Mississippi State vs. Tulane
Mississippi State and Tulane have 56 meetings on file, the first in 1902; Mississippi State leads the series 30–25–1 in the games on file. Over the last 10 meetings it’s Mississippi State 8–2. Share
2032 at Mississippi State. As the programs’ Wikipedia articles list them (CC BY-SA).
- Mississippi State wins
- 30
- Tulane wins
- 25
- Ties
- 1
- Earliest on file
- 1902
- Longest streak
- 6 Tulane
- Current streak
- 1 Mississippi State
- Last 10 meetings
- Mississippi State 8–2
- Most recent
- 2007
The series at a glance
| ’0 | ’1 | ’2 | ’3 | ’4 | ’5 | ’6 | ’7 | ’8 | ’9 | W–L | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0–3–1 | ||||||||||
| 1910s | 3–2 | ||||||||||
| 1920s | 3–6 | ||||||||||
| 1930s | 0–4 | ||||||||||
| 1940s | 3–3 | ||||||||||
| 1950s | 5–2 | ||||||||||
| 1960s | 3–1 | ||||||||||
| 1980s | 6–2 | ||||||||||
| 1990s | 4–0 | ||||||||||
| 2000s | 3–2 |
- Average margin
- 18.1 points; 20 decided by one score (8 or fewer)
- At Mississippi State
- 12–4 Mississippi State’s record at home
- At Tulane
- 21–17–1 Tulane’s record at home
- Neutral sites
- 1–0 Mississippi State first
- Shutouts
- 21
Every meeting on file, as played. Ranks are the AP poll’s going in.
Games that tell the story
- Mississippi State’s biggest win1914: Mississippi State 61, Tulane 0by 61 points
- Tulane’s biggest win1930: Tulane 53, Mississippi State 0by 53 points
- Upset1911: Tulane 5, Mississippi State 4Tulane had a 23% chance, by our ratings before kickoff
- Upset1924: Mississippi State 14, Tulane 6Mississippi State had a 31% chance, by our ratings before kickoff
- Upset1951: Mississippi State 10, Tulane 7Mississippi State had a 32% chance, by our ratings before kickoff
Coach against coach
| Years | Mississippi State | Series | Tulane |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1910–1912 | William Chadwick | 1–2 | A.A. Mason |
| 1927–1929 | J.W. Hancock | 1–2 | Bernie Bierman |
| 1946–1948 | Allyn McKeen | 2–1 | Henry Frnka |
| 1962–1965 | Paul Davis | 3–1 | Tommy O’Boyle |
| 1988–1990 | Rockey Felker | 2–1 | Greg Davis |
| 2004–2006 | Sylvester Croom | 2–1 | Chris Scelfo |
Head-coach pairings with three or more meetings on file, the series read from Mississippi State’s side (Chadwick 1–2 against Mason). 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

1911 · East Mississippi times, Starkville, Miss., Nov 24, 1911

1945 · The Wilmington morning star, North Carolina, Nov 5, 1945

1946 · The Wilmington morning star, North Carolina, Oct 27, 1946

1951 · Evening star, Nov 4, 1951

1952 · Evening star, Nov 2, 1952
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
Every game is listed as played on the field.