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Maine at Mississippi State

Saturday, September 18, 2004

Maine beat Mississippi State 9–⁠7. It was their only meeting on record.

AwayMaine6–⁠6 in 2004
9
HomeMississippi State3–⁠8 in 2004
7

Final at Davis Wade Stadium, StarkvilleAttendance 43,486

Scoring by quarter

TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
Maine00369
Mississippi State70007

Standouts

Player stats

Maine

PassingC/AttYdsTDInt
Ron Whitcomb10/1912412
RushingCarYdsTDLong
Montell Owens82800
Ron Whitcomb101600
Chris Legree1100
ReceivingRecYdsTDLong
Ryan Waller34900
Kevin McMahan21510
Arel Gordon21100

Mississippi State

PassingC/AttYdsTDInt
Omarr Conner21/3425011
RushingCarYdsTDLong
Fred Reid1872023
Jerious Norwood1044016
Darnell Jones222011
Jonathan Lowe1909
ReceivingRecYdsTDLong
Will Prosser4117063
Darnell Jones112012
Tee Milons21209
Bryson Davis1808
InterceptionsIntYdsTD
Jeramie Johnson2350

From CollegeFootballData’s box score. Names lead to each player’s page. ★ a career high on file.

Team stats

MaineMississippi State
226Total yards374
123Passing yards266
102Rushing yards124
6.5Yards per pass7.1
2.8Yards per rush3.4
10First downs20
0–⁠0Third downs4–⁠14
0–⁠0Fourth downs0–⁠0
2Turnovers3
4–⁠24Penalties0–⁠0
17:19Possession19:18

Efficiency

MaineMississippi State
29%Success rate36%
−0.04EPA per play−0.09
1.00Explosiveness0.97
−0.01Rushing EPA−0.16
0.00Passing EPA0.03
16%Passing-down success24%
−0.21First-down EPA−0.03
0.03Second-down EPA0.43
0.07Third-down EPA−0.65

From CollegeFootballData.com: each offense’s efficiency, and the havoc each defense caused. The better side of each line is bold.

Before kickoff

Our ratings going in

Our ratings (scores only)

Mississippi State 67% to win. Maine pulled the upset.

Every drive

Mississippi State end zoneMaine end zoneQ1 MainePunt, 9 playsQ1 Mississippi StatePunt, 3 playsQ1 MainePunt, 3 playsQ1 Mississippi StateTouchdown pass, 7 playsQ1 MaineKickoff, 1 playQ1 MainePunt, 7 playsQ2 Mississippi StateMissed FG, 8 playsQ2 MaineInterception, 3 playsQ2 Mississippi StateFumble, 3 playsQ2 MainePunt, 3 playsQ2 Mississippi StateInterception, 6 playsQ2 MainePunt, 3 playsQ2 Mississippi StatePunt, 4 playsQ2 MaineRush, 1 playQ3 Mississippi StatePunt, 4 playsQ3 MainePunt, 5 playsQ3 Mississippi StatePunt, 6 playsQ3 MaineField goal, 6 playsQ3 Mississippi StateKickoff, 1 playQ3 Mississippi StatePunt, 4 playsQ3 MaineInterception, 3 playsQ3 Mississippi StatePunt, 5 playsQ4 MainePunt, 3 playsQ4 Mississippi StateFumble, 12 playsQ4 MaineTouchdown pass, 8 playsQ4 Mississippi StateKickoff, 1 playQ4 Mississippi StatePunt, 7 playsQ4 MainePunt, 3 playsQ4 Mississippi StateIncomplete pass, 3 plays
Solid bars scored; an outline in the other team’s color marks points the defense scored. Mississippi State drives left to right, Maine right to left.
  1. Q1 MainePunt, 9 plays, 33 yards
  2. Q1 Mississippi StatePunt, 3 plays, 4 yards
  3. Q1 MainePunt, 3 plays, −2 yards
  4. Q1 Mississippi StateTouchdown pass, 7 plays, 66 yards
  5. Q1 MaineKickoff, 1 play, −77 yards
  6. Q1 MainePunt, 7 plays, 31 yards
  7. Q2 Mississippi StateMissed FG, 8 plays, 81 yards
  8. Q2 MaineInterception, 3 plays, 5 yards
  9. Q2 Mississippi StateFumble, 3 plays, 3 yards
  10. Q2 MainePunt, 3 plays, 4 yards
  11. Q2 Mississippi StateInterception, 6 plays, 35 yards
  12. Q2 MainePunt, 3 plays, 7 yards
  13. Q2 Mississippi StatePunt, 4 plays, 5 yards
  14. Q2 MaineRush, 1 play, −2 yards
  15. Q3 Mississippi StatePunt, 4 plays, 30 yards
  16. Q3 MainePunt, 5 plays, 35 yards
  17. Q3 Mississippi StatePunt, 6 plays, 3 yards
  18. Q3 MaineField goal, 6 plays, 20 yards
  19. Q3 Mississippi StateKickoff, 1 play, 20 yards
  20. Q3 Mississippi StatePunt, 4 plays, 18 yards
  21. Q3 MaineInterception, 3 plays, −1 yard
  22. Q3 Mississippi StatePunt, 5 plays, 10 yards
  23. Q4 MainePunt, 3 plays, 0 yards
  24. Q4 Mississippi StateFumble, 12 plays, 65 yards
  25. Q4 MaineTouchdown pass, 8 plays, 80 yards
  26. Q4 Mississippi StateKickoff, 1 play, 23 yards
  27. Q4 Mississippi StatePunt, 7 plays, 6 yards
  28. Q4 MainePunt, 3 plays, 9 yards
  29. Q4 Mississippi StateIncomplete pass, 3 plays, 20 yards

Play by play

1st quarter5 drives, then Mississippi State 7, Maine 0
Maine Punt, 9 plays
15:001st & 10 at own 205 yard penalty on Bulldogs.
15:001st & 10 at own 25Ron Whitcomb (UM) rushed right side for 3 yards.
15:002nd & 7 at own 28Marcus Williams (UM) rushed up the middle for 6 yards.
14:003rd & 1 at own 34Marcus Williams (UM) rushed left side for 4 yards.
14:001st & 10 at own 38Ron Whitcomb (UM) rushed right side for 7 yards.
14:002nd & 3 at own 45Ron Whitcomb (UM) pass left side complete to Christian Pereira (UM) for 2 yards.
13:003rd & 1 at own 47Ron Whitcomb (UM) rushed up the middle for 2 yards.
13:001st & 10 at own 49Marcus Williams (UM) rushed up the middle for -4 yards.
12:002nd & 14 at own 45Marcus Williams (UM) rushed up the middle for 8 yards.
12:003rd & 6 at opp 47Ron Whitcomb (UM) pass across the middle complete to Christian Pereira (UM) for 5 yards.
11:004th & 1 at opp 42Punt by Mike Mellow (UM) no return by Bulldogs.
Mississippi State Punt, 3 plays
9:451st & 10 at own 14Jerious Norwood (MSU) rushed left side for 2 yards.
8:552nd & 8 at own 16Jerious Norwood (MSU) rushed left side for 2 yards.
8:553rd & 6 at own 18Omarr Conner (MSU) pass incomplete to the left side.
8:554th & 6 at own 18Punt by Jared Cook (MSU) returned 15 yards by Kevin McMahan (UM) to the Black Bears 47.
Maine Punt, 3 plays
8:171st & 10 at own 47Marcus Williams (UM) rushed left side for -2 yards.
8:172nd & 12 at own 45Ron Whitcomb (UM) sacked for no loss.
8:173rd & 12 at own 45Ron Whitcomb (UM) pass right side complete to Arel Gordon (UM) for 2 yards.
8:174th & 10 at own 47Punt by Mike Mellow (UM) returned 21 yards by Jonathan Lowe (MSU) to the Bulldogs 34.
Mississippi State Touchdown pass, 7 plays
8:171st & 10 at own 34Jonathan Lowe (MSU) rushed right side for 8 yards.
8:172nd & 2 at own 42Omarr Conner (MSU) pass left side complete to Jason Husband (MSU) for 3 yards.
8:171st & 10 at own 45Jerious Norwood (MSU) rushed up the middle for 8 yards.
7:002nd & 2 at opp 47Omarr Conner (MSU) pass across the middle complete to Will Prosser (MSU) for 31 yards.
7:001st & 10 at opp 16Jerious Norwood (MSU) rushed up the middle for -3 yards.
3:302nd & 13 at opp 19Omarr Conner (MSU) pass incomplete across the middle.
3:303rd & 13 at opp 19Omarr Conner (MSU) pass left side complete to Eric Butler (MSU) for a 19 yard touchdown.Mississippi State 6, Maine 0
3:30Extra point by Keith Andrews (MSU) is good.Mississippi State 7, Maine 0
3:00Kickoff returned by Arel Gordon (UM) for 21 yards.
Maine Punt, 7 plays
2:561st & 10 at own 230 yard penalty on Black Bears.
2:561st & 10 at own 23Chris Legree (UM) rushed up the middle for 2 yards.
2:562nd & 8 at own 25Marcus Williams (UM) rushed right side for 13 yards.
1:561st & 10 at own 38Montell Owens (UM) rushed right side for 5 yards.
1:562nd & 5 at own 43Marcus Williams (UM) rushed up the middle for 7 yards.
1:561st & 10 at the 50Marcus Williams (UM) rushed up the middle for 1 yard.
1:562nd & 9 at opp 490 yard penalty on Black Bears.
1:562nd & 9 at opp 49Ron Whitcomb (UM) rushed right side for 3 yards.
Q2 15:003rd & 6 at opp 46Start of the 2nd quarter.
Q2 15:003rd & 6 at opp 46Ron Whitcomb (UM) pass incomplete to the left side.
Q2 15:004th & 6 at opp 46Punt by Mike Mellow (UM) no return by Bulldogs.
2nd quarter8 drives, then Mississippi State 7, Maine 0
Mississippi State Missed FG, 8 plays
14:541st & 10 at own 95 yard penalty on Black Bears.
14:541st & 5 at own 14Fred Reid (MSU) rushed left side for -2 yards.
14:542nd & 7 at own 12Omarr Conner (MSU) pass across the middle complete to Will Prosser (MSU) for 14 yards.
13:541st & 10 at own 26Omarr Conner (MSU) pass right side complete to Fred Reid (MSU) for 2 yards.
13:542nd & 8 at own 28Omarr Conner (MSU) pass left side complete to Will Prosser (MSU) for 62 yards.
13:541st & goal at opp 10Fred Reid (MSU) rushed up the middle for 4 yards.
13:542nd & goal at opp 6Fred Reid (MSU) rushed left side for -4 yards.
13:543rd & goal at opp 100 yard penalty on Bulldogs.
13:543rd & goal at opp 10Omarr Conner (MSU) sacked for a loss of 5 yards.
13:544th & goal at opp 1532 yard field goal by Keith Andrews (MSU) is no good.
Maine Interception, 3 plays
11:361st & 10 at own 15Marcus Williams (UM) rushed up the middle for no gain.
11:362nd & 10 at own 20Marcus Williams (UM) rushed up the middle for -5 yards.
11:363rd & 15 at own 15Ron Whitcomb (UM) pass left side intercepted by Jeramie Johnson (MSU). Returned for 34 yards.
Mississippi State Fumble, 3 plays
11:361st & 10 at opp 11Jerious Norwood (MSU) rushed up the middle for -1 yards.
9:362nd & 11 at opp 12Omarr Conner (MSU) rushed right side for 4 yards.
8:363rd & 7 at opp 8Omarr Conner (MSU) pass right side complete to Eric Butler (MSU) for 5 yards.
8:364th & 2 at opp 3Bulldogs fumble by Eric Butler (MSU), recovered by Devon Goree (UM), returned for no gain.
Maine Punt, 3 plays
8:361st & 10 at own 3Ron Whitcomb (UM) pass incomplete across the middle.
8:362nd & 10 at own 3Marcus Williams (UM) rushed up the middle for 4 yards.
8:363rd & 6 at own 7Marcus Williams (UM) rushed up the middle for -4 yards.
8:364th & 10 at own 3Punt by Mike Mellow (UM) returned 5 yards by Jonathan Lowe (MSU) to the 50.
Mississippi State Interception, 6 plays
7:361st & 10 at the 50Jerious Norwood (MSU) rushed right side for 5 yards.
7:362nd & 5 at opp 45Jerious Norwood (MSU) rushed up the middle for 13 yards.
7:361st & 10 at opp 32Jerious Norwood (MSU) rushed left side for 15 yards.
7:361st & 10 at opp 17Jerious Norwood (MSU) rushed up the middle for 2 yards.
4:052nd & 8 at opp 15Bulldogs timeout; 04:05 remaining 2nd quarter
4:052nd & 8 at opp 15Jerious Norwood (MSU) rushed left side for 1 yard.
4:053rd & 7 at opp 14Omarr Conner (MSU) pass across the middle intercepted by John Baumgartner (UM). Returned for no gain.
Maine Punt, 3 plays
4:051st & 10 at own 3Marcus Williams (UM) rushed right side for 2 yards.
3:002nd & 8 at own 5Marcus Williams (UM) rushed right side for 3 yards.
3:003rd & 5 at own 8Ron Whitcomb (UM) rushed right side for 2 yards.
1:354th & 3 at own 10Bulldogs timeout; 01:35 remaining 2nd quarter
1:354th & 3 at own 10Punt by Mike Mellow (UM) no return by Bulldogs.
Mississippi State Punt, 4 plays
1:351st & 10 at own 32Omarr Conner (MSU) pass left side complete to Eric Butler (MSU) for 10 yards.
1:351st & 10 at own 42Omarr Conner (MSU) pass right side complete to Jerious Norwood (MSU) for no gain.
0:412nd & 10 at own 425 yard penalty on Bulldogs.
0:412nd & 15 at own 37Omarr Conner (MSU) pass incomplete across the middle.
0:343rd & 15 at own 37Omarr Conner (MSU) pass incomplete to the right side.
0:344th & 15 at own 37Punt by Jared Cook (MSU) no return by Black Bears.
Maine Rush, 1 play
0:151st & 10 at own 13Ron Whitcomb (UM) rushed up the middle for -2 yards.
3rd quarter7 drives, then Mississippi State 7, Maine 3
Mississippi State Punt, 4 plays
15:001st & 10 at own 20Fred Reid (MSU) rushed right side for 23 yards.
14:301st & 10 at own 43Fred Reid (MSU) rushed right side for 3 yards.
14:302nd & 7 at own 45Fred Reid (MSU) rushed right side for 5 yards.
13:303rd & 2 at the 50Fred Reid (MSU) rushed left side for no gain.
13:304th & 2 at the 50Punt by Jared Cook (MSU) no return by Black Bears.
Maine Punt, 5 plays
13:301st & 10 at own 3Marcus Williams (UM) rushed up the middle for -1 yards.
13:302nd & 11 at own 2Ron Whitcomb (UM) pass right side complete to Christian Pereira (UM) for 41 yards.
12:001st & 10 at own 435 yard penalty on Black Bears.
12:001st & 15 at own 38Ron Whitcomb (UM) pass incomplete to the left side.
12:002nd & 15 at own 38Ron Whitcomb (UM) pass incomplete across the middle.
12:003rd & 15 at own 38Ron Whitcomb (UM) pass incomplete to the left side.
12:004th & 15 at own 380 yard penalty on Black Bears.
12:004th & 15 at own 38Punt by Mike Mellow (UM) no return by Bulldogs.
Mississippi State Punt, 6 plays
11:001st & 10 at own 9Fred Reid (MSU) rushed up the middle for 3 yards.
11:002nd & 7 at own 12Omarr Conner (MSU) pass incomplete to the right side.
10:213rd & 7 at own 12Omarr Conner (MSU) rushed right side for 7 yards.
10:211st & 10 at own 19Omarr Conner (MSU) sacked for a loss of 11 yards.
10:212nd & 21 at own 8Fred Reid (MSU) rushed up the middle for 4 yards.
10:213rd & 17 at own 12Omarr Conner (MSU) pass incomplete across the middle.
10:214th & 17 at own 12Punt by Jared Cook (MSU) returned 15 yards by Kevin McMahan (UM) to the Bulldogs 35.
Maine Field goal, 6 plays
10:211st & 10 at opp 3518 yard penalty on Black Bears.
10:211st & 10 at own 47Ron Whitcomb (UM) pass left side complete to Arel Gordon (UM) for 9 yards.
10:212nd & 1 at opp 44Marcus Williams (UM) rushed right side for 23 yards.
9:001st & 10 at opp 21Marcus Williams (UM) rushed up the middle for 3 yards.
9:002nd & 7 at opp 18Ron Whitcomb (UM) pass incomplete to the left side.
9:003rd & 7 at opp 180 yard penalty on Black Bears.
9:003rd & 7 at opp 180 yard penalty on Bulldogs.
9:003rd & 7 at opp 18Ron Whitcomb (UM) pass right side complete to Ryan Waller (UM) for 3 yards.
9:004th & 4 at opp 1531 yard field goal by Mike Mellow (UM) is good.Mississippi State 7, Maine 3
5:201st & 0 at opp 20Black Bears kickoff, touchback by Bulldogs.
Mississippi State Punt, 4 plays
5:201st & 10 at own 20Fred Reid (MSU) rushed left side for 14 yards.
5:201st & 10 at own 34Fred Reid (MSU) rushed up the middle for -1 yards.
4:202nd & 11 at own 33Omarr Conner (MSU) pass across the middle complete to Brandon Wright (MSU) for 5 yards.
4:203rd & 6 at own 38Omarr Conner (MSU) pass incomplete to the left side.
4:204th & 6 at own 38Punt by Jared Cook (MSU) no return by Black Bears.
Maine Interception, 3 plays
3:111st & 10 at own 31Ron Whitcomb (UM) sacked for a loss of 1 yards.
3:112nd & 11 at own 30Marcus Williams (UM) rushed right side for -5 yards.
3:113rd & 16 at own 25Ron Whitcomb (UM) pass across the middle intercepted by Jeramie Johnson (MSU). Returned for no gain.
Mississippi State Punt, 5 plays
1:441st & 10 at own 35Omarr Conner (MSU) pass left side complete to Brandon Wright (MSU) for 10 yards.
1:441st & 10 at own 45Fred Reid (MSU) rushed right side for 5 yards.
1:442nd & 5 at the 5015 yard penalty on Bulldogs.
1:442nd & 20 at own 35Omarr Conner (MSU) pass left side complete to Bryson Davis (MSU) for 8 yards.
1:443rd & 12 at own 43Omarr Conner (MSU) pass across the middle complete to Blake Pettit (MSU) for 2 yards.
Q4 15:003rd & 10 at own 45Start of the 4th quarter.
Q4 15:003rd & 10 at own 45Omarr Conner (MSU) pass left side complete to Ty Freeman (MSU) for 1 yard.
Q4 15:004th & 9 at own 46Punt by John Tahe (MSU) no return by Black Bears.
4th quarter6 drives, then Maine 9, Mississippi State 7
Maine Punt, 3 plays
15:001st & 10 at own 13Montell Owens (UM) rushed up the middle for -3 yards.
15:002nd & 13 at own 10Ron Whitcomb (UM) rushed left side for 3 yards.
15:003rd & 10 at own 13Ron Whitcomb (UM) pass incomplete to the right side.
14:004th & 10 at own 13Punt by Mike Mellow (UM) no return by Bulldogs.
Mississippi State Fumble, 12 plays
12:351st & 10 at own 305 yard penalty on Bulldogs.
12:351st & 15 at own 25Fred Reid (MSU) rushed left side for 2 yards.
12:352nd & 13 at own 27Omarr Conner (MSU) pass across the middle complete to Darnell Jones (MSU) for 12 yards.
12:353rd & 1 at own 39Fred Reid (MSU) rushed up the middle for 1 yard.
11:301st & 10 at own 40Omarr Conner (MSU) pass right side complete to Tee Milons (MSU) for 2 yards.
11:302nd & 8 at own 42Omarr Conner (MSU) pass left side complete to Will Prosser (MSU) for 11 yards.
11:301st & 10 at opp 47Darnell Jones (MSU) rushed up the middle for 11 yards.
11:301st & 10 at opp 36Fred Reid (MSU) rushed up the middle for 2 yards.
9:302nd & 8 at opp 34Omarr Conner (MSU) pass across the middle complete to Brandon Wright (MSU) for 10 yards.
9:301st & 10 at opp 24Fred Reid (MSU) rushed right side for 8 yards.
8:162nd & 2 at opp 16Black Bears timeout; 08:16 remaining 4th quarter
8:162nd & 2 at opp 16Darnell Jones (MSU) rushed right side for 10 yards.
8:161st & goal at opp 6Omarr Conner (MSU) rushed left side for 1 yard.
7:162nd & goal at opp 5Fred Reid (MSU) rushed right side for 3 yards.
7:163rd & goal at opp 2Bulldogs fumble by Fred Reid (MSU), recovered by Jarrod Gomes (UM), returned for no gain.
Maine Touchdown pass, 8 plays
7:161st & 10 at own 20Ron Whitcomb (UM) pass across the middle complete to Christian Pereira (UM) for 19 yards.
7:161st & 10 at own 39Marcus Williams (UM) rushed up the middle for 9 yards.
7:162nd & 1 at own 48Ron Whitcomb (UM) pass left side complete to Arel Gordon (UM) for no gain.
7:163rd & 1 at own 48Montell Owens (UM) rushed right side for 4 yards.
7:161st & 10 at opp 48Montell Owens (UM) rushed up the middle for 6 yards.
7:162nd & 4 at opp 42Montell Owens (UM) rushed up the middle for 1 yard.
7:163rd & 3 at opp 41Ron Whitcomb (UM) pass across the middle complete to Ryan Waller (UM) for 25 yards.
7:161st & 10 at opp 16Ron Whitcomb (UM) pass left side complete to Kevin McMahan (UM) for a 16 yard touchdown.Maine 9, Mississippi State 7
7:16Extra point by Mike Mellow (UM) is no good.
2:55Kickoff returned by Fred Reid (MSU) for 16 yards.
Mississippi State Punt, 7 plays
2:451st & 10 at own 23Omarr Conner (MSU) pass incomplete across the middle.
2:452nd & 10 at own 23Omarr Conner (MSU) pass right side complete to Tee Milons (MSU) for 9 yards.
2:453rd & 1 at own 32Fred Reid (MSU) rushed up the middle for 1 yard.
1:551st & 10 at own 33Omarr Conner (MSU) pass incomplete to the left side.
1:422nd & 10 at own 33Omarr Conner (MSU) pass across the middle complete to Brandon Wright (MSU) for 13 yards.
1:361st & 10 at own 46Bulldogs timeout; 01:36 remaining 4th quarter
1:361st & 10 at own 4617 yard penalty on Bulldogs.
1:361st & 25 at own 29Omarr Conner (MSU) pass incomplete across the middle.
1:163rd & 25 at own 29Omarr Conner (MSU) pass incomplete to the left side.
1:164th & 25 at own 29Black Bears timeout; 01:16 remaining 4th quarter
1:164th & 25 at own 29Punt by John Tahe (MSU) no return by Black Bears.
Maine Punt, 3 plays
1:161st & 10 at own 17Montell Owens (UM) rushed right side for 2 yards.
0:562nd & 8 at own 19Bulldogs timeout; 00:56 remaining 4th quarter
0:562nd & 8 at own 19Montell Owens (UM) rushed up the middle for 7 yards.
0:513rd & 1 at own 26Bulldogs timeout; 00:51 remaining 4th quarter
0:513rd & 1 at own 26Ron Whitcomb (UM) rushed up the middle for no gain.
0:224th & 1 at own 265 yard penalty on Black Bears.
0:224th & 6 at own 21Punt by Mike Mellow (UM) no return by Bulldogs.
Mississippi State Incomplete pass, 3 plays
0:151st & 10 at own 34Omarr Conner (MSU) pass right side complete to Brandon Wright (MSU) for 20 yards.
0:031st & 10 at opp 46Omarr Conner (MSU) pass incomplete across the middle.
0:022nd & 10 at opp 46Black Bears timeout; 00:02 remaining 4th quarter
0:022nd & 10 at opp 46Omarr Conner (MSU) pass incomplete across the middle.

Play-by-play from CollegeFootballData.com, as its scorers wrote it. The clock is the time left in the quarter; the spot is from the side of the team with the ball.

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