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Arkansas at Mississippi State

Nov 17, 2018 • Completed

Season 2018RegularWeek 12

Away

Arkansas

SEC

Final Score

6 - 52

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Mississippi State

SEC

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Total Yards

Mississippi State475
Arkansas219

Passing Yards

Mississippi State188
Arkansas150

Rushing Yards

Mississippi State287
Arkansas69

Turnovers

Mississippi State1
Arkansas3

Game Conditions

Temperature61°F
Wind0 mph

Humidity

59%

Precipitation

0.00 in

Player Game Leaders

Top individual performers and full player box data.

Passing

Ty Storey

Arkansas

YDS: 137

Rushing

Aeris Williams

Mississippi State

YDS: 104

Receiving

La'Michael Pettway

Arkansas

YDS: 83

Tackles

Johnathan Abram

Mississippi State

TOT: 12

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Box Score Comparison

Possession Split

Mississippi State32:21
Arkansas27:39

Stat Dominance

Team comparison across key performance areas

Game Story

Mississippi State routs Arkansas 52-6

Blowout

Mississippi State defeated Arkansas 52-6 in Week 12 of the 2018 regular slate, finishing with a 475-219 edge in total yards, and scoring 5 passing touchdowns and 2 rushing touchdowns.

Mississippi State set the terms early in a game that finished 52-6. Jace Christmann 19 yd FG GOOD came with {'seconds': 27, 'minutes': 8} left in the first quarter, giving Mississippi State the first major swing.

Mississippi State's box score carried the story: 475 total yards, 287 rushing yards, and 188 passing yards. Arkansas finished with 219 total yards, including 69 on the ground and 150 through the air.

Mississippi State converted 7-10 on third down, went 1-1 on fourth down, the turnover count was 1-3, Mississippi State led 17-3 at halftime. The explosive highlight was Nick Fitzgerald pass complete to Justin Johnson for 34 yds for a TD (Jace Christmann KICK).

Key Moments

  • Field Goal Good

    Jace Christmann 19 yd FG GOOD (Mississippi State led 3-0 over Arkansas).

  • Field Goal Good

    Connor Limpert 36 yd FG GOOD (Arkansas led 3-17 over Mississippi State).

  • Rushing Touchdown

    Nick Fitzgerald run for 2 yds for a TD (Jace Christmann KICK) (Mississippi State led 10-0 over Arkansas).

  • Rushing Touchdown

    Nick Gibson run for 8 yds for a TD (Jace Christmann KICK) (Mississippi State led 17-0 over Arkansas).

  • Passing Touchdown

    Nick Fitzgerald pass complete to Justin Johnson for 34 yds for a TD (Jace Christmann KICK) (Mississippi State led 24-6 over Arkansas).

  • Passing Touchdown

    Nick Fitzgerald pass complete to Keith Mixon for 4 yds for a TD (Jace Christmann KICK) (Mississippi State led 31-6 over Arkansas).

Stat Callouts

  • Final score

    52-6

    Mississippi State defeated Arkansas.

  • Total yards

    475-219

    Mississippi State held the yardage advantage.

  • Rushing yards

    287

    Mississippi State averaged 6.1 yards per rush attempt.

  • Passing yards

    188

    Mississippi State averaged 10.4 yards per pass attempt.

  • Third downs

    7-10

    Mississippi State's conversion rate helped sustain possessions.

  • Opponent third downs

    5-17

    Arkansas's offense worked through that conversion rate.

  • Turnovers

    1-3

    Turnover totals are listed winner first.

Analysis

Game Breakdown

StatisticMississippi StateArkansas
Total Yards475219
Passing Yards188150
Rushing Yards28769
First Downs2917
Third Down Efficiency7-105-17
Fourth Down Efficiency1-11-4
Total Penalties (Yards)7-609-85
Turnovers13
Completions / Attempts12-1819-34
Rushing Attempts4735
Passing TDs50
Rushing TDs20
Kicking Points106
Possession Time32:2127:39
Data sourced from NCAA game stats archive (2018)