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LSU vs. Mississippi State: every belt game

2 belt wins in the series
LSU
Belt games 3 1958–2020
LSU leads 2–1
1 belt win in the series
Mississippi State
Title changesThe belt changed hands 1 time in this series
First meetingNovember 15, 1958
Most recentSeptember 26, 2020
Longest gap58 yrs, 313 days between belt meetings
Every meeting with the belt on the line

3 games, newest first

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September 26, 2020 · Mississippi State 44–34 · at LSUChanged handsNovember 18, 1961 · LSU 14–6 · at LSUDefendedNovember 15, 1958 · LSU 7–6 · at Mississippi StateDefended

Only games where the belt was actually at stake are counted here — the two programs may have met many more times without it on the line. The all-time series lives on the compare page and in CFBD’s own data.