Mississippi State
2-2
UMass
1-3
State Holds Off UMass In 47-35 Road Victory
September 24, 2016 | Football
Sophomore quarterback Nick Fitzgerald had a career game for MSU, completing 25 of 38 passes for 299 yards and three touchdowns, while he also ran for 110 yards on 14 carries. The benefactor of Fitzgerald's big day, senior Fred Ross caught eight passes for 126 yards and a pair of touchdowns. At a rate of eight yards per carry, senior Brandon Holloway was tops among MSU running backs with 80 yards on 10 carries.
Defensively, senior end A.J. Jefferson added to his growing season total with two more tackles for loss, while junior cornerback Jamoral Graham had the highlight play of the game with an interception returned for a touchdown during State's third quarter run.
Sophomore safety Brandon Bryant and senior end Jonathan Calvin tied with a team-high nine tackles each, including one tackle for loss for Calvin who also had a game-sealing interception in the fourth quarter.
Mississippi State is off next week before hosting SEC Western Division foe Auburn in Starkville on October 8. Kickoff time for that game is expected to be announced Monday.
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Team Stats
MS 3, UMASS 0
MS - Westin Graves 23 yd field goal 8 plays, 31 yards, TOP 2:32
MS 3, UMASS 7
UMASS - Young, M. 83 yd run (Caggiano, M. kick), 1 plays, 83 yards, TOP 0:11
MS 6, UMASS 7
MS - Westin Graves 30 yd field goal 15 plays, 67 yards, TOP 6:32
MS 6, UMASS 14
UMASS - Williams, J. 31 yd pass from Ford, A. (Caggiano, M. kick) 10 plays, 74 yards, TOP 5:56
MS 13, UMASS 14
MS - Fred Ross 9 yd pass from Nick Fitzgerald (Westin Graves kick) 7 plays, 65 yards, TOP 1:20
MS 20, UMASS 14
MS - Fred Ross 46 yd pass from Nick Fitzgerald (Westin Graves kick) 2 plays, 64 yards, TOP 0:28
MS 20, UMASS 21
UMASS - Williams, J. 19 yd pass from Ford, A. (Caggiano, M. kick) 7 plays, 68 yards, TOP 1:57
MS 27, UMASS 21
MS - Aeris Williams 16 yd run (Westin Graves kick), 5 plays, 44 yards, TOP 2:33
MS 34, UMASS 21
MS - Jamoral Graham 38 yd interception (Westin Graves kick)
MS 41, UMASS 21
MS - Farrod Green 13 yd pass from Nick Fitzgerald (Westin Graves kick) 6 plays, 61 yards, TOP 1:55
MS 41, UMASS 28
UMASS - Davis, B. 19 yd pass from Ford, A. (Caggiano, M. kick) 15 plays, 79 yards, TOP 4:43
MS 41, UMASS 35
UMASS - Palmer, S. 19 yd pass from Ford, A. (Caggiano, M. kick) 9 plays, 88 yards, TOP 3:17
MS 47, UMASS 35
MS - Ashton Shumpert 12 yd run (Malik Dear passfailed), 6 plays, 66 yards, TOP 2:26
