Minnesota Football vs Mississippi State: Final Walkthrough

The Minnesota Golden Gophers take on the Mississippi State Bulldogs on Saturday afternoon in a premier non-conference matchup in week two of the college football season. Before kickoff, here’s everything you need to know: the coaching matchup, series history, key stats, uniform combination, weather forecast, and more. Game Snapshot: Matchup: Mississippi State Bulldogs at Minnesota Golden Gophers Date & Kickoff: Saturday, Sept. 12, 2026 | 2:30 p.m. CT Location: Huntington Bank Stadium | Minneapolis, MN TV/Linear Broadcast: CBS Live Stream: Paramount+ with the Paramount+ Premium plan Radio Broadcast: KFAN 100.3 FM / Gopher Radio Network / iHeartRadio app … Mike Grimm (PXP), Darrell Thompson (Analyst), Justin Gaard (Reporter), Announcers: Brad Nessler (PxP), Charles Davis (Analyst), and Jenny Dell (Reporter) Current Betting Line: Minnesota -1.5 per Polymarket Coaching Matchup Category / CoachP.J. FleckJeff LebbyYears with program103Total years as HC143Record with program67-448-18Overall Record97-668-18Record vs Opp.0-00-0 Series History Minnesota and Mississippi State have never previously met. The Tale of the Tape StatMinnesotaMiss StateEdgePoints / Game5962Miss StateYards Gained / Game495762Miss StatePoints Allowed / Game713MinnesotaYards Allowed / Game110278MinnesotaTurnover Differential-10MinnesotaThird-Down Conversion %66.60%45.40%MinnesotaHavoc Rate25.58%14.71%Minnesota Uniform combination Coinciding with the fans’ yellow-out, the Golden Gophers will be wearing their all-yellow jerseys Saturday afternoon. Weather Forecast After early-week forecasts showed the potential for rain, Saturday’s outlook has cleared up nicely for the Gophers and Bulldogs’ non-conference matchup. Highs will be in the mid-70s with no precipitation expected. Wind will be 10-15 mph. Minnesota’s Record vs Big Ten opponents all-time TeamRecordWin %Alabama1-01.000Arkansas1-01.000Auburn1-01.000Missouri3-5-1.389Oklahoma0-2.000Ole Miss1-01.000Tennessee0-1.000Texas1-01.000Vanderbilt2-2.500Total10-10-1.500 Mississippi State’s Record vs Big Ten opponents all-time TeamRecordWin %Illinois2-1.667Indiana0-3.000Iowa0-1.000Maryland0-1.000Michigan1-01.000Michigan State1-2-1.375Nebraska0-1.000Northwestern0-1.000Oregon0-2.000Washington0-1.000Total4-13-1.250 Reading Material Minnesota vs Mississippi State: Gophers Nation staff predictions Minnesota vs Mississippi state: How to watch the Gophers’ premier week two matchup INTEL: Confirmed visitors for Minnesota vs Miss St. plus other notes The Matchup Index: Minnesota vs. Mississippi State Minnesota vs Mississippi State Football: Five Bulldogs to know ahead of Saturday How did Minnesota commits perform last week? PODCAST: Cade Tyson is BACK | 2027 Commits Impressing & Big Time Weekend Visitors Coach Speak: Daniel Da Prato Discusses Special Teams Ahead of Mississippi State Coach Speak: Key takeaways from Danny Collins’ Wednesday press conference Coach speak: Greg Harbaugh Notables Ahead of Mississippi State Behind Enemy Lines: Mississippi State Bulldogs Minnesota vs. Mississippi State: Opponent by the Numbers What did Miss State HC Jeff Lebby say about Minnesota at his weekly press conference? Minnesota vs Mississippi State: Who are the projected starters for both teams? Gophers Nation Ranks the B1G After Week 1 What Ryan Estrada’s injury means for Minnesota’s running back room Minnesota RB Ryan Estrada out for 2026 season P.J. Fleck on Miss State QB KaMario Taylor: ‘One of the Best Quarterbacks We’ve Ever Played’