Ole Miss (in Oxford, Mississippi) and Mississippi State (in Starkville, Mississippi) are roughly 75–80 miles apart by road, which is about a 1.5-hour drive depending on route and traffic.
Distance details
- A commonly cited point-to-point distance between the two schools’ football programs is about 76 miles, or around 122 kilometers.
- Ole Miss is located in Oxford, and Mississippi State is in Starkville; Oxford’s own mileage tables list the one‑way distance from Oxford to Starkville as roughly 90–95 miles by common driving routes, which aligns with a drive of about 1.5 hours.
Practical travel info
- Most drivers travel between Oxford and Starkville using regional highways rather than a straight-line path, so driving distance is slightly longer than the simple “as-the-crow-flies” figure.
- For planning, budgeting about 80 miles and 1.5 hours each way is a reasonable estimate for the trip between Ole Miss and Mississippi State.