Game day: Oct. 17at Davis Wade Stadium (55,082) in Starkville
Series:MSU leads 8-3 overall and 8-2 in Starkville.
Last meeting: MSU won 26-20 in overtime in Starkville during the 2011 season.
Head coach:Skip Holtz, 13-13 in two years at Louisiana Tech and 100-84 in 15 years overall.
2014Record:9-5
L at Oklahoma 48-16
W at Louisiana-Lafayette 48-20
W at North Texas 42-21
L NORTHWESTERN STATE 30-27
L at Auburn 45-17
W UTEP 55-3
W UTSA 27-20
W at Southern Miss 31-20
W WESTERN KENTUCKY 59-10
W at UAB 40-24
L at Old Dominion (OT) 30-27
W RICE 76-31
C-USA Championship Game
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