Matchup Index

Mississippi State Bulldogs vs Tennessee Volunteers

Mississippi State Bulldogs 16
Tennessee Volunteers leads 31-16-1
1 tie
1907 to 2025
Tennessee Volunteers have won 3 straight
Tennessee Volunteers 31

Series timeline

▲ Mississippi State Bulldogs ahead (peak +3) ▼ Tennessee Volunteers ahead (peak +15)
1907: Tennessee Volunteers 11-41910: Mississippi State Bulldogs 48-01915: Mississippi State Bulldogs 14-01919: Mississippi State Bulldogs 6-01920: Mississippi State Bulldogs 13-71921: Tennessee Volunteers 14-71922: Tennessee Volunteers 31-31923: Tennessee Volunteers 7-31924: Mississippi State Bulldogs 7-21925: Tennessee Volunteers 14-91926: Tennessee Volunteers 33-01932: Tennessee Volunteers 31-01933: Tennessee Volunteers 20-01934: Tennessee Volunteers 14-01948: Mississippi State Bulldogs 21-61949: Tennessee Volunteers 10-01950: Mississippi State Bulldogs 7-01951: Tennessee Volunteers 14-01952: Tennessee Volunteers 14-71953: Mississippi State Bulldogs 26-01954: Tennessee Volunteers 19-71955: Mississippi State Bulldogs 13-71957: Tennessee Volunteers 14-91958: Tennessee Volunteers 13-81959: Tennessee Volunteers 22-61960: Tied 0-01961: Tennessee Volunteers 17-31962: Mississippi State Bulldogs 7-61963: Mississippi State Bulldogs 7-01964: Tennessee Volunteers 14-131971: Tennessee Volunteers 10-71978: Mississippi State Bulldogs 34-211979: Mississippi State Bulldogs 28-91986: Mississippi State Bulldogs 27-231987: Tennessee Volunteers 38-101990: Tennessee Volunteers 40-71991: Tennessee Volunteers 26-241994: Mississippi State Bulldogs 24-211995: Tennessee Volunteers 52-141998: Tennessee Volunteers 24-142002: Tennessee Volunteers 35-172003: Tennessee Volunteers 59-212007: Tennessee Volunteers 33-212008: Tennessee Volunteers 34-32012: Mississippi State Bulldogs 41-312019: Tennessee Volunteers 20-102024: Tennessee Volunteers 33-142025: Tennessee Volunteers 41-34

Mississippi State Bulldogs Tennessee Volunteers Tie Postseason One meeting per cell

Longest streaks: Mississippi State Bulldogs 4 (1910–1920), Tennessee Volunteers 6 (1995–2008). Current: Tennessee Volunteers 3.

Splits

SplitMississippi State Bulldogs record
Regular season16-31-1
Hosted by Mississippi State Bulldogs10-6
Hosted by Tennessee Volunteers6-25-1
Last 10 seasons (1995 to 2025)1-9
Largest Mississippi State Bulldogs win48-0 (1910)
Largest Tennessee Volunteers win52-14 (1995)

Every meeting

2020s
SeasonDateWinnerScoreSiteRound
2025 Sep 27, 2025 Tennessee Volunteers 41-34 at Mississippi State Bulldogs Week 5
2024 Nov 9, 2024 Tennessee Volunteers 33-14 at Tennessee Volunteers Week 11
2010s
SeasonDateWinnerScoreSiteRound
2019 Oct 12, 2019 Tennessee Volunteers 20-10 at Tennessee Volunteers Week 8
2012 Oct 13, 2012 Mississippi State Bulldogs 41-31 at Mississippi State Bulldogs Week 7
2000s
SeasonDateWinnerScoreSiteRound
2008 Oct 18, 2008 Tennessee Volunteers 34-3 at Tennessee Volunteers Week 8
2007 Oct 13, 2007 Tennessee Volunteers 33-21 at Mississippi State Bulldogs Week 7
2003 Nov 15, 2003 Tennessee Volunteers 59-21 at Tennessee Volunteers Week 13
2002 Nov 16, 2002 Tennessee Volunteers 35-17 at Mississippi State Bulldogs Week 13
1990s
SeasonDateWinnerScoreSiteRound
1998 Dec 5, 1998 Tennessee Volunteers 24-14 at Tennessee Volunteers Week 15
1995 Sep 23, 1995 Tennessee Volunteers 52-14 at Tennessee Volunteers Week 5
1994 Sep 24, 1994 Mississippi State Bulldogs 24-21 at Mississippi State Bulldogs Week 5
1991 Sep 21, 1991 Tennessee Volunteers 26-24 at Tennessee Volunteers Week 4
1990 Sep 8, 1990 Tennessee Volunteers 40-7 at Mississippi State Bulldogs Week 3
1980s
SeasonDateWinnerScoreSiteRound
1987 Sep 12, 1987 Tennessee Volunteers 38-10 at Mississippi State Bulldogs Week 3
1986 Sep 13, 1986 Mississippi State Bulldogs 27-23 at Tennessee Volunteers Week 3
1970s
SeasonDateWinnerScoreSiteRound
1979 Oct 6, 1979 Mississippi State Bulldogs 28-9 at Mississippi State Bulldogs Week 6
1978 Oct 28, 1978 Mississippi State Bulldogs 34-21 at Mississippi State Bulldogs Week 9
1971 Oct 23, 1971 Tennessee Volunteers 10-7 at Tennessee Volunteers Week 7
1960s
SeasonDateWinnerScoreSiteRound
1964 Oct 3, 1964 Tennessee Volunteers 14-13 at Tennessee Volunteers Week 4
1963 Oct 5, 1963 Mississippi State Bulldogs 7-0 at Tennessee Volunteers Week 4
1962 Oct 6, 1962 Mississippi State Bulldogs 7-6 at Mississippi State Bulldogs Week 4
1961 Oct 7, 1961 Tennessee Volunteers 17-3 at Tennessee Volunteers Week 4
1960 Oct 1, 1960 Tie 0-0 at Tennessee Volunteers Week 4
1950s
SeasonDateWinnerScoreSiteRound
1959 Oct 3, 1959 Tennessee Volunteers 22-6 at Tennessee Volunteers Week 4
1958 Oct 4, 1958 Tennessee Volunteers 13-8 at Tennessee Volunteers Week 4
1957 Oct 5, 1957 Tennessee Volunteers 14-9 at Tennessee Volunteers Week 4
1955 Sep 24, 1955 Mississippi State Bulldogs 13-7 at Tennessee Volunteers Week 2
1954 Sep 25, 1954 Tennessee Volunteers 19-7 at Tennessee Volunteers Week 2
1953 Sep 26, 1953 Mississippi State Bulldogs 26-0 at Tennessee Volunteers Week 2
1952 Sep 27, 1952 Tennessee Volunteers 14-7 at Tennessee Volunteers Week 3
1951 Sep 29, 1951 Tennessee Volunteers 14-0 at Tennessee Volunteers Week 3
1950 Sep 30, 1950 Mississippi State Bulldogs 7-0 at Mississippi State Bulldogs Week 3
1940s
SeasonDateWinnerScoreSiteRound
1949 Sep 24, 1949 Tennessee Volunteers 10-0 at Tennessee Volunteers Week 3
1948 Sep 25, 1948 Mississippi State Bulldogs 21-6 at Tennessee Volunteers Week 3
1930s
SeasonDateWinnerScoreSiteRound
1934 Nov 10, 1934 Tennessee Volunteers 14-0 at Tennessee Volunteers Week 9
1933 Oct 7, 1933 Tennessee Volunteers 20-0 at Tennessee Volunteers Week 4
1932 Nov 5, 1932 Tennessee Volunteers 31-0 at Tennessee Volunteers Week 8
1920s
SeasonDateWinnerScoreSiteRound
1926 Oct 30, 1926 Tennessee Volunteers 33-0 at Mississippi State Bulldogs Week 7
1925 Nov 14, 1925 Tennessee Volunteers 14-9 at Tennessee Volunteers Week 9
1924 Oct 25, 1924 Mississippi State Bulldogs 7-2 at Mississippi State Bulldogs Week 6
1923 Oct 27, 1923 Tennessee Volunteers 7-3 at Tennessee Volunteers Week 6
1922 Nov 11, 1922 Tennessee Volunteers 31-3 at Tennessee Volunteers Week 8
1921 Nov 5, 1921 Tennessee Volunteers 14-7 at Tennessee Volunteers Week 8
1920 Oct 30, 1920 Mississippi State Bulldogs 13-7 at Mississippi State Bulldogs Week 6
1910s
SeasonDateWinnerScoreSiteRound
1919 Oct 18, 1919 Mississippi State Bulldogs 6-0 at Tennessee Volunteers Week 5
1915 Nov 13, 1915 Mississippi State Bulldogs 14-0 at Mississippi State Bulldogs Week 9
1910 Oct 31, 1910 Mississippi State Bulldogs 48-0 at Mississippi State Bulldogs Week 7
1900s
SeasonDateWinnerScoreSiteRound
1907 Nov 16, 1907 Tennessee Volunteers 11-4 at Tennessee Volunteers Week 9

Sources

Records are computed from every final game result in the Matchup Index database. About the data.

College football results follow Sports Reference coverage, which omits some early games against non-major opponents.