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Mississippi State 5-8
2025 season · Bulldogs
No. 32 toughest schedule of 136 — see full rankings
Mississippi State is 5-8 under head coach Jeff Lebby. Its 13 opponents were a combined 49-25 before playing the Bulldogs and are 43-38 since. The best win was over Arizona State, which was 1-0 going in.
Data last updated
Open a row to see that opponent's season, split into games before Mississippi State, the game itself, and games after. Total includes the game vs. Mississippi State.
Wk 1·
Away · Sun Belt
W 34-17
- Before
- 0-0
- After
- 7-5
- Total
- 7-6
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Wk 1
W 34-17
0-0
7-5
7-6
Wk 1·
Away · Sun Belt
W 34-17
- Before
- 0-0
- After
- 7-5
- Total
- 7-6
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Wk 1
W 34-17
0-0
7-5
7-6
Wk 2·
Home · Big 12
W 24-20
- Before
- 1-0
- After
- 7-4
- Total
- 8-5
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Wk 2
W 24-20
1-0
7-4
8-5
Wk 2·
Home · Big 12
W 24-20
- Before
- 1-0
- After
- 7-4
- Total
- 8-5
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Wk 2
W 24-20
1-0
7-4
8-5
Wk 3·
Alcorn State
Home · SWAC · FCS
W 63-0
- Before
- 0-2
- After
- 5-4
- Total
- 5-7
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Wk 3
Alcorn State
Home · SWAC · FCS
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W 63-0
0-2
5-4
5-7
Wk 3·
Alcorn State
Home · SWAC · FCS
W 63-0
- Before
- 0-2
- After
- 5-4
- Total
- 5-7
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Wk 3
Alcorn State
Home · SWAC · FCS
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W 63-0
0-2
5-4
5-7
Wk 4·
Home · Mid-American
W 38-10
- Before
- 1-1
- After
- 2-7
- Total
- 3-9
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Wk 4
W 38-10
1-1
2-7
3-9
Wk 4·
Home · Mid-American
W 38-10
- Before
- 1-1
- After
- 2-7
- Total
- 3-9
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Wk 4
W 38-10
1-1
2-7
3-9
L 29-43
- Before
- 8-4
- After
- 0-0
- Total
- 9-4
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Duke's Mayo Bowl
35 days rest
L 29-43
8-4
0-0
9-4
L 29-43
- Before
- 8-4
- After
- 0-0
- Total
- 9-4
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Duke's Mayo Bowl
35 days rest
L 29-43
8-4
0-0
9-4
- Conference
- SEC
- Head coach
- Jeff Lebby
- Stadium
- Davis Wade Stadium, seats 61,337, Starkville, Mississippi
- NFL draft
- 2 picked in the 2026 NFL draft, earliest in round 4
Receipt insights
- Worst loss by opponent record: Florida, finished 4-8 (lost 21-23, Wk 8).
- Mississippi State's opponents were a combined 49-25 (.662) before playing Mississippi State.
Combined opponents
Across 13 completed games
Before playing Mississippi State
49-25
66.2%
vs. Mississippi State
8-5
61.5%
After playing Mississippi State
43-38
53.1%
Total (including vs. Mississippi State)
100-68
59.5%
Teams we beat25-37total (40.3%)
Before playing Mississippi State 4-9 · after 21-23
Teams that beat us75-31total (70.8%)
Before playing Mississippi State 45-16 · after 22-15
How we count
Records are summed once per game on this schedule, so an opponent who shows up twice is counted twice. Before playing Mississippi State uses only that opponent's games completed before the kickoff. vs. Mississippi State is the opponents' combined record in those head-to-head games. After playing Mississippi State uses only games completed later. Total adds the three together. Canceled, postponed, and vacated games are excluded. Winning percentage counts a tie as half a win.