Mississippi State
SEC · 2012 Season · Final
All-Time Resume
- 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
2012 Schedule & Results
| Wk | Date | Opponent | Conf | Opp. Record | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Week 2 · Sep 4 | JACKSON STATE | Unranked | — | W 56–9 |
| 3 | Week 3 · Sep 11 |  Auburn (AUBURN)H2H |  SEC | 3–9 | W 28–10 |
| 4 | Week 4 · Sep 18 |  Troy (TROY)H2H |  SUN | 5–7 | W 30–24 |
| 5 | Week 5 · Sep 25 |  South Alabama (SOUTH ALABAMA)H2H | SUN | 2–11 | W 30–10 |
| 7 | Week 7 · Oct 9 |  Kentucky (KENTUCKY)H2H | SEC | 2–10 | W 27–14 |
| 8 | Week 8 · Oct 16 |  Tennessee (TENNESSEE)H2H | SEC | 5–7 | W 41–31 |
| 9 | Week 9 · Oct 23 |  Middle Tennessee (MIDDLE TENNESSEE STATE)H2H | SUN | 8–4 | W 45–3 |
| 10 | Week 10 · Oct 30 |  Alabama (ALABAMA)H2H | SEC | 13–1 | L 7–38 |
| 11 | Week 11 · Nov 6 |  Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M)H2H | SEC | 11–2 | L 13–38 |
| 12 | Week 12 · Nov 13 |  LSUH2H | SEC | 10–3 | L 17–37 |
| 13 | Week 13 · Nov 20 |  Arkansas (ARKANSAS)H2H | SEC | 4–8 | W 45–14 |
| 14 | Week 14 · Nov 27 |  Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI)H2H | SEC | 7–6 | L 24–41 |
| 19 | Final · Jan 8 |  Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN)H2H |  B10 | 10–3 | L 20–34 |
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.
Where the rating sits on the 12-tier scale (lower is better).
- Middle Tennessee +8
- Troy +5
- Tennessee +5
- Arkansas +4
- Auburn +3
- South Alabama +2
- Kentucky +2
- Alabama -1
- Texas A&M -2
- LSU -3
- Northwestern -3
- Ole Miss -6
Each win stacks that opponent's win total to the right; each loss stacks that opponent's loss total to the left.
0.615 Win % · Change -4
Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.
Higher on the chart = better rank.
Bars above the line are wins, below are losses; height = point margin.
Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.