Wk 7 · 2026

Mississippi State Bulldogs at LSU Tigers — Sat, Oct 17

Sat, Oct 17 · Tiger Stadium (LA), Baton Rouge, LA

Weather

No forecast yet. This one is 47 days away and has no kickoff time yet. Forecasts reach about 16 days ahead, so this fills in nearer the game. A seasonal average printed here would look exactly like a forecast, which is why there is not one.

Mississippi State Bulldogs

SEC · no games yet

TBDET

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Ratings differential LSU by 6.8

#11 LSU Tigers

SEC · no games yet

What is at stake

A SEC game — it counts in the standings that decide that league's championship game. Run the race. EARLY: Noon - 1pm ET start. LSU is ranked #11 (AP Top 25 · 2026-08-17).

What the ratings imply

The differential above is arithmetic on two published numbers: The CFB King’s 2026 final efficiency ratings, plus 2.4 points of home field. It is not a projection, a value, an edge or a lean, and nothing on this site compares it with the betting line to tell you one is better. Until 2026 games are played it is last season’s measurement of two teams that have changed.

Efficiency · 2026 ratings

Mississippi St: -0.8#72

Efficiency margin

LSU: +3.6#45

Mississippi St: 28.7

Offense (pts/100)

LSU: 23.4

Mississippi St: 29.5

Defense (pts/100)

LSU: 19.8

Mississippi St: 65.5

Pace (plays/g)

LSU: 65.5

Mississippi St: no data

Yards / play

LSU: no data

Mississippi St: no data

Yards / play allowed

LSU: no data

Opponent-adjusted ratings from The College King's 2026 final numbers. Bars share a scale within each row, so the two lengths are comparable; the brighter side is the better of the two, and a longer bar is the better number — including the rows where a lower figure is the good one. Pace is the exception: it is how fast a team plays, not how well, so neither side is lit and a longer bar there means only more plays.

Team stats · 2026 per game

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Points / game

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Mississippi St: no data

Points allowed

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Yards / game

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Yards allowed

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Pass yds allowed

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Rush yds allowed

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Turnovers / game

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From completed 2026 box scores; defensive yardage covers the regular season and conference championships.

Mississippi St form

No completed games on record.

LSU form

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Mississippi St this season

No graded games yet this season. Lines are captured before kickoff and graded when a game goes final, so these records start at Week 1.

LSU this season

No graded games yet this season. Lines are captured before kickoff and graded when a game goes final, so these records start at Week 1.

Lines are captured from ESPN's board before kickoff and locked at kickoff, so an in-play price cannot overwrite the number a game is graded against.

Common opponents · 4

Opponent	Mississippi St	LSU
Alabama SEC	vs Wk 5 · scheduled preview	vs Wk 10 · scheduled preview
Texas SEC	at Wk 9 · scheduled preview	vs Wk 11 · scheduled preview
Auburn SEC	vs Wk 11 · scheduled preview	at Wk 8 · scheduled preview
Ole Miss SEC	at Wk 13 · scheduled preview	at Wk 3 · scheduled preview

Open these two in the comparison tool for every shared and unshared opponent.

Series history · 2006–2026

Since 2006, LSU leads 15–3 · LSU has won the last 3

18 meetings in 2006–2026 · average margin 12.3 points toward LSU

Yr	Date	Result	Site	Won
2023	2023-09-16	LSU 41 — 14 Mississippi St	at MSST	LSU
2022	2022-09-17	Mississippi St 16 — 31 LSU	at LSU	LSU
2021	2021-09-25	LSU 28 — 25 Mississippi St	at MSST	LSU
2020	2020-09-26	Mississippi St 44 — 34 LSU	at LSU	Mississippi St
2019	2019-10-19	LSU 36 — 13 Mississippi St	at MSST	LSU
2018	2018-10-20	Mississippi St 3 — 19 LSU	at LSU	LSU
2017	2017-09-16	LSU 7 — 37 Mississippi St	at MSST	Mississippi St
2016	2016-09-17	Mississippi St 20 — 23 LSU	at LSU	LSU
2015	2015-09-12	LSU 21 — 19 Mississippi St	at MSST	LSU
2014	2014-09-20	Mississippi St 34 — 29 LSU	at LSU	Mississippi St
2013	2013-10-05	LSU 59 — 26 Mississippi St	at MSST	LSU
2012	2012-11-10	Mississippi St 17 — 37 LSU	at LSU	LSU
2011	2011-09-15	LSU 19 — 6 Mississippi St	at MSST	LSU
2010	2010-09-18	Mississippi St 7 — 29 LSU	at LSU	LSU
2009	2009-09-26	LSU 30 — 26 Mississippi St	at MSST	LSU
2008	2008-09-27	Mississippi St 24 — 34 LSU	at LSU	LSU
2007	2007-08-30	LSU 45 — 0 Mississippi St	at MSST	LSU
2006	2006-09-30	Mississippi St 17 — 48 LSU	at LSU	LSU

Mississippi St leaders 2025 regular season

Passing	Blake Shapen QB #2	195/303, 2433 YDS, 15 TD, 8 INT
	Kamario Taylor QB #1	30/55, 388 YDS, 4 TD, 1 INT
Rushing	Fluff Bothwell RB #24	128 CAR, 639 YDS, 6 TD
	Davon Booth RB #6	136 CAR, 553 YDS, 7 TD
	Kamario Taylor QB #1	64 CAR, 395 YDS, 7 TD
Receiving	Brenen Thompson WR #0	53 REC, 948 YDS, 6 TD
	Anthony Evans III WR #3	63 REC, 751 YDS, 4 TD
	Seydou Traore TE #8	34 REC, 358 YDS, 5 TD
	Ayden Williams WR #11	19 REC, 222 YDS

Defense

Tackles	Jahron Manning S #13	85
	Nic Mitchell LB #40	72
	Brylan Lanier S #3	65
Sacks	Nic Mitchell LB #40	2.5
	Will Whitson DL #43	2
	Kalvin Dinkins DL #35	2
Interceptions	Brylan Lanier S #3	3
	Kelley Jones CB #1	2
	Hunter Washington S #21	1

full roster and per-player history

LSU leaders 2025 regular season

Passing	Garrett Nussmeier QB #18	194/288, 1927 YDS, 12 TD, 5 INT
	Michael Van Buren Jr. QB #3	78/125, 743 YDS, 5 TD, 2 INT
Rushing	Caden Durham RB #29	106 CAR, 505 YDS, 3 TD
	Harlem Berry RB #22	101 CAR, 446 YDS, 2 TD
	Ju'Juan Johnson RB #4	38 CAR, 151 YDS, 2 TD
Receiving	Barion Brown WR #6	52 REC, 495 YDS, 1 TD
	Zavion Thomas WR #0	40 REC, 473 YDS, 4 TD
	Aaron Anderson WR #1	33 REC, 398 YDS
	Trey'Dez Green TE #14	29 REC, 353 YDS, 5 TD

Defense

Tackles	A.J. Haulcy S #13	89
	West Weeks LB #33	76
	Davhon Keys LB #42	74
Sacks	Harold Perkins Jr. LB #7	4
	West Weeks LB #33	2.5
	Jimari Butler DE #12	2
Interceptions	Harold Perkins Jr. LB #7	3
	A.J. Haulcy S #13	3
	DJ Pickett CB #5	3

full roster and per-player history

These are regular-season totals for the season named on each card — the players who led that team that year, taken from ESPN's team leaders. That list is keyed to the season, not to today's roster, so a leader who has since transferred or run out of eligibility still appears against the year he earned it; the roster pages and the depth chart on each team page are where the current squad is. A team switches to this season's numbers once it has played a game. The roster pages count bowl games too, so a player's two lines can differ by a game.