Mississippi State
Alabama
No 16 Dawgs Host No. 7 Crimson Tide For 11 a.m. Kickoff
October 02, 2026 | Football
GAME 5
Mississippi State (4-0, 2-0 SEC) vs. Alabama (4-0, 2-0 SEC)
Saturday, October 3 | 11:00 a.m. CT
TV: ABC
Streaming: ESPN App
Broadcast Talent: Sean McDonough (play-by-play), Greg McElroy (analyst), Katie George (reporter)
Radio: HailState.com/Watch | MSU Sports Network | SiriusXM 84 | SiriusXM App
Radio Talent: Neil Price (play-by-play), Matt Wyatt (analyst), Jay Perry (reporter)
Dawgs Win Again
- Mississippi State is one of just five teams in the nation with multiple wins against Power Four teams with winning records this season. Additionally, the Bulldogs are one of five teams in the country with multiple Power Four road wins this season, and theyโre also one of five SEC teams with an unblemished record.
K1. QB1. H1M.
- Sophomore quarterback Kamario Taylor enters week five tied for the national lead for touchdown passes with 14 and leads the nation in points responsible for per game (24.0). The Macon, Mississippi product also leads all SEC signal callers with 1,377 total yards of offense.
Ball Hawk Bulldogs
- Stateโs โScore From Farโ offense gets its fair share of shine, but it was the ball hawk Bulldog defense that secured the win in the waning moments of the week four matchup against Missouri. State secured 15 PBUs against the Tigers, led by corners Jett Jefferson (5) and Kelley Jones (4).
Just Be Us
MSU is solidly in the national spotlight, and the beams are only getting brighter this Saturday when the Dawgs host No. 7 Alabama at 11 a.m. at Davis Wade Stadium.
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Find A Way To Win
- After getting out to fast starts in weeks one and two against ULM and Minnesota, Mississippi State fought through adversity to get comeback wins in games three and four.
- The Bulldogs were down 16-0 at South Carolina in week three before going on a 41-7 scoring run in the middle of the game to pull away from the Gamecocks in the SEC opener.
- A week later, Missouri went on a 24-3 run during the second and third quarters, but State charged back with 14 unanswered in the fourth quarter to beat the then-19th-ranked Tigers.
Strong Matchup In StarkVegas
- Saturdayโs tilt features a couple of top five teams in ESPNโs Strength of Record ranking. Alabama checks in at No. 4, while the Bulldogs rank fifth.
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