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Mississippi State 4-4
2026 season · Bulldogs
No. 16 toughest schedule of 138 — see full rankings
Mississippi State is 4-4 under head coach Jeff Lebby. Its eight opponents were a combined 22-7 before playing the Bulldogs and are 13-14 since. The best win was over Missouri, which was 3-0 and ranked No. 19 going in.
Next game: vs. Vanderbilt,
Data last updated
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W 41-34
- Before
- 2-0
- After
- 3-2
- Total
- 5-3
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3-2
5-3
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- 2-0
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- 3-2
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- 5-3
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2-0
3-2
5-3
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- Before
- 3-5
- After
- —
- Total
- 3-5
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- 3-5
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- 3-5
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Tennessee Tech
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- Before
- 8-1
- After
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- 8-1
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8-1
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- 8-1
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- 8-1
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8-1
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8-1
- 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
- Mississippi State is 2-3 vs. currently ranked teams, with 1 more on the schedule.
- Mississippi State's opponents were a combined 22-7 (.759) before playing Mississippi State.
Combined opponents
Across 8 completed games · 4 upcoming left out
1-3 vs. teams ranked that week
Before playing Mississippi State
22-7
75.9%
vs. Mississippi State
4-4
50.0%
After playing Mississippi State
13-14
48.1%
Total (including vs. Mississippi State)
39-25
60.9%
Teams we beat17-15total (53.1%)
Before playing Mississippi State 6-0 · after 11-11
Teams that beat us22-10total (68.8%)
Before playing Mississippi State 16-7 · after 2-3
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.
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