Game notes: Auburn at Mississippi State
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The matchup
- Auburn (4–2, 2–2 in conference) at Mississippi State (4–2, 2–2 in conference), Saturday, November 14, kickoff time not yet set, Davis Wade 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 98th meeting; Auburn leads the series 63–31–3 as played. Officially, Auburn leads 66–28–2; as played, 63–31–3. The NCAA vacated Mississippi State’s win (2018); it doesn’t count officially. Mississippi State forfeited three games (1975, 1976 and 1977).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 28, 2023: Auburn 27, Mississippi State 13.resultsThe most recent meeting on file.
- They first met in 1905: Auburn 18, Mississippi State 0.resultsThe earliest meeting on file.
- Mississippi State is 11–19–2 at home against Auburn.resultsThe home team’s record against this opponent in its home games (neutral sites aside), every meeting on file.
- Last five meetings: 2023: Auburn 27–13 (at Auburn); 2022: Mississippi State 39–33 (at Mississippi State); 2021: Mississippi State 43–34 (at Auburn); 2020: Auburn 24–10 (at Mississippi State); 2019: Auburn 56–23 (at Auburn).resultsThe last five meetings on file.
Auburn
- Auburn is 4–2 (2–2 in conference games), 1–1 against ranked teams.resultsWins and losses in this season’s finished games before kickoff, from the game results on file.
- This season: W 17–16 vs. Baylor; W 43–8 vs. Southern Miss; L 39–44 vs. Florida; W 21–15 vs. Vanderbilt; L 14–24 at No. 17 Tennessee; W 27–24 at No. 1 Georgia.resultsThis season’s finished games.
- Auburn is No. 50 of 138 FBS teams in our Elo ratings.our ratingsOur Elo rating, from every game on file, ranked among active FBS teams.
- Alex Golesh is 4–2 in his first season at Auburn and 27–17 as an FBS head coach.results, WikipediaHead-coaching seasons on file, ours rebuilt from game results and the season articles’ coaching splits.
- Alex Golesh faces Mississippi State as a head coach for the first time.results, WikipediaGames between the two coaches’ teams in seasons each was the head coach, every game on file.
- Byrum Brown (QB): 1,202 passing yards, 8 TD, the team leader in passing yards.resultsThis season’s team leaders and national ranks, from player season statistics.
- Keshaun Singleton (WR): 32 catches, 367 yards, 2 TD, the team leader in receiving yards.resultsThis season’s team leaders and national ranks, from player season statistics.
- Elijah Melendez (LB): 52 tackles, 4 sacks, 1 INT, the team leader in tackles.resultsThis season’s team leaders and national ranks, from player season statistics.
- On this date in 1998, Auburn lost to No. 17 Georgia 28–17.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.
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 faces Auburn as a head coach for the first time.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 2015, Mississippi State lost to No. 3 Alabama 31–6.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
- It is the first meeting of Alex Golesh and Jeff Lebby as head coaches.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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