Mississippi State at Tulane

Saturday, September 13, 2003

Tulane beat Mississippi State 31–⁠28. It was their 52nd meeting; after it, Mississippi State led the series 27–⁠24–⁠1.

AwayMississippi State2–⁠10 in 2003
28
HomeTulane5–⁠7 in 2003
31

Final at Caesars Superdome, New OrleansIndoorsHigh 91°F, low 75°FAttendance 33,723

Scoring by quarter

TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
Mississippi State0615728
Tulane0771731

Efficiency

Mississippi StateTulane
−0.20First-down EPA−0.01
0.00Second-down EPA−0.01
0.77Third-down EPA0.57

From CollegeFootballData.com: each offense’s efficiency, and the havoc each defense caused. The better side of each line is bold.

Before kickoff

Our ratings going in

Our ratings (scores only)

Tulane 72% to win. Elo’s favorite won.

Mississippi State leads 30–⁠25–⁠1 in 56 meetings, counting the four since this game.

Recent meetings
2007Mississippi State 38, Tulane 17
2006Tulane 32, Mississippi State 29
2005Mississippi State 21, Tulane 14
2004Mississippi State 28, Tulane 7
2003Tulane 31, Mississippi State 28
1994Mississippi State 66, Tulane 22

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