Mississippi State vs. South Carolina

Mississippi State and South Carolina have 18 meetings on file, the first in 1992; South Carolina leads the series 10–⁠8 in the games on file. Over the last 10 meetings it’s South Carolina 8–⁠2. Share

Scheduled 2028 at Mississippi State. As the programs’ Wikipedia articles list them (CC BY-SA).

Mississippi State wins: 8
South Carolina wins: 10
Ties: 0
Earliest on file: 1992
Longest streak: 7 South Carolina
Current streak: 1 Mississippi State
Last 10 meetings: South Carolina 8–⁠2
Most recent: 2026

The series at a glance

Every meeting by decade, colored by the winner
	’0	’1	’2	’3	’4	’5	’6	’7	’8	’9	W–L
1990s											6–⁠2
2000s											0–⁠5
2010s											1–⁠2
2020s											1–⁠1

Average margin: 14.3 points; 7 decided by one score (8 or fewer)
At Mississippi State: 4–⁠4 Mississippi State’s record at home
At South Carolina: 6–⁠4 South Carolina’s record at home
Shutouts: 4

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

Games that tell the story

Mississippi State’s biggest win1998: Mississippi State 38, South Carolina 0by 38 points
South Carolina’s biggest win1995: South Carolina 65, Mississippi State 39by 26 points
Upset1992: South Carolina 21, Mississippi State 6South Carolina had a 29% chance, by our ratings before kickoff
Upset2000: South Carolina 23, Mississippi State 19South Carolina had a 33% chance, by our ratings before kickoff

Coach against coach

Years	Mississippi State	Series	South Carolina
1994–⁠1998	Jackie Sherrill	4–⁠1	Brad Scott
1999–⁠2002	Jackie Sherrill	1–⁠3	Lou Holtz

Head-coach pairings with three or more meetings on file, the series read from Mississippi State’s side (Sherrill 4–⁠1 against Scott). 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.

Stars of the series

Biggest days

Will Rogers Mississippi State		30 of 48, 487 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT	2023 Passing
Lideatrick Griffin Mississippi State		7 catches, 256 yards, 1 TD	2023 Receiving

Biggest days: the week’s best individual games by our big-days rule, from box scores (2004 on).

Every game

Sep 19, 2026	Mississippi State 41, South Carolina 34	at South Carolina
Sep 23, 2023	South Carolina 37, Mississippi State 30	at South Carolina
Sep 10, 2016	Mississippi State 27, South Carolina 14	at Mississippi State
Nov 2, 2013	14South Carolina 34, Mississippi State 16	at South Carolina
Oct 15, 2011	15South Carolina 14, Mississippi State 12	at Mississippi State
Sep 29, 2007	16South Carolina 38, Mississippi State 21	at South Carolina
Aug 31, 2006	South Carolina 15, Mississippi State 0	at Mississippi State
Oct 5, 2002	South Carolina 34, Mississippi State 10	at South Carolina
Sep 20, 2001	South Carolina 16, Mississippi State 14	at Mississippi State
Sep 23, 2000	South Carolina 23, 25Mississippi State 19	at South Carolina
Sep 25, 1999	23Mississippi State 17, South Carolina 0	at Mississippi State
Sep 26, 1998	Mississippi State 38, South Carolina 0	at South Carolina
Sep 27, 1997	Mississippi State 37, South Carolina 17	at Mississippi State
Sep 28, 1996	Mississippi State 14, South Carolina 10	at South Carolina
Oct 14, 1995	South Carolina 65, Mississippi State 39	at Mississippi State
Oct 15, 1994	Mississippi State 41, South Carolina 36	at South Carolina
Oct 16, 1993	Mississippi State 23, South Carolina 0	at Mississippi State
Oct 17, 1992	South Carolina 21, 15Mississippi State 6	at South Carolina

Every game is listed as played on the field.