Vanderbilt at Mississippi State

Saturday, November 7, 2020

Mississippi State beat Vanderbilt 24–⁠17. It was their 23rd meeting; after it, Mississippi State led the series 14–⁠7–⁠2.

AwayVanderbilt0–⁠9 in 2020
17
HomeMississippi State4–⁠7 in 2020
24

Final at Davis Wade Stadium, StarkvilleTV: SECNAttendance 12,888

At kickoff
73°F, mostly cloudy, wind 8 mph from the eastWeather: NOAA NCEI Integrated Surface Database; George M Bryan Airport (KSTF), 6 km from the stadium
Officials
Referee David Smith; umpire Rodney Lawary; head linesman Tim Sistrunk; line judge Michael Taylor; side judge Bryan Murphy; field judge Allan Nicholson; back judge Paul Schardein; center judge Eddie AllbrittoGame officials: stats.ncaa.org box scores, via SportsDataverse

Scoring by quarter

TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
Vanderbilt0071017
Mississippi State1430724

Standouts

  • PassingWill Rogers35 of 46, 226 yards, 1 TDMississippi State
  • RushingKeyon Brooks20 carries, 115 yards, 1 TDVanderbilt
  • ReceivingCam Johnson10 catches, 114 yardsVanderbilt
  • DefenseMarquiss Spencer6 tackles, 1.5 for loss, 1 INTMississippi State

Player stats

Vanderbilt

PassingC/AttYdsTDInt
Ken Seals31/4633613
RushingCarYdsTDLong
Keyon Brooks20115127
Rocko Griffin131907
Jamauri Wakefield1707
Ken Seals2103
ReceivingRecYdsTDLong
Cam Johnson10114029
Keyon Brooks1197030
Chris Pierce676121
Amir Abdur-Rahman349028
DefenseTklTFLSacksInt
Brendon Harris10000
Jaylen Mahoney10000
Anfernee Orji9000
Allan George81.500
Andre Mintze2110
Dayo Odeyingbo1110
Michael Owusu1110

Mississippi State

PassingC/AttYdsTDInt
Will Rogers35/4622610
RushingCarYdsTDLong
Jo’quavious Marks61014
Dillon Johnson1414
ReceivingRecYdsTDLong
Malik Heath979017
Jaden Walley543014
Austin Williams63309
Osirus Mitchell432116
DefenseTklTFLSacksInt
Landon Guidry10100
Marcus Murphy10000
Aaron Brule100.500
Martin Emerson100.500
Erroll Thompson7001
Tyrus Wheat6110
Marquiss Spencer61.501
Collin Duncan6001

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

Team stats

VanderbiltMississippi State
478Total yards204
336Passing yards226
142Rushing yards-22
7.3Yards per pass4.9
3.9Yards per rush-2.0
28First downs14
8–⁠16Third downs4–⁠13
2–⁠3Fourth downs0–⁠0
5Turnovers0
6–⁠52Penalties8–⁠92
32:10Possession27:50
3Sacks (by defense)1

Efficiency

VanderbiltMississippi State
45%Success rate49%
−0.05EPA per play0.05
1.20Explosiveness0.63
0.02Rushing EPA0.27
−0.11Passing EPA0.02
36%Passing-down success14%
−0.03First-down EPA−0.20
−0.40Second-down EPA0.35
0.50Third-down EPA0.04
19%Havoc by its defense18%

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 76% to win. Elo’s favorite won.

The line

Mississippi State −18, over/under 45.

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 89%, Vanderbilt 11%. CollegeFootballData.com’s estimate from the point spread.

Every drive

Mississippi State end zoneVanderbilt end zoneQ1 VanderbiltInterception, 4 playsQ1 Mississippi StateTouchdown, 5 playsQ1 VanderbiltMissed FG, 11 playsQ1 Mississippi StateTouchdown, 11 playsQ1 VanderbiltTurnover on downs, 5 playsQ2 Mississippi StateField goal, 11 playsQ2 VanderbiltPunt, 7 playsQ2 Mississippi StatePunt, 3 playsQ2 VanderbiltInterception, 6 playsQ2 Mississippi StatePunt, 6 playsQ2 VanderbiltEnd of half, 3 playsQ3 Mississippi StatePunt, 5 playsQ3 VanderbiltFumble, 7 playsQ3 Mississippi StatePunt, 3 playsQ3 VanderbiltTouchdown, 8 playsQ3 Mississippi StatePunt, 3 playsQ3 VanderbiltTouchdown, 12 playsQ4 Mississippi StatePunt, 3 playsQ4 VanderbiltInterception, 7 playsQ4 Mississippi StatePunt, 3 playsQ4 VanderbiltFumble, 6 playsQ4 Mississippi StateTouchdown, 4 playsQ4 VanderbiltField goal, 8 playsQ4 Mississippi StateEnd of game, 1 play
Solid bars scored; an outline in the other team’s color marks points the defense scored. Mississippi State drives left to right, Vanderbilt right to left.
  1. Q1 VanderbiltInterception, 4 plays, 10 yards
  2. Q1 Mississippi StateTouchdown, 5 plays, 27 yards
  3. Q1 VanderbiltMissed FG, 11 plays, 43 yards
  4. Q1 Mississippi StateTouchdown, 11 plays, 68 yards
  5. Q1 VanderbiltTurnover on downs, 5 plays, 30 yards
  6. Q2 Mississippi StateField goal, 11 plays, 48 yards
  7. Q2 VanderbiltPunt, 7 plays, 39 yards
  8. Q2 Mississippi StatePunt, 3 plays, 7 yards
  9. Q2 VanderbiltInterception, 6 plays, 49 yards
  10. Q2 Mississippi StatePunt, 6 plays, 17 yards
  11. Q2 VanderbiltEnd of half, 3 plays, 25 yards
  12. Q3 Mississippi StatePunt, 5 plays, 26 yards
  13. Q3 VanderbiltFumble, 7 plays, 47 yards
  14. Q3 Mississippi StatePunt, 3 plays, 3 yards
  15. Q3 VanderbiltTouchdown, 8 plays, 71 yards
  16. Q3 Mississippi StatePunt, 3 plays, 8 yards
  17. Q3 VanderbiltTouchdown, 12 plays, 85 yards
  18. Q4 Mississippi StatePunt, 3 plays, −13 yards
  19. Q4 VanderbiltInterception, 7 plays, 47 yards
  20. Q4 Mississippi StatePunt, 3 plays, −5 yards
  21. Q4 VanderbiltFumble, 6 plays, 5 yards
  22. Q4 Mississippi StateTouchdown, 4 plays, 13 yards
  23. Q4 VanderbiltField goal, 8 plays, 52 yards
  24. Q4 Mississippi StateEnd of game, 1 play, −5 yards

Play by play

1st quarter5 drives, then Mississippi State 14, Vanderbilt 0
Vanderbilt Interception, 4 plays
15:001st & 10 at own 35Brandon Ruiz kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
15:001st & 10 at own 25Keyon Henry-Brooks run for 4 yds to the Vandy 29
15:002nd & 6 at own 29Keyon Henry-Brooks run for 5 yds to the Vandy 34
15:003rd & 1 at own 34Keyon Henry-Brooks run for 1 yd to the Vandy 35 for a 1ST down
15:001st & 10 at own 35Ken Seals pass intercepted Collin Duncan return for 28 yds to the Vandy 27
Mississippi State Touchdown, 5 plays
13:381st & 10 at opp 27Will Rogers pass complete to Austin Williams for 6 yds to the Vandy 21
13:382nd & 4 at opp 21Will Rogers pass incomplete
13:383rd & 4 at opp 21Will Rogers pass complete to Lee Witherspoon for 6 yds to the Vandy 15 for a 1ST down
13:381st & 10 at opp 15Will Rogers pass complete to Malik Heath for 9 yds to the Vandy 6
11:472nd & 1 at opp 6Will Rogers pass complete to Osirus Mitchell for 6 yds for a TD (Brandon Ruiz KICK)Mississippi State 7, Vanderbilt 0
Vanderbilt Missed FG, 11 plays
11:471st & 0 at own 35Brandon Ruiz kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
11:471st & 10 at own 25Jamauri Wakefield run for 7 yds to the Vandy 32
11:472nd & 3 at own 32Keyon Henry-Brooks run for 2 yds to the Vandy 34
11:473rd & 1 at own 34Keyon Henry-Brooks run for no gain to the Vandy 34
11:474th & 1 at own 34Keyon Henry-Brooks run for 1 yd to the Vandy 35 for a 1ST down
11:471st & 10 at own 35Ken Seals pass complete to Cam Johnson for 10 yds to the Vandy 45 for a 1ST down
11:471st & 10 at own 45Rocko Griffin run for 3 yds to the Vandy 48
11:472nd & 7 at own 48Ken Seals pass complete to Cam Johnson for 2 yds to the 50 yard line for a 1ST down MISSISSIPPI ST Penalty, face mask (15 yards) (Collin Duncan) to the MisSt 35 for a 1ST down
11:471st & 10 at opp 35Rocko Griffin run for 2 yds to the MisSt 33
11:472nd & 8 at opp 33Rocko Griffin run for 1 yd to the MisSt 32
11:473rd & 7 at opp 32Ken Seals pass incomplete
7:384th & 7 at opp 32Pierson Cooke 50 yd FG MISSED
Mississippi State Touchdown, 11 plays
7:381st & 10 at own 32Will Rogers pass complete to Malik Heath for 8 yds to the MisSt 40
7:382nd & 2 at own 40Will Rogers pass complete to Lee Witherspoon for 5 yds to the MisSt 45 for a 1ST down
7:381st & 10 at own 45Will Rogers pass complete to Dillon Johnson for 7 yds to the Vandy 48
7:382nd & 3 at opp 48Will Rogers pass complete to Malik Heath for 11 yds to the Vandy 37 for a 1ST down
7:381st & 10 at opp 37Will Rogers pass complete to Jo’quavious Marks for 6 yds to the Vandy 31
7:382nd & 4 at opp 31Will Rogers pass complete to Osirus Mitchell for 6 yds to the Vandy 25 for a 1ST down
7:381st & 10 at opp 25Will Rogers pass complete to Austin Williams for 8 yds to the Vandy 17
7:382nd & 2 at opp 17Will Rogers pass incomplete to Osirus Mitchell
7:383rd & 2 at opp 17Will Rogers pass complete to Jo’quavious Marks for 4 yds to the Vandy 13 for a 1ST down
7:381st & 10 at opp 13Will Rogers pass complete to Malik Heath for 9 yds to the Vandy 4
2:332nd & 1 at opp 4Dillon Johnson run for 4 yds for a TD (Brandon Ruiz KICK)Mississippi State 14, Vanderbilt 0
Vanderbilt Turnover on downs, 5 plays
2:331st & 0 at own 30Brandon Ruiz kickoff for 70 yds for a touchback
2:281st & 10 at own 25Ken Seals pass complete to Chris Pierce Jr. for 21 yds to the Vandy 46 for a 1ST down
2:281st & 10 at own 46Rocko Griffin run for 3 yds to the Vandy 49
2:282nd & 7 at own 49Rocko Griffin run for no gain to the Vandy 49
2:283rd & 7 at own 49Ken Seals pass complete to Chris Pierce Jr. for 5 yds to the MisSt 46
Q2 15:004th & 2 at opp 46Ken Seals pass complete to Keyon Henry-Brooks for 1 yd to the MisSt 45
2nd quarter6 drives, then Mississippi State 17, Vanderbilt 0
Mississippi State Field goal, 11 plays
14:541st & 10 at own 45Will Rogers pass incomplete to Malik Heath
14:542nd & 10 at own 45Will Rogers pass incomplete to Jo’quavious Marks, broken up by Maxwell Worship
14:543rd & 10 at own 45Will Rogers pass complete to Malik Heath for 8 yds to the Vandy 47
14:544th & 2 at opp 47VANDERBILT Penalty, offside defense (Daevion Davis) to the Vandy 42 for a 1ST down
14:541st & 10 at opp 42Will Rogers pass complete to Jaden Walley for 14 yds to the Vandy 28 for a 1ST down
14:541st & 10 at opp 28Will Rogers pass complete to Jaden Walley for 5 yds to the Vandy 23
14:542nd & 5 at opp 23Will Rogers pass complete to Jo’quavious Marks for 4 yds to the Vandy 19
14:543rd & 1 at opp 19Will Rogers pass complete to Austin Williams for 4 yds to the Vandy 15 for a 1ST down
14:541st & 10 at opp 15Jo’quavious Marks run for 4 yds to the Vandy 11
14:542nd & 6 at opp 11Will Rogers pass complete to Austin Williams for 5 yds to the Vandy 6
14:543rd & 1 at opp 6Jo’quavious Marks run for a loss of 1 yard to the Vandy 7
9:244th & 2 at opp 7Brandon Ruiz 25 yd FG GOODMississippi State 17, Vanderbilt 0
Vanderbilt Punt, 7 plays
9:241st & 0 at own 35Brandon Ruiz kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
9:241st & 10 at own 25Ken Seals pass complete to Keyon Henry-Brooks for 5 yds to the Vandy 30
9:242nd & 5 at own 30Keyon Henry-Brooks run for 4 yds to the Vandy 34
9:243rd & 1 at own 34Keyon Henry-Brooks run for 1 yd to the Vandy 35 for a 1ST down
9:241st & 10 at own 35Seals, Ken pass incomplete to Pierce, Chris, PENALTY MS pass interference (Martin Emerson) 15 yards to the 50 yardline, 1ST DOWN VU, NO PLAY.
9:241st & 10 at the 50Ken Seals run for 3 yds to the MS State 47 for a 1ST down MISSISSIPPI ST Penalty, personal foul (Shawn Preston Jr.) to the MisSt 32 for a 1ST down
9:241st & 10 at opp 32Ken Seals pass incomplete
9:242nd & 10 at opp 32Keyon Henry-Brooks run for 1 yd to the MisSt 31
9:243rd & 9 at opp 31Ken Seals pass incomplete
9:244th & 9 at opp 31VANDERBILT Penalty, delay of game (Ken Seals) to the MisSt 36
9:244th & 14 at opp 36Harrison Smith punt for 29 yds, fair catch by Austin Williams at the MisSt 7
Mississippi State Punt, 3 plays
6:081st & 10 at own 7Will Rogers pass complete to Geor’quarius Spivey for a loss of 1 yard to the MisSt 6
6:082nd & 11 at own 6Will Rogers pass complete to Jaden Walley for 8 yds to the MisSt 14
6:083rd & 3 at own 14Will Rogers pass incomplete to Malik Heath, broken up by Jaylen Mahoney
6:084th & 3 at own 14Reed Bowman punt for 38 yds, fair catch by Cam Johnson at the Vandy 48
Vanderbilt Interception, 6 plays
4:421st & 10 at own 48Ken Seals pass complete to Keyon Henry-Brooks for 30 yds to the MisSt 22 for a 1ST down
4:421st & 10 at opp 22Ken Seals pass complete to Cam Johnson for 1 yd to the MisSt 21
4:422nd & 9 at opp 21Ken Seals pass complete to Keyon Henry-Brooks for 20 yds to the MisSt 1 for a 1ST down
4:421st & goal at opp 1Rocko Griffin run for no gain to the MisSt 1
4:422nd & goal at opp 1Rocko Griffin run for a loss of 2 yards to the MisSt 3
4:423rd & goal at opp 3Ken Seals pass intercepted, touchback. Erroll Thompson return for no gain
Mississippi State Punt, 6 plays
1:551st & 10 at own 20Will Rogers pass complete to Jo’quavious Marks for 4 yds to the MisSt 24
1:552nd & 6 at own 24Will Rogers pass complete to Osirus Mitchell for 4 yds to the MisSt 28
1:163rd & 2 at own 28Timeout MISSISSIPPI ST, clock 01:16
1:163rd & 2 at own 28Jo’quavious Marks run for 3 yds to the MisSt 31 for a 1ST down
1:161st & 10 at own 31Will Rogers pass incomplete to Osirus Mitchell, broken up by Brendon Harris
1:162nd & 10 at own 31Will Rogers sacked by Dayo Odeyingbo for a loss of 10 yards to the MisSt 21
0:413rd & 20 at own 21Timeout VANDERBILT, clock 00:41
0:413rd & 20 at own 21Will Rogers pass complete to Osirus Mitchell for 16 yds to the MisSt 37
0:414th & 4 at own 37Reed Bowman punt for 48 yds , Cam Johnson returns for 2 yds to the Vandy 17
Vanderbilt End of half, 3 plays
0:271st & 10 at own 17Keyon Henry-Brooks run for 16 yds to the Vandy 33 for a 1ST down
0:271st & 10 at own 33Ken Seals pass incomplete to Cam Johnson
0:272nd & 10 at own 33Keyon Henry-Brooks run for 9 yds to the Vandy 42
3rd quarter6 drives, then Mississippi State 17, Vanderbilt 7
Mississippi State Punt, 5 plays
15:003rd & 1 at own 35Pierson Cooke kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
15:001st & 10 at own 25Will Rogers pass complete to Jaden Walley for 8 yds to the MisSt 33
15:002nd & 2 at own 33Will Rogers pass complete to Malik Heath for 17 yds to the 50 yard line for a 1ST down VANDERBILT Penalty, personal foul (Dashaun Jerkins) to the Vandy 35 for a 1ST down
15:001st & 10 at opp 35MISSISSIPPI ST Penalty, false start (Brandon Cunningham) to the Vandy 40
15:001st & 15 at opp 40Will Rogers pass complete to G. Spivey for no gain to the VU40 (Jeudy-Lally, G;Mahoney, Jaylen), PENALTY MS face mask (B. Cunningham) 15 yards to the MS45, NO PLAY.
15:001st & 30 at own 45Will Rogers pass incomplete to Geor’quarius Spivey, broken up by Dayo Odeyingbo
15:002nd & 30 at own 45Will Rogers pass complete to Malik Heath for 6 yds to the Vandy 49
15:003rd & 24 at opp 49Will Rogers pass incomplete to Jaden Walley
15:004th & 24 at opp 49Reed Bowman punt for 40 yds, fair catch by Cam Johnson at the Vandy 9
Vanderbilt Fumble, 7 plays
12:271st & 10 at own 9VANDERBILT Penalty, false start (Connor Mignone) to the Vandy 4
12:271st & 15 at own 4Rocko Griffin run for 3 yds to the Vandy 7
12:272nd & 12 at own 7Ken Seals pass complete to Chris Pierce Jr. for 19 yds to the Vandy 26 for a 1ST down
12:271st & 10 at own 26Ken Seals pass complete to Cam Johnson for 14 yds to the Vandy 40 for a 1ST down
12:271st & 10 at own 40Ken Seals pass incomplete to Amir Abdur-Rahman
12:272nd & 10 at own 40Ken Seals pass incomplete to Cam Johnson
12:273rd & 10 at own 40Seals, Ken pass incomplete to Abdur-Rahman, A (Martin Emerson), QB hurry by Aaron Odom, PENALTY MS pass interference (Martin Emerson) 12 yards to the MS48, 1ST DOWN VU, NO PLAY.
12:271st & 10 at opp 48Ken Seals pass incomplete to Ben Bresnahan, broken up by Aaron Odom
12:272nd & 10 at opp 48Ken Seals pass complete to Amir Abdur-Rahman for 6 yds Amir Abdur-Rahman fumbled, forced by Tyrus Wheat, recovered by MisSt Esaias Furdge
Mississippi State Punt, 3 plays
10:441st & 10 at own 44Will Rogers sacked by Andre Mintze for a loss of 7 yards to the MisSt 37
10:442nd & 17 at own 37Will Rogers pass complete to Malik Heath for 8 yds to the MisSt 45
10:443rd & 9 at own 0Will Rogers sacked for loss of 10 yards to the MS35 (Odeyingbo, Dayo), PENALTY VU offside defense off-setting, PENALTY MS holding off-setting, NO PLAY.
10:443rd & 9 at own 45Will Rogers pass complete to Jo’quavious Marks for 2 yds to the MisSt 47
10:444th & 7 at own 47Reed Bowman punt for 45 yds , Cam Johnson returns for 21 yds to the Vandy 29
Vanderbilt Touchdown, 8 plays
8:111st & 10 at own 29Ken Seals pass complete to Amir Abdur-Rahman for 28 yds to the MisSt 43 for a 1ST down
8:111st & 10 at opp 43Ken Seals pass complete to Cam Johnson for 14 yds Cam Johnson fumbled, recovered by Vandy Chris Pierce Jr. for a 1ST down , return for no gain to the MisSt 43 for a 1ST down VANDERBILT Penalty, Offensive holding (Amir Abdur-Rahman) to the MisSt 39 for a 1ST down
8:111st & 20 at opp 39Keyon Henry-Brooks run for 12 yds to the MisSt 27
8:112nd & 8 at opp 27Ken Seals pass complete to Keyon Henry-Brooks for a loss of 4 yards to the MisSt 31
8:113rd & 12 at opp 31Ken Seals pass complete to Cam Johnson for 11 yds to the MisSt 20
8:113rd & 3 at opp 20Keyon Henry-Brooks run for 2 yds to the MisSt 18
8:114th & 1 at opp 18Ken Seals pass complete to Cam Johnson for 16 yds to the MisSt 2 for a 1ST down
4:271st & goal at opp 2Ken Seals pass complete to Chris Pierce Jr. for 2 yds for a TD (Wes Farley KICK)Mississippi State 17, Vanderbilt 7
Mississippi State Punt, 3 plays
4:271st & 0 at own 35Pierson Cooke kickoff for 65 yds , Lideatrick Griffin return for 32 yds to the MisSt 32
4:211st & 10 at own 32Will Rogers pass incomplete to Jaden Walley, broken up by Brendon Harris
4:212nd & 10 at own 32Will Rogers pass complete to Jaden Walley for 8 yds to the MisSt 40
4:213rd & 2 at own 40Will Rogers pass complete to Jo’quavious Marks for no gain to the MisSt 40
4:214th & 2 at own 40Reed Bowman punt for 45 yds, fair catch by Cam Johnson at the Vandy 15
Vanderbilt Touchdown, 12 plays
2:391st & 10 at own 15Ken Seals pass complete to Keyon Henry-Brooks for 4 yds to the Vandy 19
2:392nd & 6 at own 19Ken Seals pass complete to Cam Johnson for 11 yds to the Vandy 30 for a 1ST down
2:391st & 10 at own 30Keyon Henry-Brooks run for 9 yds to the Vandy 39
2:392nd & 1 at own 39Rocko Griffin run for 3 yds to the Vandy 42 for a 1ST down
2:391st & 10 at own 42Rocko Griffin run for 3 yds to the Vandy 45
2:392nd & 7 at own 45Ken Seals pass complete to Keyon Henry-Brooks for 1 yd to the Vandy 46
Q4 15:003rd & 6 at own 46Keyon Henry-Brooks run for 9 yds to the MisSt 45 for a 1ST down
Q4 15:001st & 10 at opp 45Keyon Henry-Brooks run for 9 yds to the MisSt 36
Q4 15:002nd & 1 at opp 36Rocko Griffin run for 1 yd to the MisSt 35 for a 1ST down
Q4 15:001st & 10 at opp 35Ken Seals pass incomplete to Chris Pierce Jr., broken up by Martin Emerson
Q4 15:002nd & 10 at opp 35Ken Seals pass complete to Keyon Henry-Brooks for 8 yds to the MisSt 27
Q4 12:273rd & 2 at opp 27Keyon Henry-Brooks run for 27 yds for a TD (Wes Farley KICK)Mississippi State 17, Vanderbilt 14
4th quarter7 drives, then Mississippi State 24, Vanderbilt 17
Mississippi State Punt, 3 plays
12:271st & 0 at own 35Pierson Cooke kickoff for 65 yds
12:271st & 10 at own 25Will Rogers sacked by Michael Owusu for a loss of 14 yards to the MisSt 11
12:272nd & 24 at own 11Will Rogers pass complete to Austin Williams for 1 yd to the MisSt 12
12:273rd & 23 at own 12Will Rogers pass incomplete to Dillon Johnson, broken up by Michael Owusu
12:274th & 23 at own 12Reed Bowman punt for 63 yds, downed at the Vandy 25
Vanderbilt Interception, 7 plays
10:551st & 10 at own 25Rocko Griffin run for 7 yds to the Vandy 32
10:552nd & 3 at own 32Ken Seals pass complete to Jayden Harrison for no gain to the Vandy 32
10:553rd & 3 at own 32Ken Seals pass complete to Chris Pierce Jr. for 13 yds to the Vandy 45 for a 1ST down
10:551st & 10 at own 45Keyon Henry-Brooks run for a loss of 1 yard to the Vandy 44
9:082nd & 11 at own 44Timeout VANDERBILT, clock 09:08
9:082nd & 11 at own 44Ken Seals pass complete to Cam Johnson for 29 yds to the MisSt 27 for a 1ST down
9:081st & 10 at opp 27Keyon Henry-Brooks run for a loss of 1 yard to the MisSt 28
9:082nd & 11 at opp 28Ken Seals pass intercepted Marquiss Spencer return for 27 yds to the Vandy 43
Mississippi State Punt, 3 plays
8:021st & 10 at opp 43Will Rogers pass complete to Malik Heath for 3 yds to the Vandy 40
8:022nd & 7 at opp 40Will Rogers pass complete to L. Witherspoon for no gain to the VU40 (Mahoney, Jaylen), PENALTY MS holding (B. Cunningham) 10 yards to the 50 yardline, NO PLAY.
8:022nd & 17 at the 50Will Rogers pass incomplete to Malik Heath
8:023rd & 17 at the 50Will Rogers pass complete to Jo’quavious Marks for 2 yds to the Vandy 48
8:024th & 15 at opp 48Reed Bowman punt for 40 yds, fair catch by Cam Johnson at the Vandy 8
Vanderbilt Fumble, 6 plays
6:111st & 10 at own 8Keyon Henry-Brooks run for 5 yds to the Vandy 13
6:112nd & 5 at own 13Ken Seals pass incomplete to Keyon Henry-Brooks
6:113rd & 5 at own 13Ken Seals pass complete to Keyon Henry-Brooks for 7 yds to the Vandy 20 for a 1ST down
6:111st & 10 at own 20Ken Seals pass incomplete to Amir Abdur-Rahman, broken up by Emmanuel Forbes
6:112nd & 10 at own 20Rocko Griffin run for a loss of 5 yards to the Vandy 15
6:113rd & 15 at own 15Ken Seals sacked by Tyrus Wheat for a loss of 1 yard to the Vandy 13 Ken Seals fumbled, recovered by MisSt Tyrus Wheat , return for 0 yards
Mississippi State Touchdown, 4 plays
4:181st & 10 at opp 13Will Rogers pass complete to Austin Williams for 9 yds to the Vandy 4
4:182nd & 1 at opp 4Jo’quavious Marks run for 2 yds to the Vandy 2 for a 1ST down
3:171st & 0 at opp 2Timeout VANDERBILT, clock 03:17
3:171st & goal at opp 2Jo’quavious Marks run for 1 yd to the Vandy 1
2:472nd & 0 at opp 1Timeout VANDERBILT, clock 02:47
2:432nd & goal at opp 1Jo’quavious Marks run for 1 yd for a TD PENALTY MS unsportsmanlike conduct off-setting, PENALTY VU unsportsmanlike conduct off-setting, NO PLAY. (Brandon Ruiz KICK)Mississippi State 24, Vanderbilt 14
Vanderbilt Field goal, 8 plays
2:431st & 0 at own 35Brandon Ruiz kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
2:431st & 10 at own 25Seals, Ken pass complete to Henry-Brooks, K for 5 yards to the VU30 (Erroll Thompson;Aaron Brule), PENALTY VU face mask (Steen, Tyler) 12 yards to the VU13, NO PLAY.
2:431st & 22 at own 13Ken Seals pass incomplete to Cam Johnson
2:432nd & 22 at own 13Ken Seals pass complete to Keyon Henry-Brooks for 14 yds to the Vandy 27
2:433rd & 8 at own 27Ken Seals pass complete to Chris Pierce Jr. for 16 yds to the Vandy 43 for a 1ST down
2:431st & 10 at own 43Ken Seals pass incomplete to Chris Pierce Jr.
2:432nd & 10 at own 43Ken Seals pass complete to Cam Johnson for 6 yds to the Vandy 49
2:433rd & 4 at own 49Ken Seals pass complete to Keyon Henry-Brooks for 11 yds to the MisSt 40 for a 1ST down
2:431st & 10 at opp 40Ken Seals pass complete to Amir Abdur-Rahman for 17 yds to the MisSt 23 for a 1ST down
0:431st & 10 at opp 23Timeout MISSISSIPPI ST, clock 00:43
0:381st & 10 at opp 23Pierson Cooke 41 yd FG GOODMississippi State 24, Vanderbilt 17
0:381st & 0 at own 35Timeout MISSISSIPPI ST, clock 00:38
Mississippi State End of game, 1 play
0:381st & 0 at own 35Pierson Cooke on-side kick recovered by MISSISSIPPI ST at the Vandy 49
0:371st & 10 at opp 49TEAM run for a loss of 5 yards to the MisSt 46

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.

Mississippi State leads 15–⁠7–⁠2 in 24 meetings, counting the one since this game.

Recent meetings
2021Mississippi State 45, Vanderbilt 6
2020Mississippi State 24, Vanderbilt 17
2014Mississippi State 51, Vanderbilt 0
2009Mississippi State 15, Vanderbilt 3
2008Mississippi State 17, Vanderbilt 14
2004Vanderbilt 31, Mississippi State 13

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