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Mississippi State

SEC · 2005 Season · Final

Rock Bottom
Record
3–8
0.273 Win %
Conference
10th
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

2005 Schedule & Results

WkDateOpponentConfOpp. RecordResult
2Week 2 · Sep 6FCSUnranked—W 38–6
3Week 3 · Sep 13Auburn (AUBURN)H2HSEC9–3L 0–28
4Week 4 · Sep 20Tulane (TULANE)H2HUSA2–9W 21–14
5Week 5 · Sep 27Georgia (GEORGIA)H2HSEC10–3L 10–23
6Week 6 · Oct 4LSUH2HSEC11–2L 7–37
7Week 7 · Oct 11Florida (FLORIDA)H2HSEC9–3L 9–35
9Week 9 · Oct 25Houston (HOUSTON)H2HUSA6–6L 16–28
10Week 10 · Nov 1Kentucky (KENTUCKY)H2HSEC3–8L 7–13
11Week 11 · Nov 8Alabama (ALABAMA)H2HSEC10–2L 0–17
13Week 13 · Nov 22Arkansas (ARKANSAS)H2HSEC4–7L 10–44
14Week 14 · Nov 29Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI)H2HSEC3–8W 35–14

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
5.692
Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

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

NOW — Net Opponent Wins
-29
-34+5
  • Ole Miss +3
  • Tulane +2
  • LSU -2
  • Alabama -2
  • Auburn -3
  • Georgia -3
  • Florida -3
  • Houston -6
  • Arkansas -7
  • Kentucky -8

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 #101Better than 27%
Win % Place 100thBetter than 28%

0.273 Win % · No change

Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.

Rank by Week
#101W14#101Regular Season Final#101Post-Season W3#101Post-Season W4#101Final

Higher on the chart = better rank.

Game Margins
+32
-28
+7
-13
-30
-26
-12
-6
-17
-34
+21

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

Final Rank by Season
#282000#822001#962002#1042003#1032004

Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.

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