Mississippi State at Kentucky

Saturday, October 29, 2005

Kentucky beat Mississippi State 13–⁠7. It was their 33rd meeting; after it, Kentucky led the series 18–⁠15 as played.

AwayMississippi State3–⁠8 in 2005
7
HomeKentucky3–⁠8 in 2005
13

Final at Kroger Field, LexingtonAttendance 55,163

At kickoff
51°F, clear, calmWeather: NOAA NCEI Integrated Surface Database; Blue Grass Airport (KLEX), 9 km from the stadium, six minutes before kickoff

Scoring by quarter

TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
Mississippi State00707
Kentucky373013

Standouts

Player stats

Mississippi State

PassingC/AttYdsTDInt
Mike Henig16/3120000
Omarr Conner1/6200
RushingCarYdsTDLong
Jerious Norwood20121027
Brandon Thornton1066119
Bryson Davis2202
ReceivingRecYdsTDLong
Will Prosser578023
Tee Milons451023
Jerious Norwood326015
Lance Long21207

Kentucky

PassingC/AttYdsTDInt
Andre’ Woodson13/2714100
RushingCarYdsTDLong
Rafael Little24114129
Arliss Beach1481023
Alexis Bwenge2704
Curtis Pulley1202
ReceivingRecYdsTDLong
Rafael Little444020
Keenan Burton338028
Glenn Holt Jr.122022
Scott Mitchell31909

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

Team stats

Mississippi StateKentucky
375Total yards324
231Passing yards146
173Rushing yards183
5.5Yards per pass5.2
4.7Yards per rush3.9
22First downs22
3–⁠15Third downs5–⁠15
2–⁠4Fourth downs0–⁠0
1Turnovers1
0–⁠0Penalties0–⁠0
17:50Possession18:49

Before kickoff

Our ratings going in

Our ratings (scores only)

Kentucky 52% to win. Elo’s favorite won.

Officially, Kentucky leads 26–⁠25; as played, 26–⁠25 in 51 meetings, counting the 18 since this game.

Recent meetings
2023Kentucky 24, Mississippi State 3
2022Kentucky 27, Mississippi State 17
2021Mississippi State 31, Kentucky 17
2020Kentucky 24, Mississippi State 2
2019Mississippi State 28, Kentucky 13
2018Kentucky 28, Mississippi State 7

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