bowl
Belk Bowl (W)
201410-3
Mississippi State · Southeastern (West)
Conf record
6-2
AP final
#11
Coach final
#12
AP high
#1
Champ game
—
Conf champ
—
Bowl
Orange Bowl (L)MajorCFP
20137-6
Mississippi State · Southeastern (Western)
Conf record
3-5
AP final
—
Coach final
—
AP high
—
Champ game
—
Conf champ
—
Bowl
Liberty Bowl (W)
20128-5
Mississippi State · Southeastern (Western)
Conf record
4-4
AP final
—
Coach final
—
AP high
#13
Champ game
—
Conf champ
—
Bowl
Gator Bowl (L)
20117-6
Mississippi State · Southeastern (Western)
Conf record
2-6
AP final
—
Coach final
—
AP high
#16
Champ game
—
Conf champ
—
Bowl
Music City Bowl (W)
20109-4
Mississippi State · Southeastern (Western)
Conf record
4-4
AP final
#15
Coach final
#17
AP high
#15
Champ game
—
Conf champ
—
Bowl
Gator Bowl (W)
20095-7
Mississippi State · Southeastern (Western)
Conf record
3-5
AP final
—
Coach final
—
AP high
—
Champ game
—
Conf champ
—
20084-8
Mississippi State · Southeastern (Western)
Conf record
2-6
AP final
—
Coach final
—
AP high
—
Champ game
—
Conf champ
—
20078-5
Mississippi State · Southeastern (Western)
Conf record
4-4
AP final
—
Coach final
—
AP high
—
Champ game
—
Conf champ
—
Bowl
Liberty Bowl (W)
20063-9
Mississippi State · Southeastern (Western)
Conf record
1-7
AP final
—
Coach final
—
AP high
—
Champ game
—
Conf champ
—
20053-8
Mississippi State · Southeastern (Western)
Conf record
1-7
AP final
—
Coach final
—
AP high
—
Champ game
—
Conf champ
—
20043-8
Mississippi State · Southeastern (Western)
Conf record
2-6
AP final
—
Coach final
—
AP high
—
Champ game
—
Conf champ
—
20032-10
Mississippi State · Southeastern (Western)
Conf record
1-7
AP final
—
Coach final
—
AP high
—
Champ game
—
Conf champ
—
20023-9
Mississippi State · Southeastern (Western)
Conf record
0-8
AP final
—
Coach final
—
AP high
—
Champ game
—
Conf champ
—
20013-8
Mississippi State · Southeastern (Western)
Conf record
2-6
AP final
—
Coach final
—
AP high
#17
Champ game
—
Conf champ
—
20008-4
Mississippi State · Southeastern (Western)
Conf record
4-4
AP final
#24
Coach final
#22
AP high
#13
Champ game
—
Conf champ
—
Bowl
Independence Bowl (W)
199910-2
Mississippi State · Southeastern (Western)
Conf record
6-2
AP final
#13
Coach final
#12
AP high
#8
Champ game
—
Conf champ
—
Bowl
Peach Bowl (W)
19988-5
Mississippi State · Southeastern (Western)
Conf record
6-2
AP final
—
Coach final
—
AP high
#23
Champ game
✓
Conf champ
—
Bowl
Cotton Bowl (L)
19977-4
Mississippi State · Southeastern (Western)
Conf record
4-4
AP final
—
Coach final
—
AP high
#15
Champ game
—
Conf champ
—
19965-6
Mississippi State · Southeastern (Western)
Conf record
3-5
AP final
—
Coach final
—
AP high
—
Champ game
—
Conf champ
—
19953-8
Mississippi State · Southeastern (Western)
Conf record
1-7
AP final
—
Coach final
—
AP high
—
Champ game
—
Conf champ
—
19948-4
Mississippi State · Southeastern (Western)
Conf record
5-3
AP final
#24
Coach final
#25
AP high
#16
Champ game
—
Conf champ
—
Bowl
Peach Bowl (L)
19933-6-2
Mississippi State · Southeastern (Western)
Conf record
2-5-1
AP final
—
Coach final
—
AP high
#23
Champ game
—
Conf champ
—
19927-5
Mississippi State · Southeastern (Western)
Conf record
4-4
AP final
#23
Coach final
—
AP high
#15
Champ game
—
Conf champ
—
Bowl
Peach Bowl (L)
19917-5
Mississippi State · Southeastern
Conf record
4-3
AP final
—
Coach final
—
AP high
#21
Champ game
—
Conf champ
—
Bowl
Liberty Bowl (L)
19905-6
Mississippi State · Southeastern
Conf record
1-6
AP final
—
Coach final
—
AP high
—
Champ game
—
Conf champ
—
19895-6
Mississippi State · Southeastern
Conf record
1-6
AP final
—
Coach final
—
AP high
#25
Champ game
—
Conf champ
—
19881-10
Mississippi State · Southeastern
Conf record
0-7
AP final
—
Coach final
—
AP high
—
Champ game
—
Conf champ
—
19874-7
Mississippi State · Southeastern
Conf record
1-5
AP final
—
Coach final
—
AP high
—
Champ game
—
Conf champ
—
19866-5
Mississippi State · Southeastern
Conf record
2-4
AP final
—
Coach final
—
AP high
#13
Champ game
—
Conf champ
—
19855-6
Mississippi State · Southeastern
Conf record
0-6
AP final
—
Coach final
—
AP high
—
Champ game
—
Conf champ
—
19844-7
Mississippi State · Southeastern
Conf record
1-5
AP final
—
Coach final
—
AP high
—
Champ game
—
Conf champ
—
19833-8
Mississippi State · Southeastern
Conf record
1-5
AP final
—
Coach final
—
AP high
—
Champ game
—
Conf champ
—
19825-6
Mississippi State · Southeastern
Conf record
2-4
AP final
—
Coach final
—
AP high
—
Champ game
—
Conf champ
—
19818-4
Mississippi State · Southeastern
Conf record
4-2
AP final
—
Coach final
#17
AP high
#7
Champ game
—
Conf champ
—
Bowl
Hall of Fame Bowl (W)
19809-3
Mississippi State · Southeastern
Conf record
5-1
AP final
#19
Coach final
—
AP high
#16
Champ game
—
Conf champ
—
Bowl
Sun Bowl (L)
19793-8
Mississippi State · Southeastern
Conf record
2-4
AP final
—
Coach final
—
AP high
—
Champ game
—
Conf champ
—
19786-5
Mississippi State · Southeastern
Conf record
2-4
AP final
—
Coach final
—
AP high
—
Champ game
—
Conf champ
—
19775-6
Mississippi State · Southeastern
Conf record
2-4
AP final
—
Coach final
—
AP high
#12
Champ game
—
Conf champ
—
19769-2
Mississippi State · Southeastern
Conf record
4-2
AP final
#20
Coach final
—
AP high
#18
Champ game
—
Conf champ
—
19756-4-1
Mississippi State · Southeastern
Conf record
1-4-1
AP final
—
Coach final
—
AP high
—
Champ game
—
Conf champ
—
19749-3
Mississippi State · Southeastern
Conf record
3-3
AP final
#17
Coach final
#17
AP high
#17
Champ game
—
Conf champ
—
Bowl
Sun Bowl (W)
19734-5-2
Mississippi State · Southeastern
Conf record
2-5
AP final
—
Coach final
—
AP high
—
Champ game
—
Conf champ
—
19724-7
Mississippi State · Southeastern
Conf record
1-6
AP final
—
Coach final
—
AP high
—
Champ game
—
Conf champ
—
19712-9
Mississippi State · Southeastern
Conf record
1-7
AP final
—
Coach final
—
AP high
—
Champ game
—
Conf champ
—
19706-5
Mississippi State · Southeastern
Conf record
3-4
AP final
—
Coach final
—
AP high
—
Champ game
—
Conf champ
—
19693-7
Mississippi State · Southeastern
Conf record
0-5
AP final
—
Coach final
—
AP high
—
Champ game
—
Conf champ
—
19680-8-2
Mississippi State · Southeastern
Conf record
0-4-1
AP final
—
Coach final
—
AP high
—
Champ game
—
Conf champ
—
19671-9
Mississippi State · Southeastern
Conf record
0-6
AP final
—
Coach final
—
AP high
—
Champ game
—
Conf champ
—
19662-8
Mississippi State · Southeastern
Conf record
0-6
AP final
—
Coach final
—
AP high
—
Champ game
—
Conf champ
—
19654-6
Mississippi State · Southeastern
Conf record
1-5
AP final
—
Coach final
—
AP high
#9
Champ game
—
Conf champ
—
19644-6
Mississippi State · Southeastern
Conf record
2-5
AP final
—
Coach final
—
AP high
—
Champ game
—
Conf champ
—
19637-2-2
Mississippi State · Southeastern
Conf record
4-1-2
AP final
—
Coach final
#11
AP high
—
Champ game
—
Conf champ
—
Bowl
Liberty Bowl (W)
19623-6
Mississippi State · Southeastern
Conf record
2-5
AP final
—
Coach final
—
AP high
—
Champ game
—
Conf champ
—
19615-5
Mississippi State · Southeastern
Conf record
1-5
AP final
—
Coach final
—
AP high
—
Champ game
—
Conf champ
—
19602-6-1
Mississippi State · Southeastern
Conf record
0-5-1
AP final
—
Coach final
—
AP high
—
Champ game
—
Conf champ
—
19592-7
Mississippi State · Southeastern
Conf record
0-7
AP final
—
Coach final
—
AP high
—
Champ game
—
Conf champ
—
19583-6
Mississippi State · Southeastern
Conf record
1-6
AP final
—
Coach final
—
AP high
#7
Champ game
—
Conf champ
—
19576-2-1
Mississippi State · Southeastern
Conf record
4-2-1
AP final
#14
Coach final
—
AP high
#12
Champ game
—
Conf champ
—
19564-6
Mississippi State · Southeastern
Conf record
2-5
AP final
—
Coach final
—
AP high
—
Champ game
—
Conf champ
—
19556-4
Mississippi State · Southeastern
Conf record
4-4
AP final
—
Coach final
—
AP high
#18
Champ game
—
Conf champ
—
19546-4
Mississippi State · Southeastern
Conf record
3-3
AP final
—
Coach final
—
AP high
—
Champ game
—
Conf champ
—
19535-2-3
Mississippi State · Southeastern
Conf record
3-1-3
AP final
—
Coach final
—
AP high
#11
Champ game
—
Conf champ
—
19525-4
Mississippi State · Southeastern
Conf record
3-4
AP final
—
Coach final
—
AP high
—
Champ game
—
Conf champ
—
19514-5
Mississippi State · Southeastern
Conf record
2-5
AP final
—
Coach final
—
AP high
—
Champ game
—
Conf champ
—
19504-5
Mississippi State · Southeastern
Conf record
3-4
AP final
—
Coach final
—
AP high
—
Champ game
—
Conf champ
—
19490-8-1
Mississippi State · Southeastern
Conf record
0-6
AP final
—
Coach final
—
AP high
—
Champ game
—
Conf champ
—
19484-4-1
Mississippi State · Southeastern
Conf record
3-3
AP final
—
Coach final
—
AP high
—
Champ game
—
Conf champ
—
19477-3
Mississippi State · Southeastern
Conf record
2-2
AP final
—
Coach final
—
AP high
—
Champ game
—
Conf champ
—
19468-2
Mississippi State · Southeastern
Conf record
3-2
AP final
—
Coach final
—
AP high
#19
Champ game
—
Conf champ
—
19456-3
Mississippi State · Southeastern
Conf record
2-3
AP final
—
Coach final
—
AP high
#15
Champ game
—
Conf champ
—
19446-2
Mississippi State · Southeastern
Conf record
3-2
AP final
—
Coach final
—
AP high
#16
Champ game
—
Conf champ
—
19428-2
Mississippi State · Southeastern
Conf record
5-2
AP final
#18
Coach final
—
AP high
#16
Champ game
—
Conf champ
—
19418-1-1
Mississippi State · Southeastern
Conf record
4-0-1
AP final
#16
Coach final
—
AP high
#13
Champ game
—
Conf champ
★
194010-0-1
Mississippi State · Southeastern
Conf record
4-0-1
AP final
#9
Coach final
—
AP high
#9
Champ game
—
Conf champ
—
Bowl
Orange Bowl (W)Major
19398-2
Mississippi State · Southeastern
Conf record
3-2
AP final
—
Coach final
—
AP high
—
Champ game
—
Conf champ
—
19384-6
Mississippi State · Southeastern
Conf record
1-4
AP final
—
Coach final
—
AP high
—
Champ game
—
Conf champ
—
19375-4-1
Mississippi State · Southeastern
Conf record
3-2
AP final
—
Coach final
—
AP high
—
Champ game
—
Conf champ
—
19367-3-1
Mississippi State · Southeastern
Conf record
3-2
AP final
—
Coach final
—
AP high
—
Champ game
—
Conf champ
—
Bowl
Orange Bowl (L)Major
19358-3
Mississippi State · Southeastern
Conf record
2-3
AP final
—
Coach final
—
AP high
—
Champ game
—
Conf champ
—
19344-6
Mississippi State · Southeastern
Conf record
0-5
AP final
—
Coach final
—
AP high
—
Champ game
—
Conf champ
—
19333-6-1
Mississippi State · Southeastern
Conf record
1-5-1
AP final
—
Coach final
—
AP high
—
Champ game
—
Conf champ
—
19323-5
Mississippi State · Southern
Conf record
0-4
AP final
—
Coach final
—
AP high
—
Champ game
—
Conf champ
—
19312-6
Mississippi State · Southern
Conf record
0-5
AP final
—
Coach final
—
AP high
—
Champ game
—
Conf champ
—
19302-7
Mississippi State · Southern
Conf record
2-3
AP final
—
Coach final
—
AP high
—
Champ game
—
Conf champ
—
19291-5-2
Mississippi State · Southern
Conf record
0-3-1
AP final
—
Coach final
—
AP high
—
Champ game
—
Conf champ
—
19282-4-2
Mississippi State · Southern
Conf record
1-4
AP final
—
Coach final
—
AP high
—
Champ game
—
Conf champ
—
19275-3
Mississippi State · Southern
Conf record
2-3
AP final
—
Coach final
—
AP high
—
Champ game
—
Conf champ
—
19265-4
Mississippi State · Southern
Conf record
2-3
AP final
—
Coach final
—
AP high
—
Champ game
—
Conf champ
—
19253-4-1
Mississippi State · Southern
Conf record
1-4
AP final
—
Coach final
—
AP high
—
Champ game
—
Conf champ
—
19245-4
Mississippi State · Southern
Conf record
3-2
AP final
—
Coach final
—
AP high
—
Champ game
—
Conf champ
—
19235-2-2
Mississippi State · Southern
Conf record
2-1-2
AP final
—
Coach final
—
AP high
—
Champ game
—
Conf champ
—
19223-4-2
Mississippi State · Southern
Conf record
2-3
AP final
—
Coach final
—
AP high
—
Champ game
—
Conf champ
—
19214-4-1
Mississippi State · Southern
Conf record
0-1-1
AP final
—
Coach final
—
AP high
—
Champ game
—
Conf champ
—
19205-3
Mississippi State · Independent
Conf record
—
AP final
—
Coach final
—
AP high
—
Champ game
—
Conf champ
—
19196-2
Mississippi State · Independent
Conf record
—
AP final
—
Coach final
—
AP high
—
Champ game
—
Conf champ
—
19183-2
Mississippi State · Independent
Conf record
—
AP final
—
Coach final
—
AP high
—
Champ game
—
Conf champ
—
19176-1
Mississippi State · Independent
Conf record
—
AP final
—
Coach final
—
AP high
—
Champ game
—
Conf champ
—
19164-4-1
Mississippi State · Independent
Conf record
—
AP final
—
Coach final
—
AP high
—
Champ game
—
Conf champ
—
19155-2-1
Mississippi State · Independent
Conf record
—
AP final
—
Coach final
—
AP high
—
Champ game
—
Conf champ
—
19146-2
Mississippi State · Independent
Conf record
—
AP final
—
Coach final
—
AP high
—
Champ game
—
Conf champ
—
19136-1-1
Mississippi State · Independent
Conf record
—
AP final
—
Coach final
—
AP high
—
Champ game
—
Conf champ
—
19124-3
Mississippi State · Independent
Conf record
—
AP final
—
Coach final
—
AP high
—
Champ game
—
Conf champ
—
19117-2-1
Mississippi State · Independent
Conf record
—
AP final
—
Coach final
—
AP high
—
Champ game
—
Conf champ
—
Bowl
Bacardi Bowl (W)
19107-2
Mississippi State · Independent
Conf record
—
AP final
—
Coach final
—
AP high
—
Champ game
—
Conf champ
—
19095-4
Mississippi State · Independent
Conf record
—
AP final
—
Coach final
—
AP high
—
Champ game
—
Conf champ
—
19083-4
Mississippi State · Independent
Conf record
—
AP final
—
Coach final
—
AP high
—
Champ game
—
Conf champ
—
19076-3
Mississippi State · Independent
Conf record
—
AP final
—
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19062-2-1
Mississippi State · Independent
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19042-5
Mississippi State · Independent
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19021-4-1
Mississippi State · Independent
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Award winners

4 major award winners and consensus All-Americans.

Emmanuel Forbes2022
Consensus All-AmericanDB
Johnthan Banks2012
Jim Thorpe AwardDB
Fred Smoot2000
Consensus All-AmericanDB
Jimmy Webb1974
Consensus All-AmericanDL