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Mississippi State at Auburn

Sep 28, 2019 • Completed

Season 2019RegularWeek 5

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Mississippi State

SEC

Final Score

23 - 56

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Auburn

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Total Yards

Auburn578
Mississippi State334

Passing Yards

Auburn361
Mississippi State216

Rushing Yards

Auburn217
Mississippi State118

Turnovers

Auburn3
Mississippi State2

Player Game Leaders

Top individual performers and full player box data.

Passing

Bo Nix

Auburn

YDS: 335

Rushing

Garrett Shrader

Mississippi State

YDS: 89

Receiving

Seth Williams

Auburn

YDS: 161

Tackles

Leo Lewis

Mississippi State

TOT: 8

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Box Score Comparison

Possession Split

Auburn27:25
Mississippi State32:35

Stat Dominance

Team comparison across key performance areas

Game Story

Auburn pulls away from Mississippi State 56-23

Blowout

Auburn defeated Mississippi State 56-23 in Week 5 of the 2019 regular slate, finishing with a 578-334 edge in total yards, and scoring 2 passing touchdowns and 6 rushing touchdowns.

Auburn set the terms early in a game that finished 56-23. Anthony Schwartz run for 13 yds for a TD, (Anders Carlson KICK) came with {'seconds': 59, 'minutes': 8} left in the first quarter, giving Auburn the first major swing.

Auburn's box score carried the story: 578 total yards, 217 rushing yards, and 361 passing yards. Mississippi State finished with 334 total yards, including 118 on the ground and 216 through the air.

Auburn converted 6-10 on third down, went 0-1 on fourth down, the turnover count was 3-2, Auburn led 42-9 at halftime. The explosive highlight was Bo Nix pass complete to Seth Williams for 39 yds for a TD, (Anders Carlson KICK).

Key Moments

  • Rushing Touchdown

    Anthony Schwartz run for 13 yds for a TD, (Anders Carlson KICK) (Auburn led 21-0 over Mississippi State).

  • Rushing Touchdown

    JaTarvious Whitlow run for 30 yds for a TD, (Anders Carlson KICK) (Auburn led 7-0 over Mississippi State).

  • Rushing Touchdown

    Bo Nix run for 9 yds for a TD, (Anders Carlson KICK) (Auburn led 14-0 over Mississippi State).

  • Passing Touchdown

    Garrett Shrader pass complete to Stephen Guidry for 9 yds for a TD, (Jace Christmann PAT MISSED) (Mississippi State led 6-21 over Auburn).

  • Field Goal Good

    Jace Christmann 27 yd FG GOOD (Mississippi State led 9-28 over Auburn).

  • Passing Touchdown

    Bo Nix pass complete to Seth Williams for 39 yds for a TD, (Anders Carlson KICK) (Auburn led 35-9 over Mississippi State).

Stat Callouts

  • Final score

    56-23

    Auburn defeated Mississippi State.

  • Total yards

    578-334

    Auburn held the yardage advantage.

  • Rushing yards

    217

    Auburn averaged 4.8 yards per rush attempt.

  • Passing yards

    361

    Auburn averaged 15 yards per pass attempt.

  • Third downs

    6-10

    Auburn's conversion rate helped sustain possessions.

  • Opponent third downs

    3-12

    Mississippi State's offense worked through that conversion rate.

  • Turnovers

    3-2

    Turnover totals are listed winner first.

Analysis

Game Breakdown

StatisticAuburnMississippi State
Total Yards578334
Passing Yards361216
Rushing Yards217118
First Downs2521
Third Down Efficiency6-103-12
Fourth Down Efficiency0-11-2
Total Penalties (Yards)5-379-70
Turnovers32
Completions / Attempts18-2413-26
Rushing Attempts4538
Passing TDs22
Rushing TDs61
Kicking Points85
Possession Time27:2532:35
Data sourced from NCAA game stats archive (2019)