SECBulldogs

Mississippi State

46th of 1306–7

Rank

46th

of 130 FBS teams

Rating

+4.4

90% range −5.1 to 14.0

Offense

29.2

53rd: points scored vs an average team

Defense

24.8

42nd: 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 1Aug 31 · 12:00 PM ET vs

LouisianaNeutral W 38–28

Rating change−1.1

Wk 2Sep 7 · 3:30 PM ET vs

Southern Miss W 38–15

Rating change+0.2

Wk 3Sep 14 · 12:00 PM ET vs

Kansas State L 24–31

Rating change−1.7

Wk 4Sep 21 · 4:00 PM ET vs

Kentucky W 28–13

Rating change+1.7

Wk 5Sep 28 · 7:00 PM ET at#10

Auburn L 23–56

Rating change−3.6

Wk 7Oct 12 · 12:00 PM ET at

Tennessee L 10–20

Rating change−1.1

Wk 8Oct 19 · 3:30 PM ET vs#4

LSU L 13–36

Rating change−1.2

Wk 9Oct 26 · 12:00 PM ET at#15

Texas A&M L 30–49

Rating change−0.7

Wk 10Nov 2 · 4:00 PM ET at

Arkansas W 54–24

Rating change+3.1

Wk 12Nov 16 · 12:00 PM ET vs#4

Alabama L 7–38

Rating change−2.4

Wk 13Nov 23 · 7:30 PM ET vs

Abilene Christian W 45–7

Rating change−0.5

Wk 14Nov 28 · 7:30 PM ET vs

Ole Miss W 21–20

Rating change−0.2

PostDec 30 · 4:00 PM ET vs

LouisvilleFRANKLIN AMERICAN MORTGAGE MUSIC CITY BOWL L 28–38

Rating change+0.3

With its 90% range at each cutoff

Rating through 2019

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
2018	SEC	7 of 130	20.3	34.0	13.6	8–5	—
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