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Mississippi State — 2026 Schedule

2026 Season 4-32-3 SEC

Season at a Glance Opponent strength

EasierTougher

2026 Schedule

WK 1 Sep 5 vs UL MONROE

W 62–13 ▾

WK 2 Sep 12 @ Minnesota

W 38–13 ▾

WK 3 Sep 19 @ South Carolina SEC

W 41–34 ▾

WK 4 Sep 26 vs MISSOURI SEC

W 31–24 ▾

WK 5 Oct 3 vs ALABAMA SEC

L 23–56 ▾

WK 7 Oct 17 @ LSU SEC

L —–31 ▾

WK 8 Oct 24 vs OKLAHOMA SEC

L 15–23 ▾

WK 9 Oct 31 @ TEXAS SEC

Upcoming ▾

WK 10 Nov 7 vs VANDERBILT SEC

Upcoming ▾

WK 11 Nov 14 vs AUBURN SEC

Upcoming ▾

WK 12 Nov 21 vs TENN TECH

Upcoming

WK 13 Nov 27 @ OLE MISS SEC

Upcoming ▾

Edge Rubric — head-to-head, all 10 live. Each cell answers "did we beat our opponent in this metric, this game?" — both teams computed from real CFBD play-by-play (works for every opponent). Explosive = pass 20+ / run 10+. Striped cells are unplayed games only.

THE EDGE RUBRIC Head-to-Head — did we beat our opponent this game?

54%

Season Score · SEC #9

Head-to-Head — Filled = our team beat the opponent in this metric in this game. Gray = opponent was better (or tied). Striped = game not yet played.

METRIC	UM W	MIN W	SCAR W	MIZ W	AL L	LSU L	OU L	TX —	VAN —	AU —	TT —	MISS —	TOTAL
EPA / PLAY													4/8
POINTS / PLAY													4/8
FEWER TURNOVERS													2/8
RUNS GAINING 5+ YDS													5/8
3RD DOWN EFFICIENCY													4/8
EXPLOSIVE PLAY RATE													6/8
R.A. SCORING EFF.													5/8
R.A. TOUCHDOWN RATE													5/8
NEGATIVE PLAY RATE													4/8
4TH QTR POINTS													4/8
GAME TOTAL	9/10	8/10	8/10	8/10	1/10	3/10	4/10	2/10	—	—	—	—	54% SEC #9

Legend:

Achieved

Not Achieved

Pending / Not Played

Kiffin & Edge metrics computed live from real charted play_types & games data · 8 games with charted data

Kiffin Rubric — all 10 metrics live. Every metric is now computed from real data — PENALTIES (1 IN 30) uses accurate CFBD team box-score penalties (≤ 1 per 30 game snaps), and WIN 4TH QUARTER uses real CFBD per-play Q4 scores. No pending cells.

THE KIFFIN RUBRIC Offensive Performance Benchmarks — 2026 Season

30%

Season Score · SEC #11

Methodology — Each metric is a binary, per-game achievement computed from real charted data. Filled = achieved, gray = not achieved.

METRIC	UM W	MIN W	SCAR W	MIZ W	AL L	LSU L	OU L	TX —	VAN —	AU —	TT —	MISS —	TOTAL
WIN													4/7
SCORE 40+ POINTS													2/7
ZERO TURNOVERS													1/7
5.0 YDS PER RUSH													3/7
3RD DOWN EFF. (50%)													2/7
12 EXPLOSIVE PLAYS													1/7
R.A. SCORING (100%)													0/7
R.A. TOUCHDOWNS (70%)													2/7
PENALTIES (1 IN 30)													2/7
WIN 4TH QUARTER													4/7
GAME TOTAL	6/10	6/10	4/10	2/10	1/10	0/10	2/10	—	—	—	—	—	30% SEC #11

Legend:

Achieved

Not Achieved

Pending / Not Played

Kiffin & Edge metrics computed live from real charted play_types & games data · 7 games with charted data

TEAM OVERVIEW

PASSING EFFICIENCY

RUSHING EFFICIENCY

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