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Mississippi State vs. South Carolina 2026 Recap

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Data updatedOct 31, 2026
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How we picked it

How we picked it

Three ratings look at a team in three different ways. The numbers' pick is the team at least two of them favor.

Where the game is won

Where the game is won

Each row puts one team's unit against the unit it faces, by national rank out of all FBS teams. An edge is a gap of 25 spots or more.

Ratings: SP+ via CFB Update; PRIME via primecfb.com. Box and play stats computed from CollegeFootballData.com play data (via the public cfbfastR files), FBS games only for scoring. Rushing yards here exclude sacks, so they run higher than official totals. Ranks are out of 138 FBS teams.

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Mississippi State at South Carolina, Week 3

Final: Mississippi State 41, South Carolina 34. Elo pick: South Carolina (missed).

Mississippi State and South Carolina: team pages with every stat and national rank. Every Week 3 game, graded.

Mississippi State at South Carolina, Week 3: questions people ask

Who won Mississippi State vs. South Carolina, and what was the score?

Mississippi State beat South Carolina 41–34 on Sat, Sep 19 at Williams-Brice Stadium.

Did Elo get Mississippi State at South Carolina right?

No. Elo picked South Carolina, 76% chance to win going in. Mississippi State won by 7.

What decided Mississippi State at South Carolina?

Mississippi State won with the lower success rate, 42% to South Carolina's 43%. Mississippi State hit more big plays: 17% of its plays were explosive (runs of 12+ yards, passes of 16+), to 13%. South Carolina turned it over twice to Mississippi State's 1.

Mississippi State vs. South Carolina player stats: who had the big game?

Lanorris Sellers (South Carolina) threw for 282 yards, Fluff Bothwell (Mississippi State) ran for 115 yards, and Matthew Fuller (South Carolina) had 85 receiving yards.

What's the Mississippi State–South Carolina series record now?

South Carolina leads 10–8.