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2026 · THROUGH WK 8

SEC · 4-2 · 2-2 CONF · ATS 4-2 · O/U 3-3

Mississippi State Bulldogs

HC Jeff Lebby (3rd yr) · OC — · DC Zach Arnett

STARTS IN 10 PERSONNEL (3 OF 6) · BASE D 4-2-5 · SHOTGUN 100%

Power rating6.928th
CFP odds1%—
PLAYOFFBUBBLE→LONG SHOT
Proj. wins7.5of 12
Fan pulse—0 of 30 scored

SEC · 4-2 · 2-2 CONF · ATS 4-2 · O/U 3-3

Mississippi State

Bulldogs · HC Jeff Lebby (3rd yr) · starts in 10 (3 of 6) · base D 4-2-5

Power rating6.928th
CFP odds · outlook1%—BUBBLE→LONG SHOT
Proj. wins7.5of 12
Fan pulse—0 of 30 scored

Mississippi State

4-2 · 2-2 SEC

POWER RATING6.928th in FBS
CFP ODDS1%no change
PROJ. WINS7.5of 12 games
PLAYOFF OUTLOOKBUBBLE→LONG SHOT

2 losses now · CFP 1% in sims · CCG 2% · title 1%

FAN PULSE—0 of 30 scored

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Schedule & resultsSchedule

POSTGAME WE = HOW OFTEN THIS BOX SCORE WINS · FUTURE ROWS SHOW PREGAME WPCLOSING LINES · FUTURE ROWS SHOW PROJECTED LINEFUTURE LINES PROJECTED

Mississippi State schedule and results
Wk
Opponent
Result
Line
ATS
Net EPA
Off SR
Def SR
Win prob
Plays
s/play
1UL MonroeUL MonroeW62–13−28.5−28.5W+0.9260%28%100%7821.7
2at Minnesotaat MinnesotaW38–13−0.5−0.5W+0.6864%41%99%6827.1
3at South Carolinaat South CarolinaW41–34+3+3W+0.2747%38%54%5727.2
4MissouriMissouriW31–24−3.5−3.5W+0.0646%43%67%7821.6
5AlabamaAlabamaL23–56+5.5+5.5L−0.6636%57%6%7023.4
6BYE
7at LSUat LSUL0–31+17.5+17.5L−0.5741%71%1%6827.1
8OklahomaOklahomaNEXTSAT 3:30 SEC NetworkSAT 3:30+2.5+2.5————61%132—
9at Texasat TexasOCT 31OCT 31+7.3 proj+7.333%
10VanderbiltVanderbiltNOV 7NOV 7−11.6 proj−11.676%
11AuburnAuburnNOV 14NOV 14−2.6 proj−2.656%
12Tennessee TechTennessee TechNOV 21NOV 21−32.5 proj−32.598%
13at Ole Missat Ole MissNOV 27NOV 27+8.7 proj+8.730%

Success rate by down & distance

1st40%n 533%n 349%n 14333%n 6
2nd47%n 1965%n 2646%n 5236%n 14
3rd74%n 1960%n 1535%n 1715%n 13
4th75%n 450%n 20%n 2100%n 1

Formation & personnelFormation

PBP TAGS · 341 OF 341 PLAYS341 OF 341 PLAYS TAGGED

Formation splits
LookLook · usage
Usage
Pass %Pass
EPA/playEPA
SR
Shotgun100%100%52%+0.2249%
No-huddle89%89%54%+0.2150%
Huddle11%11%42%+0.3033%
StartersSTARTERS
103 of 6 games113 of 6BASE D4-2-55 of 6
103 of 64-2-5base D · 5 of 6

In shotgun on 100 % of tagged snaps, passing 52 % of the time. No-huddle on 89 %. Starts in 10 personnel in 3 of 6 games. Base defense 4-2-5 (5 of 6).

Next game

SAT 3:30 SEC Network · DAVIS WADE STADIUMSAT 3:30 SEC Network

vs OklahomaLINE+2.5MODEL−4.8WP61%

TOP INJURY · OFFICIAL REPORT

Q
Kamario TaylorQB · SO
QB · top injury
NEXT UPP. PuckettΔ −0.24 EPA/play
79%TO PLAY
−1.9IMPACT PTS

% to play = 1 − P(out) · expected return not reported

LINE · MODEL · WPIMPACT −1.9 PTS

Refs

JUDGMENT FLAGS OVER EXPECTED · 2026FLAGS OVER EXPECTED / G · 2026

Judgment flags over expected by crew conference
Crews from
FOE / G
90% range
Games
Read
SEC crews−0.5 to +0.3 · 48 games−0.1−0.5 to +0.348NOISE
Sun Belt crews— · 2 games+0.9—2NOISE
ACC crews— · 1 game+0.5—1NOISE
Big 12 crews— · 1 game−0.2—1NOISE
Big Ten crews— · 1 game−0.2—1NOISE
Pac-12 crews— · 1 game+2.0—1NOISE
FRIENDLIEST CREWFRIENDLIESTDavid Smith−1.4 / g · 7 games · noise−1.4 / g · 7 g · noise
TOUGHEST CREWTOUGHESTKyle Olson+2.1 / g · 4 games · noise+2.1 / g · 4 g · noise

+ = more judgment flags on Mississippi State than expected · 2026 only: crews known for 6 of 7 games · no lean before 8 gamesJudgment flags only, 2026 · crews known for 6 of 7 games · + = more on Mississippi State than expected · no lean before 8 games

Key players

Unit statsEfficiency

OPP-ADJUSTED · RANK OF 138 FBSFBS RANK · OPP-ADJUSTED

Mississippi State offense statistics
MetricStat
Mississippi StateMSST
RankRK
FBS avgVS FBS
EPA / play+0.2314th+0.06
Success rate48.8%9th42.3%
Explosiveness1.3624th1.30
Rush EPA / play+0.1713th+0.07
Pass EPA / play+0.2130th+0.11
Passing downs SR34.1%23rd31.1%
Line yards3.2759th3.21
Sack rate allowed7.3%109th5.3%
3rd-down conversion48%25th41%
Points / opportunity4.9729th4.27
Red zone TD rate65%65th63%
Seconds / play23.15th28.0