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Mississippi State

SEC · 2003 Season · Final

Rock Bottom
Record
2–10
0.167 Win %
Conference
12th
1–7 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

2003 Schedule & Results

WkDateOpponentConfOpp. RecordResult
2Week 2 · Sep 2Oregon (OREGON)H2HPAC8–5L 34–42
4Week 4 · Sep 16Tulane (TULANE)H2HUSA5–7L 28–31
5Week 5 · Sep 23Houston (HOUSTON)H2HUSA7–6L 35–42
6Week 6 · Sep 30LSUH2HSEC13–1L 6–41
7Week 7 · Oct 7Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT)H2HSEC2–10W 30–21
8Week 8 · Oct 14Memphis (MEMPHIS)H2HUSA9–4W 35–27
9Week 9 · Oct 21Auburn (AUBURN)H2HSEC8–5L 13–45
10Week 10 · Oct 28Kentucky (KENTUCKY)H2HSEC4–8L 17–42
12Week 12 · Nov 11Alabama (ALABAMA)H2HSEC4–9L 0–38
13Week 13 · Nov 18Tennessee (TENNESSEE)H2HSEC10–3L 21–59
14Week 14 · Nov 25Arkansas (ARKANSAS)H2HSEC9–4L 6–52
15Week 15 · Dec 2Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI)H2HSEC10–3L 0–31

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
6.403
Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

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

NOW — Net Opponent Wins
-40
-51+11
  • Memphis +9
  • Vanderbilt +2
  • LSU -1
  • Tennessee -3
  • Ole Miss -3
  • Arkansas -4
  • Oregon -5
  • Auburn -5
  • Houston -6
  • Tulane -7
  • Kentucky -8
  • Alabama -9

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 #104Better than 25%
Win % Place 103rdBetter than 26%

0.167 Win % · No change

Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.

Rank by Week
#104W15#104Regular Season Final#104Post-Season W2#104Post-Season W3#104Final

Higher on the chart = better rank.

Game Margins
-8
-3
-7
-35
+9
+8
-32
-25
-38
-38
-46
-31

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

Final Rank by Season
#451998#121999#282000#822001#962002

Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.

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