Game notes: Mississippi State at Texas
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The matchup
- Mississippi State (4–2, 2–2 in conference) at Texas (4–2, 1–2 in conference), Saturday, October 31, kickoff time not yet set, DKR-Texas Memorial Stadium.resultsWins and losses in this season’s finished games before kickoff, from the game results on file. Ranks as of the game, as listed with the schedule (AP poll, else the coaches’).
The series
- It will be their seventh meeting; Texas leads the series 4–2.resultsEvery meeting on file; official counts take out wins the NCAA vacated and count forfeits as the rivalry’s article does.
- Last meeting: Saturday, October 25, 2025: Texas 45, Mississippi State 38.resultsThe most recent meeting on file.
- They first met in 1921: Texas 54, Mississippi State 7.resultsThe earliest meeting on file.
- Texas is 2–1 at home against Mississippi State.resultsThe home team’s record against this opponent in its home games (neutral sites aside), every meeting on file.
- Last five meetings: 2025: Texas 45–38 (at Mississippi State); 2024: Texas 35–13 (at Texas); 1998: Texas 38–11 (neutral site); 1992: Mississippi State 28–10 (at Texas); 1991: Mississippi State 13–6 (at Mississippi State).resultsThe last five meetings on file.
Mississippi State
- Mississippi State is 4–2 (2–2 in conference games), 1–2 against ranked teams.resultsWins and losses in this season’s finished games before kickoff, from the game results on file.
- This season: W 62–13 vs. UL Monroe; W 38–13 at Minnesota; W 41–34 at South Carolina; W 31–24 vs. No. 19 Missouri; L 23–56 vs. No. 7 Alabama; L 0–31 at No. 22 LSU.resultsThis season’s finished games.
- Mississippi State has lost two straight, since beating Missouri 31–24 (Sept. 26, 2026).resultsThe team’s current run of results, every finished game on file across seasons.
- Mississippi State is No. 73 of 138 FBS teams in our Elo ratings.our ratingsOur Elo rating, from every game on file, ranked among active FBS teams.
- Jeff Lebby is 11–20 in his third season at Mississippi State.results, WikipediaHead-coaching seasons on file, ours rebuilt from game results and the season articles’ coaching splits.
- Jeff Lebby is 0–2 against Texas.results, WikipediaGames between the two coaches’ teams in seasons each was the head coach, every game on file.
- Kamario Taylor (QB): 1,450 passing yards, 17 TD, No. 9 in FBS in passing touchdowns.resultsThis season’s team leaders and national ranks, from player season statistics.
- Anthony Evans III (WR): 47 catches, 614 yards, 5 TD, the team leader in receiving yards.resultsThis season’s team leaders and national ranks, from player season statistics.
- Tyler Lockhart (LB): 38 tackles, 2 sacks, the team leader in tackles.resultsThis season’s team leaders and national ranks, from player season statistics.
- Kyle Ferrie holds Mississippi State’s career record in field goals with 50 and counting, past Artie Cosby’s 48 (1983–86).Wikipedia, resultsThe school’s record lists (its Wikipedia statistical leaders article, from the school’s media guide) against our totals from his season lines at the school, this season through the last game in our records.
- Kamario Taylor needs 4 touchdown passes to pass Tony Shell (25, 1988–90) for 10th on Mississippi State’s career touchdown passes list. He has 22 so far.Wikipedia, resultsThe school’s record lists (its Wikipedia statistical leaders article, from the school’s media guide) against our totals from his season lines at the school, this season through the last game in our records.
- On this date in 2020, Mississippi State lost to No. 2 Alabama 41–0.resultsThe team’s most notable finished game on this calendar date in an earlier season: a ranked opponent first, then a bowl, then the newest.
Texas
- Texas is 4–2 (1–2 in conference games), 2–0 against ranked teams.resultsWins and losses in this season’s finished games before kickoff, from the game results on file.
- This season: W 59–7 vs. Texas State; W 24–23 vs. No. 1 Ohio State; W 30–6 vs. UTSA; W 20–17 at No. 14 Tennessee; L 24–27 vs. Oklahoma; L 24–27 vs. Florida.resultsThis season’s finished games.
- Texas has lost two straight, since beating Tennessee 20–17 (Sept. 26, 2026).resultsThe team’s current run of results, every finished game on file across seasons.
- Texas is No. 13 of 138 FBS teams in our Elo ratings.our ratingsOur Elo rating, from every game on file, ranked among active FBS teams.
- Steve Sarkisian is two wins from 100 as a head coach (98 so far).resultsA sitting FBS head coach within two wins of a multiple of 50 career wins, counting the head-coaching seasons on file.
- Steve Sarkisian is 52–22 in his sixth season at Texas and 98–57 as an FBS head coach.results, WikipediaHead-coaching seasons on file, ours rebuilt from game results and the season articles’ coaching splits.
- Steve Sarkisian is 2–0 against Mississippi State.results, WikipediaGames between the two coaches’ teams in seasons each was the head coach, every game on file.
- Arch Manning (QB): 1,298 passing yards, 11 TD, the team leader in passing yards.resultsThis season’s team leaders and national ranks, from player season statistics.
- Hollywood Smothers (RB): 289 rushing yards, 2 TD, the team leader in rushing yards.resultsThis season’s team leaders and national ranks, from player season statistics.
- Rasheem Biles (LB): 49 tackles, 1 sack, 2 INT, the team leader in tackles.resultsThis season’s team leaders and national ranks, from player season statistics.
- Colin Simmons is tied with Tony Degrate (31, 1981–84) for third on Texas’s career sacks list, at 31 so far; one more sack breaks the tie.Wikipedia, resultsThe school’s record lists (its Wikipedia statistical leaders article, from the school’s media guide) against our totals from his season lines at the school, this season through the last game in our records.
- Arch Manning needs 265 yards to pass Ricky Williams (6,306, 1995–98) for ninth on Texas’s career total offense list. He has 6,042 so far.Wikipedia, resultsThe school’s record lists (its Wikipedia statistical leaders article, from the school’s media guide) against our totals from his season lines at the school, this season through the last game in our records.
- On this date in 2020, Texas beat No. 6 Oklahoma State 41–34.resultsThe team’s most notable finished game on this calendar date in an earlier season: a ranked opponent first, then a bowl, then the newest.
The coaches
- Steve Sarkisian is 2–0 against Jeff Lebby’s teams as a head coach.results, WikipediaGames between the two coaches’ teams in seasons each was the head coach, every game on file.
Sources
Every sentence here is ours, written from counts we make over the games on file. Where the facts come from:
- CollegeFootballData.com: Game results, rankings and player statistics; the sentence and every count in it are ours. Derived output (CollegeFootballData.com terms, section 4).
- CollegeFootballDigest: Our own ratings (Elo) and research notes. CC BY 4.0.
- Wikipedia: Facts from Wikipedia’s lists and articles (schools’ record books, trophies, College GameDay sites, coaching records), restated. CC BY-SA 4.0 (facts restated; credit Wikipedia).
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