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Mississippi State at Texas A&M

Oct 3, 2015 • Completed

Season 2015RegularWeek 5

Away

Mississippi State

SEC

Final Score

17 - 30

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Immediate edge indicators from the box score.

Total Yards

Texas A&M516
Mississippi State406

Passing Yards

Texas A&M322
Mississippi State210

Rushing Yards

Texas A&M194
Mississippi State196

Turnovers

Texas A&M0
Mississippi State2

Game Conditions

Temperature83°F
Wind8 mph NE

Humidity

26%

Precipitation

0.00 in

Player Game Leaders

Top individual performers and full player box data.

Passing

Kyle Allen

Texas A&M

YDS: 322

Rushing

Tra Carson

Texas A&M

YDS: 110

Receiving

Josh Reynolds

Texas A&M

YDS: 141

Tackles

No tackles data.

Full Player Box

Box Score Comparison

Possession Split

Texas A&M33:48
Mississippi State26:12

Stat Dominance

Team comparison across key performance areas

Game Story

Texas A&M beats Mississippi State 30-17

Standard

Texas A&M defeated Mississippi State 30-17 in Week 5 of the 2015 regular slate, finishing with a 516-406 edge in total yards, and scoring 2 passing touchdowns and 1 rushing touchdowns.

Texas A&M set the terms early in a game that finished 30-17. Kyle Allen pass complete to Ricky Seals-Jones for 1 yd for a TD, (Taylor Bertolet KICK) came with {'seconds': 59, 'minutes': 9} left in the first quarter, giving Texas A&M the first major swing.

Texas A&M's box score carried the story: 516 total yards, 194 rushing yards, and 322 passing yards. Mississippi State finished with 406 total yards, including 196 on the ground and 210 through the air.

Texas A&M converted 10-20 on third down, went 1-2 on fourth down, the turnover count was 0-2, Texas A&M led 24-10 at halftime. The explosive highlight was Taylor Bertolet 55 yd FG GOOD.

Key Moments

  • Passing Touchdown

    Kyle Allen pass complete to Ricky Seals-Jones for 1 yd for a TD, (Taylor Bertolet KICK) (Texas A&M led 7-0 over Mississippi State).

  • Field Goal Good

    Westin Graves 38 yd FG GOOD (Mississippi State led 3-7 over Texas A&M).

  • Passing Touchdown

    Kyle Allen pass complete to Damion Ratley for 29 yds for a TD, (Taylor Bertolet KICK) (Texas A&M led 14-3 over Mississippi State).

  • Rushing Touchdown

    Malik Dear run for 52 yds for a TD, (Westin Graves KICK) (Mississippi State led 10-17 over Texas A&M).

  • Rushing Touchdown

    Tra Carson run for 1 yd for a TD, (Taylor Bertolet KICK) (Texas A&M led 24-10 over Mississippi State).

  • Field Goal Good

    Taylor Bertolet 55 yd FG GOOD (Texas A&M led 17-3 over Mississippi State).

Stat Callouts

  • Final score

    30-17

    Texas A&M defeated Mississippi State.

  • Total yards

    516-406

    Texas A&M held the yardage advantage.

  • Rushing yards

    194

    Texas A&M averaged 4.3 yards per rush attempt.

  • Passing yards

    322

    Texas A&M averaged 7.9 yards per pass attempt.

  • Third downs

    10-20

    Texas A&M's conversion rate helped sustain possessions.

  • Opponent third downs

    5-14

    Mississippi State's offense worked through that conversion rate.

  • Turnovers

    0-2

    Turnover totals are listed winner first.

Analysis

Game Breakdown

StatisticTexas A&MMississippi State
Total Yards516406
Passing Yards322210
Rushing Yards194196
First Downs2320
Third Down Efficiency10-205-14
Fourth Down Efficiency1-20-2
Total Penalties (Yards)5-533-30
Turnovers02
Completions / Attempts25-4120-34
Rushing Attempts4534
Passing TDs20
Rushing TDs12
Kicking Points125
Possession Time33:4826:12
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Data sourced from NCAA game stats archive (2015)