The Mississippi State Bulldogs were 7-5 in 2021. They fell to the Texas Tech Red Raiders, 34 to 7, in the Liberty Bowl.
| TEAM | CONF | OVERALL | |
|---|---|---|---|
6 | 4-4 | 8-4 | |
7 | 4-4 | 7-6 | |
8 | 4-4 | 7-6 | |
9 | 3-5 | 7-6 | |
10 | 3-5 | 6-7 |
| 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 | 13 | 378 | 5,739 | 974 | 5.9 | 821 | 270 | 3.0 | 4,918 | 704 | 7.0 | 34 | 210 | 334 | 70 | 236 | 28 | 98 | 745 |
Team Rank | 56th | 35th | 13th | 63rd | 130th | 130th | 127th | 4th | 1st | 90th | 97th | 41st | 10th | 123rd | 2nd | 24th | 115th | 89th | |
Opponent | 13 | 337 | 4,487 | 833 | 5.6 | 1,479 | 407 | 3.6 | 3,008 | 400 | 7.5 | 26 | 192 | 219 | 84 | 121 | 14 | 90 | 727 |
Opponent Rank | 69th | 34th | 28th | 70th | 11th | 10th | 28th | 80th | 63rd | 81st | 72nd | 72nd | 11th | 15th | 47th | 5th | 26th | 43rd | |
Net | +41 | +1,252 | +141 | +0.3 | -658 | -137 | -0.6 | +1,910 | +304 | -0.5 | +8 | +18 | +115 | -14 | +115 | +14 | +8 | +18 | |
Net Rank | 63rd | 18th | 3rd | 66th | 111th | 124th | 92nd | 2nd | 1st | 91st | 94th | 51st | 2nd | 91st | 1st | 9th | 84th | 64th |
| Big 10 | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 11 | 0 | 1.000 | |
| 2 | 11 | 0 | 1.000 |
| Independent | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 9 | 2 | .818 | |
| 2 | 9 | 3 | .750 |
| Pac-12 | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 9 | .182 | |
| 2 | 5 | 6 | .455 |
| Mountain West | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 9 | 3 | .750 | |
| 2 | 7 | 4 | .636 |
| Big 12 | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 10 | 1 | .909 | |
| 2 | 10 | 1 | .909 |
| American Athletic | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 9 | 2 | .818 | |
| 2 | 11 | 1 | .917 |
| Mid-American | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 8 | 4 | .667 | |
| 2 | 7 | 4 | .636 |
| Conference USA | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 7 | 4 | .636 | |
| 2 | 8 | 3 | .727 |
| Sun Belt | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 10 | 1 | .909 | |
| 2 | 8 | 3 | .727 |