SECBulldogs

Mississippi State

28th of 1307–6

Rank

28th

of 130 FBS teams

Rating

+8.6

90% range −0.5 to 17.7

Offense

31.3

40th: points scored vs an average team

Defense

22.7

28th: points allowed vs an average team

Record

7–6

Playoff

—

no field saved for this season

13 games, 7–6

Schedule

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

Wk 1Sep 4 · 4:00 PM ET vs

Louisiana Tech W 35–34

Rating change0.0

Wk 2Sep 11 · 7:00 PM ET vs#23

NC State W 24–10

Rating change+1.8

Wk 3Sep 18 · 4:00 PM ET at

Memphis L 29–31

Rating change+0.9

Wk 4Sep 25 · 12:00 PM ET vs#16

LSU L 25–28

Rating change+1.6

Wk 5Oct 2 · 7:00 PM ET at#10

Texas A&M W 26–22

Rating change+1.3

Wk 7Oct 16 · 7:00 PM ET vs#3

Alabama L 9–49

Rating change−1.3

Wk 8Oct 23 · 4:00 PM ET at

Vanderbilt W 45–6

Rating change+2.1

Wk 9Oct 30 · 7:00 PM ET vs

Kentucky W 31–17

Rating change+0.9

Wk 10Nov 6 · 4:00 PM ET at

Arkansas L 28–31

Rating change+0.1

Wk 11Nov 13 · 12:00 PM ET at#18

Auburn W 43–34

Rating change+1.6

Wk 12Nov 20 · 12:00 PM ET vs

Tennessee State W 55–10

Rating change+0.6

Wk 13Nov 25 · 7:30 PM ET vs#24

Ole Miss L 21–31

Rating change−0.5

PostDec 28 · 6:45 PM ET vs

Texas TechAutoZone Liberty Bowl L 7–34

Rating change−3.6

With its 90% range at each cutoff

Rating through 2021

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
2020	SEC	35 of 127	6.5	30.2	23.7	4–7	—
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