Program history
Mississippi State Record vs Ranked Teams
Every opponent's AP Top 25 rank is taken from the time of the game—not the final poll—with all-time, site, decade, and season splits.
SECDavis Wade Stadium
- Overall record
- 45-215-5
- Win percentage
- 17.9%
- Current streak
- 5L
AP-ranked opponent summary
All Top 25
45-215-5
265 games · 17.9%
Against Top 10
12-116-1
129 games · 9.7%
Against Top 5
2-60
62 games · 3.2%
Streaks
5L
Current ranked-opponent streak · longest win streak 4
Record by site
| Site | Record | Games | Win % |
|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 27-87-1 | 115 | 23.9% |
| Road | 12-119-4 | 135 | 10.4% |
| Neutral | 6-9 | 15 | 40% |
Record by decade
| Decade | Record | Games | Win % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020s | 9-21 | 30 | 30% |
| 2010s | 10-34 | 44 | 22.7% |
| 2000s | 8-30 | 38 | 21.1% |
| 1990s | 7-28 | 35 | 20% |
| 1980s | 5-33 | 38 | 13.2% |
| 1970s | 0-26 | 26 | 0% |
| 1960s | 1-17-2 | 20 | 10% |
| 1950s | 3-18-1 | 22 | 15.9% |
| 1940s | 2-5-1 | 8 | 31.3% |
| 1930s | 0-3-1 | 4 | 12.5% |
Record by season
| Season | Record | Games | Win % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1-5 | 6 | 16.7% |
| 2024 | 0-5 | 5 | 0% |
| 2023 | 0-3 | 3 | 0% |
| 2022 | 3-3 | 6 | 50% |
| 2021 | 3-2 | 5 | 60% |
| 2020 | 2-3 | 5 | 40% |
| 2019 | 0-3 | 3 | 0% |
| 2018 | 2-3 | 5 | 40% |
| 2017 | 2-3 | 5 | 40% |
| 2016 | 1-2 | 3 | 33.3% |
| 2015 | 0-4 | 4 | 0% |
| 2014 | 3-3 | 6 | 50% |
| 2013 | 0-4 | 4 | 0% |
| 2012 | 0-4 | 4 | 0% |
| 2011 | 0-4 | 4 | 0% |
| 2010 | 2-4 | 6 | 33.3% |
| 2009 | 1-4 | 5 | 20% |
| 2008 | 1-4 | 5 | 20% |
| 2007 | 2-3 | 5 | 40% |
| 2006 | 0-4 | 4 | 0% |
| 2005 | 0-4 | 4 | 0% |
| 2004 | 1-2 | 3 | 33.3% |
| 2003 | 0-4 | 4 | 0% |
| 2002 | 0-3 | 3 | 0% |
| 2001 | 0-2 | 2 | 0% |
| 2000 | 3-0 | 3 | 100% |
| 1999 | 1-2 | 3 | 33.3% |
| 1998 | 1-2 | 3 | 33.3% |
| 1997 | 1-2 | 3 | 33.3% |
| 1996 | 1-2 | 3 | 33.3% |
| 1995 | 0-4 | 4 | 0% |
| 1994 | 1-3 | 4 | 25% |
| 1993 | 0-3 | 3 | 0% |
| 1992 | 1-3 | 4 | 25% |
| 1991 | 1-3 | 4 | 25% |
| 1990 | 0-4 | 4 | 0% |
| 1989 | 1-2 | 3 | 33.3% |
| 1988 | 0-5 | 5 | 0% |
| 1987 | 0-5 | 5 | 0% |
| 1986 | 0-3 | 3 | 0% |
| 1985 | 0-3 | 3 | 0% |
| 1984 | 1-2 | 3 | 33.3% |
| 1983 | 0-5 | 5 | 0% |
| 1982 | 1-4 | 5 | 20% |
| 1981 | 1-2 | 3 | 33.3% |
| 1980 | 1-2 | 3 | 33.3% |
| 1979 | 0-3 | 3 | 0% |
| 1978 | 0-1 | 1 | 0% |
| 1977 | 0-3 | 3 | 0% |
| 1976 | 0-2 | 2 | 0% |
| 1975 | 0-2 | 2 | 0% |
| 1974 | 0-2 | 2 | 0% |
| 1973 | 0-2 | 2 | 0% |
| 1972 | 0-2 | 2 | 0% |
| 1971 | 0-6 | 6 | 0% |
| 1970 | 0-3 | 3 | 0% |
| 1969 | 0-4 | 4 | 0% |
| 1968 | 0-1-1 | 2 | 25% |
| 1967 | 0-2 | 2 | 0% |
| 1966 | 0-1 | 1 | 0% |
| 1965 | 0-1 | 1 | 0% |
| 1964 | 0-2 | 2 | 0% |
| 1963 | 1-1-1 | 3 | 50% |
| 1962 | 0-2 | 2 | 0% |
| 1961 | 0-2 | 2 | 0% |
| 1960 | 0-1 | 1 | 0% |
| 1959 | 0-5 | 5 | 0% |
| 1958 | 0-2 | 2 | 0% |
| 1957 | 0-2 | 2 | 0% |
| 1956 | 0-1 | 1 | 0% |
| 1955 | 1-2 | 3 | 33.3% |
| 1954 | 1-1 | 2 | 50% |
| 1953 | 0-1-1 | 2 | 25% |
| 1952 | 0-1 | 1 | 0% |
| 1951 | 0-2 | 2 | 0% |
| 1950 | 1-1 | 2 | 50% |
| 1949 | 0-2 | 2 | 0% |
| 1948 | 0-2-1 | 3 | 16.7% |
| 1942 | 0-1 | 1 | 0% |
| 1941 | 1-0 | 1 | 100% |
| 1940 | 1-0 | 1 | 100% |
| 1938 | 0-1 | 1 | 0% |
| 1936 | 0-2-1 | 3 | 16.7% |
Highest-ranked wins
Win over No. 2
Auburn, 2014
38-23 · Home · Mississippi State was No. 3
Win over No. 3
Florida, 2000
47-35 · Home · Mississippi State was unranked
Win over No. 6
LSU, 2020
44-34 · Road · Mississippi State was unranked
Win over No. 6
Texas A&M, 2014
48-31 · Home · Mississippi State was No. 12
Win over No. 6
LSU, 1982
27-24 · Home · Mississippi State was unranked
Win over No. 6
Alabama, 1980
6-3 · Home · Mississippi State was No. 19
Win over No. 7
Texas A&M, 2016
35-28 · Home · Mississippi State was unranked
Win over No. 8
Auburn, 2018
23-9 · Home · Mississippi State was unranked
Win over No. 8
LSU, 2014
34-29 · Road · Mississippi State was unranked
Win over No. 8
Alabama, 1996
17-16 · Home · Mississippi State was unranked
All 265 qualifying games
| Season | Result | Opponent at game time | Team rank | Site |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | L 19-38 | No. 6 Ole Miss | Unranked | Home |
| 2025 | L 21-41 | No. 5 Georgia | Unranked | Home |
| 2025 | L 38-45 | No. 22 Texas | Unranked | Home |
| 2025 | L 9-31 | No. 6 Texas A&M | Unranked | Road |
| 2025 | L 34-41 | No. 15 Tennessee | Unranked | Home |
| 2025 | W 24-20 | No. 12 Arizona State | Unranked | Home |
| 2024 | L 14-26 | No. 15 Ole Miss | Unranked | Road |
| 2024 | L 14-33 | No. 7 Tennessee | Unranked | Road |
| 2024 | L 24-34 | No. 14 Texas A&M | Unranked | Home |
| 2024 | L 31-41 | No. 5 Georgia | Unranked | Road |
| 2024 | L 13-35 | No. 1 Texas | Unranked | Road |
| 2023 | L 7-17 | No. 12 Ole Miss | Unranked | Home |
| 2023 | L 17-40 | No. 12 Alabama | Unranked | Home |
| 2023 | L 14-41 | No. 14 LSU | Unranked | Home |
| 2022 | W 19-10 | No. 21 Illinois | No. 24 | Neutral |
| 2022 | W 24-22 | No. 20 Ole Miss | Unranked | Road |
| 2022 | L 19-45 | No. 1 Georgia | Unranked | Home |
| 2022 | L 6-30 | No. 6 Alabama | No. 24 | Road |
| 2022 | L 17-27 | No. 22 Kentucky | No. 16 | Road |
| 2022 | W 42-24 | No. 17 Texas A&M | Unranked | Home |
| 2021 | L 21-31 | No. 8 Ole Miss | Unranked | Home |
| 2021 | W 43-34 | No. 16 Auburn | Unranked | Road |
| 2021 | W 31-17 | No. 12 Kentucky | Unranked | Home |
| 2021 | L 9-49 | No. 5 Alabama | Unranked | Home |
| 2021 | W 26-22 | No. 15 Texas A&M | Unranked | Road |
| 2020 | W 28-26 | No. 20 Tulsa | No. 16 | Neutral |
| 2020 | L 24-31 | No. 13 Georgia | Unranked | Road |
| 2020 | L 0-41 | No. 2 Alabama | Unranked | Road |
| 2020 | L 14-28 | No. 11 Texas A&M | Unranked | Home |
| 2020 | W 44-34 | No. 6 LSU | Unranked | Road |
| 2019 | L 7-38 | No. 4 Alabama | Unranked | Home |
| 2019 | L 13-36 | No. 2 LSU | Unranked | Home |
| 2019 | L 23-56 | No. 7 Auburn | Unranked | Road |
| 2018 | L 22-27 | No. 19 Iowa | No. 18 | Neutral |
| 2018 | L 0-24 | No. 1 Alabama | No. 18 | Road |
| 2018 | W 28-13 | No. 16 Texas A&M | Unranked | Home |
| 2018 | L 3-19 | No. 5 LSU | No. 22 | Road |
| 2018 | W 23-9 | No. 8 Auburn | Unranked | Home |
| 2017 | W 31-27 | No. 17 Louisville | No. 24 | Neutral |
| 2017 | L 24-31 | No. 1 Alabama | No. 18 | Home |
| 2017 | L 10-49 | No. 13 Auburn | No. 24 | Road |
| 2017 | L 3-31 | No. 11 Georgia | No. 17 | Road |
| 2017 | W 37-7 | No. 12 LSU | Unranked | Home |
| 2016 | L 3-51 | No. 1 Alabama | Unranked | Road |
| 2016 | W 35-28 | No. 7 Texas A&M | Unranked | Home |
| 2016 | L 20-23 | No. 20 LSU | Unranked | Road |
| 2015 | L 27-38 | No. 19 Ole Miss | No. 23 | Home |
| 2015 | L 6-31 | No. 3 Alabama | No. 20 | Home |
| 2015 | L 17-30 | No. 14 Texas A&M | No. 21 | Road |
| 2015 | L 19-21 | No. 14 LSU | No. 25 | Home |
| 2014 | L 34-49 | No. 10 Georgia Tech | No. 8 | Neutral |
| 2014 | L 17-31 | No. 18 Ole Miss | No. 4 | Road |
| 2014 | L 20-25 | No. 4 Alabama | No. 1 | Road |
| 2014 | W 38-23 | No. 2 Auburn | No. 3 | Home |
| 2014 | W 48-31 | No. 6 Texas A&M | No. 12 | Home |
| 2014 | W 34-29 | No. 8 LSU | Unranked | Road |
| 2013 | L 7-20 | No. 1 Alabama | Unranked | Home |
| 2013 | L 41-51 | No. 11 Texas A&M | Unranked | Road |
| 2013 | L 16-34 | No. 14 South Carolina | Unranked | Road |
| 2013 | L 26-59 | No. 10 LSU | Unranked | Home |
| 2012 | L 20-34 | No. 21 Northwestern | No. 25 | Neutral |
| 2012 | L 17-37 | No. 9 LSU | No. 22 | Road |
| 2012 | L 13-38 | No. 16 Texas A&M | No. 17 | Home |
| 2012 | L 7-38 | No. 1 Alabama | No. 13 | Road |
| 2011 | L 17-44 | No. 6 Arkansas | Unranked | Road |
| 2011 | L 7-24 | No. 4 Alabama | Unranked | Home |
| 2011 | L 12-14 | No. 15 South Carolina | Unranked | Home |
| 2011 | L 6-19 | No. 3 LSU | No. 25 | Home |
| 2010 | W 52-14 | No. 18 Michigan | No. 21 | Neutral |
| 2010 | L 31-38 | No. 13 Arkansas | No. 22 | Home |
| 2010 | L 10-30 | No. 11 Alabama | No. 17 | Road |
| 2010 | W 10-7 | No. 22 Florida | Unranked | Road |
| 2010 | L 7-29 | No. 15 LSU | Unranked | Road |
| 2010 | L 14-17 | No. 21 Auburn | Unranked | Home |
| 2009 | W 41-27 | No. 20 Ole Miss | Unranked | Home |
| 2009 | L 3-31 | No. 3 Alabama | Unranked | Home |
| 2009 | L 19-29 | No. 2 Florida | Unranked | Home |
| 2009 | L 31-42 | No. 25 Georgia Tech | Unranked | Home |
| 2009 | L 26-30 | No. 7 LSU | Unranked | Home |
| 2008 | L 0-45 | No. 25 Ole Miss | Unranked | Road |
| 2008 | L 7-32 | No. 1 Alabama | Unranked | Road |
| 2008 | W 17-14 | No. 13 Vanderbilt | Unranked | Home |
| 2008 | L 24-34 | No. 5 LSU | Unranked | Road |
| 2008 | L 2-3 | No. 9 Auburn | Unranked | Home |
| 2007 | W 17-12 | No. 21 Alabama | Unranked | Home |
| 2007 | W 31-14 | No. 14 Kentucky | Unranked | Road |
| 2007 | L 13-38 | No. 9 West Virginia | Unranked | Road |
| 2007 | L 21-33 | No. 25 Tennessee | Unranked | Home |
| 2007 | L 21-38 | No. 16 South Carolina | Unranked | Road |
| 2006 | L 14-28 | No. 5 Arkansas | Unranked | Home |
| 2006 | L 14-42 | No. 4 West Virginia | Unranked | Home |
| 2006 | L 17-48 | No. 9 LSU | Unranked | Road |
| 2006 | L 0-34 | No. 4 Auburn | Unranked | Home |
| 2005 | L 0-17 | No. 4 Alabama | Unranked | Home |
| 2005 | L 9-35 | No. 13 Florida | Unranked | Road |
| 2005 | L 7-37 | No. 4 LSU | Unranked | Home |
| 2005 | L 10-23 | No. 7 Georgia | Unranked | Home |
| 2004 | W 38-31 | No. 20 Florida | Unranked | Home |
| 2004 | L 0-51 | No. 13 LSU | Unranked | Road |
| 2004 | L 14-43 | No. 18 Auburn | Unranked | Home |
| 2003 | L 0-31 | No. 17 Ole Miss | Unranked | Home |
| 2003 | L 21-59 | No. 9 Tennessee | Unranked | Road |
| 2003 | L 13-45 | No. 19 Auburn | Unranked | Road |
| 2003 | L 6-41 | No. 7 LSU | Unranked | Home |
| 2002 | L 14-28 | No. 11 Alabama | Unranked | Road |
| 2002 | L 13-31 | No. 22 LSU | Unranked | Road |
| 2002 | L 13-36 | No. 15 Oregon | Unranked | Road |
| 2001 | L 38-41 | No. 10 BYU | Unranked | Home |
| 2001 | L 0-52 | No. 2 Florida | No. 21 | Road |
| 2000 | W 43-41 | No. 22 Texas A&M | No. 23 | Neutral |
| 2000 | W 17-10 | No. 15 Auburn | No. 20 | Home |
| 2000 | W 47-35 | No. 3 Florida | Unranked | Home |
| 1999 | W 23-20 | No. 23 Ole Miss | No. 18 | Home |
| 1999 | L 9-14 | No. 22 Arkansas | No. 12 | Road |
| 1999 | L 7-19 | No. 11 Alabama | No. 8 | Road |
| 1998 | L 11-38 | No. 20 Texas | No. 25 | Neutral |
| 1998 | L 14-24 | No. 1 Tennessee | No. 25 | Neutral |
| 1998 | W 22-21 | No. 13 Arkansas | No. 25 | Home |
| 1997 | W 20-0 | No. 11 Auburn | Unranked | Road |
| 1997 | L 0-47 | No. 18 Georgia | Unranked | Road |
| 1997 | L 9-24 | No. 10 LSU | Unranked | Home |
| 1996 | W 17-16 | No. 8 Alabama | Unranked | Home |
| 1996 | L 20-28 | No. 13 LSU | Unranked | Road |
| 1996 | L 15-49 | No. 18 Auburn | Unranked | Home |
| 1995 | L 9-14 | No. 16 Alabama | Unranked | Road |
| 1995 | L 21-26 | No. 18 Arkansas | Unranked | Road |
| 1995 | L 20-48 | No. 11 Auburn | Unranked | Road |
| 1995 | L 14-52 | No. 15 Tennessee | Unranked | Road |
| 1994 | L 24-28 | No. 23 NC State | No. 16 | Neutral |
| 1994 | L 25-29 | No. 6 Alabama | No. 20 | Home |
| 1994 | L 18-42 | No. 9 Auburn | Unranked | Home |
| 1994 | W 24-21 | No. 23 Tennessee | Unranked | Home |
| 1993 | L 25-36 | No. 12 Alabama | Unranked | Road |
| 1993 | L 17-31 | No. 22 Auburn | Unranked | Road |
| 1993 | L 24-38 | No. 5 Florida | Unranked | Road |
| 1992 | L 17-21 | No. 19 North Carolina | No. 24 | Neutral |
| 1992 | L 10-17 | No. 24 Ole Miss | No. 16 | Road |
| 1992 | L 21-30 | No. 2 Alabama | No. 16 | Home |
| 1992 | W 30-6 | No. 13 Florida | No. 24 | Home |
| 1991 | L 7-13 | No. 7 Alabama | Unranked | Road |
| 1991 | L 7-29 | No. 14 Florida | No. 21 | Road |
| 1991 | L 24-26 | No. 6 Tennessee | No. 23 | Road |
| 1991 | W 13-6 | No. 13 Texas | Unranked | Home |
| 1990 | L 9-21 | No. 15 Ole Miss | Unranked | Road |
| 1990 | L 16-17 | No. 4 Auburn | Unranked | Home |
| 1990 | L 21-34 | No. 10 Florida | Unranked | Road |
| 1990 | L 7-40 | No. 7 Tennessee | Unranked | Home |
| 1989 | L 10-23 | No. 5 Alabama | Unranked | Road |
| 1989 | L 0-14 | No. 16 Auburn | Unranked | Road |
| 1989 | W 26-23 | No. 18 Southern Miss | Unranked | Road |
| 1988 | L 3-20 | No. 12 LSU | Unranked | Home |
| 1988 | L 34-53 | No. 19 Alabama | Unranked | Home |
| 1988 | L 0-33 | No. 10 Auburn | Unranked | Road |
| 1988 | L 0-17 | No. 20 Florida | Unranked | Road |
| 1988 | L 35-42 | No. 7 Georgia | Unranked | Home |
| 1987 | L 14-34 | No. 9 LSU | Unranked | Road |
| 1987 | L 18-21 | No. 13 Alabama | Unranked | Road |
| 1987 | L 7-38 | No. 6 Auburn | Unranked | Road |
| 1987 | L 3-38 | No. 19 Florida | Unranked | Road |
| 1987 | L 10-38 | No. 14 Tennessee | Unranked | Home |
| 1986 | L 0-47 | No. 8 LSU | Unranked | Home |
| 1986 | L 3-38 | No. 6 Alabama | Unranked | Home |
| 1986 | L 6-35 | No. 5 Auburn | No. 19 | Home |
| 1985 | L 15-17 | No. 19 LSU | Unranked | Road |
| 1985 | L 9-21 | No. 6 Auburn | Unranked | Road |
| 1985 | L 22-36 | No. 11 Florida | Unranked | Home |
| 1984 | W 16-14 | No. 16 LSU | Unranked | Home |
| 1984 | L 21-24 | No. 11 Auburn | Unranked | Home |
| 1984 | L 13-17 | No. 16 Kentucky | Unranked | Home |
| 1983 | L 18-35 | No. 19 Alabama | Unranked | Road |
| 1983 | L 13-28 | No. 4 Auburn | Unranked | Road |
| 1983 | L 7-31 | No. 8 Miami | Unranked | Home |
| 1983 | L 7-20 | No. 11 Georgia | Unranked | Road |
| 1983 | L 12-35 | No. 12 Florida | Unranked | Home |
| 1982 | W 27-24 | No. 6 LSU | Unranked | Home |
| 1982 | L 12-20 | No. 9 Alabama | Unranked | Home |
| 1982 | L 14-31 | No. 17 Miami | Unranked | Road |
| 1982 | L 22-29 | No. 6 Georgia | Unranked | Home |
| 1982 | L 17-27 | No. 5 Florida | Unranked | Road |
| 1981 | L 6-7 | No. 20 Southern Miss | No. 15 | Road |
| 1981 | L 10-13 | No. 8 Alabama | No. 7 | Road |
| 1981 | W 14-10 | No. 13 Miami | No. 16 | Home |
| 1980 | L 17-31 | No. 8 Nebraska | No. 17 | Neutral |
| 1980 | W 6-3 | No. 6 Alabama | No. 19 | Home |
| 1980 | L 15-21 | No. 19 Florida | Unranked | Road |
| 1979 | L 3-14 | No. 15 Auburn | Unranked | Road |
| 1979 | L 7-24 | No. 1 Alabama | Unranked | Road |
| 1979 | L 6-17 | No. 7 Florida State | Unranked | Road |
| 1978 | L 14-35 | No. 3 Alabama | Unranked | Road |
| 1977 | L 7-37 | No. 2 Alabama | Unranked | Home |
| 1977 | L 7-23 | No. 12 Kentucky | Unranked | Road |
| 1977 | L 22-24 | No. 9 Florida | No. 18 | Home |
| 1976 | L 17-34 | No. 15 Alabama | Unranked | Road |
| 1976 | L 30-34 | No. 19 Florida | Unranked | Road |
| 1975 | L 10-21 | No. 6 Alabama | Unranked | Home |
| 1975 | L 10-27 | No. 19 Florida | Unranked | Home |
| 1974 | L 20-24 | No. 10 Auburn | Unranked | Home |
| 1974 | L 0-35 | No. 4 Alabama | No. 17 | Road |
| 1973 | L 7-26 | No. 7 LSU | Unranked | Road |
| 1973 | L 0-35 | No. 2 Alabama | Unranked | Home |
| 1972 | L 14-28 | No. 8 LSU | Unranked | Road |
| 1972 | L 14-58 | No. 2 Alabama | Unranked | Road |
| 1971 | L 0-48 | No. 18 Ole Miss | Unranked | Home |
| 1971 | L 3-28 | No. 20 LSU | Unranked | Home |
| 1971 | L 21-30 | No. 5 Auburn | Unranked | Road |
| 1971 | L 10-41 | No. 4 Alabama | Unranked | Home |
| 1971 | L 7-10 | No. 18 Tennessee | Unranked | Road |
| 1971 | L 7-35 | No. 11 Georgia | Unranked | Road |
| 1970 | L 7-38 | No. 6 LSU | Unranked | Road |
| 1970 | L 0-56 | No. 13 Auburn | Unranked | Road |
| 1970 | L 14-31 | No. 15 Houston | Unranked | Home |
| 1969 | L 22-48 | No. 14 Ole Miss | Unranked | Home |
| 1969 | L 6-61 | No. 10 LSU | Unranked | Road |
| 1969 | L 13-52 | No. 11 Auburn | Unranked | Road |
| 1969 | L 35-47 | No. 12 Florida | Unranked | Home |
| 1968 | T 28-28 | No. 15 Texas Tech | Unranked | Road |
| 1968 | L 14-31 | No. 4 Florida | Unranked | Road |
| 1967 | L 6-43 | No. 9 Houston | Unranked | Home |
| 1967 | L 0-30 | No. 5 Georgia | Unranked | Road |
| 1966 | L 14-27 | No. 4 Alabama | Unranked | Road |
| 1965 | L 7-10 | No. 5 Alabama | Unranked | Home |
| 1964 | L 10-14 | No. 6 LSU | Unranked | Road |
| 1964 | L 6-23 | No. 2 Alabama | Unranked | Home |
| 1963 | T 10-10 | No. 7 Ole Miss | Unranked | Road |
| 1963 | W 13-10 | No. 9 Auburn | Unranked | Home |
| 1963 | L 19-20 | No. 7 Alabama | Unranked | Road |
| 1962 | L 0-28 | No. 8 LSU | Unranked | Home |
| 1962 | L 0-20 | No. 3 Alabama | Unranked | Home |
| 1961 | L 6-14 | No. 4 LSU | Unranked | Road |
| 1961 | L 0-24 | No. 2 Alabama | Unranked | Road |
| 1960 | L 12-27 | No. 10 Auburn | Unranked | Road |
| 1959 | L 0-42 | No. 2 Ole Miss | Unranked | Home |
| 1959 | L 0-27 | No. 3 LSU | Unranked | Road |
| 1959 | L 0-31 | No. 8 Auburn | Unranked | Road |
| 1959 | L 6-22 | No. 8 Tennessee | Unranked | Road |
| 1959 | L 13-14 | No. 19 Florida | Unranked | Road |
| 1958 | L 6-7 | No. 1 LSU | No. 18 | Home |
| 1958 | L 14-33 | No. 4 Auburn | Unranked | Road |
| 1957 | L 7-15 | No. 3 Auburn | No. 12 | Road |
| 1957 | L 9-14 | No. 19 Tennessee | Unranked | Road |
| 1956 | L 0-26 | No. 19 Florida | Unranked | Home |
| 1955 | L 0-26 | No. 15 Ole Miss | Unranked | Home |
| 1955 | L 26-27 | No. 14 Auburn | No. 20 | Road |
| 1955 | W 20-14 | No. 20 Kentucky | Unranked | Road |
| 1954 | L 0-14 | No. 7 Ole Miss | Unranked | Road |
| 1954 | W 12-7 | No. 12 Alabama | Unranked | Road |
| 1953 | L 13-32 | No. 16 Kentucky | Unranked | Road |
| 1953 | T 21-21 | No. 19 Auburn | No. 20 | Road |
| 1952 | L 19-42 | No. 16 Alabama | Unranked | Road |
| 1951 | L 0-27 | No. 17 Kentucky | Unranked | Road |
| 1951 | L 0-14 | No. 3 Tennessee | Unranked | Road |
| 1950 | L 21-48 | No. 3 Kentucky | Unranked | Home |
| 1950 | W 7-0 | No. 14 Tennessee | Unranked | Home |
| 1949 | L 6-54 | No. 10 Tulane | Unranked | Road |
| 1949 | L 6-14 | No. 10 Baylor | Unranked | Home |
| 1948 | L 0-9 | No. 14 Tulane | Unranked | Road |
| 1948 | L 7-21 | No. 12 Clemson | Unranked | Home |
| 1948 | T 7-7 | No. 20 Baylor | Unranked | Road |
| 1942 | L 6-21 | No. 8 Alabama | Unranked | Road |
| 1941 | W 14-0 | No. 15 Alabama | No. 17 | Road |
| 1940 | W 14-7 | No. 9 Georgetown | No. 11 | Neutral |
| 1938 | L 0-27 | No. 18 Tulane | Unranked | Road |
| 1936 | L 12-13 | No. 12 Duquesne | Unranked | Neutral |
| 1936 | T 0-0 | No. 18 TCU | Unranked | Home |
| 1936 | L 0-7 | No. 4 Alabama | Unranked | Road |
Methodology and coverage
A game qualifies when the opponent was ranked in the AP Top 25 at kickoff. Regular-season games use the poll recorded for that game week; postseason games use the last regular-season AP poll before bowl and playoff results. Final-season rankings never change qualification. Top 5 is a subset of Top 10, and Top 10 is a subset of Top 25. Games without a final score or a matching game-time poll row are excluded. Records use the final scores stored in the database and are not adjusted for wins or losses that were later vacated.
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