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Arkansas vs. Mississippi State

Arkansas and Mississippi State have 36 meetings on file, the first in 1916; officially, Arkansas leads 19–⁠15–⁠1; as played, 19–⁠16–⁠1 in the games on file. Over the last 10 meetings it’s Mississippi State 6–⁠4. The NCAA vacated Mississippi State’s win (2018); it doesn’t count officially. This page counts every game as it was played.

Scheduled 2027 at Mississippi State; 2029 at Arkansas. As the programs’ Wikipedia articles list them (CC BY-SA).

Official series
Arkansas leads 19–⁠15–⁠1
Arkansas wins on file
19
Mississippi State wins on file
16
Ties
1
Earliest on file
1916
Longest streak
9 Arkansas
Current streak
1 Mississippi State
Last 10 meetings
Mississippi State 6–⁠4
Most recent
2025

The series at a glance

’0’1’2’3’4’5’6’7’8’9W–L
1910s0–⁠1
1930s0–⁠1
1990s4–⁠3–⁠1
2000s9–⁠1
2010s3–⁠7
2020s3–⁠3
Both ranked
2 meetings: Arkansas 2, Mississippi State 0
Average margin
13.3 points; 19 decided by one score (8 or fewer)
At Arkansas
10–⁠6 Arkansas’s record at home
At Mississippi State
9–⁠9–⁠1 Mississippi State’s record at home
Neutral sites
0–⁠1 Arkansas first
Shutouts
1

Every meeting on file, as played. Ranks are the AP poll’s going in.

Games that tell the story

  1. Arkansas’s biggest win2003: Arkansas 52, Mississippi State 6by 46 points
  2. Mississippi State’s biggest win2018: Mississippi State 52, Arkansas 6by 46 points
  3. Upset2020: Arkansas 21, Mississippi State 14Arkansas had a 18% chance, by our ratings before kickoff
  4. Upset2000: Arkansas 17, Mississippi State 10Arkansas had a 20% chance, by our ratings before kickoff
  5. Upset1997: Arkansas 17, Mississippi State 7Arkansas had a 32% chance, by our ratings before kickoff
  6. Ranked showdown1999: Arkansas 14, Mississippi State 9No. 12 Mississippi State at No. 22 Arkansas
  7. Ranked showdown2010: Arkansas 38, Mississippi State 31No. 13 Arkansas at No. 22 Mississippi State

Coach against coach

YearsArkansasSeriesMississippi State
1993–⁠1997Danny Ford3–⁠1–⁠1Jackie Sherrill
1998–⁠2003Houston Nutt5–⁠1Jackie Sherrill
2004–⁠2007Houston Nutt4–⁠0Sylvester Croom
2009–⁠2011Bobby Petrino3–⁠0Dan Mullen
2013–⁠2017Bret Bielema1–⁠4Dan Mullen
2020–⁠2022Sam Pittman2–⁠1Mike Leach

Head-coach pairings with three or more meetings on file, the series read from Arkansas’s side (Ford 3–⁠1–⁠1 against Sherrill). A season split between coaches goes to the one credited with the game.

Both programs through the years

End-of-season Elo ratings of Arkansas and Mississippi State, 1916 on130015001700192019401960198020002020

Our Elo rating at the end of each season, a measure of how strong a team was, not a forecast; 1500 is an average FBS team.

Stars of the series

Biggest days

Dak Prescott Mississippi State38 of 50, 508 yards, 5 TD, 1 INT2015 Passing
Brandon Allen Arkansas30 of 43, 406 yards, 7 TD2015 Passing
Kylin Hill Mississippi State21 carries, 234 yards, 3 TD2019 Rushing
Jamayel Smith Mississippi State10 catches, 208 yards, 2 TD2007 Receiving
Lucas Miller Arkansas10 catches, 201 yards, 1 TD2008 Receiving
Nathaniel Watson Mississippi State14 tackles, 2 sacks, 2 for loss2023 Defense

Biggest days: the week’s best individual games by our big-days rule, from box scores (2004 on).

Every game

Nov 1, 2025Mississippi State 38, Arkansas 35at Arkansas
Oct 26, 2024Arkansas 58, Mississippi State 25at Mississippi State
Oct 21, 2023Mississippi State 7, Arkansas 3at Arkansas
Oct 8, 202223Mississippi State 40, Arkansas 17at Mississippi State
Nov 6, 2021Arkansas 31, Mississippi State 28at Arkansas
Oct 3, 2020Arkansas 21, 16Mississippi State 14at Mississippi State
Nov 2, 2019Mississippi State 54, Arkansas 24at Arkansas
Nov 17, 201825Mississippi State 52, Arkansas 6vacatedat Mississippi State
Nov 18, 201717Mississippi State 28, Arkansas 21at Arkansas
Nov 19, 2016Arkansas 58, Mississippi State 42at Mississippi State
Nov 21, 2015Mississippi State 51, Arkansas 50at Arkansas
Nov 1, 20141Mississippi State 17, Arkansas 10at Mississippi State
Nov 23, 2013Mississippi State 24, Arkansas 17at Arkansas
Nov 17, 2012Mississippi State 45, Arkansas 14at Mississippi State
Nov 19, 20116Arkansas 44, Mississippi State 17at Arkansas
Nov 20, 201013Arkansas 38, 22Mississippi State 31at Mississippi State
Nov 21, 2009Arkansas 42, Mississippi State 21at Arkansas
Nov 22, 2008Mississippi State 31, Arkansas 28at Mississippi State
Nov 17, 2007Arkansas 45, Mississippi State 31at Arkansas
Nov 18, 20065Arkansas 28, Mississippi State 14at Mississippi State
Nov 19, 2005Arkansas 44, Mississippi State 10at Arkansas
Nov 20, 2004Arkansas 24, Mississippi State 21at Mississippi State
Nov 22, 2003Arkansas 52, Mississippi State 6at Arkansas
Nov 23, 2002Arkansas 26, Mississippi State 19at Mississippi State
Nov 17, 2001Arkansas 24, Mississippi State 21at Arkansas
Nov 18, 2000Arkansas 17, 13Mississippi State 10at Mississippi State
Nov 20, 199922Arkansas 14, 12Mississippi State 9at Arkansas
Nov 21, 1998Mississippi State 22, 9Arkansas 21at Mississippi State
Nov 22, 1997Arkansas 17, 15Mississippi State 7at Arkansas
Nov 23, 1996Arkansas 16, Mississippi State 13at Mississippi State
Nov 4, 199518Arkansas 26, Mississippi State 21at Arkansas
Nov 5, 199424Mississippi State 17, Arkansas 7at Mississippi State
Nov 6, 1993Mississippi State 13, Arkansas 13at Mississippi State
Nov 7, 199219Mississippi State 10, Arkansas 3at Mississippi State
Sep 30, 1939Mississippi State 19, Arkansas 0Neutral site
Nov 30, 1916Mississippi State 20, Arkansas 7at Mississippi State

Every game is listed as played on the field; a win the NCAA later vacated is marked “vacated”; the official series above counts them the NCAA’s way.