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Mississippi State at Louisville

Dec 30, 2019 • Completed • Neutral Site

FRANKLIN AMERICAN MORTGAGE MUSIC CITY BOWL

Season 2019PostseasonWeek 1

Away

Mississippi State

SEC

Final Score

28 - 38

MSL

Home

Louisville

ACC

Game Pulse

Immediate edge indicators from the box score.

Total Yards

Louisville511
Mississippi State366

Passing Yards

Louisville312
Mississippi State221

Rushing Yards

Louisville199
Mississippi State145

Turnovers

Louisville1
Mississippi State2

Game Conditions

ConditionFair
Temperature53°F
Wind11 mph W

Humidity

38%

Precipitation

0.00 in

Player Game Leaders

Top individual performers and full player box data.

Passing

Malik Cunningham

Louisville

YDS: 279

Rushing

Javian Hawkins

Louisville

YDS: 105

Receiving

Chatarius Atwell

Louisville

YDS: 147

Tackles

Marcus Murphy

Mississippi State

TOT: 10

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Box Score Comparison

Possession Split

Louisville28:27
Mississippi State28:26

Stat Dominance

Team comparison across key performance areas

Game Story

Louisville beats Mississippi State 38-28

Standard

Louisville defeated Mississippi State 38-28 in Week 1 of the 2019 postseason slate, finishing with a 511-366 edge in total yards, and scoring 3 passing touchdowns and 1 rushing touchdowns.

Louisville set the terms early in a game that finished 38-28. Tommy Stevens run for 3 yds for a TD (Jace Christmann KICK) came with {'seconds': 48, 'minutes': 4} left in the first quarter, giving Mississippi State the first major swing.

Louisville's box score carried the story: 511 total yards, 199 rushing yards, and 312 passing yards. Mississippi State finished with 366 total yards, including 145 on the ground and 221 through the air.

Louisville converted 6-11 on third down, went 0-1 on fourth down, the turnover count was 1-2, Louisville led 10-14 at halftime. The explosive highlight was Tutu Atwell pass complete to Marshon Ford for 33 yds for a TD (Ryan Chalifoux KICK).

Key Moments

  • Rushing Touchdown

    Tommy Stevens run for 3 yds for a TD (Jace Christmann KICK) (Mississippi State led 7-0 over Louisville).

  • Passing Touchdown

    Tutu Atwell pass complete to Marshon Ford for 33 yds for a TD (Ryan Chalifoux KICK) (Louisville led 7-14 over Mississippi State).

  • Rushing Touchdown

    Nick Gibson run for 3 yds for a TD (Jace Christmann KICK) (Mississippi State led 14-0 over Louisville).

  • Field Goal Good

    Ryan Chalifoux 31 yd FG GOOD (Louisville led 10-14 over Mississippi State).

  • Fumble Recovery (Opponent)

    Tommy Stevens run for 11 yds Tommy Stevens fumbled, forced by Gary McCrae, recovered by Lvile Khane Pass , return for 31 yds (Ryan Chalifoux KICK) (Mississippi State led 14-24 over Louisville).

  • Passing Touchdown

    Micale Cunningham pass complete to Devante Peete for 24 yds for a TD (Ryan Chalifoux KICK) (Louisville led 17-14 over Mississippi State).

Stat Callouts

  • Final score

    38-28

    Louisville defeated Mississippi State.

  • Total yards

    511-366

    Louisville held the yardage advantage.

  • Rushing yards

    199

    Louisville averaged 4.6 yards per rush attempt.

  • Passing yards

    312

    Louisville averaged 12.5 yards per pass attempt.

  • Third downs

    6-11

    Louisville's conversion rate helped sustain possessions.

  • Opponent third downs

    4-11

    Mississippi State's offense worked through that conversion rate.

  • Turnovers

    1-2

    Turnover totals are listed winner first.

Analysis

Game Breakdown

StatisticLouisvilleMississippi State
Total Yards511366
Passing Yards312221
Rushing Yards199145
First Downs2323
Third Down Efficiency6-114-11
Fourth Down Efficiency0-10-1
Total Penalties (Yards)6-502-20
Turnovers12
Completions / Attempts17-2517-26
Rushing Attempts4336
Passing TDs32
Rushing TDs12
Kicking Points84
Possession Time28:2728:26
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Data sourced from NCAA game stats archive (2019)