Mississippi State’s final SEC home game of the season now has a kickoff time, and the Bulldogs will see Auburn early.
The Nov. 14 matchup at Davis Wade Stadium is set for 11 a.m. and will air on either ESPN or ESPN2. Mississippi State enters the game at 4-4 overall and 2-4 in SEC play.
Before Auburn comes to Starkville, the Bulldogs will host Vanderbilt on Nov. 7 at 3:15 p.m. on SEC Network. Auburn, also 4-4 and 2-4 in the league, plays Arkansas that same morning at 11:45 a.m. on SEC Network.
This will be the first meeting between Mississippi State and Auburn since 2023, when the Bulldogs fell 27-13 on the road. The last time Auburn visited Starkville, Mississippi State pulled out a 39-33 overtime win in 2022.
Auburn is in its first season under coach Alex Golesh, who was hired after Hugh Freeze was fired. The Tigers’ wins have come against Georgia, Baylor, Vanderbilt and Southern Miss, while their losses have been against Ole Miss, LSU, Florida and Tennessee.
Byrum Brown is Auburn’s quarterback after transferring from USF when Golesh was hired.
After Auburn, Mississippi State still has two games left on the schedule: Tennessee Tech and Ole Miss.
Mississippi State football 2026 schedule
Sept. 5: Mississippi State 62, Louisiana-Monroe 13
Sept. 12: Mississippi State 38, Minnesota 13
Sept. 19: Mississippi State 41, South Carolina 34
Sept. 26: Mississippi State 31, Missouri 24
Oct. 3: Alabama 56, Mississippi State 23
Oct. 17: LSU 31, Mississippi State 0
Oct. 24: Oklahoma 23, Mississippi State 15
Oct. 31: Texas 31, Mississippi State 3
Nov. 7: vs. Vanderbilt (3:15 p.m., SEC Network)
Nov. 14: vs. Auburn (11 a.m., ESPN or ESPN2)
Nov. 21: vs. Tennessee Tech (noon, SEC Network+)
Nov. 27: at Ole Miss (11 a.m., ABC)
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