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Mississippi State football schedule 2026
12 regular-season games, 7 at home and 5 away, from Sep 5 to Nov 27. 9 in the SEC. Next up: at home against UL Monroe on Sep 5.
September 2026 4 games
| Date | Opponent | Time |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 5 | vs UL Monroe | |
| Sep 12 | at Minnesota | |
| Sep 19 | at South Carolina | |
| Sep 26 | vs Missouri | TBC |
October 2026 4 games
| Date | Opponent | Time |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 3 | vs Alabama | TBC |
| Oct 17 | at LSU | TBC |
| Oct 24 | vs Oklahoma | TBC |
| Oct 31 | at Texas | TBC |
November 2026 4 games
| Date | Opponent | Time |
|---|---|---|
| Nov 7 | vs Vanderbilt | TBC |
| Nov 14 | vs Auburn | TBC |
| Nov 21 | vs Tennessee Tech | |
| Nov 27 | at Ole Miss |
Mississippi State's 2026 season
Mississippi State plays 12 regular-season games in 2026, 7 at home at Davis Wade Stadium and 5 away, opening on Sep 5 and finishing on Nov 27. 9 of them are SEC games and 3 are not — which is the shape of a college season: a short non-conference run, most of it early, and then two months inside the conference. The longest run at home is 3 games, from Nov 7 to Nov 21; the longest run on the road is 2, from Sep 12 to Sep 19.
The non-conference games are against UL Monroe on Sep 5, Minnesota on Sep 12, Tennessee Tech on Nov 21. Those opponents are not in the SEC, so they do not appear as rows on the conference grid — a cell naming one carries a dotted underline there to say so. They are part of this team's season all the same, which is why they are on the grid at all rather than left as blank weeks.
Kick-off times are shown in your own timezone rather than US Eastern time — detected automatically, and overridable in the “Times in” control above. A Saturday-evening game in the United States is the small hours of Sunday morning across Europe, and a game that crosses midnight carries a +1 so it cannot be mistaken for the same evening. 7 of these games have no confirmed kick-off time yet and show a “?” rather than a guess. To see how Mississippi State's season compares with the rest of the conference — who has the harder stretch, and whose non-conference run is heaviest — the full SEC grid puts all 16 teams side by side.
Frequently asked questions
When does Mississippi State play next?
Mississippi State's next game is at home against UL Monroe on Sep 5. The list below shows every remaining game, with kick-off times in your own timezone.
How many games does Mississippi State play in 2026?
12 regular-season games: 7 at home at Davis Wade Stadium and 5 away, from Sep 5 to Nov 27. 9 are against SEC opponents and 3 are not. Conference championship games, bowls and the College Football Playoff are not included.
Who does Mississippi State play outside the SEC in 2026?
3 games: UL Monroe on Sep 5, Minnesota on Sep 12, Tennessee Tech on Nov 21. Those opponents are not in the SEC, so they have no row of their own on the conference grid — they are marked there with a dotted underline, and named in full on this page.
Why do some of Mississippi State's games have no kick-off time?
Because the networks have not chosen it yet. 7 of 12 games have a date but no confirmed time; college football kick-offs are fixed a week or two ahead, and a game can still move to a different day. Those carry a "?" instead of a time, because a placeholder you could not tell from a real time would be worse than none.
What time do Mississippi State's games start in my timezone?
Every confirmed kick-off on this page is converted to the timezone your browser reports, with a manual override in the "Times in" control. College football is published in US Eastern time, so a Saturday-evening game there starts in the small hours of Sunday across Europe, and those carry a +1 mark.
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