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Mississippi State FBS P5 : SEC AQ/P5

Location
Starkville / West Division

Spirit Name
Bulldogs

Mascot
Bully The Bulldog
Stadium:
Davis Wade/FBS Rank: 43rd
Capacity: 61,337
Surface: Grass

Offense Data | Defense Data

University Snapshot

Year Annual
Record
Coach Head Coach Record Overall Record Total Win Rank / Winning % Returning Letterman Returning
Starters
Attendance
2010 5-7 Dan Mullen @ MSU 5-7 / Winning Percentage 41.67 490-534-39 / Winning Percentage 47.93 Total Win Rank 76 & Winning Percentage Rank 99 Total 40 Offense 21 Defense 18 S.T. 1 Offense 6* Defense 4 53,792 Increase Rank 36
2010 9-4 Dan Mullen @ MSU 14-11 / Winning Percentage 56.00 499-538-39 / Winning Percentage 48.19 Total Win Rank 74 & Winning Percentage Rank 98 Total 49 Offense 22 Defense 23 S.T. 4 Offense 7 Defense 7 54,799 Increase Rank 37
2011 7-6 Dan Mullen @ MSU 21-17 / Winning Percentage 55.27 506-544-39 / Winning Percentage 48.26 Total Win Rank 73 & Winning Percentage Rank 97 Total 44 Offense 21 Defense 22 S.T. 1 Offense 9* Defense 7 55,Increase 949 Rank 36
2012 8-5 Dan Mullen @ MSU 29-22 / Winning Percentage 56.87 514-549-39 / Winning Percentage 48.41 Total Win Rank 74 & Winning Percentage Rank 100 Total 54 Offense 28 Defense 23 S.T. 3 Offense 5 Defense 7 55,628 Decrease Rank 35
2013 7-6 Dan Mullen @ MSU 36-28 / Winning Percentage 56.26 521-555-39 / Winning Percentage 48.48 Total Win Rk 74 & Winning Percentage Rank 98 Total 43 Offense 19 Defense 22 S.T. 2 Offense 7* Defense 5 55,695 Increase Rank 35
2014 10-3 Dan Mullen @ MSU 46-31 / Winning Percentage 60.53 531-558-39 / Winning Percentage 48.80 Total Win Rk 73 & Winning Percentage Rank 99 Total 57 Offense 27 Defense 27 S.T. 3 Offense 8* Defense 8 61,127 Increase Rank 28
2015 9-4 Dan Mullen @ MSU 55-35 / Winning Percentage 61.11 RK 39 540-562-39 / Winning Percentage 49.04 Total Win Rk 73 & Winning Percentage Rank 97 Total 45 Offense 22 Defense 20 S.T. 3 Offense 4* Defense 3 61,741 Increase Rank 26
2016 6-7 Dan Mullen @ MSU 61-42 / Winning Percentage 59.22 RK 50 546-569-39 / Winning Percentage 49.00 Total Win Rk 73 & Winning Percentage Rank 97 Total 49 Offense 23 Defense 22 S T 4 Offense 7* Defense 6 58,317 Decrease Rank 29
2017 9-4 Dan Mullen @ MSU 69-46 / Winning Percentage 60.34 RK 41 555-573-39 / Winning Percentage 49.23 Total Win Rk 73 & Winning Percentage Rank 95 Total 43 Offense 18 Defense 22 S T 3 Offense 5 Defense 6 58,100 Decrease Rank 27
2018 8-5 Joe Moorhead @ MSU 8-5 / Winning Percentage 61.54. RK 42 563-578-39 / Winning Percentage 49.36 Total Win Rk 73 & Winning Percentage Rank 95 Total 49 Offense 23 Defense 23 ST 3 Offense 9* Defense 8 58,057 Decrease Rank 26
2019 6-7 Joe Moorhead @ MSU 14-12 / Winning Percentage 53.85. RK 57 569-585-39 / Winning Percentage 49.33 Total Win Rk 73 & Winning Percentage Rank 95 Total 51 Offense 23 Defense 24 ST 4 Offense 7 Defense 4 56,182 Decrease Rank 26
2020 4-7 Mike Leach @ MSU 4-7 / Winning Percentage 36.36 RK 98 573-592-39 / Winning Percentage 49.21 Total Win Rk 73 & Winning Percentage Rank 96 Total 42 Offense 16 Defense 22 ST 4 Offense 6* Defense 5 Covid-19 / 12,866 Rank 17
2021 7-6 Mike Leach @ MSU 11-13 / Winning Percentage 45.83 RK 78 580-598-39 / Winning Percentage 49.26 Total Win Rk 73 & Winning Percentage Rank 94 Total 41 Offense 14 Defense 24 ST 3 Offense 8* Defense 8 49,494 Decrease Rank 35
2022 8-4 (1-0) 9-4 Mike Leach/ Zack Arnett @ MSU 19-17 / Winning Percentage 52.78 589-604-39 / Winning Percentage 49.39 Total Win Rk 72 & Winning Percentage Rank 96 Total 44 Offense 19 Defense 23 S.T. 2 Offense 8* Defense 9 53,822 Increase Rank 37
2023 5-7 Zack Arnett @ MSU 6-7 / Winning Percentage 46.15 RK 82 594-611-39 / Winning Percentage 49.32 Total Win Rk 73 & Winning Percentage Rank 98 Total 38 Offense 18 Defense 19 S.T. 1 Offense 8* Defense 4 54,455 Increase Rank 33
2024 2-10 Jeff Lebby @ MSU 2-10 / Winning Percentage 16.67 RK 131 596-621-39 / Winning Percentage 49.00 Total Win Rk 74 & Winning Percentage Rank 104 Total 29 Offense 10 Defense 16 S.T. 3 Offense 5* Defense 5 84,809 Decrease Rank 44
2025 0-0 Jeff Lebby @ MSU 2-10 / Winning Percentage 16.67 RK 111 596-621-39 / Winning Percentage 49.00 Total Win Rk 74 & Winning Percentage Rank 104 Total 26 Offense 9 Defense 16 S.T. 1 Offense 9* Defense 7 TBD
2026 0-0
* = Returning Quarterback

Schedule (2026)

Record 2026

Overall: W:0 L:0 T:0
Conf: W:0 L:0 T:0
Division: W:0 L:0 T:0

Game Date Home VS Away Score Game Stats
FBS (FBS Non AQ's) Sep-05 2026 Mississippi State
 -VS- 
Louisiana Monroe
N/A
Penalties Rushing Yards Passing Yards Total Yards Turnovers 3rd Down Attempts 3rd Down Coversions
Mississippi State 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Louisiana Monroe 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
BCS (FBS AQ's) Sep-12 2026 Minnesota
 -VS- 
Mississippi State
N/A
Penalties Rushing Yards Passing Yards Total Yards Turnovers 3rd Down Attempts 3rd Down Coversions
Minnesota 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Mississippi State 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Same Conference Sep-19 2026 South Carolina
 -VS- 
Mississippi State
N/A
Penalties Rushing Yards Passing Yards Total Yards Turnovers 3rd Down Attempts 3rd Down Coversions
South Carolina 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Mississippi State 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Same Conference Sep-26 2026 Mississippi State
 -VS- 
Missouri
N/A
Penalties Rushing Yards Passing Yards Total Yards Turnovers 3rd Down Attempts 3rd Down Coversions
Mississippi State 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Missouri 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Same Conference Oct-03 2026 Mississippi State
 -VS- 
Alabama
N/A
Penalties Rushing Yards Passing Yards Total Yards Turnovers 3rd Down Attempts 3rd Down Coversions
Mississippi State 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Alabama 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
This will be the 108th meeting between the schools / Alabama leads the series, 86-18-3 / The teams 1st met in 1896, Bama won 20-0 / Mississippi State has lost 16 straight to Alabama (2007 thru 2023) / Bama also has a longer win streak of 22 (1958 thru 1979) / Teams last met in 2023, Tide rolled, 40-17!
BYE WEEK!
Same Conference Oct-17 2026 LSU (LA)
 -VS- 
Mississippi State
N/A
Penalties Rushing Yards Passing Yards Total Yards Turnovers 3rd Down Attempts 3rd Down Coversions
LSU (LA) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Mississippi State 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
The LSU Tigers & Mississippi State Bulldogs have played one another 114 times / LSU leads this long lived series, 75-36-3 / The teams 1st met in 1896, LSU won, 52-0, in fact, the Tigers lost only one game, in the 1st 7, (1903, 11-0 & also, played LSU to a 0-0 tie (1906) / The longest win streak in this series: LSU 12 (2000 thru 2011). while MSU is 5 (1980-1984)
Same Conference Oct-24 2026 Mississippi State
 -VS- 
Oklahoma
N/A
Penalties Rushing Yards Passing Yards Total Yards Turnovers 3rd Down Attempts 3rd Down Coversions
Mississippi State 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Oklahoma 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
My research has turned up not a single meeting between these teams / As a result, I am declaring this meeting on 10/24/2026, as their, 1st ever meeting, on the Gridiron!
Same Conference Oct-31 2026 Texas
 -VS- 
Mississippi State
N/A
Penalties Rushing Yards Passing Yards Total Yards Turnovers 3rd Down Attempts 3rd Down Coversions
Texas 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Mississippi State 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Same Conference Nov-07 2026 Mississippi State
 -VS- 
Vanderbilt (TN)
N/A
Penalties Rushing Yards Passing Yards Total Yards Turnovers 3rd Down Attempts 3rd Down Coversions
Mississippi State 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Vanderbilt (TN) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Same Conference Nov-14 2026 Mississippi State
 -VS- 
Auburn (AL)
N/A
Penalties Rushing Yards Passing Yards Total Yards Turnovers 3rd Down Attempts 3rd Down Coversions
Mississippi State 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Auburn (AL) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
MSU & Auburn have played 96 times / Auburn leads the series, 66-28-2 / 1st met in 1905, Auburn won, 18-0, in fact, Auburn won the 1st 10 games played in this series (1905 thru 1919) / Last 10: Auburn has won 6 to MSU's 4 / It should be noted, the Bulldog's win in 2018 was vacated by the NCAA, otherwise the last 10 would be tied @ 5 wins apiece / Longest win streaks: Auburn 16 (1964 thru 1979) while MSU's is 7 (1941 thru 1948) / MOV Largest (Margin of Victory) Auburn 56 (56-0 in 1970) While MSU's is 33 (33-0 in 1946) ? That said, MSU has won 2 of the last 3 gamed played (2021 thru 2023)
FCS (FCS AQ's) Nov-21 2026 Mississippi State
 -VS- 
Tennessee Tech
N/A
Penalties Rushing Yards Passing Yards Total Yards Turnovers 3rd Down Attempts 3rd Down Coversions
Mississippi State 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tennessee Tech 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Same Conference Nov-28 2026 Ole Miss (MS)
 -VS- 
Mississippi State
N/A
Penalties Rushing Yards Passing Yards Total Yards Turnovers 3rd Down Attempts 3rd Down Coversions
Ole Miss (MS) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Mississippi State 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Record 2026

Overall: W:0 L:0 T:0
Conf: W:0 L:0 T:0
Division: W:0 L:0 T:0

Totals

Penalties Rushing
Yards
Passing
Yards
Total
Yards
Turnovers 3rd Down
Attempts
3rd Down
Coversions
Mississippi State 0 - 0 Yards 0 0 0 0 0 0
Opponents 0 - 0 Yards 0 0 0 0 0 0
KEY

Colored Dots Indicate that the game is outside of their division.

  • Other = Conference Game
  • BCS = Power Four Opponent
  • FBS = Group of 5 Opponent
  • FCS = FCS Opponent
  • FCS Non AQ = Non-Division I Opponent

No Data Available For 2026 Season

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