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Mississippi State at Auburn

Oct 28, 2023 • Completed

Season 2023RegularWeek 9

Away

Mississippi State

SEC

Final Score

13 - 27

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Auburn

SEC

Game Pulse

Immediate edge indicators from the box score.

Total Yards

Auburn416
Mississippi State345

Passing Yards

Auburn230
Mississippi State161

Rushing Yards

Auburn186
Mississippi State184

Turnovers

Auburn0
Mississippi State1

Game Conditions

ConditionCloudy
Temperature75°F
Wind5 mph E

Humidity

60%

Precipitation

0.00 in

Player Game Leaders

Top individual performers and full player box data.

Passing

Payton Thorne

Auburn

YDS: 230

Rushing

Jarquez Hunter

Auburn

YDS: 144

Receiving

Zavion Thomas

Mississippi State

YDS: 112

Tackles

Eugene Asante

Auburn

TOT: 10

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Box Score Comparison

Possession Split

Auburn29:16
Mississippi State30:44

Stat Dominance

Team comparison across key performance areas

Game Story

Auburn beats Mississippi State 27-13

Standard

Auburn defeated Mississippi State 27-13 in Week 9 of the 2023 regular slate, finishing with a 416-345 edge in total yards, and scoring 3 passing touchdowns and 0 rushing touchdowns.

Auburn set the terms early in a game that finished 27-13. Payton Thorne pass complete to Shane Hooks for 27 yds for a TD (Alex McPherson KICK) came with {'seconds': 38, 'minutes': 11} left in the first quarter, giving Auburn the first major swing.

Auburn's box score carried the story: 416 total yards, 186 rushing yards, and 230 passing yards. Mississippi State finished with 345 total yards, including 184 on the ground and 161 through the air.

Auburn converted 4-11 on third down, went 0-0 on fourth down, the turnover count was 0-1, Auburn led 24-3 at halftime. The explosive highlight was Alex McPherson 49 yd FG GOOD.

Key Moments

  • Passing Touchdown

    Payton Thorne pass complete to Shane Hooks for 27 yds for a TD (Alex McPherson KICK) (Auburn led 7-0 over Mississippi State).

  • Field Goal Good

    Kyle Ferrie 29 yd FG GOOD (Mississippi State led 3-7 over Auburn).

  • Passing Touchdown

    Payton Thorne pass complete to Ja'Varrius Johnson for 45 yds for a TD (Alex McPherson KICK) (Auburn led 14-3 over Mississippi State).

  • Passing Touchdown

    Payton Thorne pass complete to Jeremiah Cobb for 7 yds for a TD (Alex McPherson KICK) (Auburn led 24-3 over Mississippi State).

  • Field Goal Good

    Alex McPherson 39 yd FG GOOD (Auburn led 17-3 over Mississippi State).

  • Field Goal Good

    Alex McPherson 49 yd FG GOOD (Auburn led 27-6 over Mississippi State).

Stat Callouts

  • Final score

    27-13

    Auburn defeated Mississippi State.

  • Total yards

    416-345

    Auburn held the yardage advantage.

  • Rushing yards

    186

    Auburn averaged 5.2 yards per rush attempt.

  • Passing yards

    230

    Auburn averaged 8.8 yards per pass attempt.

  • Third downs

    4-11

    Auburn's conversion rate helped sustain possessions.

  • Opponent third downs

    2-12

    Mississippi State's offense worked through that conversion rate.

  • Turnovers

    0-1

    Turnover totals are listed winner first.

Analysis

Game Breakdown

StatisticAuburnMississippi State
Total Yards416345
Passing Yards230161
Rushing Yards186184
First Downs2119
Third Down Efficiency4-112-12
Fourth Down Efficiency0-02-4
Total Penalties (Yards)7-528-70
Turnovers01
Completions / Attempts20-2616-32
Rushing Attempts3635
Passing TDs31
Rushing TDs00
Kicking Points97
Possession Time29:1630:44
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Data sourced from NCAA game stats archive (2023)