Date | Opponent | Rank | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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September 2 | Vanderbilt | | | W 42–7 | 31,678 | [1] |
September 9 | at No. 18 Southern Miss* | | | W 26–23 | 34,189 | [2] |
September 23 | at Georgia | No. 25 | | L 6–23 | 82,122 | [3] |
September 30 | vs. Florida | | | L 0–21 | 68,109 | [4] |
October 7 | Northeast Louisiana* | | - Scott Field
- Starkville, MS
| W 28–14 | 25,105 | [5] |
October 21 | Memphis State* | | - Scott Field
- Starkville, MS
| W 35–10 | 37,192 | [6] |
October 28 | at No. 16 Auburn | | | L 0–14 | 84,105 | [7] |
November 4 | at No. 5 Alabama | | | L 10–23 | 75,962 | [8] |
November 11 | Tulane* | | - Scott Field
- Starkville, MS
| W 27–7 | 25,106 | [9] |
November 18 | at LSU | | | L 20–44 | 62,592 | [10] |
November 25 | vs. Ole Miss | | | L 11–21 | 43,218 | [11] |
- *Non-conference game
- Homecoming
- Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
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