Mississippi State vs. Rice
Mississippi State and Rice first met in 1975 and have played 2 times; officially, tied 1–1; as played, 2–0. Over the last 2 meetings it’s Mississippi State 2–0, and Mississippi State has won the last 2. Mississippi State forfeited the 1975 game. This page counts every game as it was played. Share
- Official series
- tied 1–1
- Mississippi State wins on file
- 2
- Rice wins on file
- 0
- Ties
- 0
- First meeting
- 1975
- Longest streak
- 2 Mississippi State
- Current streak
- 2 Mississippi State
- Last 10 meetings
- Mississippi State 2–0
- Most recent
- 2013
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
| Jameon Lewis Mississippi State | 9 catches, 220 yards | 2013 Receiving |
Named most valuable
| Dak Prescott Mississippi State | 2013 |
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 31, 2013 | Mississippi State 44, Rice 7 | Simmons Bank Liberty Stadium | Liberty Bowl | |
| Oct 11, 1975 | Mississippi State 28, Rice 14forfeited | at Rice |
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.