SECBulldogs

Mississippi State

47th of 1286–7

Rank

47th

of 128 FBS teams

Rating

+4.7

90% range −5.1 to 14.5

Offense

35.1

35th: points scored vs an average team

Defense

30.5

64th: points allowed vs an average team

Record

6–7

Playoff

—

no field saved for this season

13 games, 6–7

Schedule

Ranks are retrospective TEMPO estimates, not poll rankings or ranks saved before kickoff.

Wk 1Sep 3 · 12:00 PM ET vs

South Alabama L 20–21

Rating change−4.8

Wk 2Sep 10 · 7:00 PM ET vs

South Carolina W 27–14

Rating change+0.7

Wk 3Sep 17 · 7:00 PM ET at#7

LSU L 20–23

Rating change+0.3

Wk 4Sep 24 · 3:30 PM ET at

Massachusetts W 47–35

Rating change−1.5

Wk 6Oct 8 · 12:00 PM ET vs#15

Auburn L 14–38

Rating change−2.9

Wk 7Oct 14 · 10:15 PM ET at

BYU L 21–28

Rating change+0.1

Wk 8Oct 22 · 7:30 PM ET at

Kentucky L 38–40

Rating change−0.3

Wk 9Oct 29 · 3:30 PM ET vs

Samford W 56–41

Rating change+0.2

Wk 10Nov 5 · 12:00 PM ET vs#14

Texas A&M W 35–28

Rating change+2.3

Wk 11Nov 12 · 12:00 PM ET at#1

Alabama L 3–51

Rating change−1.3

Wk 12Nov 19 · 7:00 PM ET vs

Arkansas L 42–58

Rating change−2.1

Wk 13Nov 26 · 3:30 PM ET at#23

Ole Miss W 55–20

Rating change+3.5

PostDec 26 · 11:00 AM ET vs

Miami (OH)ST. PETERSBURG BOWL W 17–16

Rating change0.0

With its 90% range at each cutoff

Rating through 2016

90% range

Estimated after the fact at each cutoff.

Estimates of how good the team was, not forecasts to grade

Past seasons

Season	Conference	Rank#	Rating	Off.	Def.	RecordW–L	CFP entryCFP
2015	SEC	10 of 128	16.1	39.9	23.8	9–4	—

Adjusted for opponents; outward is better on both sides

Profile

MSST offenseFBS average

MeasureValue

Points per drive · points per possession.

Profiles and percentiles