1987 Mississippi State
4–7 (1–5 Southeastern Conference), coached by Rockey Felker. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat Louisiana 31–3Sep 5
By 28 points, its widest win.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 5 | vs Louisiana | W 31–3 | 60% |
| Sep 12 | vs 14Tennessee | L 10–38 | 42% |
| Sep 19 | vs Louisiana Tech | W 14–13 | 75% |
| Sep 26 | at Florida | L 3–38 | 23% |
| Oct 3 | vs Memphis | W 9–6 | 74% |
| Oct 17 | at Southern Miss | L 14–18 | 42% |
| Oct 24 | at 6Auburn | L 7–38 | 14% |
| Oct 31 | at 16Alabama | L 18–21 | 17% |
| Nov 7 | vs Tulane | L 19–30 | 59% |
| Nov 14 | at 10LSU | L 14–34 | 13% |
| Nov 21 | vs Ole Miss | W 30–20 | 53% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Beat Ole Miss 30–20; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 7th in the Southeastern Conference.
In program history: The tied 90th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 124 on file).
- Record
- 4–7
- Conference
- 1–5 tied for 7th in Southeastern Conference
- AP final
- Unranked
- Points
- 169–259
- Coach
- Rockey Felker
- Elo
- 1435 −47 this season
- SP+ rating
- -2.8 No. 60 of 101; offense No. 78, defense No. 42
- SRS
- −2.0 No. 59 of 104 in Division I-A
- Recruiting class
- —
- Defensive coordinator
- Ronnie Gray
Drafted in 1988
The 1988 draft| Rd 7 | Garry Frank OG | Denver Broncos |
1987 Southeastern Conference standings
Conference page| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
| Auburn | 5–0–1 | 9–1–2 | 7 |
| LSU | 5–1 | 10–1–1 | 5 |
| Tennessee | 4–1–1 | 10–2–1 | 14 |
 Georgia | 4–2 | 9–3 | 13 |
| Alabama | 4–2 | 7–5 | |
| Florida | 3–3 | 6–6 | |
 Kentucky | 1–5 | 5–6 | |
 Mississippi State | 1–5 | 4–7 | |
 Vanderbilt | 1–5 | 4–7 | |
| Ole Miss | 1–5 | 3–8 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.