SECBulldogs

Mississippi State

12th of 1309–4

Rank

12th

of 130 FBS teams

Rating

+16.7

90% range 7.0 to 26.3

Offense

35.9

20th: points scored vs an average team

Defense

19.2

15th: points allowed vs an average team

Record

9–4

Playoff

—

no field saved for this season

13 games, 9–4

Schedule

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

Wk 1Sep 2 · 4:00 PM ET vs

Charleston Southern W 49–0

Rating change+4.6

Wk 2Sep 9 · 7:30 PM ET at

Louisiana Tech W 57–21

Rating change+3.0

Wk 3Sep 16 · 7:00 PM ET vs#3

LSU W 37–7

Rating change+4.0

Wk 4Sep 23 · 7:00 PM ET at#16

Georgia L 3–31

Rating change−3.8

Wk 5Sep 30 · 6:00 PM ET at#12

Auburn L 10–49

Rating change−2.2

Wk 7Oct 14 · 12:00 PM ET vs

BYU W 35–10

Rating change+1.3

Wk 8Oct 21 · 4:00 PM ET vs

Kentucky W 45–7

Rating change+1.6

Wk 9Oct 28 · 7:15 PM ET at

Texas A&M W 35–14

Rating change+1.8

Wk 10Nov 4 · 12:00 PM ET vs

Massachusetts W 34–23

Rating change−1.0

Wk 11Nov 11 · 7:00 PM ET vs#1

Alabama L 24–31

Rating change+0.8

Wk 12Nov 18 · 12:00 PM ET at

Arkansas W 28–21

Rating change−0.4

Wk 13Nov 23 · 7:30 PM ET vs

Ole Miss L 28–31

Rating change−0.6

PostDec 30 · 12:00 PM ET vs#12

LouisvilleNeutral W 31–27

Rating change+2.1

With its 90% range at each cutoff

Rating through 2017

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
2016	SEC	47 of 128	4.7	35.1	30.5	6–7	—
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