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Kentucky at Mississippi State

Sep 21, 2019 • Completed

Season 2019RegularWeek 4

Away

Kentucky

SEC

Final Score

13 - 28

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Mississippi State

SEC

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Total Yards

Mississippi State421
Kentucky386

Passing Yards

Mississippi State180
Kentucky232

Rushing Yards

Mississippi State241
Kentucky154

Turnovers

Mississippi State2
Kentucky1

Game Conditions

Temperature88°F
Wind7 mph S

Humidity

37%

Precipitation

0.00 in

Player Game Leaders

Top individual performers and full player box data.

Passing

Sawyer Smith

Kentucky

YDS: 232

Rushing

Garrett Shrader

Mississippi State

YDS: 125

Receiving

Lynn Bowden Jr.

Kentucky

YDS: 129

Tackles

Brandin Echols

Kentucky

TOT: 10

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Box Score Comparison

Possession Split

Mississippi State33:06
Kentucky26:54

Stat Dominance

Team comparison across key performance areas

Game Story

Mississippi State beats Kentucky 28-13

Standard

Mississippi State defeated Kentucky 28-13 in Week 4 of the 2019 regular slate, finishing with a 421-386 edge in total yards, and scoring 0 passing touchdowns and 3 rushing touchdowns.

Mississippi State set the terms early in a game that finished 28-13. Chance Poore 40 yd FG GOOD came with {'seconds': 49, 'minutes': 2} left in the first quarter, giving Kentucky the first major swing.

Mississippi State's box score carried the story: 421 total yards, 241 rushing yards, and 180 passing yards. Kentucky finished with 386 total yards, including 154 on the ground and 232 through the air.

Mississippi State converted 6-10 on third down, went 0-0 on fourth down, the turnover count was 2-1, Mississippi State led 21-3 at halftime. The explosive highlight was Kylin Hill run for 12 yds for a TD, (Jace Christmann KICK).

Key Moments

  • Field Goal Good

    Chance Poore 40 yd FG GOOD (Kentucky led 3-7 over Mississippi State).

  • Interception Return Touchdown

    Willie Gay Jr. 52 Yd Interception Return (Jace Christmann Kick) (Kentucky led 0-7 over Mississippi State).

  • Rushing Touchdown

    Kylin Hill run for 2 yds for a TD, (Jace Christmann KICK) (Mississippi State led 21-3 over Kentucky).

  • Rushing Touchdown

    Kylin Hill run for 12 yds for a TD, (Jace Christmann KICK) (Mississippi State led 14-3 over Kentucky).

  • Rushing Touchdown

    Kavosiey Smoke run for 2 yds for a TD, (Chance Poore KICK) (Kentucky led 10-21 over Mississippi State).

  • Field Goal Good

    Matt Ruffolo 29 yd FG GOOD (Kentucky led 13-21 over Mississippi State).

Stat Callouts

  • Final score

    28-13

    Mississippi State defeated Kentucky.

  • Total yards

    421-386

    Mississippi State held the yardage advantage.

  • Rushing yards

    241

    Mississippi State averaged 6 yards per rush attempt.

  • Passing yards

    180

    Mississippi State averaged 8.2 yards per pass attempt.

  • Third downs

    6-10

    Mississippi State's conversion rate helped sustain possessions.

  • Opponent third downs

    1-12

    Kentucky's offense worked through that conversion rate.

  • Turnovers

    2-1

    Turnover totals are listed winner first.

Analysis

Game Breakdown

StatisticMississippi StateKentucky
Total Yards421386
Passing Yards180232
Rushing Yards241154
First Downs2221
Third Down Efficiency6-101-12
Fourth Down Efficiency0-03-4
Total Penalties (Yards)5-455-40
Turnovers21
Completions / Attempts17-2215-42
Rushing Attempts4028
Passing TDs00
Rushing TDs31
Kicking Points47
Possession Time33:0626:54
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Data sourced from NCAA game stats archive (2019)