SECBulldogs

Mississippi State

7th of 1308–5

Rank

7th

of 130 FBS teams

Rating

+20.3

90% range 11.2 to 29.5

Offense

34.0

32nd: points scored vs an average team

Defense

13.6

3rd: points allowed vs an average team

Record

8–5

Playoff

—

no field saved for this season

13 games, 8–5

Schedule

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

Wk 1Sep 1 · 7:30 PM ET vs

Stephen F. Austin W 63–6

Rating change+0.4

Wk 2Sep 8 · 12:00 PM ET at

Kansas State W 31–10

Rating change+3.6

Wk 3Sep 15 · 7:30 PM ET vs

Louisiana W 56–10

Rating change−0.2

Wk 4Sep 22 · 7:00 PM ET at

Kentucky L 7–28

Rating change−4.9

Wk 5Sep 29 · 6:00 PM ET vs

Florida L 6–13

Rating change−1.4

Wk 6Oct 6 · 7:30 PM ET vs#10

Auburn W 23–9

Rating change+2.4

Wk 8Oct 20 · 7:00 PM ET at#16

LSU L 3–19

Rating change−0.4

Wk 9Oct 27 · 7:00 PM ET vs#11

Texas A&M W 28–13

Rating change+1.3

Wk 10Nov 3 · 7:30 PM ET vs

Louisiana Tech W 45–3

Rating change+1.3

Wk 11Nov 10 · 3:30 PM ET at#1

Alabama L 0–24

Rating change0.0

Wk 12Nov 17 · 12:00 PM ET vs

Arkansas W 52–6

Rating change+1.9

Wk 13Nov 22 · 7:30 PM ET at

Ole Miss W 35–3

Rating change+1.7

PostJan 1 · 12:00 PM ET vs#16

IowaOUTBACK BOWL L 22–27

Rating change−0.4

With its 90% range at each cutoff

Rating through 2018

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
2017	SEC	12 of 130	16.7	35.9	19.2	9–4	—
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