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Rivalry History

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Alabama and Mississippi State have met 108 times since 1896. This page keeps the record, streaks, trophy context, and recent results in one canonical rivalry URL.

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Series snapshot

Record
86-17-3
Current streak
Alabama 16 games
Longest streak
Alabama 22 games (1958-1979)
Avg. margin / points
17.2 / 33.2

Series overview

Alabama 86-17-3 Mississippi State. Current streak: Alabama 16 games.

Last five meetings

Alabama 5 | Mississippi State 0

Largest margin

59 points

Rivalry notes

  • The tracked window runs from 1896 through 2023.
  • 106 completed games currently back the series calculations on this page.
  • The latest tracked meeting was Oct 1, 2023.

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What this rivalry is

Alabama and Mississippi State have a tracked series that starts in 1896 and spans 108 listed meetings. The page combines series record, streaks, recent games, and research links in one canonical rivalry URL.

Series history

Status
Historical or inactive series
Years
1896-2023
Busiest era
1950s, 10 games
Longest pause
4 years (1906-1911)
  • 1950s10 games
  • 1960s10 games
  • 1970s10 games
  • 1980s10 games

Biggest games and recent trend

Landmark games are selected from the same tracked rivalry results used for the series record.

4 featured games

Latest meeting

2023 - Oct 1, 2023

Alabama 40, Mississippi State 17. Most recent completed chapter in the tracked series.

Closest finish

1953 - Oct 24, 1953

Alabama 7, Mississippi State 7. The smallest final-score margin in the available game log.

Highest scoring

1988 - Oct 29, 1988

Alabama 53, Mississippi State 34. The biggest combined scoring total in the available game log.

Largest margin

1922 - Nov 30, 1922

Alabama 59, Mississippi State 0. The widest final-score gap in the available game log.

Recent trend

Last five
Alabama 5, Mississippi State 0 across 5 games
Last ten
Alabama 10, Mississippi State 0 across 10 games
Scoring profile
Lower-scoring recent history; average total 33.2, average margin 17.2.
Current streak
Alabama 16 games

Players and coaches from recent chapters

Recent leaders are capped to keep the page fast while still pointing readers toward the names around recent meetings.

  • Jalen Milroe

    Alabama, 2023

    Passing Yards: 2834

  • Jase McClellan

    Alabama, 2023

    Rushing Yards: 890

  • Jermaine Burton

    Alabama, 2023

    Receiving Yards: 798

  • Lideatrick Griffin

    Mississippi State, 2023

    Receiving Yards: 658

  • Will Rogers

    Mississippi State, 2023

    Passing Yards: 1626

  • Woody Marks

    Mississippi State, 2023

    Rushing Yards: 573

Coach context

Coach rows summarize recent rivalry-season overlap for each program.

  • Nick Saban

    Alabama - 2019-2023 - 60-8

  • Mike Leach

    Mississippi State - 2020-2022 - 19-17

  • Zach Arnett

    Mississippi State - 2022-2023 - 5-6

  • Greg Knox

    Mississippi State - 2023 - 1-1

Weather, rankings, and research links

5 recent rivalry games have weather context, average temperature 64F.

Both teams appeared together in a poll snapshot in 5 of the recent tracked rivalry seasons.

Alabama team page

Team history, seasons, roster context, and related data views.

Mississippi State team page

Team history, seasons, roster context, and related data views.

Alabama season results

Season-by-season schedules, records, rankings, and game links.

Mississippi State season results

Season-by-season schedules, records, rankings, and game links.

Alabama weather

Weather impact for games involving this program.

Mississippi State weather

Weather impact for games involving this program.

Game stats archive

Search box scores and detailed game stat pages.

Rankings

Poll and ranking context around rivalry seasons.

College football records

National record and history context.

Historical comparison

Compare program seasons and statistical profiles.

Recent rivalry results

The latest games are rendered in the page HTML so search engines and readers can see the rivalry's recent chapter without client-side interaction.

10 most recent tracked games

DateMatchupScoreVenueResult
Oct 1, 2023Alabama at Mississippi StateAlabama 40, Mississippi State 17Venue unavailableAlabama
Oct 22, 2022Mississippi State at AlabamaAlabama 30, Mississippi State 6Venue unavailableAlabama
Oct 16, 2021Alabama at Mississippi StateAlabama 49, Mississippi State 9Venue unavailableAlabama
Oct 31, 2020Mississippi State at AlabamaAlabama 41, Mississippi State 0Venue unavailableAlabama
Nov 16, 2019Alabama at Mississippi StateAlabama 38, Mississippi State 7Venue unavailableAlabama
Nov 10, 2018Mississippi State at AlabamaAlabama 24, Mississippi State 0Venue unavailableAlabama
Nov 12, 2017Alabama at Mississippi StateAlabama 31, Mississippi State 24Venue unavailableAlabama
Nov 12, 2016Mississippi State at AlabamaAlabama 51, Mississippi State 3Venue unavailableAlabama
Nov 14, 2015Alabama at Mississippi StateAlabama 31, Mississippi State 6Venue unavailableAlabama
Nov 15, 2014Mississippi State at AlabamaAlabama 25, Mississippi State 20Venue unavailableAlabama

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