The Zeitgeist List · Rivalries

Egg Bowl

Mississippi State47-67-5Ole Miss
National Program II#59 of 138–Power Program I#14 of 138–
See both programs’ full 91-year Zeitgeist History, side by side →
Next meeting: Fri Nov 27 · 12 pm ET, 23 days away.

5 players crossed straight to the rival since 2021 — the turncoat ledger →

Ole Miss leads the all-time series 67-47-5. They've met 119 times since 1902. Ole Miss has won the last 3.

Current season

Vegas win totals and transfer-portal swing right now, plus what fans are actually saying — not history, this year.

Mississippi State
Win total
7.5
Vegas over/under
Transfer portal
+0
portal net points (weighted) · raw ledger: -33
What fans are saying · program direction
fans believe the team has better players this season
The defense is still very questionable. The D Line isn't getting any kind of pressure. That said, this team is far better than last season.
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Ole Miss
Win total
8.5
Vegas over/under
Transfer portal
+2
portal net points (weighted) · raw ledger: +15
What fans are saying · player performance
fans believe the secondary has allowed too many big plays
Ole Miss, if that secondary continues to play the way they played, will be in the bottom teens/twenties, or out of the polls completely in a month. You cannot win SEC games if you can’t tackle, stop the deep ball, or keep the ball in front of you.
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Stature & the series, 1902–2025

Both programs’ standing over time, each line named at its end, with every meeting beneath — read down to see who was bigger and who won. (Stature is each program’s season-by-season standing on the Zeitgeist List, 1936–present — one score blending on-field performance, program achievement, and roster talent.)

program stature over timeMississippi StateOle Missevery meeting (bar height = margin; dark: Mississippi State won, gray: Ole Miss won)192019401960198020002020

The identity war

Ole Miss has been the more pass-heavy program more often than not.

Across 23 seasons of real play-level data (2004–2026), Mississippi State led 10 and Ole Miss led 13.

more passmore runMississippi StateOle Miss2004200620082010201220142016201820202022202420262020Mississippi State 31.2 ptsOle Miss won 31-242017Ole Miss 18.2 ptsOle Miss won 31-282009Ole Miss 10.4 ptsMississippi State won 41-27
Source team_season_stats (CFBD season totals) · pass rate = passAttempts ÷ (passAttempts + rushingAttempts)

Mississippi State once won 13 in a row. The biggest win was Mississippi State by 65 in 1915. The biggest crowd, 67,896, was in 2024.

The coaching duels

Allyn McKeen vs Harry Mehre4-2
Wade Walker vs John Vaught0-5-1
Paul Davis vs John Vaught1-3-1
Rockey Felker vs Billy Brewer1-4
Jackie Sherrill vs David Cutcliffe2-3
Dan Mullen vs Hugh Freeze2-3

The draft ledger

Every NFL Draft pick either program has produced since the modern era began, decade by decade.

Draft picks
109-122
Ole Miss leads
1st-rounders
11-18
Since
1967
First CFBD-carried draft class
Mississippi StateOle Miss
1960s1-9
1970s10-15
1980s11-10
1990s24-14
2000s16-22
2010s31-27
2020s16-25

Best picks, either side

2004Eli Manning Quarterback · San Diego ChargersRd 1, pick 1#1 overall
1982Johnie Cooks Linebacker · Baltimore ColtsRd 1, pick 2#2 overall
1971Archie Manning Quarterback · New Orleans SaintsRd 1, pick 2#2 overall
1983Michael Haddix Running Back · Philadelphia EaglesRd 1, pick 8#8 overall
2022Charles Cross Offensive Tackle · Seattle SeahawksRd 1, pick 9#9 overall
1975Jimmy Webb Defensive Tackle · San Francisco 49ersRd 1, pick 10#10 overall
2007Patrick Willis Linebacker · San Francisco 49ersRd 1, pick 11#11 overall
2012Fletcher Cox Defensive Tackle · Philadelphia EaglesRd 1, pick 12#12 overall

Recent meetings

Gate premium

Mississippi State1.13×its own average home crowd

A modest gap over a small sample of games — real, but not a dramatic swing.

2025Ole Miss38-19
2024Ole Miss26-14
2023Ole Miss17-7
2022Mississippi State24-22
2021Ole Miss31-21
2020Ole Miss31-24
2019Mississippi State21-20
2018Mississippi State35-3
2017Ole Miss31-28Mississippi State — Mississippi State favored by 14.0
2016Mississippi State55-20Ole Miss — Ole Miss routed by 35
2015Ole Miss38-27
2014Ole Miss31-17Mississippi State — both ranked, Mississippi State routed by 14
2013Mississippi State17-10
2012Ole Miss41-24

Every meeting since 2018, play by play

Each line is Mississippi State’s chance to win through that meeting. Mississippi State is 2-0 in the meetings since 2018 that were still close in the fourth quarter. The loudest meeting for fans was 2022: loud.

2025Ole Miss 38-19Mississippi State lost 19-38 vs Ole Miss. Chance to win started at 38%, low under 1%, high 38%.Busy
2024Ole Miss 26-14Mississippi State lost 14-26 at Ole Miss. Chance to win started at 6%, low under 1%, high 15%.Busy
2023Ole Miss 17-7Mississippi State lost 7-17 vs Ole Miss. Chance to win started at 22%, low 1%, high 55%.Busy
2022Mississippi State 24-22Mississippi State won 24-22 at Ole Miss. Chance to win started at 33%, low 19%, high 88%.Loud
2021Ole Miss 31-21Mississippi State lost 21-31 vs Ole Miss. Chance to win started at 54%, low under 1%, high 70%.
2020Ole Miss 31-24Mississippi State lost 24-31 at Ole Miss. Chance to win started at 28%, low under 1%, high 33%.
2019Mississippi State 21-20Mississippi State won 21-20 vs Ole Miss. Chance to win started at 43%, low 35%, high 94%.
2018Mississippi State 35-3Mississippi State won 35-3 at Ole Miss. Chance to win started at 76%, low 74%, high better than 99%.
“We need that egg, we require the egg.”
A Mississippi State fan
Read a quote from each meeting
  • 2025
    “Let’s go. BTA all day”
    An Ole Miss fan

Meetings with their own story page

11 meetings in our archive, 2015 to 2025.