Mississippi State
6-4 , 3-4
#1 Georgia
10-0 , 7-0
State falls to No. 1 Georgia
November 12, 2022 | Football
STARKVILLE – An electric, 63-yard punt return for a touchdown by Zavion Thomas sent Mississippi State into the locker room at halftime with loads of momentum, but No. 1 Georgia ultimately pulled away after the intermission as MSU fell 45-19 at Davis Wade Stadium on Saturday.
Thomas' punt return pulled State to within a score at 17-12 in the waning moments of the second quarter. However, Georgia scored 28 of the game's next 35 points to defeat MSU.
State still had several big moments in the loss. Outside of Thomas' big return, Tyrus Wheat collected his third career interception when he batted a ball at the line before hauling it in. Wheat had also previously pressured Georgia quarterback Stetson Bennett, leading to an interception for Collin Duncan.
Offensively, State got a pair of field goals from Massimo Biscardi. Biscardi connected on a both a 25-yarder and a 36-yarder in the second quarter.
Rufus Harvey collected his third touchdown reception of the year for MSU. It came in the third quarter on a six-yard pass from Will Rogers, who finished the evening completing 29 of his 52 passes for 263 yards.
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Next Up for MSU…
Mississippi State plays its final home game of the season on Saturday, November 19. The Bulldogs host East Tennessee State in an 11 a.m. CT game at Davis Wade Stadium. The game will be streamed via ESPN+/SEC Network+.
Team Stats
UGA 7, MSU 0
UGA - Bowers,Brock 2 yd pass from Bennett,Stetson (Podlesny,Jack kick) 9 plays, 73 yards, TOP 04:18
UGA 10, MSU 0
UGA - Podlesny,Jack 28 yd field goal 14 plays, 51 yards, TOP 05:28
UGA 10, MSU 3
MSU - Biscardi,Massimo 25 yd field goal 14 plays, 62 yards, TOP 06:51
UGA 17, MSU 3
UGA - Bennett,Stetson 4 yd run (Podlesny,Jack kick), 8 plays, 75 yards, TOP 02:32
UGA 17, MSU 6
MSU - Biscardi,Massimo 36 yd field goal 5 plays, 49 yards, TOP 01:31
UGA 17, MSU 12
MSU - Thomas,Zavion 63 yd punt return ()
UGA 24, MSU 12
UGA - McConkey,Ladd 70 yd run (Podlesny,Jack kick), 2 plays, 75 yards, TOP 00:47
UGA 31, MSU 12
UGA - McConkey,Ladd 17 yd pass from Bennett,Stetson (Podlesny,Jack kick) 7 plays, 67 yards, TOP 02:56
UGA 31, MSU 19
MSU - Harvey,Rufus 6 yd pass from Rogers,Will (Biscardi,Massimo kick) 2 plays, 22 yards, TOP 00:42
UGA 38, MSU 19
UGA - Washington,Darnell 2 yd pass from Bennett,Stetson (Podlesny,Jack kick) 12 plays, 75 yards, TOP 05:22
UGA 45, MSU 19
UGA - Milton,Kendall 34 yd run (Podlesny,Jack kick), 5 plays, 47 yards, TOP 03:13
