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Postgame Notes: Ole Miss at Mississippi State
November 25, 2021 | Football
GENERAL
- Ole Miss won the coin toss and elected to receive the opening kickoff.
- MSU's game captain was WR Austin Williams.
THE 94TH BATTLE FOR THE GOLDEN EGG
- Mississippi State and Ole Miss have met on Thanksgiving 27 times, splitting the last four meetings on the holiday evenly.
- Tonight marked the 30th anniversary of the rivalry returning to campus sites in 1991. Since then State holds a 16-15 edge on the field.
- QB Will Rogers turned in MSU's ninth 250-yard passing game in Egg Bowl history and is the seventh Bulldog passer to reach that mark against Ole Miss.
OFFENSE
- Today marked the 15th time State has passed for 300 or more yards under Mike Leach.
- State has thrown 36 passing touchdowns this season, which is the MSU school record.
- Previous: 33 in 2015.
- The Bulldog offense is now 49-for-56 (87.5 percent, 36 TD, 13 FG) in the red zone this season.
- 4-for-6 today (2 TD, 2 FG).
- MSU has broken the school record with 486 completions this season.
- Previous: 373 in 2020.
DEFENSE
- State now has a takeaway in 44 of its last 52 games with 83 takeaways in that span.
- LB Jett Johnson intercepted a pass and returned it 48 yards in the fourth quarter.
- The Bulldogs now have an interception in 32 of their last 48 games with 46 picks in that stretch.
- A season-high four Bulldogs recorded double-digit tackles: S Fred Peters (14), LB Nathaniel Watson (13), S Jalen Green (11) and LB Jett Johnson (11).
INDIVIDUAL NOTES
WR Lideatrick Griffin
- Posted a career-high 77 receiving yards on five receptions.
- Made a career-long 32-yard reception.
- Tied for the team lead tonight with nine receptions for 62 yards.
- Has caught 79 passes this season, which is second in MSU single-season history.
- No. 1: 88, Makai Polk (2021), Fred Ross (2015)
- Has now caught 139 passes in his career, which is tied for fifth in MSU history with Justin Jenkins (2000-03).
- No. 4: 146, Sammy Milner (1968-70).
- Holds the MSU career record for receptions by a running back.Â
- Has a reception in all 23 games of his career.
- Scored on an 11-yard touchdown run in the fourth quarter.
- Broke the school record with 98 receptions this season.
- Previous: 88, Fred Ross (2015).
- Had a team-leading 10 receptions for 98 yards tonight.
- Holds MSU's single-season and career records for 300-yard passing games with 11 this year and 13 in his career.
- Has thrown for 300-plus yards in 10 consecutive games, which is the nation's longest active streak.
- Over that streak, has completed 75.0 percent of his passes (400-of-533) with 30 touchdowns.
- Posted his 12th 200-yard passing game this season, which ties the MSU single-season record set by Dak Prescott (2015, 2014).
- Now has 17 career 200-yard passing games, which is second in MSU history.
- School record: 29, Dak Prescott (2012-15).
- Now has 17 career 200-yard passing games, which is second in MSU history.
- Now holds the MSU single-season record with 4,453 yards and is the seventh SEC passer to reach the 4,000-yard mark in a season.
- Previous: 3,793, Dak Prescott (2015).
- One of three passers in SEC history to pass for 4,000 yards in a season while completing at least 75.0 percent of his passes joining Alabama's Mac Jones (2020, 77.4 percent, 4,500 yards) and LSU's Joe Burrow (2019, 76.3 percent, 5,671 yards).
- Boasts 6,425 career passing yards, which is second in MSU history.
- No. 1: 9,376, Dak Prescott (2012-15).Â
- Holds the school record for single-season completions with 473 this year.
- Has 712 career completions, which is second in MSU history.Â
- School record: 734, Dak Prescott (2012-15).
- Has 712 career completions, which is second in MSU history.Â
- Now holds the MSU single-season record with 35 passing touchdowns this season.
- Previous: 29, Dak Prescott (2015).
- Has 46 career touchdown passes which is third in MSU history.
- No. 2: 55, Nick Fitzgerald (2015-18).
- Scored on an 11-yard reception for his sixth touchdown of the year.
- Made 1.5 tackles for loss on Ole Miss' opening drive, including a stop on fourth down.
- Finished with 2.0 total tackles for loss.
- Recorded one pass breakup.
- Made a career-high 12 tackles.
- Intercepted the first pass of his career and returned it 48 yards.
- Made a career-high 11 tackles.
- Added 1.0 tackle for loss.
- Led the team with a career-high 14 tackles.
- Added 0.5 tackles for loss.
- Picked up 1.0 tackle for loss.Â
- Recorded a sack on third down for a loss of 12 yards.
- Recorded 0.5 tackles for loss.
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