Mississippi State
SEC · 2016 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
2016 Schedule & Results
| Wk | Date | Opponent | Conf | Opp. Record | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Week 2 · Sep 6 |  South Alabama (SOUTH ALABAMA)H2H |  SUN | 6–7 | L 20–21 |
| 3 | Week 3 · Sep 13 |  South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA)H2H |  SEC | 6–7 | W 27–14 |
| 4 | Week 4 · Sep 20 |  LSUH2H | SEC | 8–4 | L 20–23 |
| 5 | Week 5 · Sep 27 |  Massachusetts (MASSACHUSETTS)H2H | IND FBSI | 2–10 | W 47–35 |
| 7 | Week 7 · Oct 11 |  Auburn (AUBURN)H2H | SEC | 8–5 | L 14–38 |
| 8 | Week 8 · Oct 18 |  BYUH2H | IND FBSI | 9–4 | L 21–28 |
| 9 | Week 9 · Oct 25 |  Kentucky (KENTUCKY)H2H | SEC | 7–6 | L 38–40 |
| 10 | Week 10 · Nov 1 | Samford Bulldogs | Unranked | — | W 56–41 |
| 11 | Week 11 · Nov 8 |  Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M)H2H | SEC | 8–5 | W 35–28 |
| 12 | Week 12 · Nov 15 |  Alabama (ALABAMA)H2H | SEC | 14–1 | L 3–51 |
| 13 | Week 13 · Nov 22 |  Arkansas (ARKANSAS)H2H | SEC | 7–6 | L 42–58 |
| 14 | Week 14 · Nov 29 |  Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI)H2H | SEC | 5–7 | W 55–20 |
| 3 | Post-Season Week 3 · Dec 27 |  Miami (OH) (MIAMI (OH))H2H |  MAC | 6–7 | W 17–16 |
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).
- Texas A&M +8
- South Carolina +6
- Miami (OH) +6
- Ole Miss +5
- Massachusetts +2
- Alabama -1
- LSU -4
- BYU -4
- Auburn -5
- Kentucky -6
- Arkansas -6
- South Alabama -7
Each win stacks that opponent's win total to the right; each loss stacks that opponent's loss total to the left.
0.462 Win % · No change
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.