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LSU-Mississippi State Greatest Games

The series' top 25 meetings, ranked without team allegiance by game-time AP strength, final-score closeness, and overtime.

Games: 25
Top score: 67/100
Overtime: 0

Series context

Completed meetings: 114
Series record: LSU 74-37-3 Mississippi State
Tracked years: 1896-2023
Trophy: No named trophy

Series ranking

The rivalry's top 25 games

24 of these games include at least one AP-ranked team at kickoff. Open a supported game for its box score and statistics.

1958Week 10
LSU at Mississippi State
LSU 7, Mississippi State 6
Winner: LSU
No. 1 LSU vs. No. 18 Mississippi State · 1-point margin
Ranking 33/50 · Closeness 34/35 · Overtime 0/15
67
Game score
1982Week 11
LSU at Mississippi State
LSU 24, Mississippi State 27
Winner: Mississippi State
No. 6 LSU vs. Unranked Mississippi State · 3-point margin
Ranking 20/50 · Closeness 32/35 · Overtime 0/15
52
Game score
1964Week 10
Mississippi State at LSU
Mississippi State 10, LSU 14
Winner: LSU
Unranked Mississippi State vs. No. 6 LSU · 4-point margin
Ranking 20/50 · Closeness 31/35 · Overtime 0/15
51
Game score
2009Week 4
LSU at Mississippi State
LSU 30, Mississippi State 26
Winner: LSU
No. 7 LSU vs. Unranked Mississippi State · 4-point margin
Ranking 19/50 · Closeness 31/35 · Overtime 0/15
50
Game score
1961Week 10
Mississippi State at LSU
Mississippi State 6, LSU 14
Winner: LSU
Unranked Mississippi State vs. No. 4 LSU · 8-point margin
Ranking 22/50 · Closeness 27/35 · Overtime 0/15
49
Game score
2014Week 4
Mississippi State at LSU
Mississippi State 34, LSU 29
Winner: Mississippi State
Unranked Mississippi State vs. No. 8 LSU · 5-point margin
Ranking 18/50 · Closeness 30/35 · Overtime 0/15
48
Game score
1999Week 9
LSU at Mississippi State
LSU 16, Mississippi State 17
Winner: Mississippi State
Unranked LSU vs. No. 12 Mississippi State · 1-point margin
Ranking 14/50 · Closeness 34/35 · Overtime 0/15
48
Game score
2011Week 3
LSU at Mississippi State
LSU 19, Mississippi State 6
Winner: LSU
No. 3 LSU vs. No. 25 Mississippi State · 13-point margin
Ranking 24/50 · Closeness 22/35 · Overtime 0/15
46
Game score
2008Week 5
Mississippi State at LSU
Mississippi State 24, LSU 34
Winner: LSU
Unranked Mississippi State vs. No. 5 LSU · 10-point margin
Ranking 21/50 · Closeness 25/35 · Overtime 0/15
46
Game score
2015Week 2
LSU at Mississippi State
LSU 21, Mississippi State 19
Winner: LSU
No. 14 LSU vs. No. 25 Mississippi State · 2-point margin
Ranking 13/50 · Closeness 33/35 · Overtime 0/15
46
Game score
1941Week 4
LSU at Mississippi State
LSU 0, Mississippi State 0
Result: Tie
Unranked LSU vs. No. 15 Mississippi State · 0-point margin
Ranking 11/50 · Closeness 35/35 · Overtime 0/15
46
Game score
2020Week 4
Mississippi State at LSU
Mississippi State 44, LSU 34
Winner: Mississippi State
Unranked Mississippi State vs. No. 6 LSU · 10-point margin
Ranking 20/50 · Closeness 25/35 · Overtime 0/15
45
Game score
2018Week 8
Mississippi State at LSU
Mississippi State 3, LSU 19
Winner: LSU
No. 22 Mississippi State vs. No. 5 LSU · 16-point margin
Ranking 25/50 · Closeness 19/35 · Overtime 0/15
44
Game score
1984Week 13
LSU at Mississippi State
LSU 14, Mississippi State 16
Winner: Mississippi State
No. 16 LSU vs. Unranked Mississippi State · 2-point margin
Ranking 10/50 · Closeness 33/35 · Overtime 0/15
43
Game score
2000Week 9
Mississippi State at LSU
Mississippi State 38, LSU 45
Winner: LSU
No. 13 Mississippi State vs. Unranked LSU · 7-point margin
Ranking 13/50 · Closeness 28/35 · Overtime 0/15
41
Game score
1996Week 10
Mississippi State at LSU
Mississippi State 20, LSU 28
Winner: LSU
Unranked Mississippi State vs. No. 13 LSU · 8-point margin
Ranking 13/50 · Closeness 27/35 · Overtime 0/15
40
Game score
1985Week 12
Mississippi State at LSU
Mississippi State 15, LSU 17
Winner: LSU
Unranked Mississippi State vs. No. 19 LSU · 2-point margin
Ranking 7/50 · Closeness 33/35 · Overtime 0/15
40
Game score
1972Week 11
Mississippi State at LSU
Mississippi State 14, LSU 28
Winner: LSU
Unranked Mississippi State vs. No. 8 LSU · 14-point margin
Ranking 18/50 · Closeness 21/35 · Overtime 0/15
39
Game score
1957Week 10
Mississippi State at LSU
Mississippi State 14, LSU 6
Winner: Mississippi State
No. 14 Mississippi State vs. Unranked LSU · 8-point margin
Ranking 12/50 · Closeness 27/35 · Overtime 0/15
39
Game score
2016Week 3
Mississippi State at LSU
Mississippi State 20, LSU 23
Winner: LSU
Unranked Mississippi State vs. No. 20 LSU · 3-point margin
Ranking 6/50 · Closeness 32/35 · Overtime 0/15
38
Game score
2019Week 8
LSU at Mississippi State
LSU 36, Mississippi State 13
Winner: LSU
No. 2 LSU vs. Unranked Mississippi State · 23-point margin
Ranking 24/50 · Closeness 12/35 · Overtime 0/15
36
Game score
2012Week 11
Mississippi State at LSU
Mississippi State 17, LSU 37
Winner: LSU
No. 22 Mississippi State vs. No. 9 LSU · 20-point margin
Ranking 21/50 · Closeness 15/35 · Overtime 0/15
36
Game score
1997Week 4
LSU at Mississippi State
LSU 24, Mississippi State 9
Winner: LSU
No. 10 LSU vs. Unranked Mississippi State · 15-point margin
Ranking 16/50 · Closeness 20/35 · Overtime 0/15
36
Game score
1973Week 12
Mississippi State at LSU
Mississippi State 7, LSU 26
Winner: LSU
Unranked Mississippi State vs. No. 7 LSU · 19-point margin
Ranking 19/50 · Closeness 16/35 · Overtime 0/15
35
Game score
1913Week 9
Mississippi State at LSU
Mississippi State 0, LSU 0
Result: Tie
Unranked Mississippi State vs. Unranked LSU · 0-point margin
Ranking 0/50 · Closeness 35/35 · Overtime 0/15
35
Game score

Methodology

How each game earns up to 100 points

AP ranking, 50 points: each team earns 26 minus its game-time AP rank. Unranked teams receive zero.

Closeness, 35 points: the final margin is subtracted from 35, with margins of 35 or more receiving zero.

Overtime, 15 points: overtime starts at nine points and rises by two per additional period, capped at 15.

Regular-season rankings use the AP Top 25 recorded for the game's week. Postseason meetings use the final regular-season AP poll before bowl and playoff results. Games before 2005 remain in the ranking but do not link to unsupported box-score pages. Videos are matched by canonical game ID or by a rematch-safe season matchup.