Mississippi State opens the 2026 football season against ULM at home. The Bulldogs went 5-8 last year, including 1-7 in the SEC.
Current 2026 Win Total Odds
Mississippi State’s win total for 2026 is 4.5.
The Bulldogs have won at least five games four out of the past five years. The last time they failed to win five games was 2024, when they finished 2-10.
2026 Mississippi State Bulldogs Football Schedule
Mississippi State’s non-conference schedule begins in Week 1 with a home game against ULM. The Bulldogs’ road opener is a week later, a non-conference game against Minnesota.
Mississippi State’s first conference game is on the road vs. South Carolina on Sept. 19.
Non-Conference Matchups
- Sept. 5: vs. ULM
- Sept. 12: at Minnesota
- Nov. 21: vs. Tennessee Tech
Of Mississippi State’s non-conference opponents, Tennessee Tech won the most games in 2025; the Golden Eagles finished 11-2.
SEC Matchups
- Sept. 19: at South Carolina
- Sept. 26: vs. Missouri
- Oct. 3: vs. Alabama
- Oct. 17: at LSU
- Oct. 24: vs. Oklahoma
- Oct. 31: at Texas
- Nov. 7: vs. Vanderbilt
- Nov. 14: vs. Auburn
- Nov. 27: at Ole Miss
Of Mississippi State’s conference opponents, Ole Miss won the most games; the Rebels went 13-2, including 7-1 in the SEC.
2025 Mississippi State Football Results
Mississippi State went 5-7 during the 2025 regular season before losing to Wake Forest in the Duke’s Mayo Bowl to finish 5-8.
- Aug. 30: at Southern Miss – Win (34-17)
- Sept. 6: vs. Arizona State – Win (24-20)
- Sept. 13: vs. Alcorn State – Win (63-0)
- Sept. 20: vs. NIU – Win (38-10)
- Sept. 27: vs. Tennessee – Loss (41-34)(OT)
- Oct. 4: at Texas A&M – Loss (31-9)
- Oct. 18: at Florida – Loss (23-21)
- Oct. 25: vs. Texas – Loss (45-38)(OT)
- Nov. 1: at Arkansas – Win (38-35)
- Nov. 8: vs. Georgia – Loss (41-21)
- Nov. 15: at Missouri – Loss (49-27)
- Nov. 28: vs. Ole Miss – Loss (17-13)
- Jan. 2: vs. Wake Forest* – Loss (43-29)
*neutral site
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