Saturday, September 14
Starkville
11:00 AM
Mississippi State
vs
Kansas State
Gameday: Bulldogs, Wildcats Set For Saturday Showdown
September 13, 2019 | Football
by Brandon Langlois, Associate Director/Communications
STARKVILLE – Mississippi State will play its second straight home game on Saturday when the newly ranked No. 23 Bulldogs host Kansas State of the Big 12 at 11 a.m. in Davis Wade Stadium. MSU goes into the game averaging 38.0 points and 441.5 yards (206.0 passing, 235.5 rushing) per game.
Viewing Information
The game will be televised live on ESPN with Bob Wischusen (play-by-play), Dan Orlovsky (analyst) and Allison Williams (reporter) calling the action. Live streaming video is available via the Watch ESPN app and WatchESPN.com.
Listening Information
The MSU Sports Network C Spire Tailgate Show goes live at 9 a.m. Neil Price, Matt Wyatt and Jay Perry will call the game on the network (check for affiliates here). Live audio is also available for FREE at HailState.com and via the TuneIn app. For fans in Starkville, they can tune to 100.9 FM.
Storylines
MSU enters the game with a 2-0 mark following last week's 38-15 win over Southern Miss. Kansas State, which MSU defeated 31-10 last year in Manhattan, Kansas, is also 2-0 overall. The Wildcats beat Nicholls, 49-14, to open the season and then defeated Bowling Green, 52-0, last week. K-State will be the first Power 5 non-conference team to visit Davis Wade Stadium since Georgia Tech of the ACC on Oct. 3, 2009.
Saturday's game will be the fourth meeting between the teams. Prior to last season, MSU and Kansas State had met just twice. State won 21-16 in the first meeting in 1974 in Starkville and then 24-21 in 1977 in Manhattan. State's 31-10 victory against the Wildcats last year marked its first road win against a Power-5, non-SEC opponent since 1995.
QB Tommy Stevens improved to 2-0 as a starter last week and earned his first win inside Davis Wade Stadium. Stevens connected on his first nine passing attempts (105 yards, two TDs) with a 244.2 passer rating before an incompletion late in the second quarter. It was the longest streak for a Bulldog QB to start the game since Dak Prescott completed his first 12 passing attempts against Arkansas in 2015.
Stevens, who is 29-of-40 (72.5 percent) with 341 yards and five touchdowns (4 passing, 1 rushing) this season, exited the game with an injury following State's fourth offensive possession last week and did not return. Freshman QB Garrett Shrader took over at signal caller with 2:37 to go in the second quarter and finished his first career game 7-of-11 passing with 71 yards.
After two games, Doak Walker Award candidate RB Kylin Hill leads the SEC and Power 5 and is second in the FBS in rushing yards (320). Hill's 320 yards are the most by an MSU player through the first two games of a season since at least 2000. Hill's 320 yards this season are the second most by an SEC running back through two games since 2010. Hill finished Saturday's game with 123 yards on 14 attempts (8.8 ypc) and one TD, topping 100 yards on the ground for the second straight game. Hill had 197 in the season opener at Louisiana.
S Jaquarius Landrews leads MSU and is tied for seventh in the SEC in total tackles (15). S Brian Cole II has at least 1.0 tackle for loss in each of the first two games and ranks tied for second in the SEC in total TFLs (3.5). DE Marquiss Spencer is tied for the SEC lead and fourth in the FBS in forced fumbles (2).
MSU leads the SEC in takeaways (7 – 4 fumbles, 3 interceptions) and is tied with No. 2 Alabama in turnover margin (+5). State is one of six SEC teams with three different players who have recorded an interception. Preseason All-American and Jim Thorpe Award candidate CB Cameron Dantzler had one in the season opener. CB Martin Emerson and S C.J. Morgan each had one last week. Emerson is the first MSU freshman to record an interception since 2012 Thorpe Award winner Johnthan Banks in 2009.
Tickets
The Davis Wade Stadium ticket office opens at 8 a.m. and all gates will open at 8:45 a.m. Tickets are also available for purchase on HailState.com. The "Dawg Walk" will take place at 8:45 a.m. in the Junction.
What To Wear
Maroon or White
Social Media/Live Stats
Live updates from the game are available via MSU's official social media channels: Twitter, Instagram and Facebook (click the links). Live stats are available via Stat Broadcast at MSU.StatBroadcast.com.
Heat Advisory
With temperatures expected in the mid-90s again, MSU Athletics has a number of measures in place to help ensure the safety and well-being of fans attending Saturday's game in Davis Wade Stadium. To avoid delays with security screening prior to entering the stadium, fans are strongly encouraged to arrive at gates in advance of 45 minutes prior to kickoff.
Launched in 2018 at MSU and mandatory throughout SEC football stadiums by the fall of 2020, fans are reminded of metal detector entry procedures into Davis Wade Stadium. Gates to Davis Wade Stadium open at 8:45 a.m. Saturday. Fans are strongly encouraged to arrive at Davis Wade Stadium gates in advance of 45 minutes prior to kickoff to ensure a smooth entry. Fans arriving at gates 30 minutes prior to kickoff should expect delays. For complete metal detector entry procedures, visit HailState.com/metaldetector.
Clear Bag Policy
Fans are encouraged not to bring any types of bags inside SEC stadiums during football games; however, the following outlines bags that are permitted:
Gameday Questions?
For complete gameday information including, parking maps, road closures, traffic, and other important game day schedule and fan and visitor guides, visit HailState.com/gameday. Fans with game day questions, can tweet @HailStateFamily, the new official fan service and game day information hub of Mississippi State Athletics.
Parking
For MSU Football Gameday Parking locations/lots, please see this map.
Advanced Purchase Parking
Advance purchase game day parking spaces in all public parking lots go on sale at HailState.com/tickets beginning at 8 a.m. Thursday and continuing until 11 p.m. Friday. View the parking map here (PDF). MSU will comply with MDOT regulations in regards to parking on ramps.
Parking Guidelines/ADA
To encourage fans to "park & ride" MSU Transit Buses and best utilize all available public game day parking spaces, MSU has reduced all public parking prices at the Research Park, ADA North, ADA South and Vet School to $10 per vehicle. (vehicle and trailer is $20). Cash and Credit / Debit Cards are accepted at the Research Park, ADA North, ADA South, and Vet School.
All public parking lots located in the interior of campus have increased in price to $30 per vehicle, (vehicle and trailer is $60). Credit / Debit Cards Only - NO CASH will be accepted at interior campus public parking lots. These lots include Bully Grass, Barr Paved, Pace Seed Grass, Sorority Grass, Sponsored Parking behind the Health Center and Roberts Building, The University Bridge Lot, and Zacharias Village Lot.
You can advance purchase game day parking space in all public parking lots each game week by visiting www.hailstate.com/tickets. Advance sales end at 11 p.m. the day before the game.
ADA Parking: Public Gameday & Reserved
Please see this map for ADA parking lots. On the map legend, ADA parking is blue. ADA season pass parking is light blue and is marked as Lots A, B, C, D, and F.
ADA public parking is now located in two parking lots. North ADA parking is located at the Research Park, off of Hwy 182. South ADA parking is located at the Animal and Dairy Science Building, off of Hailstate Blvd.
ADA Lot D parking passes are available for online purchase during the week of each home game. You may purchase online an individual game parking pass for "Public ADA Lot D" by visiting Hailstate.com/tickets. Public ADA Lot D Parking pass sales close on Friday at 11 p.m. before the game. After purchasing online an individual game parking pass for "ADA Lot D", you simply print your parking pass at home and bring the parking pass to the game to be scanned to enter the parking lot for that day's game, you must also show your ADA hang tag or ADA license plate to access ADA Lot D. Failure to provide authentic ADA documentation for your vehicle will result in you being denied entry to ADA Lot D. If you choose this option, you will need to purchase your parking pass each week prior to that home game. There will be no "ADA Lot D" parking passes sold the day of the game or at the entrance to the parking lot.
ADA Transit Services begin 4 hrs. prior to kickoff, and service North ADA Parking Lot passengers to and from the Old Main Academic Building bus terminal, and service South ADA Parking Lot passengers to and from Newell-Grissom Building terminal. All Transit Buses operate for 2 hrs. after the end of the game.
Disability Carts will be available to provide access from ADA Transit Terminals at Old Main and Newell Grissom to designated DWS locations.
Davis Wade Stadium is a clear air facility. Smoking in any form is prohibited on campus. For more details, visit smokefree.msstate.edu.
For more information on the Bulldogs, follow MSU football on Twitter, like them on Facebook and join them on Instagram by searching for "HailStateFB."
STARKVILLE – Mississippi State will play its second straight home game on Saturday when the newly ranked No. 23 Bulldogs host Kansas State of the Big 12 at 11 a.m. in Davis Wade Stadium. MSU goes into the game averaging 38.0 points and 441.5 yards (206.0 passing, 235.5 rushing) per game.
Viewing Information
The game will be televised live on ESPN with Bob Wischusen (play-by-play), Dan Orlovsky (analyst) and Allison Williams (reporter) calling the action. Live streaming video is available via the Watch ESPN app and WatchESPN.com.
Listening Information
The MSU Sports Network C Spire Tailgate Show goes live at 9 a.m. Neil Price, Matt Wyatt and Jay Perry will call the game on the network (check for affiliates here). Live audio is also available for FREE at HailState.com and via the TuneIn app. For fans in Starkville, they can tune to 100.9 FM.
Storylines
MSU enters the game with a 2-0 mark following last week's 38-15 win over Southern Miss. Kansas State, which MSU defeated 31-10 last year in Manhattan, Kansas, is also 2-0 overall. The Wildcats beat Nicholls, 49-14, to open the season and then defeated Bowling Green, 52-0, last week. K-State will be the first Power 5 non-conference team to visit Davis Wade Stadium since Georgia Tech of the ACC on Oct. 3, 2009.
Saturday's game will be the fourth meeting between the teams. Prior to last season, MSU and Kansas State had met just twice. State won 21-16 in the first meeting in 1974 in Starkville and then 24-21 in 1977 in Manhattan. State's 31-10 victory against the Wildcats last year marked its first road win against a Power-5, non-SEC opponent since 1995.
QB Tommy Stevens improved to 2-0 as a starter last week and earned his first win inside Davis Wade Stadium. Stevens connected on his first nine passing attempts (105 yards, two TDs) with a 244.2 passer rating before an incompletion late in the second quarter. It was the longest streak for a Bulldog QB to start the game since Dak Prescott completed his first 12 passing attempts against Arkansas in 2015.
Stevens, who is 29-of-40 (72.5 percent) with 341 yards and five touchdowns (4 passing, 1 rushing) this season, exited the game with an injury following State's fourth offensive possession last week and did not return. Freshman QB Garrett Shrader took over at signal caller with 2:37 to go in the second quarter and finished his first career game 7-of-11 passing with 71 yards.
After two games, Doak Walker Award candidate RB Kylin Hill leads the SEC and Power 5 and is second in the FBS in rushing yards (320). Hill's 320 yards are the most by an MSU player through the first two games of a season since at least 2000. Hill's 320 yards this season are the second most by an SEC running back through two games since 2010. Hill finished Saturday's game with 123 yards on 14 attempts (8.8 ypc) and one TD, topping 100 yards on the ground for the second straight game. Hill had 197 in the season opener at Louisiana.
S Jaquarius Landrews leads MSU and is tied for seventh in the SEC in total tackles (15). S Brian Cole II has at least 1.0 tackle for loss in each of the first two games and ranks tied for second in the SEC in total TFLs (3.5). DE Marquiss Spencer is tied for the SEC lead and fourth in the FBS in forced fumbles (2).
MSU leads the SEC in takeaways (7 – 4 fumbles, 3 interceptions) and is tied with No. 2 Alabama in turnover margin (+5). State is one of six SEC teams with three different players who have recorded an interception. Preseason All-American and Jim Thorpe Award candidate CB Cameron Dantzler had one in the season opener. CB Martin Emerson and S C.J. Morgan each had one last week. Emerson is the first MSU freshman to record an interception since 2012 Thorpe Award winner Johnthan Banks in 2009.
Tickets
The Davis Wade Stadium ticket office opens at 8 a.m. and all gates will open at 8:45 a.m. Tickets are also available for purchase on HailState.com. The "Dawg Walk" will take place at 8:45 a.m. in the Junction.
What To Wear
Maroon or White
Social Media/Live Stats
Live updates from the game are available via MSU's official social media channels: Twitter, Instagram and Facebook (click the links). Live stats are available via Stat Broadcast at MSU.StatBroadcast.com.
Heat Advisory
With temperatures expected in the mid-90s again, MSU Athletics has a number of measures in place to help ensure the safety and well-being of fans attending Saturday's game in Davis Wade Stadium. To avoid delays with security screening prior to entering the stadium, fans are strongly encouraged to arrive at gates in advance of 45 minutes prior to kickoff.
- One clear, colorless, full or empty water bottle per person is permitted into the stadium for all games. Non-clear, color-tinted, stainless steel or non-clear plastic bottles or containers or any other non-clear container is NOT permitted.
- Additional free water bottle refill stations with expanded capacity are located near sections 4, 12, 21, 104, 308 and 336. See the Davis Wade Stadium map (PDF) for locations.
- As part of MSU's dramatically reduced concession prices introduced in 2018, a 20-ounce bottled water will cost $2 and a liter will be available for $4. Cash-only kiosks will be set up on the concourse at Sections 8 and 19, as well as Section 305 and the East Side Sky Deck.
- Air conditioned buses and rest stations will be set up outside Gate B and Gate L.
- Stadium first aid stations will be staffed with additional trained EMS personnel.
- Fans may report safety or guest service concerns by texting the keyword "MSTATE", followed by their message and location to 69050. They also may tweet to @HailStateFamily any guest service concerns.
- Hydrate early, before and during the game to avoid heat exhaustion.
- Apply sunscreen of at least 30 SPF (recommended) and repeat the application periodically.
- Avoid excess caffeine and alcohol, which could result in dehydration.
Launched in 2018 at MSU and mandatory throughout SEC football stadiums by the fall of 2020, fans are reminded of metal detector entry procedures into Davis Wade Stadium. Gates to Davis Wade Stadium open at 8:45 a.m. Saturday. Fans are strongly encouraged to arrive at Davis Wade Stadium gates in advance of 45 minutes prior to kickoff to ensure a smooth entry. Fans arriving at gates 30 minutes prior to kickoff should expect delays. For complete metal detector entry procedures, visit HailState.com/metaldetector.
Clear Bag Policy
Fans are encouraged not to bring any types of bags inside SEC stadiums during football games; however, the following outlines bags that are permitted:
- Bags that are clear plastic, vinyl or PVC and do not exceed 12" x 6" x 12";
- One-gallon clear plastic freezer bags (Ziploc bag or similar); and
- Small clutch bags, with or without a handle or strap, that do not exceed 4.5" x 6.5" (approximately the size of a hand).
- An exception will be made for medically necessary items after proper inspection at Gates F and I.
- An approved logo no larger than 4.5" x 3.4" may be displayed on one side of a permissible clear bag.
Gameday Questions?
For complete gameday information including, parking maps, road closures, traffic, and other important game day schedule and fan and visitor guides, visit HailState.com/gameday. Fans with game day questions, can tweet @HailStateFamily, the new official fan service and game day information hub of Mississippi State Athletics.
Parking
For MSU Football Gameday Parking locations/lots, please see this map.
Advanced Purchase Parking
Advance purchase game day parking spaces in all public parking lots go on sale at HailState.com/tickets beginning at 8 a.m. Thursday and continuing until 11 p.m. Friday. View the parking map here (PDF). MSU will comply with MDOT regulations in regards to parking on ramps.
Parking Guidelines/ADA
To encourage fans to "park & ride" MSU Transit Buses and best utilize all available public game day parking spaces, MSU has reduced all public parking prices at the Research Park, ADA North, ADA South and Vet School to $10 per vehicle. (vehicle and trailer is $20). Cash and Credit / Debit Cards are accepted at the Research Park, ADA North, ADA South, and Vet School.
All public parking lots located in the interior of campus have increased in price to $30 per vehicle, (vehicle and trailer is $60). Credit / Debit Cards Only - NO CASH will be accepted at interior campus public parking lots. These lots include Bully Grass, Barr Paved, Pace Seed Grass, Sorority Grass, Sponsored Parking behind the Health Center and Roberts Building, The University Bridge Lot, and Zacharias Village Lot.
You can advance purchase game day parking space in all public parking lots each game week by visiting www.hailstate.com/tickets. Advance sales end at 11 p.m. the day before the game.
- No tents, tables or chairs are permitted in parking spaces or on sidewalks.
- Parking on grass is permitted only in designated areas. (Available to general public)
- No parking is allowed on parking lot islands, medians, berms, or the shoulders of streets and roads.
- Parked vehicles must not obstruct traffic or pedestrian access to sidewalks.
- Parking spaces cannot be saved.
- Tailgating is permitted only in areas where traffic or parking is not obstructed and tailgaters must follow all picnic zone regulations.
- Parking areas must be cleared by 7 a.m. the day following the game.
- Reserved lot passes must be displayed at all times; misuse will result in loss of parking privileges.
- All buses must enter campus at the intersection of Hwy. 182 and George Perry St., turn east (left) on Bailey Howell Drive to Lee Blvd., and turn west (right) on Lee Blvd. to bus parking. Bus parking is available in front of Hilbun and Harned Halls (see map). Buses must exit campus via George Perry St. by turning north onto George Perry St. from Lee Blvd.
ADA Parking: Public Gameday & Reserved
Please see this map for ADA parking lots. On the map legend, ADA parking is blue. ADA season pass parking is light blue and is marked as Lots A, B, C, D, and F.
ADA public parking is now located in two parking lots. North ADA parking is located at the Research Park, off of Hwy 182. South ADA parking is located at the Animal and Dairy Science Building, off of Hailstate Blvd.
ADA Lot D parking passes are available for online purchase during the week of each home game. You may purchase online an individual game parking pass for "Public ADA Lot D" by visiting Hailstate.com/tickets. Public ADA Lot D Parking pass sales close on Friday at 11 p.m. before the game. After purchasing online an individual game parking pass for "ADA Lot D", you simply print your parking pass at home and bring the parking pass to the game to be scanned to enter the parking lot for that day's game, you must also show your ADA hang tag or ADA license plate to access ADA Lot D. Failure to provide authentic ADA documentation for your vehicle will result in you being denied entry to ADA Lot D. If you choose this option, you will need to purchase your parking pass each week prior to that home game. There will be no "ADA Lot D" parking passes sold the day of the game or at the entrance to the parking lot.
ADA Transit Services begin 4 hrs. prior to kickoff, and service North ADA Parking Lot passengers to and from the Old Main Academic Building bus terminal, and service South ADA Parking Lot passengers to and from Newell-Grissom Building terminal. All Transit Buses operate for 2 hrs. after the end of the game.
Disability Carts will be available to provide access from ADA Transit Terminals at Old Main and Newell Grissom to designated DWS locations.
- Old Main Academic Disability Carts will operate between the SE corner of DWS-Gate L and OMAC. (Click here for map)
- Newell Grissom Disability Carts will operate between the NW corner of DWS-Gate F and NG. (Click here for map)
Davis Wade Stadium is a clear air facility. Smoking in any form is prohibited on campus. For more details, visit smokefree.msstate.edu.
For more information on the Bulldogs, follow MSU football on Twitter, like them on Facebook and join them on Instagram by searching for "HailStateFB."
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