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Arkansas at Mississippi State

Nov 20, 2016 • Completed

Season 2016RegularWeek 12

Away

Arkansas

SEC

Final Score

58 - 42

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Mississippi State

SEC

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Total Yards

Mississippi State533
Arkansas661

Passing Yards

Mississippi State328
Arkansas304

Rushing Yards

Mississippi State205
Arkansas357

Turnovers

Mississippi State0
Arkansas0

Game Conditions

Temperature48°F
Wind5 mph NW

Humidity

37%

Precipitation

0.00 in

Player Game Leaders

Top individual performers and full player box data.

Passing

Nick Fitzgerald

Mississippi State

YDS: 328

Rushing

Rawleigh Williams III

Arkansas

YDS: 205

Receiving

Fred Ross

Mississippi State

YDS: 171

Tackles

Kivon Coman

Mississippi State

TOT: 15

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Box Score Comparison

Possession Split

Mississippi State26:47
Arkansas33:13

Stat Dominance

Team comparison across key performance areas

Game Story

Arkansas beats Mississippi State 58-42

Standard

Arkansas defeated Mississippi State 58-42 in Week 12 of the 2016 regular slate, finishing with a 661-533 edge in total yards, and scoring 3 passing touchdowns and 5 rushing touchdowns.

Arkansas set the terms early in a game that finished 58-42. Rawleigh Williams III run for 42 yds for a TD, (Adam McFain KICK) came with {'seconds': 29, 'minutes': 7} left in the first quarter, giving Arkansas the first major swing.

Arkansas's box score carried the story: 661 total yards, 357 rushing yards, and 304 passing yards. Mississippi State finished with 533 total yards, including 205 on the ground and 328 through the air.

Arkansas converted 7-11 on third down, went 2-2 on fourth down, the turnover count was 0-0, Arkansas led 38-14 at halftime. The explosive highlight was Rawleigh Williams III run for 72 yds for a TD, (Adam McFain KICK).

Key Moments

  • Rushing Touchdown

    Rawleigh Williams III run for 42 yds for a TD, (Adam McFain KICK) (Arkansas led 14-7 over Mississippi State).

  • Rushing Touchdown

    Nick Fitzgerald run for 18 yds for a TD, (Westin Graves KICK) (Mississippi State led 14-14 over Arkansas).

  • Rushing Touchdown

    Nick Fitzgerald run for 58 yds for a TD, (Westin Graves KICK) (Mississippi State led 7-7 over Arkansas).

  • Rushing Touchdown

    Rawleigh Williams III run for 72 yds for a TD, (Adam McFain KICK) (Arkansas led 7-0 over Mississippi State).

  • Field Goal Good

    Adam McFain 34 yd FG GOOD (Arkansas led 24-14 over Mississippi State).

  • Rushing Touchdown

    Rawleigh Williams III run for 7 yds for a TD, (Adam McFain KICK) (Arkansas led 31-14 over Mississippi State).

Stat Callouts

  • Final score

    58-42

    Arkansas defeated Mississippi State.

  • Total yards

    661-533

    Arkansas held the yardage advantage.

  • Rushing yards

    357

    Arkansas averaged 8.7 yards per rush attempt.

  • Passing yards

    304

    Arkansas averaged 11.7 yards per pass attempt.

  • Third downs

    7-11

    Arkansas's conversion rate helped sustain possessions.

  • Opponent third downs

    5-13

    Mississippi State's offense worked through that conversion rate.

  • Turnovers

    0-0

    Turnover totals are listed winner first.

Analysis

Game Breakdown

StatisticMississippi StateArkansas
Total Yards533661
Passing Yards328304
Rushing Yards205357
First Downs2527
Third Down Efficiency5-137-11
Fourth Down Efficiency4-42-2
Total Penalties (Yards)3-221-10
Turnovers00
Completions / Attempts23-3319-26
Rushing Attempts3541
Passing TDs23
Rushing TDs45
Kicking Points48
Possession Time26:4733:13
Data sourced from NCAA game stats archive (2016)