SECBulldogs

Mississippi State

35th of 1274–7

Rank

35th

of 127 FBS teams

Rating

+6.5

90% range −2.6 to 15.6

Offense

30.2

55th: points scored vs an average team

Defense

23.7

31st: points allowed vs an average team

Record

4–7

Playoff

—

no field saved for this season

11 games, 4–7

Schedule

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

Wk 4Sep 26 · 3:30 PM ET at#5

LSU W 44–34

Rating change+6.9

Wk 5Oct 3 · 7:30 PM ET vs

Arkansas L 14–21

Rating change−2.7

Wk 6Oct 10 · 7:30 PM ET at

Kentucky L 2–24

Rating change−0.4

Wk 7Oct 17 · 4:00 PM ET vs#14

Texas A&M L 14–28

Rating change−1.1

Wk 9Oct 31 · 7:00 PM ET at#1

Alabama L 0–41

Rating change−1.1

Wk 10Nov 7 · 3:30 PM ET vs

Vanderbilt W 24–17

Rating change−2.3

Wk 12Nov 21 · 7:30 PM ET at#6

Georgia L 24–31

Rating change+4.4

Wk 13Nov 28 · 4:00 PM ET at

Ole Miss L 24–31

Rating change+0.8

Wk 15Dec 12 · 7:30 PM ET vs#18

Auburn L 10–24

Rating change−0.9

Wk 16Dec 19 · 3:30 PM ET vs

Missouri W 51–32

Rating change+1.6

PostDec 31 · 12:00 PM ET vs

TulsaLockheed Martin Armed Forces Bowl W 28–26

Rating change−1.2

With its 90% range at each cutoff

Rating through 2020

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
2019	SEC	46 of 130	4.4	29.2	24.8	6–7	—
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