1995 Mississippi State
3–8 (1–7 Southeastern Conference), coached by Jackie Sherrill. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat Memphis 28–18Sep 2
By 10 points, its widest win.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2 | vs Memphis | W 28–18 | 65% |
| Sep 9 | vs LSU | L 16–34 | 69% |
| Sep 16 | at Baylor | W 30–21 | 41% |
| Sep 23 | at 15Tennessee | L 14–52 | 30% |
| Sep 30 | vs UL Monroe | L 32–34 | 79% |
| Oct 7 | at 11Auburn | L 20–48 | 24% |
| Oct 14 | vs South Carolina | L 39–65 | 59% |
| Oct 28 | vs Kentucky | W 42–32 | 62% |
| Nov 4 | at 18Arkansas | L 21–26 | 30% |
| Nov 11 | at 16Alabama | L 9–14 | 15% |
| Nov 25 | vs Ole Miss | L 10–13 | 52% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Lost to Ole Miss 13–10; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 11th in the Southeastern Conference.
In program history: The 89th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 124 on file).
Players on this team
Before 2004 our records hold honors and the draft; these are the players whose college years here, from their Wikipedia articles or their honors, include 1995.
- Record
- 3–8
- Conference
- 1–7 tied for 11th in Southeastern Conference
- AP final
- Unranked
- Points
- 261–357
- Coach
- Jackie Sherrill
- Elo
- 1437 −106 this season
- SP+ rating
- -6.7 No. 76 of 107; offense No. 49, defense No. 85
- SRS
- −5.3 No. 73 of 108 in Division I-A
- Recruiting class
- —
- Offensive coordinator
- Bruce Arians
- Defensive coordinator
- Bill Clay
Drafted in 1996
The 1996 draft| Rd 1 | Walt Harris DB | Chicago Bears |
| Rd 1 | Eric Moulds WR | Buffalo Bills |
All-SEC
2 first team, 1 second teamFirst team
Eric MouldsWRAP-2; Coaches-1
Walt HarrisDBAP-1; Coaches-1
Second team
Dwayne CurryLBAP-2; Coaches-2
From Wikipedia’s 1995 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).
1995 Southeastern Conference standings
Conference page| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
 Florida | 8–0 | 12–1 | 2 |
| Tennessee | 7–1 | 11–1 | 3 |
| Arkansas | 6–2 | 8–5 | |
| Alabama | 5–3 | 8–3 | 21 |
| Auburn | 5–3 | 8–4 | 22 |
| LSU | 4–3–1 | 7–4–1 | |
| Ole Miss | 3–5 | 6–5 | |
 Georgia | 3–5 | 6–6 | |
| South Carolina | 2–5–1 | 4–6–1 | |
| Kentucky | 2–6 | 4–7 | |
| Mississippi State | 1–7 | 3–8 | |
 Vanderbilt | 1–7 | 2–9 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.