The Mississippi State Bulldogs were 8-3 in 1974. They emerged victorious over the North Carolina Tar Heels, 26 to 24, in the Sun Bowl.
| GP | PTS | YDS | PLY | AVG | RUSH YDS | RUSH ATT | RUSH AVG | PASS YDS | PASS ATT | PASS AVG | SCK | SCKY | 1DWN | RUSH 1DWN | PASS 1DWN | PEN 1DWN | PEN | PEN YDS | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | 11 | 301 | 4,083 | 795 | 5.1 | 2,771 | 608 | 4.6 | 1,312 | 187 | 7.0 | ||||||||
Team Rank | 17th | 28th | 40th | 25th | 28th | 35th | 28th | 57th | 72nd | 42nd | |||||||||
Opponent | 11 | 200 | 3,155 | 3.9 | 1,892 | 568 | 3.3 | 1,263 | 233 | 5.4 | |||||||||
Opponent Rank | 110th | 37th | 23rd | 43rd | 67th | 31st | 57th | 101st | 15th | ||||||||||
Net | +101 | +928 | +795 | +1.2 | +879 | +40 | +1.2 | +49 | -46 | +1.6 | |||||||||
Net Rank | 26th | 22nd | 40th | 16th | 24th | 44th | 20th | 50th | 92nd | 24th |
| Mountain West | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 8 | 4 | .667 | |
| 2 | 9 | 3 | .750 |
| Big 10 | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 12 | 0 | 1.000 | |
| 2 | 12 | 0 | 1.000 |
| American Athletic | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 11 | 1 | .917 | |
| 2 | 10 | 2 | .833 |
| Independent | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 10 | 2 | .833 | |
| 2 | 9 | 3 | .750 |
| Big 12 | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 11 | 1 | .917 | |
| 2 | 11 | 1 | .917 |
| Pac-12 | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 6 | 6 | .500 | |
| 2 | 2 | 10 | .167 |
| Mid-American | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 8 | 4 | .667 | |
| 2 | 8 | 4 | .667 |
| Conference USA | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 8 | 4 | .667 | |
| 2 | 9 | 3 | .750 |