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Miami vs. Mississippi State

Miami and Mississippi State have 5 meetings on file, the first in 1954; Miami leads the series 3–⁠2 in the games on file. Over the last 5 meetings it’s Miami 3–⁠2, and Miami has won the last 2.

Miami wins
3
Mississippi State wins
2
Ties
0
Earliest on file
1954
Longest streak
2 Mississippi State
Current streak
2 Miami
Last 10 meetings
Miami 3–⁠2
Most recent
1983

The series at a glance

’0’1’2’3’4’5’6’7’8’9W–L
1950s1–⁠0
1980s2–⁠2
Both ranked
1 meeting: Miami 0, Mississippi State 1
Average margin
12.4 points; 2 decided by one score (8 or fewer)
At Miami
2–⁠1 Miami’s record at home
At Mississippi State
1–⁠1 Mississippi State’s record at home

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

Games that tell the story

  1. Miami’s biggest win1983: Miami 31, Mississippi State 7by 24 points
  2. Mississippi State’s biggest win1981: Mississippi State 14, Miami 10by 4 points
  3. Ranked showdown1981: Mississippi State 14, Miami 10No. 13 Miami at No. 16 Mississippi State

Coach against coach

YearsMiamiSeriesMississippi State
1980–⁠1983Howard Schnellenberger2–⁠2Emory Bellard

Head-coach pairings with three or more meetings on file, the series read from Miami’s side (Schnellenberger 2–⁠2 against Bellard). A season split between coaches goes to the one credited with the game.

Both programs through the years

End-of-season Elo ratings of Miami and Mississippi State, 1954 on1300150017001960197019801990200020102020

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 15, 198310Miami 31, Mississippi State 7at Mississippi State
Oct 16, 198217Miami 31, Mississippi State 14at Miami
Oct 17, 198116Mississippi State 14, 13Miami 10at Mississippi State
Oct 18, 1980Mississippi State 34, 18Miami 31at Miami
Oct 15, 1954Miami 27, Mississippi State 13at Miami

Every game is listed as played on the field.