Mississippi State vs. North Texas
Mississippi State and North Texas have 8 meetings on file, the first in 1952; officially, Mississippi State leads 6–2; as played, 8–0 in the games on file. Over the last 8 meetings it’s Mississippi State 8–0, and Mississippi State has won the last 8. Mississippi State forfeited two games (1976 and 1977). This page counts every game as it was played. Share
- Official series
- Mississippi State leads 6–2
- Mississippi State wins on file
- 8
- North Texas wins on file
- 0
- Ties
- 0
- Earliest on file
- 1952
- Longest streak
- 8 Mississippi State
- Current streak
- 8 Mississippi State
- Last 10 meetings
- Mississippi State 8–0
- Most recent
- 1978
The series at a glance
- Average margin
- 11 points; 3 decided by one score (8 or fewer)
- At Mississippi State
- 7–0 Mississippi State’s record at home
- Neutral sites
- 1–0 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 win1954: Mississippi State 48, North Texas 26by 22 points
Coach against coach
| Years | Mississippi State | Series | North Texas |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1975–1978 | Bob Tyler | 4–0 | Hayden Fry |
Head-coach pairings with three or more meetings on file, the series read from Mississippi State’s side (Tyler 4–0 against Fry). A season split between coaches goes to the one credited with the game.
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.
From the newspapers
1953 · Evening star, Oct 4, 1953
Public-domain newspapers from the Library of Congress’s Chronicling America, found through the American Stories dataset (Dell and Harvard, CC BY 4.0). The earliest meetings with a story on file; each game’s page has the full text.
Every game
| Sep 9, 1978 | Mississippi State 17, North Texas 5 | Neutral site | ||
| Sep 3, 1977 | Mississippi State 17, North Texas 15forfeited | at Mississippi State | ||
| Sep 4, 1976 | Mississippi State 7, North Texas 0forfeited | at Mississippi State | ||
| Oct 18, 1975 | Mississippi State 15, North Texas 12 | at Mississippi State | ||
| Oct 29, 1955 | Mississippi State 20, North Texas 7 | at Mississippi State | ||
| Nov 6, 1954 | Mississippi State 48, North Texas 26 | at Mississippi State | ||
| Oct 3, 1953 | 11Mississippi State 21, North Texas 6 | at Mississippi State | ||
| Oct 11, 1952 | Mississippi State 14, North Texas 0 | at Mississippi State |
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.