CFB Schedule college football
Wk 1 · 2026

UL Monroe Warhawks at Mississippi State Bulldogs — Sat, Sep 5

Sat, Sep 5 · Davis Wade Stadium, Starkville · ESPNU
Sun Belt · no games yet
at
7:30pET
MSST -28.5 · total 55.5 DraftKings
SEC · no games yet

What is at stake

A non-conference game. It moves both overall records but neither conference race.

Efficiency · 2025 ratings

-15.7#133
Efficiency margin
+0.2#68
17.3
Offense (pts/100)
28.6
33.0
Defense (pts/100)
28.4
59.4
Pace (plays/g)
73.1
5.15
Yards / play
5.24
5.89
Yards / play allowed
6.06
Opponent-adjusted ratings from The College King's 2025 final numbers. Bars share a scale within each row; the brighter side is the better of the two, and a longer bar is always the better number — including the rows where a lower figure is the good one.

Team stats · 2025 per game

16.6
Points / game
30.5
31.9
Points allowed
29.2
321
Yards / game
398
385
Yards allowed
406
222
Pass yds allowed
216
163
Rush yds allowed
190
1.58
Turnovers / game
1.25
From completed 2025 box scores; defensive yardage covers the regular season and conference championships.

UL Monroe form

L 27-30at ULL 14-31at TXSTL 14-26vs USAL 6-31vs ODUL 21-49at USM
2025 season

Mississippi St form

L 19-38vs MISSL 27-49at MIZL 21-41vs UGAW 38-35at ARKL 38-45vs TEX
2025 season

UL Monroe this season

No graded games yet this season. Lines are captured before kickoff and graded when a game goes final, so these records start at Week 1.

Mississippi St this season

No graded games yet this season. Lines are captured before kickoff and graded when a game goes final, so these records start at Week 1.
Lines are captured from ESPN's board before kickoff and locked when the game goes final. There is no line archive before this season, so these records begin with 2026 Week 1.

Common opponents · 0

These teams share no opponents on the 2026 schedule.
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Series history · 2006–2026

These teams have not met in the 2006–2026 window.

UL Monroe leaders 2025 season

PassingAidan Armenta QB #10148/253, 1629 YDS, 12 TD, 8 INT
Landon Graves QB #919/40, 185 YDS, 2 TD, 2 INT
RushingZach Palmer-Smith RB #6115 CAR, 660 YDS, 4 TD
Bam McReynolds RB #3123 CAR, 606 YDS, 3 TD
Dorian Lewis RB #2827 CAR, 195 YDS
ReceivingJonathan Bibbs WR #326 REC, 383 YDS, 3 TD
Nic Trujillo WR #723 REC, 368 YDS, 4 TD
JP Coulter WR #421 REC, 234 YDS
Jake Godfrey WR #216 REC, 191 YDS, 2 TD
Defense
TacklesNoah Flemmings LB #380
Jabari Tiller DB #145
Seidrion Langston LB #1637
SacksD'Arco Perkins-McAllister DB #44
Dylan Howell DL #414
Noah Flemmings LB #33.5
InterceptionsDavid Godsey Jr. DB #132
Lynard Harris DB #211
Cliff Mosley DL #451

Mississippi St leaders 2025 season

PassingBlake Shapen QB #2195/303, 2433 YDS, 15 TD, 8 INT
Kamario Taylor QB #130/55, 388 YDS, 4 TD, 1 INT
RushingFluff Bothwell RB #24128 CAR, 639 YDS, 6 TD
Davon Booth RB #6136 CAR, 553 YDS, 7 TD
Kamario Taylor QB #164 CAR, 395 YDS, 7 TD
ReceivingBrenen Thompson WR #053 REC, 948 YDS, 6 TD
Anthony Evans III WR #363 REC, 751 YDS, 4 TD
Seydou Traore TE #834 REC, 358 YDS, 5 TD
Ayden Williams WR #1119 REC, 222 YDS
Defense
TacklesJahron Manning S #1385
Nic Mitchell LB #4072
Brylan Lanier S #365
SacksNic Mitchell LB #402.5
Will Whitson DL #432
Kalvin Dinkins DL #352
InterceptionsBrylan Lanier S #33
Kelley Jones CB #12
Hunter Washington S #211
Player production is per game from the 2025 season, for players on the current roster.