SECBulldogs

Mississippi State

13th of 1319–4

Rank

13th

of 131 FBS teams

Rating

+16.0

90% range 6.7 to 25.3

Offense

34.7

20th: points scored vs an average team

Defense

18.7

17th: 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 3 · 7:30 PM ET vs

Memphis W 49–23

Rating change+2.9

Wk 2Sep 10 · 11:00 PM ET at

Arizona W 39–17

Rating change+2.1

Wk 3Sep 17 · 6:00 PM ET at#21

LSU L 16–31

Rating change−2.2

Wk 4Sep 24 · 12:00 PM ET vs

Bowling Green W 45–14

Rating change+1.5

Wk 5Oct 1 · 4:00 PM ET vs#18

Texas A&M W 42–24

Rating change+0.5

Wk 6Oct 8 · 12:00 PM ET vs

Arkansas W 40–17

Rating change+0.9

Wk 7Oct 15 · 7:30 PM ET at

Kentucky L 17–27

Rating change−1.5

Wk 8Oct 22 · 7:00 PM ET at#3

Alabama L 6–30

Rating change0.0

Wk 10Nov 5 · 7:30 PM ET vs

Auburn W 39–33

Rating change−0.9

Wk 11Nov 12 · 7:00 PM ET vs#1

Georgia L 19–45

Rating change−0.9

Wk 12Nov 19 · 12:00 PM ET vs

East Tennessee State W 56–7

Rating change+1.7

Wk 13Nov 24 · 7:00 PM ET at#24

Ole Miss W 24–22

Rating change0.0

PostJan 2 · 12:00 PM ET vs#16

IllinoisReliaQuest Bowl W 19–10

Rating change−0.1

With its 90% range at each cutoff

Rating through 2022

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
2021	SEC	28 of 130	8.6	31.3	22.7	7–6	—
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