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Mississippi State vs. Iowa

Tuesday, January 1, 2019, Outback Bowl

Iowa beat No. 18 Mississippi State 27–⁠22. It was their only meeting on record.

Neutral site18Mississippi State8–⁠5 in 2018
22
Neutral siteIowa9–⁠4 in 2018
27

Final at Raymond James Stadium, TampaTV: ESPN2Attendance 40,518Payout $6,350,000 (Wikipedia)

MVP Nick Easley (WR, Iowa)Wikipedia

At kickoff
77°F, overcast, wind 5 mph from the southWeather: NOAA NCEI Integrated Surface Database; Peter O Knight Airport (KTPF), 9 km from the stadium
Officials
Referee Chris Coyte; umpire Bryan Hay; head linesman Harold Mitchell; line judge Tim Messuri; side judge Shane Anderson; field judge Steve Currie; back judge Brad Robinson; center judge Jos LoveGame officials: stats.ncaa.org box scores, via SportsDataverse

Scoring by quarter

TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
Mississippi State6013322
Iowa0177327

Standouts

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Player stats

Mississippi State

PassingC/AttYdsTDInt
Nick Fitzgerald14/3215212
RushingCarYdsTDLong
Nick Fitzgerald20103133
Kylin Hill124309
Aeris Williams62208
Nick Gibson112012
ReceivingRecYdsTDLong
Stephen Guidry151051
Osirus Mitchell242034
Aeris Williams31908
Deddrick Thomas216015
DefenseTklTFLSacksInt
Johnathan Abram61.50.50
Cameron Dantzler50.500
Jeffery Simmons42.510
Braxton Keyonte Hoyett4000
C.J. Morgan4000
Montez Sweat20.50.50
Chauncey Rivers20.50.50
Willie Gay Jr.0001

Iowa

PassingC/AttYdsTDInt
Nathan Stanley21/3121431
RushingCarYdsTDLong
Toren Young3703
ReceivingRecYdsTDLong
Nick Easley8104275
T.J. Hockenson343022
Brandon Smith333012
Ihmir Smith-Marsette429115
DefenseTklTFLSacksInt
Matt Hankins9000
Michael Ojemudia8000
Parker Hesse60.500
Jack Hockaday60.500
A.J. Epenesa2110
Jake Gervase0001
Chauncey Golston0001

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

Team stats

Mississippi StateIowa
342Total yards199
152Passing yards214
190Rushing yards-15
4.8Yards per pass6.9
4.5Yards per rush-0.8
15First downs11
5–⁠17Third downs1–⁠11
1–⁠2Fourth downs1–⁠1
3Turnovers2
8–⁠90Penalties0–⁠0
33:34Possession26:26
2.5Sacks (by defense)1

Efficiency

Mississippi StateIowa
39%Success rate28%
−0.16EPA per play−0.08
0.86Explosiveness1.48
0.04Rushing EPA−0.49
−0.41Passing EPA0.14
17%Passing-down success25%
−0.11First-down EPA0.00
−0.15Second-down EPA−0.30
−0.16Third-down EPA0.05
13%Havoc by its defense12%

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)

Mississippi State 54% to win. Iowa pulled the upset.

The line

Mississippi State −7, over/under 43.5.

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%, Iowa 32%. CollegeFootballData.com’s estimate from the point spread.

The money

The Outback Bowl was put on by the Tampa Bay Bowl Association, a nonprofit. Its IRS Form 990 for the year to January 2019, which takes in this game, reports $11.1 million in revenue, $4.2 million of it from television rights, and $10.9 million in expenses. Its best-paid, president/CEO James P McVay, was paid $873,000. The largest payments it lists that year:

Big Teneducational$3.2 million
SECeducational$3.0 million
Operation Homefront Incprogram support$25,000
Big Brothers Big Sisters of Americaprogram support$25,000
Boys & Girls Club of Tampa Bayprogram support$25,000
Meals on Wheels of Tampaprogram support$15,000

From the organization’s IRS Form 990, via ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer and the IRS’s e-file data. Payments are the grants it lists on Schedule I of that return. See every filing at ProPublica (EIN 59-2643123).

Every drive

Iowa end zoneMississippi State end zoneQ1 Mississippi StatePunt, 3 playsQ1 IowaPunt, 3 playsQ1 Mississippi StateField goal, 10 playsQ1 IowaPunt, 3 playsQ1 Mississippi StateField goal, 9 playsQ1 IowaField goal, 10 playsQ2 Mississippi StatePunt, 5 playsQ2 IowaTouchdown, 1 playQ2 Mississippi StateFumble, 3 playsQ2 IowaTouchdown, 2 playsQ2 Mississippi StatePunt, 10 playsQ2 IowaPunt, 3 playsQ2 Mississippi StateEnd of half, 3 playsQ3 IowaInterception, 4 playsQ3 Mississippi StateTouchdown, 3 playsQ3 Mississippi StateTouchdown, 1 playQ3 IowaPunt, 5 playsQ3 Mississippi StateInterception, 6 playsQ3 IowaTouchdown, 6 playsQ3 Mississippi StatePunt, 3 playsQ3 IowaPunt, 3 playsQ4 Mississippi StateField goal, 5 playsQ4 IowaPunt, 3 playsQ4 Mississippi StateInterception, 4 playsQ4 IowaField goal, 6 playsQ4 Mississippi StatePunt, 3 playsQ4 IowaPunt, 3 playsQ4 Mississippi StateTurnover on downs, 9 playsQ4 IowaEnd of game, 1 play
Solid bars scored; an outline in the other team’s color marks points the defense scored. Iowa drives left to right, Mississippi State right to left.
  1. Q1 Mississippi StatePunt, 3 plays, 5 yards
  2. Q1 IowaPunt, 3 plays, −12 yards
  3. Q1 Mississippi StateField goal, 10 plays, 39 yards
  4. Q1 IowaPunt, 3 plays, 2 yards
  5. Q1 Mississippi StateField goal, 9 plays, 23 yards
  6. Q1 IowaField goal, 10 plays, 49 yards
  7. Q2 Mississippi StatePunt, 5 plays, 16 yards
  8. Q2 IowaTouchdown, 1 play, 75 yards
  9. Q2 Mississippi StateFumble, 3 plays, −3 yards
  10. Q2 IowaTouchdown, 2 plays, 13 yards
  11. Q2 Mississippi StatePunt, 10 plays, 29 yards
  12. Q2 IowaPunt, 3 plays, 0 yards
  13. Q2 Mississippi StateEnd of half, 3 plays, −2 yards
  14. Q3 IowaInterception, 4 plays, 5 yards
  15. Q3 Mississippi StateTouchdown, 3 plays, 6 yards
  16. Q3 Mississippi StateTouchdown, 1 play, 33 yards
  17. Q3 IowaPunt, 5 plays, 19 yards
  18. Q3 Mississippi StateInterception, 6 plays, 17 yards
  19. Q3 IowaTouchdown, 6 plays, 32 yards
  20. Q3 Mississippi StatePunt, 3 plays, 5 yards
  21. Q3 IowaPunt, 3 plays, −1 yard
  22. Q4 Mississippi StateField goal, 5 plays, 49 yards
  23. Q4 IowaPunt, 3 plays, 5 yards
  24. Q4 Mississippi StateInterception, 4 plays, 45 yards
  25. Q4 IowaField goal, 6 plays, 50 yards
  26. Q4 Mississippi StatePunt, 3 plays, 9 yards
  27. Q4 IowaPunt, 3 plays, 8 yards
  28. Q4 Mississippi StateTurnover on downs, 9 plays, 37 yards
  29. Q4 IowaEnd of game, 1 play, −1 yard

Play by play

1st quarter6 drives, then Mississippi State 6, Iowa 0
Mississippi State Punt, 3 plays
15:001st & 10 at own 35Miguel Recinos kickoff for 65 yds , Deddrick Thomas return for 17 yds to the MisSt 17
14:401st & 10 at own 17Nick Fitzgerald pass complete to Justin Johnson for 3 yds to the MisSt 20
14:202nd & 7 at own 20Kylin Hill run for 2 yds to the MisSt 22
13:403rd & 5 at own 22Nick Fitzgerald pass incomplete to Justin Johnson
13:334th & 5 at own 22Tucker Day punt for 48 yds, fair catch by Kyle Groeneweg at the Iowa 30
Iowa Punt, 3 plays
13:251st & 10 at own 30Mekhi Sargent run for a loss of 4 yards to the Iowa 26
12:502nd & 14 at own 26Mekhi Sargent run for 1 yd to the Iowa 27
12:003rd & 13 at own 27Nate Stanley sacked by Chauncey Rivers and Jeffery Simmons for a loss of 9 yards to the Iowa 18
11:274th & 22 at own 18Colten Rastetter punt for 47 yds , Malik Dear returns for no gain to the MisSt 35
Mississippi State Field goal, 10 plays
11:171st & 10 at own 35Kylin Hill run for 4 yds to the MisSt 39
10:452nd & 6 at own 39Nick Fitzgerald run for 16 yds to the Iowa 45 for a 1ST down
10:201st & 10 at opp 45Nick Fitzgerald pass complete to Kylin Hill for 4 yds to the Iowa 41
9:582nd & 6 at opp 41Nick Fitzgerald pass incomplete
9:483rd & 6 at opp 41Nick Fitzgerald run for 4 yds to the Iowa 37
9:104th & 2 at opp 37Aeris Williams run for 3 yds to the Iowa 34 for a 1ST down
8:401st & 10 at opp 34Aeris Williams run for 3 yds to the Iowa 31
8:152nd & 7 at opp 31Keytaon Thompson run for 4 yds to the Iowa 27
7:273rd & 3 at opp 27Nick Fitzgerald pass complete to Deddrick Thomas for 1 yd to the Iowa 26
6:434th & 2 at opp 26Timeout MISSISSIPPI ST, clock 06:43
6:374th & 2 at opp 26Jace Christmann 44 yd FG GOODMississippi State 3, Iowa 0
Iowa Punt, 3 plays
6:374th & 2 at own 35Scott Goodman kickoff for 65 yds , Ihmir Smith-Marsette return for 33 yds to the Iowa 33
6:201st & 10 at own 33Mekhi Sargent run for a loss of 5 yards to the Iowa 28
5:552nd & 15 at own 28Nate Stanley pass complete to Ihmir Smith-Marsette for 5 yds to the Iowa 33
5:153rd & 10 at own 33Nate Stanley pass complete to Nick Easley for 2 yds to the Iowa 35
4:394th & 8 at own 35Colten Rastetter punt for 12 yds , Aaron Brule returns for no gain to the Iowa 47
Mississippi State Field goal, 9 plays
4:311st & 10 at opp 47Nick Fitzgerald run for 3 yds to the Iowa 44
4:002nd & 7 at opp 44Keytaon Thompson run for 5 yds to the Iowa 39
3:233rd & 2 at opp 39Nick Fitzgerald run for 4 yds to the Iowa 35 for a 1ST down
2:481st & 10 at opp 35Aeris Williams run for 6 yds to the Iowa 29
2:032nd & 4 at opp 29Nick Fitzgerald run for 4 yds to the Iowa 25 for a 1ST down
1:431st & 10 at opp 25MISSISSIPPI ST Penalty, Substitution Infraction (-5 Yards) to the Iowa 30
1:251st & 15 at opp 30Nick Fitzgerald pass incomplete to Keytaon Thompson
1:192nd & 15 at opp 30Nick Fitzgerald pass complete to Aeris Williams for 6 yds to the Iowa 24
0:503rd & 9 at opp 24Nick Fitzgerald pass incomplete to Jesse Jackson
0:454th & 9 at opp 24Jace Christmann 42 yd FG GOODMississippi State 6, Iowa 0
Iowa Field goal, 10 plays
0:454th & 9 at own 35Scott Goodman kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
0:301st & 10 at own 25Ivory Kelly-Martin run for 2 yds to the Iowa 27
Q2 14:412nd & 8 at own 24Ivory Kelly-Martin run for a loss of 3 yards to the Iowa 24 for a 1ST down MISSISSIPPI ST Penalty, Personal Foul (15 Yards) to the Iowa 39 for a 1ST down
Q2 14:301st & 10 at own 39Ivory Kelly-Martin run for 2 yds to the Iowa 41
Q2 13:502nd & 8 at own 41Ivory Kelly-Martin run for no gain to the Iowa 41
Q2 13:103rd & 8 at own 41Nate Stanley pass complete to Brandon Smith for 9 yds to the 50 yard line for a 1ST down
Q2 12:241st & 10 at opp 48Nate Stanley pass complete to Ihmir Smith-Marsette for 2 yds to the IOWA 48 for a 1ST down MISSISSIPPI ST Penalty, Personal Foul (15 Yards) to the MisSt 33 for a 1ST down
Q2 11:551st & 10 at opp 33Mekhi Sargent run for no gain to the MisSt 33
Q2 11:152nd & 10 at opp 33Mekhi Sargent run for no gain to the MisSt 33
Q2 10:403rd & 10 at opp 33Nate Stanley pass complete to Nick Easley for 7 yds to the MisSt 26
Q2 10:024th & 3 at opp 26Miguel Recinos 44 yd FG GOODMississippi State 6, Iowa 3
2nd quarter7 drives, then Iowa 17, Mississippi State 6
Mississippi State Punt, 5 plays
10:024th & 3 at own 35Miguel Recinos kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
9:521st & 10 at own 25Nick Fitzgerald run for 8 yds to the MisSt 33
9:252nd & 2 at own 33Kylin Hill run for 9 yds to the MisSt 42 for a 1ST down
9:001st & 10 at own 42Nick Fitzgerald pass incomplete to Devonta Jason
8:502nd & 10 at own 42Kylin Hill run for a loss of 1 yard to the MisSt 41
8:113rd & 11 at own 41Nick Fitzgerald pass incomplete
8:064th & 11 at own 41Tucker Day punt for 34 yds, fair catch by Kyle Groeneweg at the Iowa 25
Iowa Touchdown, 1 play
7:551st & 10 at own 25Nate Stanley pass complete to Nick Easley for 75 yds for a TD, (Miguel Recinos KICK)Iowa 10, Mississippi State 6
Mississippi State Fumble, 3 plays
7:551st & 10 at own 35Miguel Recinos kickoff for 59 yds , Marcus Murphy return for 16 yds to the MisSt 22
7:441st & 10 at own 22Nick Fitzgerald pass incomplete to Stephen Guidry
7:202nd & 10 at own 34Nick Gibson run for 12 yds to the MisSt 34 MISSISSIPPI ST Penalty, Face Mask (15 yards) (Nick Gibson) to the MisSt 19
7:002nd & 13 at own 19Nick Fitzgerald sacked by A.J. Epenesa for a loss of 6 yards to the MisSt 13 Nick Fitzgerald fumbled, forced by A.J. Epenesa, recovered by Iowa
Iowa Touchdown, 2 plays
6:551st & 10 at opp 13Nate Stanley pass complete to Toren Young for a loss of 2 yards to the MisSt 15
6:182nd & 12 at opp 15Nate Stanley pass complete to Ihmir Smith-Marsette for 15 yds for a TD, (Miguel Recinos KICK)Iowa 17, Mississippi State 6
Mississippi State Punt, 10 plays
6:182nd & 12 at own 35Miguel Recinos kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
6:081st & 10 at own 25Nick Fitzgerald run for 5 yds to the MisSt 30
5:422nd & 5 at own 30Nick Fitzgerald run for 4 yds to the MisSt 34
5:053rd & 1 at own 34Kylin Hill run for 2 yds to the MisSt 36 for a 1ST down
4:351st & 10 at own 36Nick Fitzgerald pass complete to Osirus Mitchell for 8 yds to the MisSt 44
4:002nd & 2 at own 44Kylin Hill run for 3 yds to the MisSt 47 for a 1ST down
3:241st & 10 at own 47Nick Fitzgerald run for 13 yds to the Iowa 40 for a 1ST down
2:471st & 10 at opp 40Nick Fitzgerald pass complete to Justin Johnson for 2 yds to the Iowa 38
2:152nd & 8 at opp 38Aeris Williams run for 1 yd to the Iowa 37
1:403rd & 7 at opp 36Nick Fitzgerald run for 1 yd to the Iowa 36 MISSISSIPPI ST Penalty, Offensive Holding (-10 Yards) to the Iowa 46
1:223rd & 16 at opp 46Nick Fitzgerald pass incomplete
1:144th & 16 at opp 46Tucker Day punt for 46 yds for a touchback
Iowa Punt, 3 plays
1:091st & 10 at own 20Nate Stanley pass incomplete to Brandon Smith
1:072nd & 10 at own 20Nate Stanley pass incomplete to Nick Easley
1:043rd & 10 at own 20Nate Stanley pass incomplete to Brandon Smith
0:584th & 10 at own 20Colten Rastetter punt for 33 yds, fair catch by Malik Dear at the MisSt 47
Mississippi State End of half, 3 plays
0:531st & 10 at own 47Nick Fitzgerald pass incomplete to Justin Johnson
0:492nd & 10 at own 47Nick Fitzgerald pass incomplete to Kylin Hill
0:383rd & 10 at own 47MISSISSIPPI ST Penalty, Offensive Holding (Tommy Champion) to the MisSt 37
0:383rd & 20 at own 37Timeout IOWA, clock 00:38
0:303rd & 20 at own 37Nick Fitzgerald pass complete to Aeris Williams for 8 yds to the MisSt 45
3rd quarter8 drives, then Iowa 24, Mississippi State 19
Iowa Interception, 4 plays
15:001st & 10 at own 35MISSISSIPPI ST Penalty, Offensive Offside (-5 Yards) to the MisSt 30
15:001st & 15 at own 30Scott Goodman kickoff for 65 yds , Ihmir Smith-Marsette return for 38 yds to the Iowa 43
14:361st & 10 at own 43Mekhi Sargent run for no gain to the Iowa 43
14:002nd & 10 at own 43Nate Stanley pass complete to Brandon Smith for 12 yds to the MisSt 45 for a 1ST down
13:201st & 10 at opp 45Nate Stanley sacked by Montez Sweat and Johnathan Abram for a loss of 7 yards to the Iowa 48
12:382nd & 17 at own 48Nate Stanley pass intercepted Willie Gay Jr. return for 46 yds to the Iowa 6
Mississippi State Touchdown, 3 plays
12:311st & goal at opp 6Nick Fitzgerald run for no gain to the Iowa 6
12:002nd & goal at opp 6Kylin Hill run for 5 yds to the Iowa 1
11:263rd & goal at opp 1Nick Fitzgerald pass complete to Kylin Hill for 1 yd for a TD, (Two-Point Conversion failed )Iowa 17, Mississippi State 12
Mississippi State Touchdown, 1 play
11:203rd & 5 at own 35Scott Goodman kickoff for 64 yds , Ihmir Smith-Marsette return for 30 yds to the Iowa 33 Ihmir Smith-Marsette fumbled, recovered by MisSt Mark McLaurin
11:081st & 10 at opp 33Nick Fitzgerald run for 33 yds for a TD, (Jace Christmann KICK)Mississippi State 19, Iowa 17
Iowa Punt, 5 plays
11:081st & 10 at own 35Scott Goodman kickoff for 60 yds , Ihmir Smith-Marsette return for 29 yds to the Iowa 34
10:551st & 10 at own 34Toren Young run for 3 yds to the Iowa 37
10:202nd & 7 at own 37Nate Stanley pass complete to Toren Young for 3 yds to the Iowa 40
10:203rd & 4 at own 40Timeout MISSISSIPPI ST, clock 10:20
9:463rd & 4 at own 40MISSISSIPPI ST Penalty, Defensive Pass Interference (Mark McLaurin) to the MisSt 45 for a 1ST down
9:381st & 10 at opp 45Toren Young run for 3 yds to the MisSt 42
8:502nd & 7 at opp 42Nate Stanley sacked by Jeffery Simmons and Willie Gay Jr. for a loss of 5 yards to the MisSt 47
8:083rd & 12 at opp 47Nate Stanley pass incomplete
8:054th & 12 at opp 47Colten Rastetter punt for 27 yds, fair catch by Malik Dear at the MisSt 20
Mississippi State Interception, 6 plays
7:551st & 10 at own 20Nick Fitzgerald run for a loss of 1 yard to the MisSt 19
7:252nd & 11 at own 19Nick Fitzgerald run for 10 yds to the MisSt 29
6:403rd & 1 at own 29Nick Fitzgerald run for 4 yds to the MisSt 33 for a 1ST down
6:001st & 10 at own 33Nick Fitzgerald run for 3 yds to the MisSt 36
5:202nd & 7 at own 36Keytaon Thompson run for 1 yd to the MisSt 37
4:393rd & 6 at own 37Nick Fitzgerald pass intercepted Chauncey Golston return for 4 yds to the MisSt 32
Iowa Touchdown, 6 plays
4:301st & 10 at opp 32Nate Stanley pass complete to Brandon Smith for 12 yds to the MisSt 20 for a 1ST down
3:541st & 10 at opp 20Nate Stanley pass incomplete
3:452nd & 10 at opp 20Nate Stanley pass complete to Ihmir Smith-Marsette for 7 yds to the MisSt 13
3:103rd & 3 at opp 13Nate Stanley pass complete to Nick Easley for 2 yds to the MisSt 11
2:304th & 1 at opp 11Nate Stanley run for 3 yds to the MisSt 8 for a 1ST down
1:551st & goal at opp 8Nate Stanley pass complete to Nick Easley for 8 yds for a TD, (Miguel Recinos KICK)Iowa 24, Mississippi State 19
Mississippi State Punt, 3 plays
1:551st & 10 at own 35Miguel Recinos kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
1:491st & 10 at own 25Kylin Hill run for 3 yds to the MisSt 28
1:152nd & 7 at own 28Kylin Hill run for 2 yds to the MisSt 30
0:433rd & 5 at own 30Nick Fitzgerald pass incomplete to Stephen Guidry
0:344th & 5 at own 30Tucker Day punt for 70 yds for a touchback
Iowa Punt, 3 plays
0:281st & 10 at own 20Ivory Kelly-Martin run for a loss of 1 yard to the Iowa 19
Q4 14:572nd & 11 at own 19Nate Stanley pass incomplete to Mekhi Sargent
Q4 14:533rd & 11 at own 19Nate Stanley pass incomplete to T.J. Hockenson
Q4 14:444th & 11 at own 19Colten Rastetter punt for 42 yds , Malik Dear returns for 9 yds to the MisSt 48
4th quarter8 drives, then Iowa 27, Mississippi State 22
Mississippi State Field goal, 5 plays
14:311st & 10 at own 48Nick Fitzgerald pass complete to Stephen Guidry for 51 yds to the Iowa 1 for a 1ST down
14:001st & goal at opp 1Nick Fitzgerald run for a loss of 1 yard to the Iowa 2
13:222nd & goal at opp 2Nick Fitzgerald run for a loss of 1 yard to the Iowa 3
12:473rd & goal at opp 3Nick Fitzgerald run for no gain to the Iowa 3
12:044th & goal at opp 3Jace Christmann 20 yd FG GOODIowa 24, Mississippi State 22
Iowa Punt, 3 plays
12:044th & 12 at own 35Scott Goodman kickoff for 60 yds , Ihmir Smith-Marsette return for 20 yds to the Iowa 25
11:521st & 10 at own 25Toren Young run for 1 yd to the Iowa 26
11:172nd & 9 at own 26Nate Stanley pass incomplete to Mekhi Sargent
11:053rd & 9 at own 26Nate Stanley pass complete to Nick Easley for 4 yds to the Iowa 30
10:334th & 5 at own 30Colten Rastetter punt for 35 yds, punt out-of-bounds at the MisSt 35
Mississippi State Interception, 4 plays
10:181st & 10 at own 35Nick Fitzgerald pass complete to Osirus Mitchell for 34 yds to the Iowa 31 for a 1ST down
9:521st & 10 at opp 31Kylin Hill run for 8 yds to the Iowa 23
9:272nd & 2 at opp 23Kylin Hill run for 3 yds to the Iowa 20 for a 1ST down
8:421st & 10 at opp 20Nick Fitzgerald pass intercepted Jake Gervase return for 28 yds to the Iowa 28
Iowa Field goal, 6 plays
8:251st & 10 at own 28Nate Stanley pass complete to T.J. Hockenson for 20 yds to the Iowa 48 for a 1ST down
7:521st & 10 at own 48Nate Stanley pass complete to T.J. Hockenson for 22 yds to the MisSt 30 for a 1ST down
7:201st & 10 at opp 30Nate Stanley pass complete to Nick Easley for 4 yds to the MisSt 26
6:362nd & 6 at opp 26Nate Stanley pass complete to Mekhi Sargent for 4 yds to the MisSt 22
5:563rd & 2 at opp 22Nate Stanley pass incomplete
5:514th & 2 at opp 22Miguel Recinos 40 yd FG GOODIowa 27, Mississippi State 22
Mississippi State Punt, 3 plays
5:514th & 2 at own 35Miguel Recinos kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
5:461st & 10 at own 25Nick Fitzgerald pass incomplete to Aeris Williams
5:372nd & 10 at own 25Aeris Williams run for 8 yds to the MisSt 33
5:003rd & 2 at own 33Aeris Williams run for 1 yd to the MisSt 34
4:064th & 1 at own 34Tucker Day punt for 54 yds , Kyle Groeneweg returns for 4 yds to the Iowa 16
Iowa Punt, 3 plays
3:521st & 10 at own 16Mekhi Sargent run for 5 yds to the Iowa 21
3:202nd & 5 at own 21Nate Stanley pass complete to Nick Easley for 2 yds to the Iowa 23
2:433rd & 3 at own 23Nate Stanley pass complete to T.J. Hockenson for 1 yd to the Iowa 24
2:314th & 2 at own 24Timeout MISSISSIPPI ST, clock 02:31
2:224th & 2 at own 24Colten Rastetter punt for 45 yds, downed at the MisSt 31
Mississippi State Turnover on downs, 9 plays
2:131st & 10 at own 31Nick Fitzgerald pass complete to Farrod Green for 7 yds to the MisSt 38
1:542nd & 3 at own 38Nick Fitzgerald pass complete to Kylin Hill for 7 yds to the MisSt 45 for a 1ST down
1:491st & 10 at own 45Nick Fitzgerald pass incomplete to Osirus Mitchell
1:422nd & 10 at own 45Kylin Hill run for 3 yds to the MisSt 48
1:193rd & 7 at own 48Nick Fitzgerald pass complete to Deddrick Thomas for 15 yds to the Iowa 37 for a 1ST down
1:041st & 10 at opp 37Nick Fitzgerald pass incomplete to Deddrick Thomas
0:492nd & 10 at opp 37Nick Fitzgerald pass incomplete to Osirus Mitchell
0:413rd & 10 at opp 37Nick Fitzgerald pass complete to Aeris Williams for 5 yds to the Iowa 32
0:254th & 5 at opp 32Nick Fitzgerald pass incomplete to Farrod Green
Iowa End of game, 1 play
0:231st & 10 at own 32TEAM run for a loss of 1 yard to the Iowa 31

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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