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Mississippi State

SEC · 2000 Season · Final

Rebuilding +
Record
8–4
0.667 Win %
Conference
3rd
4–4 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

2000 Schedule & Results

WkDateOpponentConfOpp. RecordResult
2Week 2 · Sep 5Memphis (MEMPHIS)H2HUSA4–7W 17–3
4Week 4 · Sep 19BYUH2HMWC6–6W 44–28
5Week 5 · Sep 26South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA)H2HSEC8–4L 19–23
6Week 6 · Oct 3Florida (FLORIDA)H2HSEC10–3W 47–35
7Week 7 · Oct 10Auburn (AUBURN)H2HSEC9–4W 17–10
9Week 9 · Oct 24LSUH2HSEC8–4L 38–45
10Week 10 · Oct 31Middle Tennessee (MIDDLE TENNESSEE STATE)H2HIND FBSI6–5W 61–35
11Week 11 · Nov 7Kentucky (KENTUCKY)H2HSEC2–9W 35–17
12Week 12 · Nov 14Alabama (ALABAMA)H2HSEC3–8W 29–7
13Week 13 · Nov 21Arkansas (ARKANSAS)H2HSEC6–6L 10–17
14Week 14 · Nov 28Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI)H2HSEC7–5L 30–45
4Post-Season Week 4 · Jan 2Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M)H2HB127–5W 43–41

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
1.972
Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

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

NOW — Net Opponent Wins
+28
-19+47
  • Florida +10
  • Auburn +9
  • Texas A&M +7
  • BYU +6
  • Middle Tennessee +6
  • Memphis +4
  • Alabama +3
  • Kentucky +2
  • South Carolina -4
  • LSU -4
  • Ole Miss -5
  • Arkansas -6

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 #28Better than 80%
Win % Place 26thBetter than 82%

0.667 Win % · No change

Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.

Rank by Week
#31W14#31Regular Season Final#33Post-Season W3#28Post-Season W4#28Final

Higher on the chart = better rank.

Game Margins
+14
+16
-4
+12
+7
-7
+26
+18
+22
-7
-15
+2

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

Final Rank by Season
#811995#581996#321997#451998#121999

Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.

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