SECBulldogs

Mississippi State

56th of 1365–8

Rank

56th

of 136 FBS teams

Rating

+4.1

90% range −5.5 to 13.7

Offense

31.7

34th: points scored vs an average team

Defense

27.7

78th: points allowed vs an average team

Record

5–8

Playoff

—

no field saved for this season

13 games, 5–8

Schedule

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

Wk 1Aug 30 · 12:00 PM ET at

Southern Miss W 34–17

Rating change−0.6

Wk 2Sep 6 · 7:30 PM ET vs

Arizona State W 24–20

Rating change+0.4

Wk 3Sep 13 · 6:00 PM ET vs

Alcorn State W 63–0

Rating change+0.8

Wk 4Sep 20 · 4:15 PM ET vs

Northern Illinois W 38–10

Rating change+0.2

Wk 5Sep 27 · 4:15 PM ET vs#10

Tennessee L 34–41

Rating change+0.3

Wk 6Oct 4 · 7:30 PM ET at#10

Texas A&M L 9–31

Rating change−0.8

Wk 8Oct 18 · 4:15 PM ET at#24

Florida L 21–23

Rating change−0.1

Wk 9Oct 25 · 4:15 PM ET vs#13

Texas L 38–45

Rating change+1.5

Wk 10Nov 1 · 4:00 PM ET at

Arkansas W 38–35

Rating change+0.1

Wk 11Nov 8 · 12:00 PM ET vs#7

Georgia L 21–41

Rating change−1.5

Wk 12Nov 15 · 7:45 PM ET at#17

Missouri L 27–49

Rating change−0.9

Wk 14Nov 28 · 12:00 PM ET vs#12

Ole Miss L 19–38

Rating change−0.7

PostJan 2 · 8:00 PM ET vs

Wake ForestDuke's Mayo Bowl L 29–43

Rating change−1.6

With its 90% range at each cutoff

Rating through 2025

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
2024	SEC	75 of 134	−1.5	27.4	28.9	2–10	—
2023	SEC	64 of 133	0.0	23.9	23.8	5–7	—
2022	SEC	13 of 131	16.0	34.7	18.7	9–4	—
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