Mississippi State vs. NC State
Mississippi State and NC State have 7 meetings on file, the first in 1930; Mississippi State leads the series 4–3 in the games on file. Over the last 7 meetings it’s Mississippi State 4–3, and Mississippi State has won the last 2. Share
- Mississippi State wins
- 4
- NC State wins
- 3
- Ties
- 0
- Earliest on file
- 1930
- Longest streak
- 2 NC State
- Current streak
- 2 Mississippi State
- Last 10 meetings
- Mississippi State 4–3
- Most recent
- 2021
The series at a glance
| ’0 | ’1 | ’2 | ’3 | ’4 | ’5 | ’6 | ’7 | ’8 | ’9 | W–L | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1930s | 0–2 | ||||||||||
| 1940s | 1–0 | ||||||||||
| 1960s | 1–0 | ||||||||||
| 1990s | 0–1 | ||||||||||
| 2010s | 1–0 | ||||||||||
| 2020s | 1–0 |
- Both ranked
- 1 meeting: Mississippi State 0, NC State 1
- Average margin
- 11.6 points; 3 decided by one score (8 or fewer)
- At Mississippi State
- 1–1 Mississippi State’s record at home
- At NC State
- 1–1 NC State’s record at home
- Neutral sites
- 2–1 Mississippi State first
- Shutouts
- 2
Every meeting on file, as played. Ranks are the AP poll’s going in.
Games that tell the story
- Mississippi State’s biggest win2015: Mississippi State 51, NC State 28by 23 points
- NC State’s biggest win1930: NC State 14, Mississippi State 0by 14 points
- Ranked showdown1994: NC State 28, Mississippi State 24No. 16 Mississippi State at No. 23 NC State
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
| Tremayne Stephens NC State | 1994 |
| Tim Rogers | 1994 |
| Carl Reeves NC State | 1994 |
| ILB Damien Covington NC State | 1994 |
| Larry Williams | 1994 |
| Ode Burrell Mississippi State | 1963 |
Most valuable: as the games’ Wikipedia articles name them (CC BY-SA).
Every game
| Sep 11, 2021 | Mississippi State 24, NC State 10 | at Mississippi State | ||
| Dec 30, 2015 | Mississippi State 51, NC State 28 | Bank of America Stadium | Belk Bowl | |
| Jan 1, 1995 | 23NC State 28, 16Mississippi State 24 | Neutral site | Peach Bowl | |
| Dec 21, 1963 | Mississippi State 16, NC State 12 | Neutral site | Liberty Bowl | |
| Oct 26, 1940 | Mississippi State 26, NC State 10 | at NC State | ||
| Nov 7, 1931 | NC State 6, Mississippi State 0 | at Mississippi State | ||
| Oct 25, 1930 | NC State 14, Mississippi State 0 | at NC State |
Every game is listed as played on the field.