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Mississippi State at Auburn

Saturday, November 11, 1961

Mississippi State beat Auburn 11–⁠10. It was their 35th meeting; after it, Auburn led the series 20–⁠13–⁠2 as played.

AwayMississippi State5–⁠5 in 1961
11
HomeAuburn6–⁠4 in 1961
10

FinalHigh 74°F, low 39°FAttendance 35,000

Before kickoff

Our ratings going in

Our ratings (scores only)

Auburn 74% to win. Mississippi State pulled the upset.

The series

Every Mississippi State–Auburn game

Officially, Auburn leads 66–⁠28–⁠2; as played, 63–⁠31–⁠3 in 97 meetings, counting the 62 since this game.

Recent meetings
2023Auburn 27, Mississippi State 13
2022Mississippi State 39, Auburn 33
2021Mississippi State 43, Auburn 34
2020Auburn 24, Mississippi State 10
2019Auburn 56, Mississippi State 23
2018Mississippi State 23, Auburn 9

Around this game

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