Mississippi State’s Halloween trip to Texas now has a kickoff time, and the Bulldogs will face the Longhorns under the lights.
The SEC announced that Mississippi State will play No. 18 Texas at 6:30 p.m. on Oct. 31 in Austin. The game will air on ABC or ESPN.
The Bulldogs enter the matchup 4-2 overall and 2-2 in SEC play. Texas is 4-2 and 1-2 in conference action.
Before the trip to Austin, Mississippi State will be back home for Oklahoma on Oct. 24.
That game is set for 2:30 p.m. on SEC Network. Texas, meanwhile, hosts Ole Miss that same night at 6:30 p.m. on ABC.
This will be the third straight season Mississippi State and Texas have met since the Longhorns joined the SEC. Texas has won both previous meetings, including a 17-point comeback at Davis Wade Stadium last season.
Arch Manning is Texas’ quarterback, but the Longhorns’ offense has hit a rough stretch, with consecutive losses to Oklahoma and Florida. Texas’ four wins have come against Texas State, Ohio State, UTSA and Tennessee.
Mississippi State’s last victory over Texas came in 1992.
After the Texas game, the Bulldogs will have just one more road assignment left: the Egg Bowl at Ole Miss on Nov. 27.
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: vs. Oklahoma (2:30 p.m., SEC Network)
Oct. 31: at Texas (6:30 p.m., ABC or ESPN)
Nov. 7: vs.
Vanderbilt (2:30-3:30 p.m. or 5-7 p.m.)
Nov. 14: vs.
Auburn (11 a.m.-noon)
Nov. 21: vs.
Tennessee Tech (noon, SEC Network+)
Nov. 27: at Ole Miss (11 a.m., ABC)
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