The big picture

Ole Miss Rebels are 6–3 in College Football (NCAA) 2026, averaging 33.8 points for and 26 against.

Mississippi State Bulldogs are 4–5 in College Football (NCAA) 2026, averaging 26.2 points for and 27.8 against.

Form

Ole Miss Rebels have won three of their last five and most recently lost to Georgia Bulldogs 7–42.

Mississippi State Bulldogs have won zero of their last five and most recently lost to Vanderbilt Commodores 23–25.

Mississippi State Bulldogs have lost their last five.

Head to head

These sides have met 13 times on our records since 2013: Ole Miss Rebels 8, Mississippi State Bulldogs 5.

Last time out (2025, Week 14), Ole Miss Rebels won 38–19 at Davis Wade Stadium.

Ole Miss Rebels have won the last three against Mississippi State Bulldogs.

Biggest margin between these two: Mississippi State Bulldogs by 35 points in 2016 (55–20).

Players to watch

For Ole Miss Rebels, watch Trey Washington (7 def total tackles a game in 2023) and John Saunders Jr. (5.7 def total tackles a game in 2023).

For Mississippi State Bulldogs, watch Jett Johnson (8 def total tackles a game, 1 def sack in 2023) and Corey Ellington (7.3 def total tackles a game, 1 def sack in 2023).

At Vaught-Hemingway Stadium

Ole Miss Rebels have won 20 of their last 22 at Vaught-Hemingway Stadium.

What the numbers say

On form, ladder and history, Ole Miss Rebels have the edge.