Postgame Notes: Mississippi State at Arkansas
November 06, 2021 | Football
GENERAL
- Arkansas won the coin toss and elected to receive the opening kickoff.
- MSU's game captain was WR Austin Williams.
- Including today's three-point game, six of the last eight meetings in the series have been decided by seven or fewer points.
OFFENSE
- Threw for 417 yards, marking the 13th 400-yard passing game in program history and sixth under Mike Leach.
- MSU had just five total 400-yard passing games in the previous 312 game prior to Leach's arrival.
- Today marked the 12th time State has passed for 300 or more yards under Leach.
- State has thrown 24 passing touchdowns this season, which is tied with the 2016 team for fourth-most in MSU single-season history.
- No. 3: 28 in 2012.
- The Bulldog offense is now 34-for-38 (89.5 percent, 26 TD, 8 FG) in the red zone this season.
- 3-for-4 today (3 TD, 0 FG).
- MSU has completed 368Â passes this season, which ranks second in MSU single-season history.
- School record: 373 in 2020.
- Completed 10 passes for 15 or more yards including five for gains of 20 or more yards.
DEFENSE
- Six tackles for loss is MSU's second-highest total against an SEC opponent this year.
INDIVIDUAL NOTES
WR Christian Ford
- Posted a career-high 65 receiving yards on four catches.
- Caught a career-long pass for 29 yards.
- Has now caught 124 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 20Â games of his career.Â
- Recorded his third 100-yard receiving game of the season with 117 yards on eight catches.
- Hauled in a season-long 42-yard reception.
- Play was MSU's second-longest from scrimmage this season.
- Became just the second MSU quarterback with a 3,000 passing yard season and posted the third 3,000-yard season in school history.
- Dak Prescott: 3,793 in 2015; 3,449 in 2014.
- Ranks third in MSU single-season history with 3,307 yards.
- Boasts 5,283 career passing yards, which is sixth in MSU history
- No. 5: 5,441, Tyler Russell (2010-13).Â
- Holds the school record for single-season completions with 363 this year.
- Has 602 career completions, which is second in MSU history.Â
- School record: 734, Dak Prescott (2012-15).
- Has 602 career completions, which is second in MSU history.Â
- Broke Dak Prescott's single-season and career records for 300-yard passing games with his eighth of the year and 10th of his career.
- Posted his ninth 200-yard passing game this season, which is third in MSU single-season history.
- School record: 12, Dak Prescott (2015, 2014).
- Now has 14 career 200-yard passing games, which is second in MSU history.
- School record: 29, Dak Prescott (2012-15).
- Has thrown 23 passing touchdowns in 2021, which is fourth in MSU single-season history and breaks the sophomore record.
- No. 3: 24, Tyler Russell (2012).
- Previous sophomore record: 22, Nick Fitzgerald (2016).
- Has 34 career touchdown passes, which is tied for fifth in MSU history with Wayne Madkin (1998-01).
- No. 4: 38, Derrick Taite (1993-96).
- Caught a career-high two touchdown passes.
- Has caught a touchdown pass in three consecutive games.
- Second touchdown was a career-long 37-yard reception that stands as State's longest scoring play of the year.
- Also posted a career-high 63 yards.
- Caught his fifth touchdown of the season.
- Has a touchdown reception in five different games this season.
- Turned in a career-high 72 receiving yards.
- Has now posted a career-high 400 yards this season.
- Picked up two 0.5 sacks (1.0 total) and added 2.0 tackles for loss.
- Now has 8.0 sacks for his career.
- Recorded his third sack of the year.
- Picked up two 0.5 sacks, tying his career high with 1.0 for the game.
- Leads the team with 4.0 sacks this season and is the Bulldogs' active career leader with 9.0.
- Finished tied for second on the team with a career-high eight tackles.
- Finished tied for second on the team with eight tackles.
- Added 0.5 tackles for loss.
- Boasts an active streak of 134 consecutive extra points made in his career.
- Made two today.
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