re: The prestigious history of Miss State Football

Actually on the field our record is approximately 598-580-41.

The 21 forfeits (19 wins and 2 ties) from 1975-1977 skew the record some. I also counted the 1993 Bama forfeit game as a loss. The forfeits were because a football player received a discount at a local clothing store in Starkville that was available to all students. Seems a bit benign compared the NIL stuff going on today.

The State-Ole Miss on the field record is 63-48-6 in favor of Ole Miss. Ole Miss was 21-2-4 against State from 1947-1973 which basically accounts for the lead they have in the series. Other wise it has been about .500 give or take outside that era.,

Allyn McKeen is the winningest coach in State history with a 65-19-3 record from 1939-1948 including the 1941 SEC championship.

So yes we have endured a lot of losing especially in the 1950’s, 1960’s, mid-late 1980’s, 2001-2008.

However since 2009 we have been a competitive program and have held our own against everybody not named Alabama.