Mississippi State at Memphis
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Score | Status |
| Mississippi State | 3 | 14 | 0 | 12 | 29 | |
| Memphis | 7 | 0 | 7 | 17 | 31 | Final |
| Scoring Summary | |
| 1st Quarter | |
| 12:02 | Memphis touchdown. Sanchez Blake Jr. 49 Yd Fumble Return (Joe Doyle Kick) |
| 3:20 | Mississippi State field goal. Nolan McCord 39 Yd Field Goal |
| 2nd Quarter | |
| 9:58 | Mississippi State touchdown. Dillon Johnson 3 Yd Run (Nolan McCord Kick) |
| 5:07 | Mississippi State touchdown. Jaden Walley 6 Yd pass from Will Rogers (Nolan McCord Kick) |
| 3rd Quarter | |
| 6:20 | Memphis touchdown. Calvin Austin III 21 Yd pass from Seth Henigan (Joe Doyle Kick) |
| 4th Quarter | |
| 7:48 | Memphis touchdown. Calvin Austin III 25 Yd pass from Seth Henigan (Joe Doyle Kick) |
| 5:36 | Memphis touchdown. Calvin Austin III 94 Yd Punt Return (Joe Doyle Kick) |
| 3:03 | Mississippi State touchdown. Malik Heath 9 Yd pass from Will Rogers (Two-Point Pass Conversion Failed) |
| 2:02 | Memphis field goal. Joe Doyle 51 Yd Field Goal |
| 1:32 | Mississippi State touchdown. Makai Polk 36 Yd pass from Will Rogers |
| Team stats | ||
| First down | Mississippi State | Memphis |
| Total first downs | 26 | 12 |
| First downs from rushing | ||
| First downs from passing | ||
| First downs from penalties | ||
| Third down | Mississippi State | Memphis |
| Third downs attempted | 17 | 12 |
| Third downs converted | 9 | 2 |
| Third down percentage | 53 % | 17 % |
| Fourth down | Mississippi State | Memphis |
| Fourth downs attempted | 1 | 3 |
| Fourth downs converted | 0 | 1 |
| Fourth down percentage | 0 % | 33 % |
| Offense | Mississippi State | Memphis |
| Total yards | 468 | 246 |
| Total rushing yards | 49 | 1 |
| Total passing yards | 419 | 159 |
| Total offensive plays | ||
| Average yards per play | ||
| Time of possession | 37:30 | 44:29 |
| Rushing | Mississippi State | Memphis |
| Total rushing plays | 16 | 87 |
| Total rushing yards | 49 | 1 |
| Average yards per rush | 3.1 | 3.5 |
| Rushing touchdowns | 1 | 0 |
| Passing | Mississippi State | Memphis |
| Passes attempted | 67 | 28 |
| Passes completed | 50 | 16 |
| Average yards per completion | 6.3 | 5.7 |
| Passing touchdowns | 3 | 2 |
| Penalties | Mississippi State | Memphis |
| Penalties committed | 9 | 6 |
| Penalty yards | 64 | 55 |
| Turnovers | Mississippi State | Memphis |
| Passes intercepted | ||
| Interception returns | 0 | 1 |
| Interception return yards | ||
| Fumbles | ||
| Fumbles lost | 0 | 0 |
| Rushing | |||||||||
| Mississippi State | Rushes | Yards | Yards/rush | TD | Long | ||||
| Dillon Johnson | 7 | 49 | 7.0 | 1 | 14 | ||||
| J.J. Jernighan | 2 | 5 | 2.5 | 0 | 4 | ||||
| Jo'quavious Marks | 4 | 1 | 0.3 | 0 | 5 | ||||
| Will Rogers | 3 | -6 | -2.0 | 0 | 8 | ||||
| Memphis | Rushes | Yards | Yards/rush | TD | Long | ||||
| Brandon Thomas | 16 | 83 | 5.2 | 0 | 19 | ||||
| Rodrigues Clark | 1 | 16 | 16.0 | 0 | 16 | ||||
| Seth Henigan | 4 | 3 | 0.8 | 0 | 5 | ||||
| Gabriel Rogers | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Passing | |||||||||
| Mississippi State | Att | Comp | Comp % | Yards | Yards/pass | TD | Int | Sacks/Yards | QB Rating |
| Will Rogers | 67 | 50 | 75 % | 419 | 6.3 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Memphis | Att | Comp | Comp % | Yards | Yards/pass | TD | Int | Sacks/Yards | QB Rating |
| Seth Henigan | 28 | 16 | 57 % | 159 | 5.7 | 2 | 1 | ||
| Receiving | |||||||||
| Mississippi State | Catches | Yards | Yards/catch | TD | Long | ||||
| Makai Polk | 11 | 136 | 12.4 | 1 | 41 | ||||
| Malik Heath | 9 | 88 | 9.8 | 1 | 29 | ||||
| Jaden Walley | 5 | 58 | 11.6 | 1 | 24 | ||||
| Austin Williams | 6 | 44 | 7.3 | 0 | 12 | ||||
| Jo'quavious Marks | 6 | 39 | 6.5 | 0 | 9 | ||||
| Dillon Johnson | 7 | 32 | 4.6 | 0 | 15 | ||||
| J.J. Jernighan | 3 | 15 | 5.0 | 0 | 9 | ||||
| Jamire Calvin | 3 | 7 | 2.3 | 0 | 9 | ||||
| Memphis | Catches | Yards | Yards/catch | TD | Long | ||||
| Calvin Austin III | 9 | 105 | 11.7 | 2 | 25 | ||||
| Brandon Thomas | 2 | 19 | 9.5 | 0 | 10 | ||||
| Javon Ivory | 2 | 15 | 7.5 | 0 | 11 | ||||
| Gabriel Rogers | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 0 | 8 | ||||
| Sean Dykes | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 0 | 7 | ||||
| Rodrigues Clark | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 0 | 5 | ||||
| Fumbles | |||||||||
| Mississippi State | Lost | Recovered | Total | ||||||
| Jo'quavious Marks | 1 | 0 | 2 | ||||||
| Memphis | Lost | Recovered | Total | ||||||
| Sanchez Blake Jr. | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||||
| Interceptions | |||||||||
| Mississippi State | Total | Yards | Int TDs | ||||||
| Emmanuel Forbes | 1 | 21 | 0 | ||||||
| Memphis | Total | Yards | Int TDs | ||||||
| None | |||||||||
| Defense | |||||||||
| Mississippi State | Tackles | Unassist. tkl | TFL | Pass def. | QB hits | Int TD | K blocked | K ret. TD | |
| Jett Johnson | 8 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Martin Emerson | 8 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Randy Charlton | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||
| Collin Duncan | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Jalen Green | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Emmanuel Forbes | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Fred Peters | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Tyrus Wheat | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Aaron Brule | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Jaden Crumedy | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Cameron Young | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Aaron Odom | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Sherman Timbs | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Nathan Pickering | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Jack Harris | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Memphis | Tackles | Unassist. tkl | TFL | Pass def. | QB hits | Int TD | K blocked | K ret. TD | |
| JJ Russell | 14 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Sanchez Blake Jr. | 12 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Quindell Johnson | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | |||
| Thomas Pickens | 8 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Greg Rubin | 8 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Rodney Owens | 7 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Cole Mashburn | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||
| Xavier Cullens | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Jacobi Francis | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| John Tate IV | 2 | 1 | 0.5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Jaylon Allen | 2 | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||
| Maurice White | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Seth Henigan | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Sylvonta Oliver | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| John Cartwright | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Eric Rivers | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Julian Barnett | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Calvin Austin III | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |||
| Jalil Clemons | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||
| Kick returns | |||||||||
| Mississippi State | Total | Yards | Avg | Long | TD | Kick ret. TD | |||
| Dillon Johnson | 3 | 42 | 14.0 | 17 | 0 | ||||
| Lideatrick Griffin | 1 | 19 | 19.0 | 19 | 0 | ||||
| Sherman Timbs | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 | ||||
| Memphis | Total | Yards | Avg | Long | TD | Kick ret. TD | |||
| Koby Drake | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Caden Prieskorn | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Punt returns | |||||||||
| Mississippi State | Total | Yards | Avg | Long | TD | ||||
| Jaden Walley | 2 | -3 | -1.5 | 1 | 0 | ||||
| Memphis | Total | Yards | Avg | Long | TD | ||||
| Calvin Austin III | 2 | 107 | 53.5 | 94 | 1 | ||||
| Kicking | |||||||||
| Mississippi State | FG | Long | Extra Pt | Points | |||||
| Nolan McCord | 1/1 | 39 | 2/2 | 5 | |||||
| Memphis | FG | Long | Extra Pt | Points | |||||
| Joe Doyle | 1/1 | 51 | 4/4 | 7 | |||||
| Punting | |||||||||
| Mississippi State | Total | Yards | Avg | Touchbacks | Inside 20 | Long | |||
| Archer Trafford | 5 | 211 | 42.2 | 0 | 0 | 57 | |||
| Memphis | Total | Yards | Avg | Touchbacks | Inside 20 | Long | |||
| Joe Doyle | 5 | 231 | 46.2 | 0 | 0 | 65 | |||
Last updated on Wednesday, September 22, 2021 2:05 AM.