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Mississippi State

THE RIVALS · ALL-TIME SERIES

VS. MISSISSIPPI STATE

93-19

+74

83.0%

WIN PCT

112

GAMES

+1,313

PT DIFF

HOME

50-493%

AWAY

39-1276%

NEUTRAL

4-357%

TOURNEY

0-0

CURRENT: W6LAST PLAYED JAN 10, 2026

W17

BEST STREAK · Feb 1967 → Mar 1975

L3

WORST STREAK · Mar 2007 → Feb 2009

★ BIGGEST WIN

110–66+44

FEB 11, 1952

▼ WORST LOSS

69–82-13

FEB 16, 1985

SCORING AVERAGES

Kentucky PPG79.3

Mississippi State PPG67.6

Avg margin+11.7

Total point diff+1,313

NOTABLE GAMES

BIGGEST WIN

Feb 11, 1952110-66+44

WORST LOSS

Feb 16, 198569-82-13

HIGHEST SCORING

Dec 4, 1989102-97199 PTS

GAME HISTORY · 112

2020S

8W · 1L

Jan 10, 20262025-26

+24

Jan 11, 20252024-25

+5

Feb 27, 20242023-24

+2

Jan 17, 20242023-24

+13

Feb 15, 20232022-23

+3

Jan 25, 20222021-221OT

+8

Mar 11, 20212020-21SEC Tournament

-1

Jan 2, 20212020-212OT

+5

Feb 4, 20202019-20

+8

2010S

13W · 0L

Feb 9, 20192018-19

+4

Jan 22, 20192018-19

+21

Jan 23, 20182017-18

+13

Jan 17, 20172016-17

+7

Jan 12, 20162015-16

+6

Feb 25, 20152014-15

+18

Feb 8, 20142013-14

+10

Jan 8, 20142013-14

+22

Feb 27, 20132012-13

+30

Feb 21, 20122011-12

+9

Feb 15, 20112010-11

+6

Mar 14, 20102009-10SEC Tournament1OT

+1

Feb 16, 20102009-101OT

+6

2000S

8W · 4L

Feb 3, 20092008-09

-9

Jan 15, 20082007-08

-5

Mar 9, 20072006-07SEC Tournament1OT

-2

Jan 13, 20072006-07

+4

Feb 1, 20062005-06

+15

Feb 19, 20052004-05

+16

Jan 13, 20042003-04

+1

Mar 16, 20032002-03SEC Tournament

+7

Feb 23, 20032002-03

+8

Jan 5, 20022001-021OT

-5

Feb 10, 20012000-01

+19

Feb 29, 20001999-00

+12

1990S

10W · 4L

Jan 23, 19991998-99

+27

Jan 10, 19981997-98

+6

Jan 7, 19971996-97

+29

Mar 10, 19961995-96SEC Tournament

-11

Jan 9, 19961995-96

+18

Feb 14, 19951994-95

-5

Mar 11, 19941993-94SEC Tournament

+19

Jan 22, 19941993-94

+16

Feb 3, 19931992-93

+24

Feb 19, 19921991-92

+5

Feb 9, 19911990-91

-1

Jan 9, 19911990-91

+19

Jan 31, 19901989-90

-1

Dec 4, 19891989-90

+5

1980S

17W · 3L

Mar 4, 19891988-89

-1

Feb 1, 19891988-89

+12

Feb 6, 19881987-88

+34

Jan 6, 19881987-88

+35

Jan 31, 19871986-87

+14

Jan 12, 19871986-87

+8

Feb 15, 19861985-86

+26

Jan 15, 19861985-86

+12

Feb 16, 19851984-85

-13

Jan 16, 19851984-85

+1

Feb 6, 19841983-84

+19

Jan 11, 19841983-84

+9

Feb 8, 19831982-83

+21

Jan 10, 19831982-831OT

+6

Feb 24, 19821981-82

+17

Jan 27, 19821981-82

-5

Feb 25, 19811980-81

+4

Jan 28, 19811980-81

+7

Feb 20, 19801979-80

+6

Jan 23, 19801979-80

+22

1970S

18W · 2L

Feb 12, 19791978-79

+15

Jan 15, 19791978-79

-2

Feb 18, 19781977-78

+2

Jan 21, 19781977-78

+10

Feb 28, 19771976-77

+13

Jan 31, 19771976-77

+7

Mar 8, 19761975-761OT

+1

Jan 3, 19761975-76

-4

Mar 8, 19751974-75

+38

Feb 1, 19751974-75

+33

Mar 4, 19741973-74

+39

Feb 2, 19741973-74

+12

Feb 12, 19731972-731OT

+13

Jan 8, 19731972-73

+9

Feb 14, 19721971-72

+8

Jan 10, 19721971-72

+28

Feb 8, 19711970-71

+19

Jan 4, 19711970-71

+8

Feb 9, 19701969-70

+29

Jan 5, 19701969-70

+35

1960S

10W · 3L

Feb 10, 19691968-69

+22

Jan 6, 19691968-69

+19

Feb 17, 19681967-68

+26

Feb 10, 19681967-68

+8

Feb 18, 19671966-67

+29

Feb 11, 19671966-671OT

-5

Feb 19, 19661965-66

+4

Feb 8, 19651964-65

+18

Feb 10, 19641963-64

+6

Feb 11, 19631962-63

-4

Feb 12, 19621961-62

-5

Feb 13, 19611960-61

+6

Feb 8, 19601959-60

+31

1950S

9W · 2L

Feb 9, 19591958-59

-8

Feb 10, 19581957-58

+10

Feb 11, 19571956-57

-8

Feb 13, 19561955-56

+21

Feb 7, 19551954-55

+5

Feb 15, 19541953-54

+32

Feb 11, 19521951-52

+44

Mar 1, 19511950-51SEC Tournament

+22

Feb 2, 19511950-51

+20

Mar 3, 19501949-50SEC Tournament

+10

Jan 4, 19501949-50

+32

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TENNESSEE

109-52

161 GP

VS

VANDERBILT

119-41

160 GP

VS

FLORIDA

103-44

147 GP