I don't even know that this loss is in my Top 5, maybe not even Top 10 MSU. Jackie's years had multiple runs of awful losses.

'91 - Jackie having started out great, loses a tight one at Tennessee 24-26; then the next week against UF our OL breaks his leg and dies a couple of days later. Then we lose to a bad Memphis team at home and at Bama in a gut wrenching 13-7 game.
'92 - we are still in play for the SEC west - just have to close the last 2 games. Bama Refs beat us 30-21; then lose at OM 17-10.
'93 - How about starting your season in the Top 25 and getting beat by Memphis by 10 at home; then tying ARKANSAS STATE 15-15 and go 3-6-2 on the year
'95 - The joy of losing 34-32 to a 2-9 Louisiana-Monroe.
'96 - Loss to La Tech. Then, after we beat #8 Alabama, lose at home to a 4-7 Arkansas team 16-13.
'97 - We've beaten Bama and Auburn back to back and can tie LSU for the West - then the #15 Dogs lose 17-7 at Arkansas (4-7) and home in the Egg 15-14. Then out 7-4 get snubbed for a Bowl

I say all this to point out something. I know eras are different, etc. But we had one of the best coaches of his era, arguably our best modern coach. He had 12 years of HC experience when he got here. And his teams made as many boneheaded penalties; he made as many boneheaded calls; made terrible decisions at times; had terrible QB play across multiple seasons; and lost to teams far worse then Toledo (who actually went 8-5 and beat an ACC team in their bowl); missed huge opportunities to have major wins; and had some of our idiot fans so done with him by '95-'96 they were trying to push him out for A Division II coach.

People only want to remember the good time under the Kang - but there was a whole lot of disappointment in Starkville in the years leading up to '98-'99.