Louisville vs. Mississippi State
Louisville and Mississippi State have 6 meetings on file, the first in 1973; officially, tied 3–3; as played, 5–1 in the games on file. Over the last 6 meetings it’s Mississippi State 5–1. Mississippi State forfeited two games (1975 and 1976). This page counts every game as it was played. Share
- Official series
- tied 3–3
- Louisville wins on file
- 1
- Mississippi State wins on file
- 5
- Ties
- 0
- Earliest on file
- 1973
- Longest streak
- 5 Mississippi State
- Current streak
- 1 Louisville
- Last 10 meetings
- Mississippi State 5–1
- Most recent
- 2019
The series at a glance
- Average margin
- 16.2 points; 1 decided by one score (8 or fewer)
- At Louisville
- 0–2 Louisville’s record at home
- At Mississippi State
- 2–0 Mississippi State’s record at home
- Neutral sites
- 1–1 Louisville first
Every meeting on file, as played. Ranks are the AP poll’s going in.
Games that tell the story
- Louisville’s biggest win2019: Louisville 38, Mississippi State 28by 10 points
- Mississippi State’s biggest win1974: Mississippi State 56, Louisville 7by 49 points
- Upset1973: Mississippi State 18, Louisville 7Mississippi State had a 33% chance, by our ratings before kickoff
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
Biggest days
| Mark McLaurin Mississippi State | 11 tackles, 0.5 for loss, 3 INT | 2017 Defense |
Named most valuable
| Malik Cunningham Louisville | 2019 |
| Lamar Jackson (QB Louisville | 2017 |
Biggest days: the week’s best individual games by our big-days rule, from box scores (2004 on). Most valuable: as the games’ Wikipedia articles name them (CC BY-SA).
Every game
| Dec 30, 2019 | Louisville 38, Mississippi State 28 | Nissan Stadium | Music City Bowl | |
| Dec 30, 2017 | 24Mississippi State 31, Louisville 27 | EverBank Stadium | TaxSlayer Bowl | |
| Sep 18, 1976 | Mississippi State 30, Louisville 21forfeited | at Mississippi State | ||
| Oct 25, 1975 | Mississippi State 28, Louisville 14forfeited | at Louisville | ||
| Oct 26, 1974 | Mississippi State 56, Louisville 7 | at Mississippi State | ||
| Oct 20, 1973 | Mississippi State 18, Louisville 7 | at Louisville |
Every game is listed as played on the field; a game one side later forfeited is marked “forfeited”; the official series above counts them the NCAA’s way.