Mississippi State Uniform Schedule 2026: Every Jersey and When the Bulldogs Wear It

Mississippi State wears maroon at home and white on the road in 2026, and the interlocking MSU is now the everyday helmet logo. After an October 10 bye, the Bulldogs visit LSU on October 17 in a maroon helmet, maroon jersey and white pants, confirmed by the team. This is the full Mississippi State 2026 uniform schedule: the maroon home set, the white road set, the all-black set that lives in reserve, both helmets, and a week-by-week outlook for all twelve games. Five games in, every combination is confirmed from the broadcast, and we update this page as each new one is locked in.

The Mississippi State 2026 Uniform Sets

The big change for 2026 is on the side of the helmet. In 2025 Mississippi State brought back the interlocking MSU, the mark Jackie Sherrill's teams wore in the program's best stretch, after fans spent years asking for it. Athletic director Zac Selmon framed it as listening to the fan base, and the logo ended up on the helmet for most of the SEC schedule. This season it is the full-time mark on both the maroon and the white shell, replacing the State script that had been the primary helmet logo. The jerseys and pants are the same clean adidas sets as last year. The all-black set debuted in the 2025 home upset of Arizona State and came back for the Duke's Mayo Bowl against Wake Forest, so it has a history of showing up for a big night. SEC home teams wear color and visitors wear white, with one exception on this schedule that we flag below.

The Full Mississippi State 2026 Uniform Schedule, Week by Week

September 5 vs. UL Monroe. ★ Confirmed from the broadcast: maroon helmet with the white interlocking MSU, maroon jersey, white pants with the maroon side stripe. It was the first look at the interlocking mark as the everyday home helmet, and the night went about as well as a home opener can. Mississippi State won 62-13 and piled up 762 yards of offense, a program record.

September 12 at Minnesota. ★ Confirmed from the broadcast: white helmet with the maroon interlocking MSU, white jersey, white pants, the full white-out that paid tribute to the 2000 Snow Bowl team last season, now worn as the plain road look. Minnesota was in gold jerseys over maroon pants at Huntington Bank Stadium, so the Big Ten crowd got a white-on-gold game. Mississippi State won 38-13.

September 19 at South Carolina. ★ Confirmed from the broadcast: maroon helmet, white jersey, white pants. Note the shell. We had described the road set as a white helmet with the maroon interlocking MSU, and what went on the field in Columbia was the reverse, a maroon helmet with the mark in white and a white facemask. South Carolina wore garnet head to toe, per our South Carolina 2026 uniform schedule. Mississippi State won 41-34 after trailing 13-0, its first SEC road win of the season.

September 26 vs. Missouri. ★ Confirmed by Mississippi State and from the broadcast: white helmet, white jersey, white pants, all white at home to match the White Out in the stands. Missouri answered in all black. Kamario Taylor threw for 360 yards and three touchdowns, including a 24-yard go-ahead pass to Sanfrisco Magee with 3:57 left, Fluff Bothwell ran for 122 yards, and Mississippi State won 31-24 to move to 4-0. Our Missouri 2026 uniform schedule has the Tigers.

October 3 vs. Alabama, noon ET on ABC. ★ Confirmed by Mississippi State: maroon helmet, maroon jersey, white pants, revealed in the "Game Five Threads" video. The helmet is the detail: a maroon shell with the white retro M-State logo and a white facemask. The maroon jersey carries white numbers and white sleeve stripes, and white pants finish it, so after last week's White Out the Bulldogs are back in color with a Stripe Out in the stands. The broadcast matched it: maroon helmet, maroon jersey, white pants. Alabama wore the crimson helmet, white jersey and white pants, per our Alabama 2026 uniform schedule. Keelon Russell threw for 285 yards and three touchdowns and ran for another, and No. 7 Alabama won 56-23 in a meeting of unbeaten teams. Anthony Evans III caught 12 passes for 166 yards and two scores for the Bulldogs, who are 4-1.

The Week 5 uniform reveal, via @HailStateFB

October 10. Bye.

October 17 at LSU, noon ET on ESPN. ★ Confirmed by Mississippi State: maroon helmet, maroon jersey, white pants, and this is the exception to the visitors-in-white rule. LSU wears white at home in Tiger Stadium, as noted on our LSU 2026 uniform schedule, so the visitor wears color. Mississippi State in maroon in Baton Rouge. Every look this week is in our Week 7 uniform guide.

October 24 vs. Oklahoma. Maroon expected. The Sooners visit in white, per our Oklahoma 2026 uniform schedule.

October 31 at Texas. White expected. Halloween in Austin, with Texas in burnt orange at home, per our Texas 2026 uniform schedule.

November 7 vs. Vanderbilt. Maroon expected.

November 14 vs. Auburn. Maroon expected. Auburn arrives in white, per our Auburn 2026 uniform schedule.

November 21 vs. Tennessee Tech. Maroon expected. The final home game and a 1 p.m. Eastern kickoff against an FCS opponent.

November 27 at Ole Miss. White expected. The Egg Bowl is in Oxford on the Friday after Thanksgiving, a noon Eastern kickoff on ABC. Ole Miss wears its home color, per our Ole Miss 2026 uniform schedule, so the Bulldogs are in white.

The Bottom Line

The interlocking MSU won. What started as a fan campaign became a 2025 throwback, then most of the 2025 SEC slate, and now it is simply the Mississippi State helmet, on maroon at home and on white on the road. Five games in, the program has worn both of those, plus an all-white White Out against Missouri and the retro M-State logo on the maroon shell against Alabama. The open question is the black set. It has only been worn for big occasions, and it did not come out for Missouri or Alabama, which leaves Oklahoma's October 24 visit as the biggest candidate left in Starkville. The grid above has every date, and we star each cell as it is confirmed.

Frequently Asked Questions

What jersey is Mississippi State wearing this week?

Mississippi State wore a maroon helmet with the white retro M-State logo, a maroon jersey and white pants against Alabama on Saturday, October 3, confirmed by the team and from the broadcast. No. 7 Alabama won 56-23, and the Bulldogs are 4-1. The week before, they wore all white for the White Out in a 31-24 win over Missouri. After an October 10 bye, Mississippi State visits LSU on October 17 in a maroon helmet, maroon jersey and white pants, confirmed by the team, because LSU wears white at home. The week-by-week grid above lists every game, and we update it when each combination is confirmed.

What are Mississippi State's football uniforms for 2026?

A maroon home jersey with white numerals and white sleeve stripes, a white road jersey with the same design in maroon, white pants with a maroon stripe, and an all-black alternate set. The helmets are a maroon shell and a white shell, both carrying the interlocking MSU logo, which replaced the State script as the full-time helmet mark this season. Against Alabama on October 3, the maroon shell carried the white retro M-State logo instead. The uniforms are made by adidas.

Does Mississippi State have a new alternate uniform in 2026?

Not that has been announced. The newest piece is the all-black set adidas released for the 2025 season, which the Bulldogs wore against Arizona State and in the Duke's Mayo Bowl against Wake Forest. The change for 2026 is on the helmet, where the interlocking MSU is now the primary logo. We will add any new alternate to this page if and when it is revealed.

What did Mississippi State wear against Minnesota?

The all-white look: white helmet with the maroon interlocking MSU, white jersey and white pants, confirmed from the CBS broadcast frames. Minnesota wore gold jerseys at home. Mississippi State won 38-13 in Minneapolis on September 12.

Why did Mississippi State switch to the interlocking MSU helmet?

Fans asked for it. The interlocking MSU was the helmet logo of the Jackie Sherrill era, and the State script had replaced it in recent seasons. Mississippi State brought the interlocking mark back in 2025, first for a Snow Bowl tribute and then for most of its SEC games, and made it the full-time helmet logo for 2026.

How many games does Mississippi State play in 2026?

Twelve regular season games: seven at Davis Wade Stadium and five on the road, with a bye on October 10. The season ends with the Egg Bowl at Ole Miss on Friday, November 27. The full schedule with expected uniforms is in the grid above.