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Mississippi State at Kentucky

Sep 22, 2018 • Completed

Season 2018RegularWeek 4

Away

Mississippi State

SEC

Final Score

7 - 28

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Kentucky

SEC

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Immediate edge indicators from the box score.

Total Yards

Kentucky300
Mississippi State206

Passing Yards

Kentucky71
Mississippi State150

Rushing Yards

Kentucky229
Mississippi State56

Turnovers

Kentucky1
Mississippi State1

Game Conditions

Temperature63°F
Wind6 mph NE

Humidity

90%

Precipitation

0.09 in

Player Game Leaders

Top individual performers and full player box data.

Passing

Nick Fitzgerald

Mississippi State

YDS: 150

Rushing

Benny Snell Jr.

Kentucky

YDS: 165

Receiving

Osirus Mitchell

Mississippi State

YDS: 65

Tackles

Darius West

Kentucky

TOT: 9

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Box Score Comparison

Possession Split

Kentucky30:57
Mississippi State29:03

Stat Dominance

Team comparison across key performance areas

Game Story

Kentucky pulls away from Mississippi State 28-7

Standard

Kentucky defeated Mississippi State 28-7 in Week 4 of the 2018 regular slate, finishing with a 300-206 edge in total yards, and scoring 0 passing touchdowns and 4 rushing touchdowns.

Kentucky set the terms early in a game that finished 28-7. Benny Snell Jr. run for 2 yds for a TD (Miles Butler KICK) came with {'seconds': 50, 'minutes': 0} left in the quarter 2, giving Kentucky the first major swing.

Kentucky's box score carried the story: 300 total yards, 229 rushing yards, and 71 passing yards. Mississippi State finished with 206 total yards, including 56 on the ground and 150 through the air.

Kentucky converted 2-9 on third down, went 1-1 on fourth down, the turnover count was 1-1, Kentucky led 7-7 at halftime. The explosive highlight was Benny Snell Jr. run for 36 yds for a TD (Miles Butler KICK).

Key Moments

  • Rushing Touchdown

    Benny Snell Jr. run for 2 yds for a TD (Miles Butler KICK) (Kentucky led 7-7 over Mississippi State).

  • Rushing Touchdown

    Nick Fitzgerald run for 1 yd for a TD (Jace Christmann KICK) (Mississippi State led 7-0 over Kentucky).

  • Rushing Touchdown

    Benny Snell Jr. run for 1 yd for a TD (Miles Butler KICK) (Kentucky led 14-7 over Mississippi State).

  • Rushing Touchdown

    Benny Snell Jr. run for 23 yds for a TD (Miles Butler KICK) (Kentucky led 28-7 over Mississippi State).

  • Rushing Touchdown

    Benny Snell Jr. run for 36 yds for a TD (Miles Butler KICK) (Kentucky led 21-7 over Mississippi State).

Stat Callouts

  • Final score

    28-7

    Kentucky defeated Mississippi State.

  • Total yards

    300-206

    Kentucky held the yardage advantage.

  • Rushing yards

    229

    Kentucky averaged 4.9 yards per rush attempt.

  • Passing yards

    71

    Kentucky averaged 5.1 yards per pass attempt.

  • Third downs

    2-9

    Kentucky's conversion rate helped sustain possessions.

  • Opponent third downs

    7-15

    Mississippi State's offense worked through that conversion rate.

  • Turnovers

    1-1

    Turnover totals are listed winner first.

Analysis

Game Breakdown

StatisticKentuckyMississippi State
Total Yards300206
Passing Yards71150
Rushing Yards22956
First Downs1913
Third Down Efficiency2-97-15
Fourth Down Efficiency1-10-1
Total Penalties (Yards)4-3716-139
Turnovers11
Completions / Attempts8-1416-32
Rushing Attempts4728
Passing TDs00
Rushing TDs41
Kicking Points41
Possession Time30:5729:03
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Data sourced from NCAA game stats archive (2018)