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Florida State vs. Mississippi State

Florida State and Mississippi State have 9 meetings on file, the first in 1966; Florida State leads the series 7–⁠2 in the games on file. Over the last 9 meetings it’s Florida State 7–⁠2.

Florida State wins
7
Mississippi State wins
2
Ties
0
Earliest on file
1966
Longest streak
6 Florida State
Current streak
1 Florida State
Last 10 meetings
Florida State 7–⁠2
Most recent
1979

The series at a glance

’0’1’2’3’4’5’6’7’8’9W–L
1960s4–⁠0
1970s3–⁠2
Average margin
13.8 points; 2 decided by one score (8 or fewer)
At Florida State
5–⁠1 Florida State’s record at home
At Mississippi State
1–⁠2 Mississippi State’s record at home
Shutouts
1

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

Games that tell the story

  1. Florida State’s biggest win1971: Florida State 27, Mississippi State 9by 18 points
  2. Mississippi State’s biggest win1978: Mississippi State 55, Florida State 27by 28 points

Coach against coach

YearsFlorida StateSeriesMississippi State
1967–⁠1969Bill Peterson3–⁠0Charles Shira

Head-coach pairings with three or more meetings on file, the series read from Florida State’s side (Peterson 3–⁠0 against Shira). A season split between coaches goes to the one credited with the game.

Both programs through the years

End-of-season Elo ratings of Florida State and Mississippi State, 1966 on130015001700197019801990200020102020

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.

Every game

Oct 13, 19799Florida State 17, Mississippi State 6at Florida State
Oct 14, 1978Mississippi State 55, 15Florida State 27at Mississippi State
Oct 13, 1973Mississippi State 37, Florida State 12at Florida State
Oct 14, 1972Florida State 25, Mississippi State 21at Mississippi State
Oct 9, 1971Florida State 27, Mississippi State 9at Florida State
Oct 25, 1969Florida State 20, Mississippi State 17at Florida State
Nov 9, 1968Florida State 27, Mississippi State 14at Mississippi State
Oct 28, 1967Florida State 24, Mississippi State 12at Florida State
Oct 22, 1966Florida State 10, Mississippi State 0at Florida State

Every game is listed as played on the field.