SEC · Through Oct 23

Mississippi State Bulldogs

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Résumé Rankings

#27▲1

Who has earned it.

Record Strength: +0.16 #19
Schedule strength: .612 #46
Best win: Missouri
Statboy T25 W: 1
AP T25 W: 1

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Power Rankings

#28▼1

Who is best right now.

+15.2points vs an average FBS team

Last week: +15.0 (#27) · ▲ 0.2

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Power rating breakdown

Offense+12.3#13
Defense+3.0#61
Special teams-0.2#97
Record+0.1#19

Points per game better than average. Together they add up to the Power rating (Record only gets a small say).

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Top players

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Ranks compare each player with every FBS player at the same position. Points per game are points added versus an average player at that position, adjusted for opponents.

Offense

Kamario Taylor
QB · Fr. · #15 QB · Top 9%
+5.97pts/game
1,289 pass yds · 13 TD · 4 INT · 0.40 EPA/dropback
Best at: EPA per carry, EPA per dropback
Fluff Bothwell
RB · Fr. · #6 RB · Top 3%
+2.13pts/game
73 car · 400 yds · 2 TD · 5.5 YPC
Best at: EPA per target, Rush success rate
Kolin Wilson
RB · Fr. · limited snaps
+0.37pts/game
35 car · 156 yds · 0 TD · 4.5 YPC
Best at: EPA per target, EPA per carry
Anthony Evans III
WR · Fr. · #9 WR · Top 2%
+2.68pts/game
42 rec · 539 yds · 4 TD · 10.0 yds/target
Best at: Target share, Target success rate
Sanfrisco Magee
WR · Fr. · #141 WR · Top 43%
+0.42pts/game
17 rec · 258 yds · 5 TD · 10.3 yds/target
Best at: Target success rate, Yards per target
Marquis Johnson
WR · Fr. · #170 WR · Bottom 49%
+0.26pts/game
14 rec · 162 yds · 1 TD · 7.4 yds/target

Defense

Amaree Williams
EDGE · Fr. · #140 DL · Top 13%
+1.29pts/game
29 tkl · 3.0 TFL · 1.5 sacks · 3 PD · 0 INT
Best at: Tackles per game, Havoc plays per game
Jalen Smith
LB · Fr. · #141 LB · Top 21%
+1.26pts/game
28 tkl · 1.0 TFL · 0.0 sacks · 0 PD · 1 INT
Will Whitson
DL · Fr. · #148 DL · Top 14%
+1.25pts/game
15 tkl · 3.5 TFL · 2.0 sacks · 1 PD · 0 INT
Best at: Havoc plays per game, Pressures per game

Teams like Mississippi State

The closest matches across every FBS team, based on this week's numbers.

How they've moved

Rank after each week of the season.

Schedule & results

#numbers are this week's Statboy Résumé ranks

Wk 1Sep 5	vsUL Monroe	W62-13
Wk 2Sep 12	atMinnesota	W38-13
Wk 3Sep 19	atSouth Carolina	W41-34
Wk 4Sep 26	vs#20Missouri	W31-24
Wk 5Oct 3	vs#4Alabama	L23-56
Wk 7Oct 17	at#12LSU	L0-31
Still to play · computer projections
Wk 8Oct 24	vsOklahoma	Toss-upMSST: 51% to winMississippi State: 51% to win Compare
Wk 9Oct 31	at#15Texas	Texas by 7.0MSST: 33% to winMississippi State: 33% to win Compare
Wk 10Nov 7	vsVanderbilt	Mississippi State by 13.5MSST: 81% to winMississippi State: 81% to win Compare
Wk 11Nov 14	vs#21Auburn	Mississippi State by 2.5MSST: 56% to winMississippi State: 56% to win Compare
Wk 12Nov 21	vsTennessee Tech(FCS)	Upcoming
Wk 13Nov 27	at#7Ole Miss	Ole Miss by 9.0MSST: 28% to winMississippi State: 28% to win Compare

Projections come from the Power Rankings, with 2 points for home field. They update every Sunday.

Schedule swap

How would Mississippi State have done against another team's games so far, or that team against Mississippi State's? Same opponents, same sites, projected with this week's Power Ratings.