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Rivalry History

LSU-Mississippi State

LSU and Mississippi State have met 117 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
74-37-3
Current streak
LSU 3 games
Longest streak
LSU 14 games (2000-2013)
Avg. margin / points
15.5 / 34.4

Series overview

LSU 74-37-3 Mississippi State. Current streak: LSU 3 games.

Last five meetings

LSU 4 | Mississippi State 1

Largest margin

55 points

Rivalry notes

  • The tracked window runs from 1896 through 2023.
  • 114 completed games currently back the series calculations on this page.
  • The latest tracked meeting was Sep 16, 2023.

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What this rivalry is

LSU and Mississippi State have a tracked series that starts in 1896 and spans 117 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
1930s, 10 games
Longest pause
3 years (1902-1906)
  • 1930s10 games
  • 1950s10 games
  • 1960s10 games
  • 1970s10 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 - Sep 16, 2023

LSU 41, Mississippi State 14. Most recent completed chapter in the tracked series.

Closest finish

1941 - Oct 11, 1941

LSU 0, Mississippi State 0. The smallest final-score margin in the available game log.

Highest scoring

1980 - Nov 15, 1980

LSU 31, Mississippi State 55. The biggest combined scoring total in the available game log.

Largest margin

1969 - Nov 15, 1969

LSU 61, Mississippi State 6. The widest final-score gap in the available game log.

Recent trend

Last five
LSU 4, Mississippi State 1 across 5 games
Last ten
LSU 7, Mississippi State 3 across 10 games
Scoring profile
Lower-scoring recent history; average total 34.4, average margin 15.5.
Current streak
LSU 3 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.

  • Jayden Daniels

    LSU, 2023

    Passing Yards: 3812

  • Jayden Daniels

    LSU, 2023

    Rushing Yards: 1134

  • Malik Nabers

    LSU, 2023

    Receiving Yards: 1569

  • 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.

  • Ed Orgeron

    LSU - 2019-2021 - 26-11

  • Mike Leach

    Mississippi State - 2020-2022 - 19-17

  • Brian Kelly

    LSU - 2022-2023 - 20-7

  • Zach Arnett

    Mississippi State - 2022-2023 - 5-6

Weather, rankings, and research links

5 recent rivalry games have weather context, average temperature 79F.

Both teams appeared together in a poll snapshot in 4 of the recent tracked rivalry seasons.

LSU team page

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

Mississippi State team page

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

LSU season results

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

Mississippi State season results

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

LSU 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

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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
Sep 16, 2023LSU at Mississippi StateLSU 41, Mississippi State 14Venue unavailableLSU
Sep 17, 2022Mississippi State at LSULSU 31, Mississippi State 16Venue unavailableLSU
Sep 25, 2021LSU at Mississippi StateLSU 28, Mississippi State 25Venue unavailableLSU
Sep 26, 2020Mississippi State at LSULSU 34, Mississippi State 44Venue unavailableMississippi State
Oct 19, 2019LSU at Mississippi StateLSU 36, Mississippi State 13Venue unavailableLSU
Oct 20, 2018Mississippi State at LSULSU 19, Mississippi State 3Venue unavailableLSU
Sep 16, 2017LSU at Mississippi StateLSU 7, Mississippi State 37Venue unavailableMississippi State
Sep 17, 2016Mississippi State at LSULSU 23, Mississippi State 20Venue unavailableLSU
Sep 13, 2015LSU at Mississippi StateLSU 21, Mississippi State 19Venue unavailableLSU
Sep 20, 2014Mississippi State at LSULSU 29, Mississippi State 34Venue unavailableMississippi State

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