Mississippi State’s home date with Auburn has turned into a bargain hunt.
What was once one of the pricier tickets on the Bulldogs’ schedule has slid all the way down to one of the cheapest, with Saturday’s 11 a.m. CT kickoff at Davis Wade Stadium drawing a surprisingly soft market. The game will air on ESPN2 and serves as Mississippi State’s final SEC home game of the season.
The last time Auburn came to Starkville, Mississippi State needed overtime to escape with a 39-33 win in 2022. The teams haven’t met since Auburn’s 27-13 victory in 2023, and the rematch hasn’t exactly lit up the resale market.
On Vivid Seats, the get-in price is $29, with an average listing of $46. That average is below the $53 average the site shows for Mississippi State tickets overall. Event Tickets Center is starting at $44, while TickPick is listing seats from about $31 with no added fees.
The most striking number is the Vivid Seats drop. In October, the same site had Auburn tickets starting at $76, which means the floor has fallen by more than 60% in just a few weeks. That current low is also beneath the October starting prices Vivid Seats showed for Oklahoma at 50 and Vanderbilt at 45.
TickPick’s $31 entry point is only a touch higher than the Vivid Seats number, so the best deal depends on where fans are looking and how many seats they want. These are advertised starting prices, not guarantees, and shoppers comparing two tickets may see different numbers than those searching for one.
Mississippi State’s recent slide helps explain the dip. Jeff Lebby’s team has lost five straight, and the Bulldogs have dropped three consecutive home games to Alabama, Oklahoma and Vanderbilt. That kind of run tends to cool demand fast.
Davis Wade Stadium holds 61,337, and the season opener against Louisiana-Monroe drew 48,771. With an early kickoff, a team coming off a last-second win, and a three-game home skid hanging over the building, Saturday may need a strong walk-up crowd to give the stadium a fuller look.
Auburn coach Alex Golesh is making his first trip to Starkville, but the Tigers have done well there over the years. Auburn owns a 14-7-1 official record in Starkville, though Mississippi State won the most recent meeting on its home field.
Fans who make the trip should be ready for a chilly morning. Temperatures are expected to be near freezing at dawn before climbing to about 55 degrees, and no rain is forecast. For anyone waiting on one more home date, the Bulldogs’ only remaining game at Davis Wade after Saturday is against FCS Tennessee Tech on Nov. 21, which makes Auburn the last major visitor of the year.
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