The Bulldogs (8-4) face North Carolina State (7-5) in the final game for senior quarterback Dak Prescott and four other senior starters. Those seniors have helped the Bulldogs amass 18 wins in the past two seasons. A victory over the Wolfpack would make it 19, which would be a record-setting number.
Mississippi State won 18 games in the 1939-40 seasons under coach Allyn McKeen. The Bulldogs were 8-2 in ’39 and 10-0-1 in ’40. Mississippi State also won 18 games in 1998-99 under Jackie Sherrill.