Mississippi State
#17 Texas A&M
Dawgs Dominant In 42-24 Win Over No. 17 Aggies
October 01, 2022 | Football
STARKVILLE – Mississippi State excelled on both sides of the football as the Bulldogs took down No. 17 Texas A&M by a score of 42-24 at Davis Wade Stadium.
MSU racked up 473 yards of total offense and State forced four turnovers to pave the way to another upset win over the Aggies. State has played a ranked A&M team five times since the Aggies joined the Southeastern Conference in 2012 and the Bulldogs have claimed victory in four of those five meetings.
State ran for 144 yards – the team's second-highest single-game rushing yardage total in the Mike Leach era – and Will Rogers had his 17th career game with 300 or more yards passing. Receiver Rara Thomas had a banner day catching the football, setting a new career high with 134 receiving yards, as well as hauling in a career long 75-yard touchdown pass.
Decamerion Richardson and Jett Johnson tied for the team lead with nine tackles each. The Bulldogs also recorded four sacks.
The State defensive effort laid the foundation for the victory. The Bulldogs held the Aggies scoreless in the first half and MSU took a 14-0 lead into the locker room at the intermission.
State led by at least 11 points the rest of the way and put the game away with multiple big second-half plays including a blocked field goal returned 50 yards for a score, the 75-yard touchdown pass to Thomas and a 33-yard pick-six from Emmanuel Forbes, who notched two interceptions in the game.
