Mississippi State at Southern Miss
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Score | Status |
| Mississippi State | 10 | 3 | 21 | 0 | 34 | |
| Southern Miss | 3 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 17 | Final |
| Scoring Summary | |
| 1st Quarter | |
| 13:35 | Mississippi State touchdown. Seydou Traore 57 Yd pass from Blake Shapen (Kyle Ferrie Kick) |
| 7:54 | Southern Miss field goal. Reed Harradine 43 Yd Field Goal |
| 3:35 | Mississippi State field goal. Kyle Ferrie 55 Yd Field Goal |
| 2nd Quarter | |
| 9:32 | Southern Miss touchdown. Micah Davis 3 Yd pass from Braylon Braxton (Reed Harradine Kick) |
| 0:03 | Mississippi State field goal. Kyle Ferrie 30 Yd Field Goal |
| 3rd Quarter | |
| 9:34 | Mississippi State touchdown. Fluff Bothwell 6 Yd Run (Kyle Ferrie Kick) |
| 4:57 | Mississippi State touchdown. Fluff Bothwell 1 Yd Run (Kyle Ferrie Kick) |
| 1:52 | Mississippi State touchdown. Davon Booth 3 Yd Run (Kyle Ferrie Kick) |
| 4th Quarter | |
| 0:33 | Southern Miss touchdown. TJ Johnson 7 Yd pass from Braylon Braxton (Reed Harradine Kick) |
| Team stats | ||
| First down | Mississippi State | Southern Miss |
| Total first downs | 24 | 18 |
| First downs from rushing | ||
| First downs from passing | ||
| First downs from penalties | ||
| Third down | Mississippi State | Southern Miss |
| Third downs attempted | 14 | 19 |
| Third downs converted | 8 | 10 |
| Third down percentage | 57 % | 53 % |
| Fourth down | Mississippi State | Southern Miss |
| Fourth downs attempted | 0 | 0 |
| Fourth downs converted | 0 | 0 |
| Fourth down percentage | 0 % | 0 % |
| Offense | Mississippi State | Southern Miss |
| Total yards | 465 | 301 |
| Total rushing yards | 186 | 102 |
| Total passing yards | 279 | 199 |
| Total offensive plays | ||
| Average yards per play | ||
| Time of possession | 30:21 | 29:39 |
| Rushing | Mississippi State | Southern Miss |
| Total rushing plays | 41 | 35 |
| Total rushing yards | 186 | 102 |
| Average yards per rush | 4.5 | 2.9 |
| Rushing touchdowns | 3 | 0 |
| Passing | Mississippi State | Southern Miss |
| Passes attempted | 0 | 0 |
| Passes completed | 0 | 0 |
| Average yards per completion | 7.8 | 5.1 |
| Passing touchdowns | 1 | 2 |
| Penalties | Mississippi State | Southern Miss |
| Penalties committed | 14 | 8 |
| Penalty yards | 119 | 60 |
| Turnovers | Mississippi State | Southern Miss |
| Passes intercepted | 1 | 1 |
| Interception returns | 1 | 1 |
| Interception return yards | ||
| Fumbles | ||
| Fumbles lost | 0 | 0 |
| Rushing | |||||||||
| Mississippi State | Rushes | Yards | Yards/rush | TD | Long | ||||
| Davon Booth | 16 | 80 | 5.0 | 1 | 16 | ||||
| Fluff Bothwell | 10 | 43 | 4.3 | 2 | 11 | ||||
| Johnnie Daniels | 4 | 28 | 7.0 | 0 | 13 | ||||
| Luke Kromenhoek | 3 | 21 | 7.0 | 0 | 13 | ||||
| Stonka Burnside | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 0 | 6 | ||||
| Kamario Taylor | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 0 | 3 | ||||
| Kolin Wilson | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 0 | 3 | ||||
| Blake Shapen | 5 | 2 | 0.4 | 0 | 5 | ||||
| Southern Miss | Rushes | Yards | Yards/rush | TD | Long | ||||
| Braylon Braxton | 12 | 58 | 4.8 | 0 | 12 | ||||
| Robert Briggs | 7 | 18 | 2.6 | 0 | 6 | ||||
| Jeffery Pittman | 9 | 16 | 1.8 | 0 | 6 | ||||
| Matt Jones | 5 | 11 | 2.2 | 0 | 5 | ||||
| Elijah Metcalf | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 | ||||
| Team | 1 | -2 | -2.0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Passing | |||||||||
| Mississippi State | Att | Comp | Comp % | Yards | Yards/pass | TD | Int | Sacks/Yards | QB Rating |
| Blake Shapen | 33 | 26 | 79 % | 272 | 8.2 | 1 | 1 | ||
| Luke Kromenhoek | 3 | 1 | 33 % | 7 | 2.3 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Southern Miss | Att | Comp | Comp % | Yards | Yards/pass | TD | Int | Sacks/Yards | QB Rating |
| Braylon Braxton | 39 | 26 | 67 % | 199 | 5.1 | 2 | 1 | ||
| Receiving | |||||||||
| Mississippi State | Catches | Yards | Yards/catch | TD | Long | ||||
| Brenen Thompson | 7 | 92 | 13.1 | 0 | 51 | ||||
| Seydou Traore | 5 | 79 | 15.8 | 1 | 57 | ||||
| Anthony Evans III | 4 | 36 | 9.0 | 0 | 19 | ||||
| Jordan Mosley | 2 | 19 | 9.5 | 0 | 16 | ||||
| Johnnie Daniels | 3 | 19 | 6.3 | 0 | 9 | ||||
| Ayden Williams | 2 | 17 | 8.5 | 0 | 10 | ||||
| Davon Booth | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 0 | 12 | ||||
| Markus Allen | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 0 | 7 | ||||
| Ricky Johnson | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 | 2 | ||||
| Xavier Gayten | 1 | -4 | -4.0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Southern Miss | Catches | Yards | Yards/catch | TD | Long | ||||
| Carl Chester | 6 | 53 | 8.8 | 0 | 22 | ||||
| Jeffery Pittman | 5 | 51 | 10.2 | 0 | 37 | ||||
| Kadinn Morris | 2 | 38 | 19.0 | 0 | 28 | ||||
| Elijah Metcalf | 2 | 13 | 6.5 | 0 | 12 | ||||
| Chuck Montgomery | 2 | 13 | 6.5 | 0 | 11 | ||||
| TJ Johnson | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 1 | 7 | ||||
| Matt Jones | 3 | 7 | 2.3 | 0 | 5 | ||||
| Micah Davis | 2 | 6 | 3.0 | 1 | 3 | ||||
| Kyirin Heath | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 0 | 5 | ||||
| Tychaun Chapman | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 0 | 4 | ||||
| Robert Briggs | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 | 2 | ||||
| Fumbles | |||||||||
| Mississippi State | Lost | Recovered | Total | ||||||
| Blake Shapen | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||||||
| Southern Miss | Lost | Recovered | Total | ||||||
| None | |||||||||
| Interceptions | |||||||||
| Mississippi State | Total | Yards | Int TDs | ||||||
| Brylan Lanier | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| Southern Miss | Total | Yards | Int TDs | ||||||
| Michael Montgomery | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| Defense | |||||||||
| Mississippi State | Tackles | Unassist. tkl | TFL | Pass def. | QB hits | Int TD | K blocked | K ret. TD | |
| Jalen Smith | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Isaac Smith | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Malick Sylla | 6 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Brylan Lanier | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Nic Mitchell | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Will Whitson | 4 | 2 | 2.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Hunter Washington | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Derion Gullette | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Tyler Woodard | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Ashun Shepphard | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Jaray Bledsoe | 4 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Jahron Manning | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| LaKendrick James | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Tanner Johnson | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Branden Jennings | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Zakari Tillman | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Nevaeh Sanders | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Tyler Lockhart | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Kelley Jones | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Deonte Anderson | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Kalvin Dinkins | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Corey Clark | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Dwight Lewis III | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Kedrick Bingley-Jones | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Red Hibbler | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Trevion Williams | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| DJ Reed | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Jayven Williams | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Marlon Hauck | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Cyrus Reyes | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| DeAgo Brumfield | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Southern Miss | Tackles | Unassist. tkl | TFL | Pass def. | QB hits | Int TD | K blocked | K ret. TD | |
| Chris Jones | 13 | 4 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Josh Moten | 11 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Ian Foster | 7 | 2 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Corey Myrick | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Joseph Harper | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Josh Battle | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| JJ Hawkins | 6 | 2 | 1.5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||
| Jabari Ishmael | 5 | 1 | 0.5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Ahmere Foster | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Jaden McKinney | 5 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Michael Montgomery | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| J'Mond Tapp | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Anthony Richard Jr. | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Mason Clinton | 3 | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Dylan King | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Dominick Hill | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Brodarius Lewis | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Ishmael Ibraheem | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Chuck Montgomery | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Mathis Haygood | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Guylijah Theodule | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Jameer Lewis | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Kick returns | |||||||||
| Mississippi State | Total | Yards | Avg | Long | TD | Kick ret. TD | |||
| None | |||||||||
| Southern Miss | Total | Yards | Avg | Long | TD | Kick ret. TD | |||
| Ian Foster | 1 | 32 | 32.0 | 32 | 0 | ||||
| Punt returns | |||||||||
| Mississippi State | Total | Yards | Avg | Long | TD | ||||
| Anthony Evans III | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Southern Miss | Total | Yards | Avg | Long | TD | ||||
| None | |||||||||
| Kicking | |||||||||
| Mississippi State | FG | Long | Extra Pt | Points | |||||
| Kyle Ferrie | 2/2 | 55 | 4/4 | 10 | |||||
| Southern Miss | FG | Long | Extra Pt | Points | |||||
| Reed Harradine | 1/1 | 43 | 2/2 | 5 | |||||
| Punting | |||||||||
| Mississippi State | Total | Yards | Avg | Touchbacks | Inside 20 | Long | |||
| Ethan Pulliam | 2 | 82 | 41.0 | 0 | |||||
| Nathan Tiyce | 2 | 78 | 39.0 | 0 | |||||
| Southern Miss | Total | Yards | Avg | Touchbacks | Inside 20 | Long | |||
| Jack Murley | 5 | 214 | 42.8 | 1 | |||||
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