Illinois vs. Mississippi State
Illinois and Mississippi State have 3 meetings on file, the first in 1923; Mississippi State leads the series 2–1 in the games on file. Over the last 3 meetings it’s Mississippi State 2–1, and Mississippi State has won the last 2. Share
- Illinois wins
- 1
- Mississippi State wins
- 2
- Ties
- 0
- Earliest on file
- 1923
- Longest streak
- 2 Mississippi State
- Current streak
- 2 Mississippi State
- Last 10 meetings
- Mississippi State 2–1
- Most recent
- 2022
The series at a glance
- Average margin
- 14.3 points; 1 decided by one score (8 or fewer)
- At Illinois
- 1–1 Illinois’s record at home
- Neutral sites
- 0–1 Illinois first
- Shutouts
- 1
Every meeting on file, as played. Ranks are the AP poll’s going in.
Both programs through the years
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
Named most valuable
| Justin Robinson Mississippi State | 2022 |
Most valuable: as the games’ Wikipedia articles name them (CC BY-SA).
Every game
| Jan 2, 2023 | 24Mississippi State 19, Illinois 10 | Raymond James Stadium | ReliaQuest Bowl | |
| Oct 4, 1980 | Mississippi State 28, Illinois 21 | at Illinois | ||
| Nov 17, 1923 | Illinois 27, Mississippi State 0 | at Illinois |
Every game is listed as played on the field.