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Mississippi State

SEC · 1970 Season · Final

Struggling +
Record
6–5
0.545 Win %
Conference
7th
3–4 in SEC

All-Time Resume

Ranked Seasons
122
1902–2026
All-Time Record
613–597–37
0.506 Win %
Peak Final Rank
#5
1940
#1 Finishes
0
Top 5: 1 · Top 10: 3 · Top 25: 19
  • 12-Team Playoff & Revenue Era · 2 seasons
  • Limited Playoff Era · 26 seasons
  • Independents & Bowl Tie-In Era · 16 seasons
  • Divisional Era · 26 seasons
  • AP Poll & Postwar Era · 19 seasons · 3 Top 10
  • Forward Pass & Stadium Boom Era · 30 seasons
  • Pioneer Era · 2 seasons

Final finishes, as published; the season in progress counts toward record only. Compare Mississippi State head-to-head · History & Eras

1970 Schedule & Results

WkDateOpponentConfOpp. RecordResult
3Week 3 · Sep 15Oklahoma State (OKLAHOMA STATE)H2HIND B84–7W 14–13
4Week 4 · Sep 22Florida (FLORIDA)H2HSEC7–4L 13–34
5Week 5 · Sep 29Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT)H2HSEC4–7W 20–6
6Week 6 · Oct 6Georgia (GEORGIA)H2HSEC5–5W 7–6
7Week 7 · Oct 13Houston (HOUSTON)H2HIND FBSI8–3L 14–31
8Week 8 · Oct 20Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH)H2HIND SWC8–4W 20–16
9Week 9 · Oct 27Southern Miss (SOUTHERN MISS)H2HIND FBSI5–6W 51–15
10Week 10 · Nov 3Alabama (ALABAMA)H2HSEC6–5–1L 6–35
11Week 11 · Nov 10Auburn (AUBURN)H2HSEC9–2L 0–56
12Week 12 · Nov 17LSUH2HSEC9–3L 7–38
14Week 14 · Dec 1Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI)H2HSEC7–4W 19–14

Past season results come from the published weekly rankings; home/away is not recorded. Unranked = opponent outside the ranked field. Kickoff times in Eastern Time. TBD = not yet announced. vs* = neutral site. Opp. Record is the current season record; — = unavailable.

Rating Tier Spectrum
2.756
Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

Where the rating sits on the 12-tier scale (lower is better).

NOW — Net Opponent Wins
+16
-17+33
  • Texas Tech +8
  • Ole Miss +7
  • Georgia +5
  • Southern Miss +5
  • Oklahoma State +4
  • Vanderbilt +4
  • Auburn -2
  • Houston -3
  • LSU -3
  • Florida -4
  • Alabama -5

Each win stacks that opponent's win total to the right; each loss stacks that opponent's loss total to the left.

National Standing
Rank #46Better than 67%
Win % Place 52ndBetter than 63%

0.545 Win % · No change

Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.

Rank by Week
#45Regular Season Final#45Post-Season W1#46Post-Season W2#46Post-Season W3#46Final

Higher on the chart = better rank.

Game Margins
+1
-21
+14
+1
-17
+4
+36
-29
-56
-31
+5

Bars above the line are wins, below are losses; height = point margin.

Final Rank by Season
#781965#881966#1041967#1131968#711969

Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.

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