Mississippi State Upsets and Scares 1980-2019

Total upset score over 40 years is 3663. Average per year is 91.575

Total Upset Score	Result	Upset Value	Away Bonus	Blowout Bonus
250	On Nov 1, 1980, unranked Mississippi State defeated 1st ranked Alabama by 3 points at home.	250	0	0
230	On Sep 30, 2000, unranked Mississippi State defeated 3rd ranked Florida by 12 points at home.	230	0	0
216	On Sep 13, 1986, unranked Mississippi State defeated 8th ranked Tennessee by 4 points away.	180	36	0
216	On Sep 20, 2014, unranked Mississippi State defeated 8th ranked LSU by 5 points away.	180	36	0
200	On Nov 13, 1982, unranked Mississippi State defeated 6th ranked LSU by 3 points at home.	200	0	0
196	On Sep 16, 2017, unranked Mississippi State defeated 12th ranked LSU by 30 points at home.	140	0	56
190	On Nov 5, 2016, unranked Mississippi State defeated 7th ranked Texas A&M by 7 points at home.	190	0	0
180	On Nov 16, 1996, unranked Mississippi State defeated 8th ranked Alabama by 1 points at home.	180	0	0
180	On Nov 1, 1997, unranked Mississippi State defeated 11th ranked Auburn by 20 points away.	150	30	0
180	On Oct 6, 2018, unranked Mississippi State defeated 8th ranked Auburn by 14 points at home.	180	0	0
170	On Nov 17, 1984, unranked Mississippi State defeated 9th ranked LSU by 2 points at home.	170	0	0
170	On Nov 21, 1998, unranked Mississippi State defeated 9th ranked Arkansas by 1 points at home.	170	0	0
154	On Oct 1, 1992, 24th ranked Mississippi State defeated 13th ranked Florida by 24 points at home.	110	0	44
144	On Oct 27, 2007, unranked Mississippi State defeated 14th ranked Kentucky by 17 points away.	120	24	0
130	On Sep 7, 1991, unranked Mississippi State defeated 13th ranked Texas by 7 points at home.	130	0	0
130	On Oct 11, 2008, unranked Mississippi State defeated 13th ranked Vanderbilt by 3 points at home.	130	0	0
120	On Oct 27, 1990, unranked Mississippi State narrowly lost to 2nd ranked Auburn by 1 points at home.	120	0	0
102	On Sep 21, 1991, 23rd ranked Mississippi State narrowly lost to 6th ranked Tennessee by 2 points away.	85	17	0
100	On Oct 27, 2018, unranked Mississippi State defeated 16th ranked Texas A&M by 15 points at home.	100	0	0
85	On Sep 13, 2008, unranked Mississippi State narrowly lost to 9th ranked Auburn by 1 points at home.	85	0	0
80	On Dec 1, 2001, unranked Mississippi State narrowly lost to 10th ranked BYU by 3 points at home.	80	0	0
70	On Oct 27, 1984, unranked Mississippi State narrowly lost to 12th ranked Auburn by 3 points at home.	70	0	0
60	On Oct 31, 1987, unranked Mississippi State narrowly lost to 16th ranked Alabama by 3 points away.	50	10	0
55	On Oct 15, 2011, unranked Mississippi State narrowly lost to 15th ranked South Carolina by 2 points at home.	55	0	0
55	On Sep 12, 2015, 25th ranked Mississippi State narrowly lost to 14th ranked LSU by 2 points at home.	55	0	0

For this table an upset is a win over an opponent ranked 10 or more slots better. Unranked teams are considered ranked 26th. The upset score is 10 points multiplied by the difference in ranking, thus a 21st ranked team beating a 1st ranked team is a better upset (200 points) than a 21st ranked team beating an 11th ranked team (100 points). Winning away grants a 20% bonus. Winning by 21 points or more is a blowout and grants a 40% bonus. A scare is a tie or a loss within 3 points of a better ranked team. Scares are worth 50% of upsets, and can get an away bonus. Leave a comment if you would like to see another school, other years, or different criteria for determining an upset or scare.