Game day: Sept. 19 at 3 p.m. at Davis Wade Stadium (55,082) in Starkville on SEC Network.
Series:MSU leads 2-0 and 2-0 in Starkville.
Last meeting: MSU won 27-0 in Starkville in 1946.
Head coach:Jay Thomas, 12-12 in two years at NSU and 39-47 in eight years overall.
2014Record:6-6
L MISSOURI STATE 34-27
L at Baylor 70-6
W at Southern 51-27
W at Louisiana Tech 30-27
L at Southeastern Louisiana 30-22
W INCARNATE WORD 49-12
W SAM HOUSTON STATE 31-27
L at Central Arkansas 58-35
L MCNEESE STATE 35-38
W at Abeline Christian 34-10
W NICHOLLS STATE 48-21
L at Stephen F.