LSU–Mississippi State football rivalry

LSU–Mississippi State football rivalry
	LSU Tigers Mississippi State Bulldogs
First meeting	November 20, 1896; LSU, 52–0
Latest meeting	September 16, 2023; LSU, 41–14
Statistics
Meetings total	117
All-time series	LSU leads 75–36–3
Largest victory	LSU, 55–0 (1967) & 61–6 (1969)
Longest win streak	LSU, 14 (2000–2013)
Current win streak	LSU, 3 (2021–present)

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Locations of LSU and Mississippi State

The LSU–Mississippi State football rivalry,^[2] sometimes informally known as “Cowbells vs Cajuns” is an American college football rivalry between the LSU Tigers and Mississippi State Bulldogs.^[3]^[4] Both universities are founding members of the Southeastern Conference (SEC), and are currently members of the SEC West with a total of 117 meetings. This rivalry is LSU's longest and Mississippi State's second behind the Egg Bowl against the University of Mississippi. LSU leads the series 75–36–3. ^[5] ^{[lower-alpha 2]}

History

From 1923 to 1930, every game was played in the state of Mississippi, and LSU hosted every game from 1934 to 1957, and only four games in the series were played outside of Baton Rouge from 1934 to 1973 in order for State to realize a larger gate by playing at Tiger Stadium, which had a much larger capacity than the Bulldogs' home fields in Starkville and Jackson.^[6]

Due to SEC expansion, the schools will not play each other in 2024, the first break in the series since 1943, when the Maroons did not field a team during World War II. It will be the first time the teams will not play in a season in which both field a team since 1925.

Notable games

1991: William "Sleepy" Robinson led Mississippi State to a 28-19 victory in Tiger Stadium. LSU's Todd Kinchen had a then-school record 248 receiving yards in the loss.^[7]
1999: The #7 Bulldogs gutted out a 17-16 win over the Tigers at Scott Field. Rod Gibson the clinching touchdown in closing minutes.^[8]
2000: After falling behind 31-17, the Tigers rallied to beat the Bulldogs 45-38 in overtime.^[9]
2009: Mississippi State outgained the Tigers by over 100 yards and drove down to the 1 yard line in the final minute, but a goal-line stand by LSU saved the lead for a 30-26 Tiger win.^[10]
2014: Dak Prescott led the then-unranked Bulldogs to a 34-29 upset in Baton Rouge, snapping the Tigers' 14-game win streak in the series. The Bulldogs actually led 34-10 in the fourth quarter, but LSU scored 3 late touchdowns to almost close the gap. However, the Tigers' Hail Mary on the final play was intercepted by Will Redmond. Josh Robinson ran for 197 yards for the Bulldogs. This was Mississippi State's first win over LSU since 1999, and their first on the road in Baton Rouge since 1991. Mississippi State reached #1 in the rankings a few weeks later, and finished 10-3 on the season.^[11]
2017: LSU came into Starkville ranked #12 under first-year head coach Ed Orgeron, but it was the unranked Bulldogs who won in a 37-7 rout.^[12] Nick Fitzgerald threw two touchdown passes and ran in two more, and the Bulldogs outgained the Tigers 465-270. It was also the first win over LSU at home in Starkville for the Bulldogs since 1999 and the first time they beat a ranked LSU team there since 1984.
2022: Brian Kelly, in his SEC debut for the Tigers, led the team to a 31-16 comeback victory in Tiger Stadium. LSU Nickel Back Jay Ward earned SEC Defensive Player of the Week honors following his impressive performance. Ward finished with 11 tackles, along with 1.5 tackles for loss and the game-sealing interception. ^[13]^[14]

Game results

LSU victories	Mississippi State victories	Tie games	Forfeits/Vacated wins

No.	Date	Location	Winner	Score
1	November 20, 1896	Baton Rouge, LA	LSU	52–0
2	November 27, 1902	Starkville, MS	LSU	6–0
3	November 7, 1903	Starkville, MS	Mississippi A&M	11–0
4	December 1, 1905	Baton Rouge, LA	LSU	15–0
5	October 27, 1906	Columbus, MS	Tie	0–0
6	November 9, 1907	Baton Rouge, LA	LSU	23–11
7	November 7, 1908	Baton Rouge, LA	LSU	50–0
8	October 16, 1909	Baton Rouge, LA	LSU	15–0
9	October 21, 1910	Columbus, MS	Mississippi A&M	3–0
10	November 11, 1911	Gulfport, MS	Mississippi A&M	6–0
11	November 2, 1912	Baton Rouge, LA	Mississippi A&M	7–0
12	November 15, 1913	Starkville, MS	Tie	0–0
13	October 30, 1915	Baton Rouge, LA	LSU	10–0
14	November 11, 1916	Starkville, MS	LSU	13–3
15	November 17, 1917	Baton Rouge, LA	Mississippi A&M	9–0
16	November 1, 1919	Starkville, MS	Mississippi A&M	6–0
17	October 23, 1920	Baton Rouge, LA	Mississippi A&M	12–7
18	December 3, 1921	Starkville, MS	LSU	17–14
19	November 18, 1922	Baton Rouge, LA	Mississippi A&M	7–0
20	December 1, 1923	Starkville, MS	Mississippi A&M	14–7
21	October 23, 1926	Jackson, MS	Mississippi A&M	7–6
22	October 22, 1927	Jackson, MS	LSU	9–7
23	October 20, 1928	Jackson, MS	LSU	31–0
24	October 19, 1929	Jackson, MS	LSU	31–6
25	October 18, 1930	Jackson, MS	Mississippi A&M	8–6
26	October 17, 1931	Baton Rouge, LA	LSU	31–0
27	October 15, 1932	Monroe, LA	LSU	24–0
28	November 25, 1933	Monroe. LA	LSU	21–6
29	November 3, 1934	Baton Rouge, LA	LSU	25–3
30	November 9, 1935	Baton Rouge, LA	LSU	28–13
31	November 7, 1936	Baton Rouge, LA	#7 LSU	12–0
32	November 6, 1937	Baton Rouge, LA	#18 LSU	41–0
33	November 5, 1938	Baton Rouge, LA	LSU	32–7
34	November 11, 1939	Baton Rouge, LA	Mississippi State	15–12
35	November 9, 1940	Baton Rouge, LA	#19 Mississippi State	22–7
36	October 11, 1941	Baton Rouge, LA	Tie	0–0
37	October 10, 1942	Baton Rouge, LA	LSU	16–6
38	October 21, 1944	Baton Rouge, LA	Mississippi State	13–6
39	November 10, 1945	Baton Rouge, LA	Mississippi State	27–20
40	October 5, 1946	Baton Rouge, LA	LSU	13–6
41	November 15, 1947	Baton Rouge, LA	LSU	21–6
42	November 13, 1948	Baton Rouge, LA	Mississippi State	7–0
43	November 12, 1949	Baton Rouge, LA	#16 LSU	34–7
44	November 18, 1950	Baton Rouge, LA	Mississippi State	13–7
45	November 17, 1951	Baton Rouge, LA	LSU	3–0
46	November 15, 1952	Baton Rouge, LA	Mississippi State	33–14
47	November 14, 1953	Baton Rouge, LA	Mississippi State	26–13
48	November 13, 1954	Baton Rouge, LA	Mississippi State	25–0
49	November 12, 1955	Baton Rouge, LA	LSU	34–7
50	November 17, 1956	Baton Rouge, LA	Mississippi State	32–13
51	November 16, 1957	Baton Rouge, LA	#12 Mississippi State	14–6
52	November 15, 1958	Jackson, MS	#1 LSU	7–6
53	November 14, 1959	Baton Rouge, LA	#3 LSU	27–0
54	November 12, 1960	Baton Rouge, LA	LSU	7–3
55	November 18, 1961	Baton Rouge, LA	#4 LSU	14–6
56	November 17, 1962	Jackson, MS	#10 LSU	28–0
57	November 16, 1963	Jackson, MS	Mississippi State	7–6
58	November 14, 1964	Baton Rouge, LA	#9 LSU	14–10
59	November 13, 1965	Baton Rouge, LA	LSU	37–20
60	November 12, 1966	Baton Rouge, LA	LSU	17–7

No.	Date	Location	Winner	Score
61	November 18, 1967	Baton Rouge, LA	LSU	55–0
62	November 16, 1968	Baton Rouge, LA	LSU	20–16
63	November 15, 1969	Baton Rouge, LA	#12 LSU	61–6
64	November 14, 1970	Baton Rouge, LA	#9 LSU	38–7
65	November 13, 1971	Jackson, MS	#20 LSU	28–3
66	November 18, 1972	Baton Rouge, LA	#8 LSU	28–14
67	November 17, 1973	Baton Rouge, LA	#7 LSU	26–7
68	November 16, 1974	Jackson, MS	Mississippi State	7–6
69	November 15, 1975	Baton Rouge, LA	Mississippi State†	16–6
70	November 13, 1976	Jackson, MS	Mississippi State†	21–13
71	November 12, 1977	Baton Rouge, LA	LSU	27–24
72	November 18, 1978	Jackson, MS	Mississippi State	16–14
73	November 17, 1979	Baton Rouge, LA	LSU	21–3
74	November 15, 1980	Jackson, MS	#19 Mississippi State	55–31
75	November 14, 1981	Baton Rouge, LA	Mississippi State	17–9
76	November 13, 1982	Starkville, MS	Mississippi State	27–24
77	November 12, 1983	Baton Rouge, LA	Mississippi State	45–26
78	November 17, 1984	Starkville, MS	Mississippi State	16–14
79	November 16, 1985	Baton Rouge, LA	#19 LSU	17–15
80	November 15, 1986	Jackson, MS	#12 LSU	47–0
81	November 14, 1987	Baton Rouge, LA	#10 LSU	34–14
82	November 12, 1988	Starkville, MS	#12 LSU	20–3
83	November 18, 1989	Baton Rouge, LA	LSU	44–20
84	November 17, 1990	Jackson, MS	Mississippi State	34–22
85	November 16, 1991	Baton Rouge, LA	Mississippi State	28–19
86	September 12, 1992	Baton Rouge, LA	LSU	24–3
87	September 11, 1993	Starkville, MS	LSU	18–16
88	September 10, 1994	Baton Rouge, LA	LSU	44–24
89	September 9, 1995	Starkville, MS	LSU	34–16
90	October 26, 1996	Baton Rouge, LA	#13 LSU	28–20
91	September 13, 1997	Starkville, MS	#10 LSU	24–9
92	October 24, 1998	Baton Rouge, LA	LSU	41–6
93	October 23, 1999	Starkville, MS	#12 Mississippi State	17–16
94	October 21, 2000	Baton Rouge, LA	LSU	45–38^OT
95	October 20, 2001	Starkville, MS	LSU	42–0
96	September 28, 2002	Baton Rouge, LA	#22 LSU	31–13
97	September 27, 2003	Starkville, MS	#7 LSU	41–6
98	September 25, 2004	Baton Rouge, LA	#13 LSU	51–0
99	October 1, 2005	Starkville, MS	#4 LSU	37–7
100	September 30, 2006	Baton Rouge, LA	#9 LSU	48–17
101	August 30, 2007	Starkville, MS	#2 LSU	45–0
102	September 27, 2008	Baton Rouge, LA	#5 LSU	34–24
103	September 26, 2009	Starkville, MS	#7 LSU	30–26
104	September 18, 2010	Baton Rouge, LA	#15 LSU	29–7
105	September 15, 2011	Starkville, MS	#3 LSU	19–6
106	November 10, 2012	Baton Rouge, LA	#9 LSU*	37–17
107	October 5, 2013	Starkville, MS	#10 LSU*	59–26
108	September 20, 2014	Baton Rouge, LA	Mississippi State	34–29
109	September 12, 2015	Starkville, MS	#14 LSU*	21–19
110	September 17, 2016	Baton Rouge, LA	#20 LSU	23–20
111	September 16, 2017	Starkville, MS	Mississippi State	37–7
112	October 20, 2018	Baton Rouge, LA	#5 LSU	19–3
113	October 19, 2019	Starkville, MS	#2 LSU	36–13
114	September 26, 2020	Baton Rouge, LA	Mississippi State	44–34
115	September 25, 2021	Starkville, MS	LSU	28–25
116	September 17, 2022	Baton Rouge, LA	LSU	31–16
117	September 16, 2023	Starkville, MS	#14 LSU	41–14
Series: LSU leads 75–36–3^[1] ^{[lower-alpha 3]}
* LSU was later forced to vacate as part of NCAA penalties^[15] † Mississippi State was later forced to forfeit as part of NCAA penalties

References

1 2 "Winsipedia - LSU Tigers vs. Mississippi State Bulldogs football series history". Winsipedia.
↑ Scott Rabalais. "LSU vs. Mississippi State: 5 memorable games". The Advocate. Retrieved 2018-06-21.
↑ "LSU–Mississippi State football rivalry". wwl.radio.com. Retrieved 2018-06-21.
↑ "LSU Tigers vs. Mississippi State Bulldogs". bleacherreport.com. Retrieved 2018-06-21.
↑ "Winsipedia College Football Database: LSU vs. Mississippi State". Winsipedia.com. Retrieved December 10, 2019.
↑ The Knights Who Say, Bayou Blogger Relocated. Retrieved June 21, 2014.
↑ Snow, Patrick (2012-11-08). "12 Statistical Highlights from LSU vs. Mississippi State Games". AthlonSports.com. Athlon Sports.
↑ "Top 10 Moments in Scott Field History; #7: Beating LSU in 1999". MaroonandWhiteNation.com. SB Nation. 19 June 2014.
↑ "Top 10 'Oh, So Close' Games in the Last 20 Years; #3: 2000 vs. LSU". MaroonandWhiteNation.com. SB Nation. 4 July 2012.
↑ "LSU stops Mississippi St. at goal line to secure victory". ESPN.com. 2009-09-26.
↑ "Dak Prescott leads Mississippi State to first win at No. 8 LSU since 1991". ESPN. September 20, 2014. Retrieved September 20, 2014.
↑ "Mississippi State routs No. 12 LSU 37-7". ESPN.com. 2017-09-17.
↑ Huber | @peter_rauterkus & @HenryHuber_, Peter Rauterkus & Henry. "Football Notebook: LSU looks to remain consistent after win over Mississippi State". The Reveille. Retrieved 2022-09-20.
↑ Rauterkus | @peter_rauterkus, Peter. "'Paralysis by analysis': Second half adjustments lead LSU to win over Mississippi State". The Reveille. Retrieved 2022-09-20.
↑ "LSU football vacates all wins from 2012-2015, Les Miles now ineligible for CFB Hall of Fame". Yahoo Sports. 2023-06-22. Retrieved 2023-12-16.

↑ Winsipedia totals do not match the record cited in this article as September 27, 2023. It ignores LSU's 3 vacated victories in 2012, 2013 and 2015
↑ Winsipedia totals do not match the record cited in this article as September 27, 2023. It ignores LSU's 3 vacated victories in 2012, 2013 and 2015
↑ Winsipedia totals do not match the record cited in this article as September 27, 2023. It ignores LSU's 3 vacated victories in 2012, 2013 and 2015

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[series-1] 1 2 "Winsipedia - LSU Tigers vs. Mississippi State Bulldogs football series history". Winsipedia.

[3] Scott Rabalais. "LSU vs. Mississippi State: 5 memorable games". The Advocate. Retrieved 2018-06-21.

[4] "LSU–Mississippi State football rivalry". wwl.radio.com. Retrieved 2018-06-21.

[5] "LSU Tigers vs. Mississippi State Bulldogs". bleacherreport.com. Retrieved 2018-06-21.

[series_record-6] "Winsipedia College Football Database: LSU vs. Mississippi State". Winsipedia.com. Retrieved December 10, 2019.

[hist-8] The Knights Who Say, Bayou Blogger Relocated. Retrieved June 21, 2014.

[9] Snow, Patrick (2012-11-08). "12 Statistical Highlights from LSU vs. Mississippi State Games". AthlonSports.com. Athlon Sports.

[10] "Top 10 Moments in Scott Field History; #7: Beating LSU in 1999". MaroonandWhiteNation.com. SB Nation. 19 June 2014.

[11] "Top 10 'Oh, So Close' Games in the Last 20 Years; #3: 2000 vs. LSU". MaroonandWhiteNation.com. SB Nation. 4 July 2012.

[12] "LSU stops Mississippi St. at goal line to secure victory". ESPN.com. 2009-09-26.

[MSU14-13] "Dak Prescott leads Mississippi State to first win at No. 8 LSU since 1991". ESPN. September 20, 2014. Retrieved September 20, 2014.

[14] "Mississippi State routs No. 12 LSU 37-7". ESPN.com. 2017-09-17.

[15] Huber | @peter_rauterkus & @HenryHuber_, Peter Rauterkus & Henry. "Football Notebook: LSU looks to remain consistent after win over Mississippi State". The Reveille. Retrieved 2022-09-20.

[16] Rauterkus | @peter_rauterkus, Peter. "'Paralysis by analysis': Second half adjustments lead LSU to win over Mississippi State". The Reveille. Retrieved 2022-09-20.

[18] "LSU football vacates all wins from 2012-2015, Les Miles now ineligible for CFB Hall of Fame". Yahoo Sports. 2023-06-22. Retrieved 2023-12-16.

[2] Winsipedia totals do not match the record cited in this article as September 27, 2023. It ignores LSU's 3 vacated victories in 2012, 2013 and 2015

[7] Winsipedia totals do not match the record cited in this article as September 27, 2023. It ignores LSU's 3 vacated victories in 2012, 2013 and 2015

[17] Winsipedia totals do not match the record cited in this article as September 27, 2023. It ignores LSU's 3 vacated victories in 2012, 2013 and 2015

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