Wk 3 · 2026
Mississippi State Bulldogs at South Carolina Gamecocks — Sat, Sep 19
Sat, Sep 19 ·
Williams-Brice Stadium, Columbia, SC
· SEC Network
Weather
No forecast yet. This one is 19 days away. 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.
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Ratings differential SC by 4.9
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What is at stake
A SEC game — it counts in the standings that decide that league's championship game. Run the race.
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
Efficiency margin
Offense (pts/100)
Defense (pts/100)
Pace (plays/g)
Yards / play
Yards / play allowed
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
Points / game
Points allowed
Yards / game
Yards allowed
Pass yds allowed
Rush yds allowed
Turnovers / game
From completed 2026 box scores;
defensive yardage covers the regular season and conference championships.
Mississippi St form
No completed games on record.
South Carolina form
No completed games on record.
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.
South Carolina 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 · 2
| Opponent | Mississippi St | South Carolina |
|---|---|---|
| Alabama SEC | vs Wk 5 · scheduled preview | at Wk 4 · scheduled preview |
| Oklahoma SEC | vs Wk 8 · scheduled preview | at Wk 9 · scheduled preview |
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comparison tool for every shared and unshared opponent.
Series history · 2006–2026
Since 2006, South Carolina leads 5–1 · South Carolina won the last one
6 meetings
in 2006–2026 · average margin
7.7 points toward South Carolina
| Yr | Date | Result | Site | Won |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 2023-09-23 | Mississippi St 30 — 37 South Carolina | at SC | South Carolina |
| 2016 | 2016-09-10 | South Carolina 14 — 27 Mississippi St | at MSST | Mississippi St |
| 2013 | 2013-11-02 | Mississippi St 16 — 34 South Carolina | at SC | South Carolina |
| 2011 | 2011-10-15 | South Carolina 14 — 12 Mississippi St | at MSST | South Carolina |
| 2007 | 2007-09-29 | Mississippi St 21 — 38 South Carolina | at SC | South Carolina |
| 2006 | 2006-08-31 | South Carolina 15 — 0 Mississippi St | at MSST | South Carolina |
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 |
South Carolina leaders 2025 regular season
| Passing | LaNorris Sellers QB #16 | 178/293, 2437 YDS, 13 TD, 8 INT |
| Luke Doty WR #9 | 19/30, 153 YDS, 1 INT | |
| Rushing | Rahsul Faison RB #1 | 96 CAR, 470 YDS, 3 TD |
| LaNorris Sellers QB #16 | 149 CAR, 270 YDS, 5 TD | |
| Matt Fuller RB #28 | 72 CAR, 260 YDS, 2 TD | |
| Receiving | Nyck Harbor WR #8 | 30 REC, 618 YDS, 6 TD |
| Vandrevius Jacobs WR #8 | 32 REC, 548 YDS, 4 TD | |
| Jayden Sellers WR #17 | 22 REC, 337 YDS, 1 TD | |
| Donovan Murph WR #6 | 14 REC, 197 YDS, 1 TD |
Defense
| Tackles | DQ Smith S #1 | 64 |
| Justin Okoronkwo LB #17 | 63 | |
| Fred Johnson LB #0 | 61 | |
| Sacks | Bryan Thomas Jr. DE #46 | 7 |
| Dylan Stewart DE #6 | 4.5 | |
| Nick Barrett DT #93 | 2 | |
| Interceptions | Peyton Williams DB #31 | 2 |
| Vicari Swain DB #4 | 2 | |
| Jalon Kilgore S #24 | 2 |
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.