Bowl history[]
Mississippi State has an all-time bowl record of 10-7, highlighted by wins in the 1941 Orange Bowl, the 1963 Liberty Bowl, the 1999 Peach Bowl, and the 2011 Gator Bowl. Most recently, the Bulldogs defeated the Conference USA champion UCF Kinghts 10-3 in the 2007 Liberty Bowl, the Michigan Wolverines 52-14 in the 2011 Gator Bowl, and the Wake Forest 23-17 in the Music City. The Bulldogs had won their last 5 bowls, until losing 34 to 20 against Northwestern University in the 2013 edition of the Gator Bowl.
| W/L | Date | PF | Opponent | PA | Bowl |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | 01-01-1912 | 12 | Havana Athletic Club | 0 | Bacardi Bowl |
| L | 01-01-1937 | 12 | Duquesne | 13 | Orange Bowl |
| W | 01-01-1941 | 14 | Georgetown | 7 | Orange Bowl |
| W | 12-21-1963 | 16 | N.C. State | 12 | Liberty Bowl |
| W | 12-28-1974 | 26 | North Carolina | 24 | Sun Bowl |
| L | 12-27-1980 | 17 | Nebraska | 31 | Sun Bowl |
| W | 12-31-1981 | 10 | Kansas | 0 | Hall of Fame Bowl |
| L | 12-29-1991 | 15 | Air Force | 38 | Liberty Bowl |
| L | 01-02-1993 | 17 | North Carolina | 21 | Peach Bowl |
| L | 01-01-1995 | 24 | N.C. State | 28 | Peach Bowl |
| L | 01-01-1999 | 11 | Texas | 38 | Cotton Bowl |
| W | 12-30-1999 | 17 | Clemson | 7 | Peach Bowl |
| W | 12-31-2000 | 43 | Texas A&M | 41 | Independence Bowl |
| W | 12-29-2007 | 10 | UCF | 3 | Liberty Bowl |
| W | 01-01-2011 | 52 | Michigan | 14 | Gator Bowl |
| W | 12-30-2011 | 23 | Wake Forest | 17 | Music City Bowl |
| L | 01-01-2013 | 20 | Northwestern | 34 | Gator Bowl |