Postgame Notes: ETSU at Mississippi State
November 19, 2022 | Football
GENERAL
- ETSU won the coin toss and deferred to the second half. MSU received the opening kickoff.
- MSU's game captain was WR Austin Williams.
- Six Bulldogs made their MSU debut: OL Canon Boone, WR Marquez Dortch, LB Javae Gilmore, WR Jarnorris Hopson, WR Kaydin Pope and LB Avery Sledge.
- Today's attendance was 49,117.
OFFENSE
- Mississippi State is now 34-for-37 in the red zone this season (91.9 percent), with 30 touchdowns.
- The Bulldogs were 6-for-6 today with six passing touchdowns.
- MSU entered the game ranked second nationally in red zone passing touchdown percentage (51.61 percent) and improved to 62.16 percent this year.
- The Bulldogs have scored on their opening drive seven times this year.
- State is 14-4 when scoring first under Mike Leach.
- State scored 56 points, marking at least one game with 50-plus points in each of the last 12 seasons.
- The scoring output was MSU's highest since a 56-10 victory against Louisiana (Sept. 15, 2018).
- The Bulldogs have scored at least 50 points seven times since 2018 and 20 times over the last 17 seasons while going 20-0 in those games.
DEFENSE
- MSU now has a takeaway in 28 of its 35 games under defensive coordinator Zach Arnett.
- S Jalen Green intercepted a pass on ETSU's first drive of the game.
- CB Emmanuel Forbes returned an interception 82Â yards for a touchdown.
- S Jackie Matthews intercepted a pass in the third quarter.
- MSU has an interception in 20 games under Arnett with 36 (33 entering) total interceptions.
- The Bulldogs have multiple picks in 11 games under Arnett and are 10-1 in such games.
- The seven points allowed are the fewest by the Bulldogs this season, and ETSU's only scoring came on a blocked punt return in the fourth quarter.
INDIVIDUAL NOTES
WR Marquez Dortch
- Made his first career reception in the fourth quarter.
- Posted his first career multi-touchdown game.
- Hauled in his second touchdown of the year in the first quarter on a 12 yard reception.
- Later scored on a six-yard pass in the second quarter.
- Returned the opening kickoff back 52 yards to set up MSU's first scoring drive.
- Now averaging 33.3 yards per return in his career, which is 6.6 yards better than the school record (minimum 30 attempts).
- Current record: 26.7, Leon Berry (2009-10).
- Now averaging 33.3 yards per return in his career, which is 6.6 yards better than the school record (minimum 30 attempts).
- Caught a two-yard pass for his first career touchdown.
- Rushed three times for 12 yards.
- Went 6-for-6 passing for 36 yards and a touchdown.
- Touchdown was the second of his MSU career.
- Has now caught a pass in 34 consecutive games, which includes every game of his career.
- Boasts the second-longest streak in the SEC and is one of just two players in the league with catches in 30 or more consecutive games.
- School record: 35, Fred Ross (2013-15).
- Now second in school history with 187 career receptions.
- School record: 199, Fred Ross (2013-16).
- Broke a 22-yard touchdown run.
- Averaged 11.6 yards per carry on the ground with 58 yards on five rushes, including touchdown.
- Now has 17 career rushing scores.
- Caught a season-long 20-yard pass in the second quarter.
- Hauled in the first three receptions of his career for 23 yards.
- Posted a career-high 62 receiving yards on five receptions.
- Caught an eight-yard touchdown pass.
- Broke a career-long eight-yard run.
- Threw for 301 yards with five touchdowns, marking his 16th career game (33 total games) with at least 300 passing yards and three passing touchdowns.
- His 16 games with 300 yards and three touchdowns leads the FBS since 2020 and is tied for 11th nationally since 2000.
- Has now tied Dak Prescott's (2012-15) school record with 29 career 200-yard passing games and has a school-record 20 300-yard passing games.
- Now has 24 career 30-completion games, which is an MSU record and tied for the third-most in the FBS since 2000.
- Posted his fifth career game with five passing touchdowns, which is third-most in the FBS since 2000 and second among active players.
- Holds the SEC career record with 1,103 completions.
- Holds MSU career records with 10,189 career passing yards and 79 career passing touchdowns.
- Became the 10th SEC passer to reach 10,000 career passing yards.
- Has recorded 9,902 career total offense yards, which ranks second in MSU history.
- School Record: 11,897, Dak Prescott (2012-15).
- Caught an eight-yard pass for State's second touchdown.
- Now has a single-season career-high six touchdowns on the year.
- Hauled in the first reception of his career.
- Finished with two catches for four yards.
- Caught his 17th career touchdown and is now tied for fourth in MSU history with Justin Jenkins (2000-03) and Eric Moulds (1993-95).
- No. 2: 22, Fred Ross (2013-16) and De'Runnya Wilson (2013-15).
- Now fifth in school history with 147 career receptions.
- No. 4: 159, Chad Bumphis (2009-12).
- Has now played in a school-record 61 career games with 37 career starts.
- Recorded a tackle for loss in the first quarter.
- Returned an interception 82 yards for his sixth career pick-six.
- Broke the long-standing SEC career record previously held by Tennessee's Jackie Walker (1969-71).
- Also broke the FBS record shared by three other players, most recently by Oklahoma State's Darrent Williams (2001-04).
- Stands as his sixth of the season, which is tied for the national lead and the MSU single-season record.
- Now has 14 in his career, which leads all active FBS players and is fourth in MSU history.
- No. 3: 15, Nickoe Whitley (2010-13).
- Broke the long-standing SEC career record previously held by Tennessee's Jackie Walker (1969-71).
- Broke up a career-high-tying two passes.
- Marked his fifth career multi-breakup game.
- Split a tackle for loss in the first quarter.
- Picked off his second pass of the season and the fourth of his career.
- Split a tackle for loss.
- Led MSU in tackles for the fifth time this season with nine stops.
- Made his second interception of the season, the most of any year of his career.
- Tied his career high with three tackles.
- Made a career-high five tackles.
- Recorded his first career pass breakup in the third quarter.
- Tied his career-high with two tackles.
- Finished second on the team with a career-high-tying eight tackles.
- Recorded a tackle for a loss of three yards.
- Now has a single-season career-high 4.0 tackles for loss this year.
- Recorded a sack for a loss of 11 yards.
- Marks his first multi-sack season of his career.
- Also split two tackles for loss to finish with a career-high 2.0 tackles for loss.
- Posted a career-high six tackles, which was third on the team.
- Split a tackle for loss in the first quarter.
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