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Mississippi State

SEC · 2023 Season · Final

Failing
Record
5–7
0.417 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

2023 Schedule & Results

WkDateOpponentConfOpp. RecordResult
2Week 2 · Sep 4SE LOUISIANAUnranked—W 48–7
3Week 3 · Sep 10Arizona (ARIZONA)H2HPAC10–3W 31–24
4Week 4 · Sep 17LSUH2HSEC10–3L 14–41
5Week 5 · Sep 24South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA)H2HSEC5–7L 30–37
6Week 6 · Oct 1Alabama (ALABAMA)H2HSEC12–2L 17–40
7Week 7 · Oct 8West Michigan (WEST MICHIGAN)H2HMAC4–8W 41–28
9Week 9 · Oct 22Arkansas (ARKANSAS)H2HSEC4–8W 7–3
10Week 10 · Oct 29Auburn (AUBURN)H2HSEC6–7L 13–27
11Week 11 · Nov 5Kentucky (KENTUCKY)H2HSEC7–6L 3–24
12Week 12 · Nov 12Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M)H2HSEC7–6L 10–51
13Week 13 · Nov 19Southern Miss (SOUTHERN MISS)H2HSUN3–9W 41–20
14Week 14 · Nov 26Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI)H2HSEC11–2L 7–17

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
4.787
Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

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

NOW — Net Opponent Wins
-12
-33+21
  • Arizona +10
  • West Michigan +4
  • Arkansas +4
  • Southern Miss +3
  • Alabama -2
  • Ole Miss -2
  • LSU -3
  • Kentucky -6
  • Texas A&M -6
  • South Carolina -7
  • Auburn -7

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 #88Better than 36%
Win % Place 84thBetter than 39%

0.417 Win % · No change

Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.

Rank by Week
#88Post-Season W1#86Post-Season W2#85Post-Season W3#88Post-Season W4#88Final

Higher on the chart = better rank.

Game Margins
+41
+7
-27
-7
-23
+13
+4
-14
-21
-41
+21
-10

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

Final Rank by Season
#282018#632019#802020#532021#202022

Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.

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