Mississippi State Bulldogs
FBS
Southeastern Conference · MSST
Team Vitals
+4.8
power · 2026 · #86 D1
+4.9 / -0.1
off / def (higher = better)
5–8
2025 record
119
roster (2025)
Upcoming 2026
| Date | Wk | Opponent | Site | Model Lean |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-05 | Wk 1 | UL Monroe FBS | HOME | Mississippi State 73% |
| 2026-09-12 | Wk 2 | Minnesota FBS | AWAY | Minnesota 55% |
| 2026-09-19 | Wk 3 | South Carolina FBS | AWAY | South Carolina 61% |
| 2026-09-26 | Wk 4 | Missouri FBS | HOME | Missouri 55% |
| 2026-10-03 | Wk 5 | Alabama FBS | HOME | Alabama 61% |
| 2026-10-17 | Wk 7 | LSU FBS | AWAY | LSU 64% |
| 2026-10-24 | Wk 8 | Oklahoma FBS | HOME | Oklahoma 60% |
| 2026-10-31 | Wk 9 | Texas FBS | AWAY | Texas 69% |
| 2026-11-07 | Wk 10 | Vanderbilt FBS | HOME | Vanderbilt 63% |
| 2026-11-14 | Wk 11 | Auburn FBS | HOME | Auburn 54% |
| 2026-11-21 | Wk 12 | Tennessee Tech FCS | HOME | Mississippi State 58% |
| 2026-11-27 | Wk 13 | Ole Miss FBS | AWAY | Ole Miss 73% |
Recent Results
| Date | Season | Wk | Opponent | Result | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-01-02 | 2025 | Bowl | Wake Forest vs | L | 29–43 |
| 2025-11-28 | 2025 | Wk 14 | Ole Miss vs | L | 19–38 |
| 2025-11-15 | 2025 | Wk 12 | Missouri @ | L | 27–49 |
| 2025-11-08 | 2025 | Wk 11 | Georgia vs | L | 21–41 |
| 2025-11-01 | 2025 | Wk 10 | Arkansas @ | W | 38–35 |
| 2025-10-25 | 2025 | Wk 9 | Texas vs | L | 38–45 |
| 2025-10-18 | 2025 | Wk 8 | Florida @ | L | 21–23 |
| 2025-10-04 | 2025 | Wk 6 | Texas A&M @ | L | 9–31 |
| 2025-09-27 | 2025 | Wk 5 | Tennessee vs | L | 34–41 |
| 2025-09-20 | 2025 | Wk 4 | Northern Illinois vs | W | 38–10 |
| 2025-09-13 | 2025 | Wk 3 | Alcorn State vs | W | 63–0 |
| 2025-09-06 | 2025 | Wk 2 | Arizona State vs | W | 24–20 |
Season by Season
| Season | W | L | PF | PA | Diff |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 5 | 8 | 395 | 393 | +2 |
| 2024 | 2 | 10 | 310 | 409 | -99 |
| 2023 | 5 | 7 | 262 | 319 | -57 |
| 2022 | 9 | 4 | 411 | 300 | +111 |
| 2021 | 7 | 6 | 378 | 337 | +41 |
| 2020 | 4 | 7 | 235 | 309 | -74 |
| 2019 | 6 | 7 | 359 | 375 | -16 |
| 2018 | 8 | 5 | 371 | 171 | +200 |
| 2017 | 9 | 4 | 416 | 272 | +144 |
| 2016 | 6 | 7 | 395 | 413 | -18 |
| 2015 | 9 | 4 | 447 | 302 | +145 |
Injuries
None reported.
Player grades 2025 season
Box production, opponent-adjusted, ranked within position (50 = positional average). 2025 is the last season played, so these describe that team, not this year's. OL rows are team-inferred — college football publishes no individual OL box stats. Full leaderboard →
| Player | Pos | Grade | Pos rank | G | 2025 season |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jahron Manning | DB | 82 | #56 | 12 | 85 tkl · 4 PD · 1 INT |
| Seydou Traore | TE | 80 | #22 | 10 | 34 rec · 358 yds · 5 TD |
| Brenen Thompson | WR | 80 | #62 | 12 | 53 rec · 948 yds · 6 TD |
| Anthony Evans III | WR | 78 | #81 | 11 | 63 rec · 751 yds · 4 TD |
| Will Whitson | DL | 78 | #86 | 2 | 8 tkl · 2.0 sacks · 4.5 TFL |
| Isaac Smith | DB | 76 | #128 | 10 | 64 tkl · 3 PD · 1 INT |
| Brylan Lanier | DB | 75 | #152 | 12 | 65 tkl · 2 PD · 3 INT |
| Ethan Pulliam | P | 72 | #23 | 12 | 40 punts · 46.9 yd avg |
| Davon Booth | RB | 72 | #143 | 12 | 553 rush yds · 7 TD · 15 rec |
| Fluff Bothwell | RB | 72 | #148 | 10 | 639 rush yds · 6 TD · 13 rec |
| Blake Shapen | QB | 70 | #86 | 11 | 2,433 pass yds · 15 TD · 8 INT |
| Nic Mitchell | LB | 69 | #202 | 12 | 72 tkl · 2.5 sacks · 5.0 TFL |
| Ethan Myers team-inferred | OL | 69 | #73 | 2 | — |
| Koby Keenum team-inferred | OL | 69 | #74 | 1 | — |
| Kelley Jones | DB | 68 | #392 | 12 | 30 tkl · 11 PD · 2 INT |
| Kyle Ferrie | K | 67 | #73 | 12 | 13 FG · 43 XP · 82 pts |
| Kamario Taylor | QB | 66 | #134 | 10 | 388 pass yds · 4 TD · 1 INT |
| Derion Gullette | LB | 65 | #333 | 7 | 36 tkl · 1.5 sacks · 1.5 TFL |
| Diesel Moye | DL | 62 | #554 | 1 | 5 tkl |
| Luke Kromenhoek | QB | 62 | #214 | 2 | 20 pass yds · 0 INT · 24 rush yds |
| Kalvin Dinkins | DL | 61 | #638 | 9 | 25 tkl · 2.0 sacks · 3.0 TFL |
| Zakari Tillman | LB | 60 | #510 | 12 | 47 tkl · 1.0 sacks · 3.0 TFL |
| Tony Mitchell | DB | 59 | #883 | 7 | 25 tkl |
| Jaray Bledsoe | DL | 59 | #739 | 11 | 26 tkl · 1.5 sacks · 5.5 TFL |
| Hunter Washington | DB | 58 | #949 | 10 | 37 tkl · 2 PD · 1 INT |
| DeAgo Brumfield | DB | 58 | #955 | 11 | 33 tkl · 4 PD · 1 INT |
| Ashun Shepphard | DL | 57 | #826 | 1 | 4 tkl |
| DJ Reed | DL | 57 | #866 | 10 | 21 tkl · 2.0 sacks · 2.0 TFL |
| Seth Davis | RB | 57 | #645 | 2 | 47 rush yds · 1 TD |
| Ray Thomas | DL | 57 | #878 | 4 | 10 tkl · 1.0 sacks · 2.0 TFL |
| Jalen Smith | LB | 56 | #682 | 11 | 45 tkl · 1.5 TFL |
| Malick Sylla | LB | 56 | #692 | 11 | 30 tkl · 1.0 sacks · 6.0 TFL |
| Jordan Mosley | WR | 55 | #958 | 5 | 8 rec · 168 yds · 1 TD |
| Branden Jennings | LB | 55 | #765 | 12 | 42 tkl |
| Ja'Bryis Stewart | LB | 54 | #796 | 1 | 4 tkl |
| Sam West | TE | 53 | #389 | 4 | 4 rec · 35 yds · 1 TD |
| Nevaeh Sanders | LB | 52 | #904 | 4 | 9 tkl · 1.0 sacks · 1.0 TFL |
| Tyler Lockhart | LB | 52 | #934 | 9 | 33 tkl |
| Max Reese | TE | 50 | #443 | 1 | 2 rec · 1 yds |
| LaKendrick James | LB | 49 | #1077 | 2 | 6 tkl |