Mississippi State vs Oklahoma: shaded seats and sun by section

For Mississippi State vs Oklahoma at a 2:30 pm kickoff, 13 of 56 sections get 15 minutes of sun or less; the sunniest are 336, 335, 334, 333. Minutes of direct sun are measured for every section below.

Sat Oct 24, 2026, Davis Wade Stadium, Starkville. Kickoff 2:30 pm CT.

Which seats are in the sun at a 2:30 pm kickoff?

Davis Wade Stadium sun map, Mississippi State vs Oklahoma, 2:30 pm kickoff — Average minutes of direct sun per section, 2:30 pm kickoff, 3.5 hour game.

Time	What happens
10:30 am	MSU Transit shuttles start
12:15 pm	Gates open
12:35 pm	Dawg Walk through The Junction (time varies by game)
2:30 pm	Kickoff
~6:00 pm	Typical final whistle (3.5 h)

Gate, shuttle and Dawg Walk times from hailstate.com; check the week's gameday schedule.

Sun at kickoff: 37.5° high, bearing 214.9°. Still 1.7° high at the final whistle. Sunniest: 336, 335, 334, 333, 338, 337. Shadiest: 113, 101, 112, 102, 111, 103. By level and side: upper deck east 211 min, upper deck north 204 min, upper deck south 168 min, lower bowl east 146 min, lower bowl north 139 min, upper deck west 102 min, lower bowl west 14 min.

Section	Level	Side	Sun (min)	Mostly shaded from	Low-sun glare
Section 1	lower bowl	west	50	3:20 pm
Section 2	lower bowl	west	47	3:40 pm
Section 3	lower bowl	west	24	2:40 pm
Section 4	lower bowl	west	29	3:00 pm
Section 5	lower bowl	west	33	3:10 pm
Section 6	lower bowl	west	42	3:20 pm
Section 7	lower bowl	west	51	3:30 pm
Section 8	lower bowl	north	87	4:00 pm
Section 9	lower bowl	north	129	4:40 pm
Section 10	lower bowl	north	134	4:50 pm
Section 11	lower bowl	north	144	4:50 pm
Section 12	lower bowl	north	149	5:00 pm
Section 13	lower bowl	north	147	5:00 pm
Section 14	lower bowl	north	155	5:10 pm
Section 15	lower bowl	north	165	5:20 pm	yes
Section 16	lower bowl	east	168	5:20 pm	yes
Section 17	lower bowl	east	171	5:20 pm	yes
Section 18	lower bowl	east	184	5:40 pm	yes
Section 19	lower bowl	east	186	5:40 pm	yes
Section 20	lower bowl	east	167	5:30 pm	yes
Section 21	lower bowl	east	145	5:40 pm	yes
Section 22	lower bowl	east	100	4:00 pm	yes
Section 23	lower bowl	east	85	4:00 pm
Section 24	lower bowl	east	114	4:30 pm	yes
Section 25	lower bowl	east	140	5:00 pm	yes
Section 101	lower bowl	west	0	at kickoff
Section 102	lower bowl	west	0	at kickoff
Section 103	lower bowl	west	0	at kickoff
Section 104	lower bowl	west	0	at kickoff
Section 105	lower bowl	west	0	at kickoff
Section 106	lower bowl	west	0	at kickoff
Section 107	lower bowl	west	0	at kickoff
Section 108	lower bowl	west	0	at kickoff
Section 109	lower bowl	west	0	at kickoff
Section 110	lower bowl	west	0	at kickoff
Section 111	lower bowl	west	0	at kickoff
Section 112	lower bowl	west	0	at kickoff
Section 113	lower bowl	west	0	at kickoff
Section 303	upper deck	west	76	4:00 pm
Section 304	upper deck	west	85	4:10 pm
Section 305	upper deck	west	98	4:10 pm
Section 306	upper deck	west	104	4:10 pm
Section 307	upper deck	west	104	4:10 pm
Section 308	upper deck	west	108	4:10 pm
Section 309	upper deck	west	116	4:20 pm
Section 310	upper deck	west	115	4:20 pm
Section 311	upper deck	west	116	4:20 pm
Section 332	upper deck	north	204	5:50 pm	yes
Section 333	upper deck	east	214	6:00 pm	yes
Section 334	upper deck	east	217	not during the game	yes
Section 335	upper deck	east	220	not during the game	yes
Section 336	upper deck	east	220	not during the game	yes
Section 337	upper deck	east	208	6:00 pm	yes
Section 338	upper deck	east	210	6:00 pm	yes
Section 339	upper deck	east	187	not during the game	yes
Section 340	upper deck	south	168	not during the game

Forecast: 78°F, wind 8 mph, rain chance up to 0%, cloud 6%. 10-year norm for this date and kickoff: 75°F (range 63-83°F), feels like 73°F, wind 6 mph, rain in 7% of game hours, clear skies in 48%.

Plan the game: all 56 Davis Wade Stadium sections · Davis Wade Stadium parking, shuttles and The Junction · Davis Wade Stadium bag policy and cowbell rules · how the Davis Wade Stadium data is measured.