The University of Toledo football team will play at Mississippi State in 2024, Toledo Vice President and Director of Athletics Bryan B. Blair announced.
The Rockets will travel to Starkville, Miss. on Sept. 14 following home games vs. Duquesne and UMass to open the 2024 season. Toledo will then travel to Western Kentucky on Sept. 21. The contest vs. Maryland that was originally scheduled for that date has been moved to the season opener for the 2029 season.
Toledo and Mississippi State have never met on the gridiron. The Rockets are 1-4 all-time vs. schools from the Southeastern Conference, with its lone win coming at Arkansas in 2015. The last time the Rockets played an SEC team was in 2019, a 38-24 loss at Kentucky.
Mississippi State was 9-4 in 2022, including a 19-10 victory over Illinois in the ReliaQuest Bowl. The Bulldogs are 3-0 all-time vs. schools from the Mid-American Conference, with two wins over Bowling Green and one vs. Miami.
