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Mississippi State at Kansas State

Saturday, September 8, 2018

No. 18 Mississippi State beat Kansas State 31–⁠10. It was their third meeting; after it, Mississippi State led the series 3–⁠0 as played.

Away18Mississippi State8–⁠5 in 2018
31
HomeKansas State5–⁠7 in 2018
10

Final at Bill Snyder Family Stadium, ManhattanTV: ESPNAttendance 49,784

At kickoff
63°F, overcast, wind 11 mph from the northeastWeather: NOAA NCEI Integrated Surface Database; Manhattan Regional Airport (KMHK), 11 km from the stadium, eight minutes before kickoff
Officials
Referee John McDaid; umpire Tom Quick; head linesman Gary Jayroe; line judge Chad Lorance; side judge Sean Petty; field judge P. Davenport; back judge Martin Hankins; center judge Brian DavisGame officials: stats.ncaa.org box scores, via SportsDataverse

Scoring by quarter

TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
Mississippi State3147731
Kansas State307010

Standouts

  • PassingNick Fitzgerald11 of 27, 154 yards, 2 TD, 1 INTMississippi State
  • RushingKylin Hill17 carries, 211 yards, 2 TDMississippi State
  • DefenseErroll Thompson7 tackles, 1 sack, 1 for loss, 1 INTMississippi State

Photos: Wikimedia Commons, free licenses; credits on each player’s page.

Player stats

Mississippi State

PassingC/AttYdsTDInt
Nick Fitzgerald11/2715421
RushingCarYdsTDLong
Kylin Hill17211252
Nick Fitzgerald19159030
Nick Gibson31409
ReceivingRecYdsTDLong
Stephen Guidry242023
Justin Johnson237032
Dontea Jones121021
Kylin Hill116116
DefenseTklTFLSacksInt
Johnathan Abram8000
Erroll Thompson7111
Mark McLaurin5000
Jeffery Simmons4200
Montez Sweat3210
Fletcher Adams3110
Brian Keith Cole1110

Kansas State

PassingC/AttYdsTDInt
Skylar John Thompson7/178610
Alex Delton2/41401
RushingCarYdsTDLong
Alex Barnes1775015
Skylar John Thompson1234016
Alex Delton6408
ReceivingRecYdsTDLong
Dalton Schoen234123
Dalvin Warmack221018
Alex Barnes219015
Zach Reuter115015
DefenseTklTFLSacksInt
Kendall Adams6000
Walter Neil Jr.6000
Denzel Goolsby5000
Duke Shelley4000
Wyatt Hubert4001

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

Team stats

Mississippi StateKansas State
538Total yards213
154Passing yards100
384Rushing yards113
5.7Yards per pass4.8
9.8Yards per rush3.2
0First downs0
0–⁠0Third downs0–⁠0
0–⁠0Fourth downs0–⁠0
1Turnovers1
0–⁠0Penalties0–⁠0
4Sacks (by defense)0

Efficiency

Mississippi StateKansas State
60%Success rate33%
0.35EPA per play−0.22
1.13Explosiveness1.12
0.66Rushing EPA−0.03
−0.08Passing EPA−0.42
48%Passing-down success26%
0.19First-down EPA−0.16
0.55Second-down EPA−0.31
0.72Third-down EPA−0.14
19%Havoc by its defense10%

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 and the line, going in

Our ratings (scores only)

Kansas State 53% to win. Mississippi State won as Elo’s underdog.

The line

Mississippi State −7, over/under 52.5.

The last line on file before kickoff: the consensus line when the books publish one, otherwise a single major sportsbook’s.

Before kickoff, the win chances were Mississippi State 68%, Kansas State 32%. CollegeFootballData.com’s estimate from the point spread.

Every drive

Kansas State end zoneMississippi State end zoneQ1 Mississippi StatePunt, 3 playsQ1 Kansas StatePunt, 3 playsQ1 Mississippi StateField goal, 10 playsQ1 Kansas StateField goal, 11 playsQ1 Mississippi StateTouchdown, 9 playsQ2 Kansas StatePunt, 7 playsQ2 Mississippi StateTurnover on downs, 7 playsQ2 Kansas StateInterception, 7 playsQ2 Mississippi StateTouchdown, 3 playsQ2 Kansas StateTurnover on downs, 8 playsQ3 Kansas StatePunt, 5 playsQ3 Mississippi StateTouchdown, 5 playsQ3 Kansas StatePunt, 8 playsQ3 Mississippi StateInterception, 6 playsQ3 Kansas StateTouchdown, 1 playQ3 Mississippi StateTouchdown, 8 playsQ4 Kansas StatePunt, 5 playsQ4 Mississippi StateMissed FG, 15 playsQ4 Kansas StatePunt, 3 playsQ4 Mississippi StateEnd of game, 2 plays
Solid bars scored; an outline in the other team’s color marks points the defense scored. Kansas State drives left to right, Mississippi State right to left.
  1. Q1 Mississippi StatePunt, 3 plays, 5 yards
  2. Q1 Kansas StatePunt, 3 plays, 7 yards
  3. Q1 Mississippi StateField goal, 10 plays, 70 yards
  4. Q1 Kansas StateField goal, 11 plays, 54 yards
  5. Q1 Mississippi StateTouchdown, 9 plays, 55 yards
  6. Q2 Kansas StatePunt, 7 plays, 30 yards
  7. Q2 Mississippi StateTurnover on downs, 7 plays, 42 yards
  8. Q2 Kansas StateInterception, 7 plays, 22 yards
  9. Q2 Mississippi StateTouchdown, 3 plays, 65 yards
  10. Q2 Kansas StateTurnover on downs, 8 plays, 28 yards
  11. Q3 Kansas StatePunt, 5 plays, 33 yards
  12. Q3 Mississippi StateTouchdown, 5 plays, 95 yards
  13. Q3 Kansas StatePunt, 8 plays, 19 yards
  14. Q3 Mississippi StateInterception, 6 plays, 27 yards
  15. Q3 Kansas StateTouchdown, 1 play, 23 yards
  16. Q3 Mississippi StateTouchdown, 8 plays, 76 yards
  17. Q4 Kansas StatePunt, 5 plays, 26 yards
  18. Q4 Mississippi StateMissed FG, 15 plays, 52 yards
  19. Q4 Kansas StatePunt, 3 plays, 1 yard
  20. Q4 Mississippi StateEnd of game, 2 plays, 12 yards

Play by play

1st quarter5 drives, then Tied at 3
Mississippi State Punt, 3 plays
15:001st & 10 at own 35Blake Lynch kickoff for 57 yds , Jamal Peters return for 13 yds to the MisSt 21
14:551st & 10 at own 21Nick Fitzgerald pass complete to Justin Johnson for 5 yds to the MisSt 26
14:242nd & 5 at own 26Nick Fitzgerald pass incomplete to Stephen Guidry
14:203rd & 5 at own 26MISSISSIPPI ST Penalty, False Start (Darryl Williams) to the MisSt 21
14:173rd & 10 at own 21Nick Fitzgerald run for 9 yds to the MisSt 30
14:044th & 1 at own 30MISSISSIPPI ST Penalty, Delay of Game (Tucker Day) to the MisSt 26
13:384th & 5 at own 26Tucker Day punt for 34 yds, downed at the KanSt 40
Kansas State Punt, 3 plays
13:381st & 10 at own 40Skylar Thompson pass incomplete to Isaiah Zuber
13:302nd & 10 at own 40Alex Barnes run for 7 yds to the KanSt 47
12:513rd & 3 at own 47Skylar Thompson pass incomplete
12:394th & 3 at own 47Andrew Hicks punt for 36 yds, fair catch by Keith Mixon at the MisSt 17
Mississippi State Field goal, 10 plays
12:391st & 10 at own 17Nick Fitzgerald run for 10 yds to the MisSt 27 for a 1ST down
12:111st & 10 at own 27Nick Fitzgerald pass incomplete to Austin Williams
11:592nd & 10 at own 27Nick Fitzgerald run for 9 yds to the MisSt 36
11:183rd & 1 at own 36Nick Fitzgerald run for 4 yds to the MisSt 40 for a 1ST down
10:421st & 10 at own 40Nick Fitzgerald run for 5 yds to the MisSt 45
10:212nd & 5 at own 45Fitzgerald, Nick pass incomplete to Johnson, Justin, PENALTY KANSASST offside (Walker, Reggie) off-setting, PENALTY MISSSTATE Illegal Formation off-setting, NO PLAY.
9:572nd & 5 at own 45Kylin Hill run for 47 yds to the KanSt 8 for a 1ST down
9:261st & goal at opp 8Nick Fitzgerald pass incomplete to Deddrick Thomas
9:212nd & goal at opp 8Nick Fitzgerald pass incomplete to Kylin Hill
9:153rd & 0 at opp 8Timeout MISSISSIPPI ST, clock 09:15
9:123rd & goal at opp 8Nick Fitzgerald pass incomplete to Austin Williams
9:114th & goal at opp 8MISSISSIPPI ST Penalty, Delay of Game (-5 Yards) to the KanSt 13
9:074th & goal at opp 13Jace Christmann 30 Yd Field GoalMississippi State 3, Kansas State 0
Kansas State Field goal, 11 plays
9:074th & 15 at own 35Scott Goodman kickoff for 59 yds , Duke Shelley return for 31 yds to the KanSt 37
8:561st & 10 at own 37Alex Barnes run for 2 yds to the KanSt 39
8:292nd & 8 at own 39Alex Barnes run for 4 yds to the KanSt 43
7:473rd & 4 at own 43Skylar Thompson run for 12 yds to the MisSt 45 for a 1ST down
7:261st & 10 at opp 45Skylar Thompson pass complete to Dalvin Warmack for 3 yds to the MisSt 42
6:392nd & 7 at opp 42Alex Barnes run for 1 yd to the MisSt 41
5:593rd & 6 at opp 41Timeout KANSAS ST, clock 05:59
5:583rd & 6 at opp 41Skylar Thompson run for 5 yds to the MisSt 36
5:154th & 1 at opp 36Timeout KANSAS ST, clock 05:15
5:144th & 1 at opp 36MISSISSIPPI ST Penalty, Defensive Offside (Jeffery Simmons) to the MisSt 30 for a 1ST down
5:091st & 10 at opp 30Skylar Thompson pass complete to Dalvin Warmack for 18 yds to the MisSt 12 for a 1ST down
4:421st & 10 at opp 12Alex Barnes run for 3 yds to the MisSt 9
4:012nd & 7 at opp 9Skylar Thompson pass incomplete
3:573rd & 7 at opp 9Skylar Thompson pass incomplete to Alex Barnes
3:534th & 7 at opp 9Blake Lynch 26 Yd Field GoalTied at 3
Mississippi State Touchdown, 9 plays
3:534th & 7 at own 35Blake Lynch kickoff for 57 yds , Brian Cole return for 37 yds to the MisSt 45
3:391st & 10 at own 45Nick Fitzgerald run for 5 yds to the 50 yard line
3:132nd & 5 at the 50Kylin Hill run for 6 yds to the KanSt 44 for a 1ST down
2:361st & 10 at opp 44Kylin Hill run for 9 yds to the KanSt 35
2:142nd & 1 at opp 35Kylin Hill run for 3 yds to the KanSt 32 for a 1ST down
1:461st & 10 at opp 32Fitzgerald, Nick pass incomplete to Hill, Kylin, PENALTY MISSSTATE holding 10 yards to the KANSASST42, NO PLAY.
1:371st & 20 at opp 42Nick Fitzgerald run for 1 yd to the KanSt 41
0:532nd & 19 at opp 41Nick Gibson run for 2 yds to the KanSt 39
0:003rd & 17 at opp 39Nick Fitzgerald pass complete to Stephen Guidry for 19 yds to the KanSt 20 for a 1ST down
Q2 15:001st & 10 at opp 20Nick Fitzgerald run for 4 yds to the KanSt 16
Q2 14:202nd & 6 at opp 16Kylin Hill 16 Yd pass from Nick Fitzgerald (Jace Christmann Kick)Mississippi State 10, Kansas State 3
2nd quarter5 drives, then Mississippi State 17, Kansas State 3
Kansas State Punt, 7 plays
14:202nd & 6 at own 35Scott Goodman kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
14:121st & 10 at own 25Skylar Thompson run for 3 yds to the KanSt 28
13:442nd & 7 at own 28Alex Barnes run for 1 yd to the KanSt 29
13:193rd & 6 at own 29Timeout MISSISSIPPI ST, clock 13:19
13:153rd & 6 at own 29Thompson, Skylar pass incomplete to Zuber, Isaiah, PENALTY MISSSTATE holding (Cole, Brian) 9 yards to the KANSASST38, NO PLAY, 1ST DOWN KANSASST.
12:401st & 10 at own 38Skylar Thompson run for no gain to the KanSt 38
12:162nd & 10 at own 38Skylar Thompson pass complete to Isaiah Zuber for 12 yds to the 50 yard line for a 1ST down
11:311st & 10 at the 50Skylar Thompson pass complete to Alex Barnes for 4 yds to the MisSt 46
10:582nd & 6 at opp 46Skylar Thompson run for 1 yd to the MisSt 45
10:193rd & 5 at opp 45Skylar Thompson pass incomplete to Isaiah Harris
10:074th & 5 at opp 45Andrew Hicks punt for 45 yds for a touchback
Mississippi State Turnover on downs, 7 plays
10:051st & 10 at own 20Nick Fitzgerald pass incomplete to Austin Williams
9:542nd & 10 at own 20Kylin Hill run for 7 yds to the MisSt 27
9:163rd & 3 at own 27Nick Fitzgerald run for 30 yds to the KanSt 43 for a 1ST down
8:471st & 10 at opp 43Nick Fitzgerald pass incomplete to Osirus Mitchell
8:382nd & 10 at opp 43Nick Fitzgerald pass incomplete to Osirus Mitchell
8:293rd & 10 at opp 43Nick Fitzgerald pass complete to Farrod Green for 5 yds to the KanSt 38
8:074th & 5 at opp 38Nick Fitzgerald pass incomplete to Deddrick Thomas
Kansas State Interception, 7 plays
8:071st & 10 at own 38Alex Barnes run for 4 yds to the KanSt 42
7:362nd & 6 at own 42Alex Delton run for 8 yds to the 50 yard line for a 1ST down
7:071st & 10 at the 50Alex Barnes run for 6 yds to the MisSt 44
6:382nd & 4 at opp 44Alex Barnes run for no gain to the MisSt 44
6:013rd & 4 at opp 44Alex Delton run for 4 yds to the MisSt 40 for a 1ST down
5:401st & 10 at opp 40Alex Delton run for no gain to the MisSt 40
4:482nd & 10 at opp 40Alex Delton pass intercepted Erroll Thompson return for no gain to the MisSt 35
Mississippi State Touchdown, 3 plays
4:481st & 10 at own 35Nick Fitzgerald pass complete to Osirus Mitchell for 5 yds to the MisSt 40
4:122nd & 5 at own 40Nick Fitzgerald pass complete to Justin Johnson for 32 yds to the KanSt 28 for a 1ST down
3:331st & 10 at opp 28Kylin Hill 28 Yd Run (Jace Christmann Kick)Mississippi State 17, Kansas State 3
Kansas State Turnover on downs, 8 plays
3:331st & 10 at own 35Scott Goodman kickoff for 65 yds , Duke Shelley return for 37 yds to the KanSt 37
3:241st & 10 at own 37Alex Barnes run for 7 yds to the KanSt 44
2:512nd & 3 at own 44Alex Delton pass complete to Alex Barnes for 15 yds to the MisSt 41 for a 1ST down
2:141st & 10 at opp 41Alex Delton pass complete to Isaiah Zuber for a loss of 1 yard to the MisSt 42
2:012nd & 11 at opp 42Alex Delton sacked by Erroll Thompson for a loss of 1 yard to the MisSt 43
1:473rd & 12 at opp 43Delton, Alex pass complete to Barnes, Alex for loss of 4 yards to the MISSSTATE47, PENALTY MISSSTATE roughing passer (Lewis, Leo) 15 yards to the MISSSTATE28, NO PLAY, 1ST DOWN KANSASST.
1:341st & 10 at opp 28Alex Delton pass incomplete to Alex Barnes
1:072nd & 10 at opp 28Alex Delton sacked by Brian Cole for a loss of 1 yard to the MisSt 29
0:363rd & 11 at opp 29Alex Delton sacked by Montez Sweat for a loss of 6 yards to the MisSt 35
0:024th & 17 at opp 35Timeout MISSISSIPPI ST, clock 00:02
0:004th & 17 at opp 35Blake Lynch 52 yd FG MISSED
3rd quarter6 drives, then Mississippi State 24, Kansas State 10
Kansas State Punt, 5 plays
15:001st & 10 at own 35Scott Goodman kickoff for 54 yds , Isaiah Zuber return for 18 yds to the KanSt 29
14:441st & 10 at own 29Alex Barnes run for 15 yds to the KanSt 44 for a 1ST down
14:211st & 10 at own 44Alex Barnes run for 12 yds to the MisSt 44 for a 1ST down
13:471st & 10 at opp 44Alex Barnes run for 9 yds to the MisSt 35
13:122nd & 1 at opp 35Skylar Thompson run for a loss of 3 yards to the MisSt 38
12:323rd & 4 at opp 38Skylar Thompson pass incomplete
12:174th & 4 at opp 38Bernardo Rodriguez punt for 33 yds, downed at the MisSt 5
Mississippi State Touchdown, 5 plays
12:101st & 10 at own 5Nick Fitzgerald pass complete to Stephen Guidry for 23 yds to the MisSt 28 for a 1ST down
11:461st & 10 at own 28Kylin Hill run for 7 yds to the MisSt 35
11:112nd & 3 at own 35Kylin Hill run for 52 yds to the KanSt 13 for a 1ST down
10:291st & 10 at opp 13Nick Fitzgerald pass incomplete
10:182nd & 10 at opp 13Austin Williams 13 Yd pass from Nick Fitzgerald (Jace Christmann Kick)Mississippi State 24, Kansas State 3
Kansas State Punt, 8 plays
10:182nd & 10 at own 35Scott Goodman kickoff for 59 yds , Duke Shelley return for 23 yds to the KanSt 29
10:061st & 10 at own 29Alex Barnes run for a loss of 2 yards to the KanSt 27
9:242nd & 12 at own 27Skylar Thompson pass complete to Dalton Schoen for 11 yds to the KanSt 38
8:533rd & 1 at own 38Skylar Thompson run for 3 yds to the KanSt 41 for a 1ST down
8:211st & 10 at own 41Skylar Thompson run for no gain to the KanSt 41
7:472nd & 10 at own 41Skylar Thompson pass complete to Zach Reuter for 15 yds to the MisSt 44 for a 1ST down
7:091st & 10 at opp 44Alex Barnes run for no gain to the MisSt 44
6:362nd & 10 at opp 44Skylar Thompson sacked by Fletcher Adams for a loss of 8 yards to the KanSt 48
5:513rd & 18 at own 48Skylar Thompson pass incomplete
5:324th & 18 at own 48Bernardo Rodriguez punt for 45 yds , Keith Mixon returns for a loss of 1 yard to the MisSt 6
Mississippi State Interception, 6 plays
5:271st & 10 at own 6Nick Fitzgerald run for 2 yds to the MisSt 8
4:492nd & 8 at own 8Nick Fitzgerald run for 7 yds to the MisSt 15
4:143rd & 1 at own 15MISSISSIPPI ST Penalty, False Start (Greg Eiland) to the MisSt 10
3:593rd & 6 at own 10Kylin Hill run for 18 yds to the MisSt 28 for a 1ST down
3:181st & 10 at own 28Nick Fitzgerald run for 5 yds to the MisSt 33
2:432nd & 5 at own 33Nick Fitzgerald pass incomplete to Osirus Mitchell
2:273rd & 5 at own 33Nick Fitzgerald pass intercepted Wyatt Hubert return for 11 yds to the MisSt 23
Kansas State Touchdown, 1 play
2:201st & 10 at opp 23Dalton Schoen 23 Yd pass from Skylar Thompson (Blake Lynch Kick)Mississippi State 24, Kansas State 10
Mississippi State Touchdown, 8 plays
2:201st & 10 at own 35Blake Lynch kickoff for 60 yds , Jamal Peters return for 19 yds to the MisSt 24
2:031st & 10 at own 24Nick Fitzgerald run for 19 yds to the MisSt 43 for a 1ST down
1:371st & 10 at own 43Kylin Hill run for 5 yds to the MisSt 48
0:592nd & 5 at own 48Kylin Hill run for 5 yds to the KanSt 47 for a 1ST down
0:001st & 10 at opp 47Nick Fitzgerald run for 9 yds to the KanSt 38
Q4 15:002nd & 1 at opp 38Nick Fitzgerald run for 5 yds to the KanSt 33 for a 1ST down
Q4 14:291st & 10 at opp 33Kylin Hill run for 6 yds to the KanSt 27
Q4 13:542nd & 4 at opp 27Nick Fitzgerald run for 11 yds to the KanSt 16 for a 1ST down
Q4 13:161st & 10 at opp 16Kylin Hill run for 16 yds for a TD, (Jace Christmann KICK)Mississippi State 31, Kansas State 10
4th quarter4 drives, then Mississippi State 31, Kansas State 10
Kansas State Punt, 5 plays
13:161st & 10 at opp 21Scott Goodman kickoff for 62 yds for a 1ST down , Duke Shelley return for 18 yds to the KANSASST 21 for a 1ST down MISSISSIPPI ST Penalty, Personal Foul (Johnathan Abram) to the KanSt 36 for a 1ST down
13:051st & 10 at own 36Skylar Thompson run for 8 yds to the KanSt 44
12:412nd & 2 at own 44Alex Barnes run for 4 yds to the KanSt 48 for a 1ST down
12:081st & 10 at own 48Skylar Thompson run for a loss of 3 yards to the KanSt 45
11:352nd & 13 at own 45Alex Barnes run for 2 yds to the KanSt 47
10:493rd & 11 at own 47Skylar Thompson pass incomplete to Isaiah Harris
10:364th & 11 at own 47Bernardo Rodriguez punt for 32 yds, downed at the MisSt 21
Mississippi State Missed FG, 15 plays
10:301st & 10 at own 21Nick Fitzgerald pass complete to Jesse Jackson for 6 yds to the MisSt 27
10:012nd & 4 at own 27MISSISSIPPI ST Penalty, Substitution Infraction (-5 Yards) to the MisSt 22
9:412nd & 9 at own 22Nick Fitzgerald run for 2 yds to the MisSt 24
8:573rd & 7 at own 24Nick Fitzgerald run for 13 yds to the MisSt 37 for a 1ST down
8:301st & 10 at own 37Nick Fitzgerald pass incomplete to Stephen Guidry
8:242nd & 10 at own 37Nick Fitzgerald pass complete to Nick Gibson for 9 yds to the MisSt 46
7:453rd & 1 at own 46Kylin Hill run for 2 yds to the MisSt 48 for a 1ST down
7:101st & 10 at own 48Kylin Hill run for 2 yds to the 50 yard line
6:302nd & 8 at the 50Nick Fitzgerald run for 9 yds to the KanSt 41 for a 1ST down
5:541st & 10 at opp 41Kylin Hill run for 2 yds to the KanSt 39
5:072nd & 8 at opp 39Nick Fitzgerald pass incomplete to Osirus Mitchell
4:593rd & 8 at opp 39Nick Fitzgerald pass complete to Dontea Jones for 21 yds to the KanSt 18 for a 1ST down
4:261st & 10 at opp 18Nick Fitzgerald pass incomplete to Stephen Guidry
4:122nd & 10 at opp 18Kylin Hill run for a loss of 4 yards to the KanSt 22
3:333rd & 14 at opp 22Nick Fitzgerald pass incomplete
3:284th & 14 at opp 22MISSISSIPPI ST Penalty, Delay of Game (Kody Schexnayder) to the KanSt 27
3:234th & 19 at opp 27Jace Christmann 44 yd FG MISSED
Kansas State Punt, 3 plays
3:231st & 10 at own 27Skylar Thompson pass incomplete
3:102nd & 10 at own 27Thompson, Skylar rush for 3 yards to the KANSASST30, PENALTY KANSASST holding (Frantz, Scott) 10 yards to the KANSASST17, NO PLAY.
2:432nd & 20 at own 17KANSAS ST Penalty, Delay of Game (Skylar Thompson) to the KanSt 12
2:192nd & 25 at own 12Skylar Thompson run for 16 yds to the KanSt 28
1:513rd & 9 at own 28Skylar Thompson pass incomplete to Dalton Schoen
1:314th & 9 at own 28Andrew Hicks punt for 47 yds, downed at the MisSt 25
Mississippi State End of game, 2 plays
1:311st & 10 at own 25Nick Gibson run for 3 yds to the MisSt 28
0:002nd & 7 at own 28Nick Gibson run for 9 yds to the MisSt 37 for a 1ST down

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.

The series

Every Mississippi State–Kansas State game

Officially, Kansas State leads 2–⁠1; as played, 3–⁠1 in four meetings, counting the one since this game.

The NCAA later vacated Mississippi State’s win in this game; it doesn’t count in the official series.

Recent meetings
2019Kansas State 31, Mississippi State 24
2018Mississippi State 31, Kansas State 10
1977Mississippi State 24, Kansas State 21
1974Mississippi State 21, Kansas State 16

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