Postgame Notes: Mississippi State at Auburn
November 13, 2021 | Football
GENERAL
- Mississippi State won the coin toss and deferred. Auburn received the opening kickoff.
- MSU's game captain was WR Austin Williams.
- WR Christian Ford made his first career start.
- Today marks MSU's largest comeback victory in program history.
- MSU trailed by as many as 25 points (3-28, 6:10, 2nd) and scored 26 unanswered points to take a 29-28 lead in the fourth quarter.
- MSU scored 40 unanswered points and outscored Auburn 33-6 in the second half.
- Previous largest comeback: 20 points vs. Louisiana Tech (Sept. 4, 2021), trailed with 13:11 remaining in the fourth quarter.
- Mike Leach has now won four road or neutral site games against AP-ranked opponents, tying Emory Bellard for the school record.
- He has five career ranked victories at MSU, which ranks fourth among all Bulldog head coaches.
- Leach needed just 21 games to reach five ranked wins, making him the fastest MSU coach to do so.
OFFENSE
- Completed passes to 10 different receivers, marking the fifth time this year that 10 or more receivers had a catch.
- Four different receivers scored a touchdown.
- Six receivers totaled 40 or more yards.
- Scored touchdowns on six of its final eight drives.
- State's 98-yard touchdown drive in the third quarter was its longest scoring drive of the season and longest in the two seasons under head coach Mike Leach.
- Longest scoring drive since a 99-yard touchdown drive against Samford on Oct. 29, 2016.
- Threw for 415 yards, marking the 14th 400-yard passing game in program history and seventh under Mike Leach.
- MSU had just five total 400-yard passing games in the previous 312 games prior to Leach's arrival.
- Today marked the 13th time State has passed for 300 or more yards under Leach.
- State has thrown 30 passing touchdowns this season, which is third in MSU single-season history.
- No. 2: 31 in 2014.
- The Bulldog offense is now 41-for-46 (89.1 percent, 32 TD, 9 FG) in the red zone this season.
- 7-for-8 today (6 TD, 1 FG).
- MSU has broken the school record with 412 completions this season.
- Previous: 373 in 2020.
- Completed 12 passes for 15 or more yards, including four for 20 or more.
- Added two runs for 20-plus yards, which were the Bulldogs' longest rushes of the year.
DEFENSE
- Held Auburn to just six points in the second half to allow for the largest comeback in school history.
- Held Auburn to minus-14 rushing yards in the second half and without a first down on the ground in the final 30 minutes.
- State now has a takeaway in 42 of its last 50 games with 81 takeaways in that span.
- LB Tyrus Wheat recovered a fumble forced by DE Randy Charlton.
- Forced three total fumbles.
SPECIAL TEAMS
- Blocked a field goal for the second time this season, stopping a 35-yard attempt in the third quarter.
- DT Cameron Young was credited with the block.
- Last MSU block: DT Jaden Crumedy vs. Louisiana Tech (Sept. 4, 2021).
- The last time MSU blocked multiple kicks in one season came in 2018 when DL Jeffery Simmons blocked three (2 punts, 1 extra point).
- MSU scored a touchdown on the ensuing drive to take a 29-28 lead.
INDIVIDUAL NOTES
WR Jamire Calvin
- Posted his first multi-touchdown game with two receiving scores.
- First score was his first touchdown since the season-opener against Louisiana Tech (Sept. 4).
- Caught five passes for 74 yards.
- Highest reception total since catching five passes against LSU (Sept. 25).
- Highest yardage total since posting 88 yards at Memphis (Sept. 18).
- Matched his career-long reception with a 15-yard gain in the third quarter.
- Rushed for a career-high 62 yards.
- Lost just one yard on one of his eight carries.
- Broke two runs of 20-plus yards which stand as State's longest rushing plays of the year.
- Posted a career-long 22-yard carry in the fourth quarter.
- Has caught 71 passes this season, which is fifth in MSU single-season history.
- No. 4: 72, Fred Ross (2016).
- Has now caught 131 passes in his career, which is seventh in MSU history.
- No. 6: 133, De'Runnya Wilson (2013-15).
- Holds the MSU career record for receptions by a running back.
- Has a reception in all 21 games of his career.
- Caught his team-leading seventh and eighth touchdown passes of the year.
- Third multi-touchdown game of the year.
- Has caught 79 passes this season, which is second in MSU single-season history.
- School record: 88, Fred Ross (2015).
- Broke the school record with a career-high six touchdown passes.
- Previous: 5, four times, most-recently K.J. Costello at LSU (Sept. 26, 2020).
- Completed 44 passes, which ranks fifth in school history.
- Holds each of the top five and eight of the top nine single-game totals.
- Passed for 415 yards, marking his fourth 400-yard passing game of the year.
- Trails only Alabama's Mac Jones (5, 2020) and Florida's Kyle Trask (5, 2020) for the most 400-yard games in a season in the SEC since 2000.
- Became the first SEC passer since at least 2000 with 400 passing yards, six passing touchdowns and zero interceptions while completing at least 80 percent of his passes.
- Threw for 300-plus yards for the eighth straight game, which is the nation's longest active streak.
- Holds MSU's single-season and career records for 300-yard passing games with nine this year and 11 in his career.
- Posted his tenth 200-yard passing game this season, which is third in MSU single-season history.
- School record: 12, Dak Prescott (2015, 2014).
- Now has 15 career 200-yard passing games, which is second in MSU history.
- School record: 29, Dak Prescott (2012-15).
- Ranks second in MSU single-season history with 3,722 yards.
- School Record: 3,793, Dak Prescott (2015).
- Boasts 5,698 career passing yards, which is fourth in MSU history.
- No. 3: 6,207, Nick Fitzgerald (2015-18).
- Holds the school record for single-season completions with 407 this year.
- Has 646 career completions, which is second in MSU history.
- School record: 734, Dak Prescott (2012-15).
- Has 646 career completions, which is second in MSU history.
- Tied the MSU single-season record with 29 passing touchdowns this season, matching Dak Prescott (2015).
- Has 40 career touchdown passes, which is tied for fourth in MSU history with Derrick Taite (1993-96).
- No. 3: 42, Tyler Russell (2010-13).
- Has 40 career touchdown passes, which is tied for fourth in MSU history with Derrick Taite (1993-96).
- Caught a season-high seven passes for a season-high 87 yards.
- Four receptions went for first downs.
- Caught four passes, all for first downs, averaging 11 yards per catch.
- Forced a fumble for the first time in his career.
- Recorded his sixth quarterback hurry of the year, which is second on the team.
- Registered his first career forced fumble, which Auburn recovered.
- Also recorded his team-leading seventh quarterback hurry of the year.
- Broke up a pass on a fake punt for his fourth breakup and sixth pass defense of the season, which is tied for the team lead.
- Recorded his second sack of the season and the seventh of his career.
- Boasts 11.5 tackles for loss in his career.
- Intercepted a pass on Auburn's two-point conversion attempt.
- Registered his first career forced fumble, which Auburn recovered.
- Recovered a fumble for the third time in his career.
- Blocked a 35-yard field goal attempt in the third quarter to keep it a one-possession game (trailing 23-28).
- MSU scored a touchdown on the ensuing drive to take a 29-28 lead.
- Made a field goal from 34 yards out.
- Also went 4-for-4 on extra point attempts.
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