Saturday, September 14
Starkville
11:00 AM
Mississippi State
2-1
24
vs
31
Kansas State
3-0
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2nd
3rd
4th
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Kansas State
3
14
0
14
31
Mississippi State
0
14
7
3
24
Kansas State Trips Up Bulldogs, 31-24
September 14, 2019 | Football
by Mikaela Elizondo, Graduate Assistant/Communications
STARKVILLE – A pair of fourth-quarter touchdowns by Kansas State was difficult to overcome for Mississippi State as the Bulldogs dropped a 31-24 decision on Saturday at Davis Wade Stadium.
State (2-1) had its non-conference regular season winning streak come to a close at 11 consecutive games.
The Wildcats (3-0) drew first blood with a 35-yard field goal courtesy of Blake Lynch in the first quarter. Jordon Brown struck on a seven-yard rush early in the second to make it 10-0. The Brown score accounted for the first rushing touchdown by an opponent at Davis Wade Stadium in 33 quarters.
Both quarterbacks recorded a rushing touchdown during the second quarter before Tommy Stevens found Osirus Mitchell for a 35-yard scoring strike with nine seconds remaining to bring the Bulldogs within 17-14 at halftime.
With the touchdown reception, Mitchell became the first MSU player with a receiving touchdown in each of the first three games of a season since Chad Bumphis in 2012.
Freshman quarterback Garrett Shrader entered the game early in the third quarter. He directed a 12-play, 79-yard scoring march and found paydirt from five yards out to give the Bulldogs their first lead of the game at 21-17 with 4:47 to go in the third.
Jace Christmann matched his career-best with a 47-yard field goal to extend the Bulldogs advantage to 24-17 to begin the fourth.
Kansas State's Malik Knowles responded and returned the ensuing kickoff 100 yards to tie the game at 24-24. Skylar Thompson's 15-yard pass to Dalton Schoen secured the victory for the Wildcats at the 5:37 mark.
Mississippi State put together a potential game-tying drive during the final minutes, but Shrader's 15-yard rush was stopped one yard shy at the K-State 20-yard line on a fourth down play with 2:35 left.
For the third time this season, Kylin Hill amassed over 100 yards on the ground. He tallied 111 yards on 24 carries as the Bulldogs outrushed Kansas State, 201-146. The junior running back become the first MSU player since Keefer McGee in 1996 to secure three consecutive 100-yard rushing games to start a season and surpassed 1,500 career rushing yards.
Leo Lewis paced the defense with a career-high 12 tackles, while Erroll Thompson and Jaquarius Landrews followed with nine a piece. The nine stops for Landrews also marked a career-best.
MSU concludes its current three-game homestand next Saturday, Sept. 21, by welcoming Kentucky. The Wildcats were 2-0 heading into their SEC opener versus Florida Saturday night. Kickoff is scheduled for 3 p.m. CT at Davis Wade Stadium. The game will be televised by SEC Network or SEC Network Alternate as well as through WatchESPN.
For more information on the Bulldogs, follow MSU football on its social media platforms by searching for "HailStateFB" on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram.
STARKVILLE – A pair of fourth-quarter touchdowns by Kansas State was difficult to overcome for Mississippi State as the Bulldogs dropped a 31-24 decision on Saturday at Davis Wade Stadium.
State (2-1) had its non-conference regular season winning streak come to a close at 11 consecutive games.
The Wildcats (3-0) drew first blood with a 35-yard field goal courtesy of Blake Lynch in the first quarter. Jordon Brown struck on a seven-yard rush early in the second to make it 10-0. The Brown score accounted for the first rushing touchdown by an opponent at Davis Wade Stadium in 33 quarters.
Both quarterbacks recorded a rushing touchdown during the second quarter before Tommy Stevens found Osirus Mitchell for a 35-yard scoring strike with nine seconds remaining to bring the Bulldogs within 17-14 at halftime.
With the touchdown reception, Mitchell became the first MSU player with a receiving touchdown in each of the first three games of a season since Chad Bumphis in 2012.
Freshman quarterback Garrett Shrader entered the game early in the third quarter. He directed a 12-play, 79-yard scoring march and found paydirt from five yards out to give the Bulldogs their first lead of the game at 21-17 with 4:47 to go in the third.
Jace Christmann matched his career-best with a 47-yard field goal to extend the Bulldogs advantage to 24-17 to begin the fourth.
Kansas State's Malik Knowles responded and returned the ensuing kickoff 100 yards to tie the game at 24-24. Skylar Thompson's 15-yard pass to Dalton Schoen secured the victory for the Wildcats at the 5:37 mark.
Mississippi State put together a potential game-tying drive during the final minutes, but Shrader's 15-yard rush was stopped one yard shy at the K-State 20-yard line on a fourth down play with 2:35 left.
For the third time this season, Kylin Hill amassed over 100 yards on the ground. He tallied 111 yards on 24 carries as the Bulldogs outrushed Kansas State, 201-146. The junior running back become the first MSU player since Keefer McGee in 1996 to secure three consecutive 100-yard rushing games to start a season and surpassed 1,500 career rushing yards.
Leo Lewis paced the defense with a career-high 12 tackles, while Erroll Thompson and Jaquarius Landrews followed with nine a piece. The nine stops for Landrews also marked a career-best.
MSU concludes its current three-game homestand next Saturday, Sept. 21, by welcoming Kentucky. The Wildcats were 2-0 heading into their SEC opener versus Florida Saturday night. Kickoff is scheduled for 3 p.m. CT at Davis Wade Stadium. The game will be televised by SEC Network or SEC Network Alternate as well as through WatchESPN.
For more information on the Bulldogs, follow MSU football on its social media platforms by searching for "HailStateFB" on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram.
Team Stats
KS
MS
Total Yards
269
352
Pass Yards
123
151
Rushing Yards
146
201
Penalty Yards
59
83
1st Downs
17
21
3rd Downs
3
4
4th Downs
0
0
TOP
26:55
33:05
1st Quarter
KS 3, MS 0
KS - Blake Lynch 35 yd field goal 9 plays, 36 yards, TOP 4:05
2nd Quarter
KS 10, MS 0
KS - Jordon Brown 7 yd run (Blake Lynch kick), 5 plays, 55 yards, TOP 2:46
KS 10, MS 7
MS - Tommy Stevens 2 yd run (Jace Christmann kick), 9 plays, 51 yards, TOP 5:05
KS 17, MS 7
KS - S. Thompson 1 yd run (Blake Lynch kick), 5 plays, 30 yards, TOP 2:30
KS 17, MS 14
MS - Osirus Mitchell 35 yd pass from Tommy Stevens (Jace Christmann kick) 4 plays, 66 yards, TOP 0:31
3rd Quarter
KS 17, MS 21
MS - Garrett Shrader 5 yd run (Jace Christmann kick), 12 plays, 79 yards, TOP 6:50
4th Quarter
KS 17, MS 24
MS - Jace Christmann 47 yd field goal 6 plays, 26 yards, TOP 2:08
KS 24, MS 24
KS - Malik Knowles 100 yd kickoff return (Blake Lynch kick)
KS 31, MS 24
KS - Dalton Schoen 15 yd pass from S. Thompson (Blake Lynch kick) 6 plays, 53 yards, TOP 3:18
Game Leaders
Passing Leaders
CMP
7
TD
1
YDS
100
INT
2
CMP
4
TD
0
YDS
51
INT
0
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