Mississippi State vs. Texas A&M
Mississippi State and Texas A&M have 19 meetings on file, the first in 1912; officially, Texas A&M leads 10–8; as played, 10–9 in the games on file. Over the last 10 meetings it’s even at 5–5, and Texas A&M has won the last 3. The NCAA vacated Mississippi State’s win (2018); it doesn’t count officially. This page counts every game as it was played. Share
2027 at Mississippi State; 2029 at Texas A&M. As the programs’ Wikipedia articles list them (CC BY-SA).
- Official series
- Texas A&M leads 10–8
- Mississippi State wins on file
- 9
- Texas A&M wins on file
- 10
- Ties
- 0
- Earliest on file
- 1912
- Longest streak
- 3 Mississippi State
- Current streak
- 3 Texas A&M
- Last 10 meetings
- even at 5–5
- Most recent
- 2025
The series at a glance
| ’0 | ’1 | ’2 | ’3 | ’4 | ’5 | ’6 | ’7 | ’8 | ’9 | W–L | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 2–1 | ||||||||||
| 1930s | 0–1 | ||||||||||
| 2000s | 1–0 | ||||||||||
| 2010s | 4–4 | ||||||||||
| 2020s | 2–4 |
- Both ranked
- 3 meetings: Mississippi State 1, Texas A&M 2
- Average margin
- 15.7 points; 5 decided by one score (8 or fewer)
- At Mississippi State
- 4–3 Mississippi State’s record at home
- At Texas A&M
- 6–4 Texas A&M’s record at home
- Neutral sites
- 1–1 Mississippi State first
- Overtime
- 1 game went to overtime
- Shutouts
- 3
Every meeting on file, as played. Ranks are the AP poll’s going in. Overtime games from the games’ Wikipedia articles.
Games that tell the story
- Mississippi State’s biggest win2017: Mississippi State 35, Texas A&M 14by 21 points
- Texas A&M’s biggest win2023: Texas A&M 51, Mississippi State 10by 41 points
- Upset2021: Mississippi State 26, Texas A&M 22Mississippi State had a 23% chance, by our ratings before kickoff
- Upset1913: Mississippi State 6, Texas A&M 0Mississippi State had a 29% chance, by our ratings before kickoff
- Ranked showdown2014: Mississippi State 48, Texas A&M 31No. 6 Texas A&M at No. 12 Mississippi State
- Ranked showdown2012: Texas A&M 38, Mississippi State 13No. 16 Texas A&M at No. 17 Mississippi State
- Ranked showdown2015: Texas A&M 30, Mississippi State 17No. 21 Mississippi State at No. 14 Texas A&M
Coach against coach
| Years | Mississippi State | Series | Texas A&M |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012–2017 | Dan Mullen | 3–3 | Kevin Sumlin |
| 2020–2022 | Mike Leach | 2–1 | Jimbo Fisher |
Head-coach pairings with three or more meetings on file, the series read from Mississippi State’s side (Mullen 3–3 against Sumlin). 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
| Johnny Manziel Texas A&M | 30 of 39, 446 yards, 5 TD, 3 INT | 2013 Passing | |
| Will Rogers Mississippi State | 46 of 59, 408 yards, 3 TD | 2021 Passing |
Biggest days: the week’s best individual games by our big-days rule, from box scores (2004 on).
Every game
Every game is listed as played on the field; a win the NCAA later vacated is marked “vacated”; the official series above counts them the NCAA’s way.