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09/20 14:43 CDT No. 24 Mississippi State hosts No. 19 Missouri
No. 24 Mississippi State hosts No. 19 Missouri
By The Associated Press
No. 19 Missouri (3-0) at No. 24 Mississippi State (3-0), Sept. 26 at 7:45 p.m.
EDT.
Opening Line: Mississippi State by 3.5. Against the spread: Mississippi State
3-0, Missouri 1-2.
How to watch: SEC Network
Key stats
Mississippi State Offense
Overall: 544.7 yards per game (2nd in FBS)
Passing: 300.7 yards per game (23rd)
Rushing: 244.0 yards per game (18th)
Scoring: 47.0 points per game (10th)
Mississippi State Defense
Overall: 333.7 yards per game (69th in FBS)
Passing: 233.7 yards per game (100th)
Rushing: 100.0 yards per game (35th)
Scoring: 20.0 points per game (57th)
Missouri Offense
Overall: 420.3 yards per game (61st in FBS)
Passing: 246.7 yards per game (59th)
Rushing: 173.7 yards per game (58th)
Scoring: 39.7 points per game (32nd)
Missouri Defense
Overall: 258.7 yards per game (22nd in FBS)
Passing: 171.0 yards per game (38th)
Rushing: 87.7 yards per game (24th)
Scoring: 17.3 points per game (41st)
Missouri is 78th in third down percentage, converting 40.5% of the time.
Mississippi State ranks 22nd on defense, allowing its opponents at convert at
27.7%.
Missouri is 23rd in the FBS with a +3 turnover margin.
Mississippi State is 126th in the FBS with 78.7 penalty yards per game.
Missouri is 111th in FBS in red zone offense, scoring on 76.5% of trips.
Mississippi State's red zone defense ranks 56th at 83.3%.
Team leaders
Mississippi State
Passing: Kamario Taylor, 832 yards, 11 TDs, 1 INT, 68.3 completion percentage
Rushing: Da'Marion Bothwell, 280 yards on 48 carries, 2 TDs
Receiving: Anthony Evans III, 294 yards on 20 catches, 3 TDs
Missouri
Passing: Austin Simmons, 635 yards, 8 TDs, 0 INTs, 68.7 completion percentage
Rushing: Jamal Roberts, 300 yards on 63 carries, 3 TDs
Receiving: Donovan Olugbode, 268 yards on 17 catches, 4 TDs
Last game
Mississippi State defeated South Carolina 41-34 on Sept. 19. Taylor passed for
251 yards on 18-of-26 attempts (69.2%) with four touchdowns and one
interception. He also carried the ball eight times for 33 yards. Bothwell
carried the ball 21 times for 115 yards, adding one reception for 22 yards.
Zion Ragins had two receptions for 61 yards and one touchdown.
Missouri beat Troy 27-17 on Sept. 19. Simmons threw for 91 yards on 10-of-19
attempts (52.6%) with one touchdown and no interceptions. Roberts carried the
ball 22 times for 128 yards and scored one touchdown, adding two receptions for
13 yards. Olugbode put up 31 yards on three catches with one touchdown.
Next game
Mississippi State hosts No. 8 Alabama on Oct. 3. Missouri hosts No. 21 Florida
on Oct. 3.
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