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Postgame Notes: Mississippi State at No. 20 Ole Miss
November 24, 2022 | Football
THE 95TH BATTLE FOR THE GOLDEN EGG
- Tonight marked the 119th meeting between MSU and Ole Miss and the 95th Battle for the Golden Egg (since 1927).
- The Egg Bowl remains the 10th-longest uninterrupted rivalry in college football.
- Tonight was the 27th Thanksgiving Day game in the series.
- MSU is now 11-15-1 against Ole Miss on Thanksgiving and 3-2 in the last five meetings on the holiday.
- MSU won the Golden Egg on the road for the first time since 2018.
- The road team has won six of the last eight meetings dating back to 2015 with the only home wins coming in 2019 and 2020.
GENERAL
- Ole Miss won the coin toss and elected to receive the opening kickoff.
- MSU's game captain was WR Austin Williams.
- Today's attendance was 62,487.
- The Bulldogs won their seventh game over an AP-ranked opponent under Mike Leach since 2020.
- All seven wins have come when the Bulldogs were unranked, and no other school has more than four ranked wins as an unranked team in the last three years.
- MSU has won five games against ranked opponents in road or neutral contests under Leach, which is an MSU record.
- Previous: 4, Emory Bellard (1979-85).
- Leach's seven ranked wins are tied for third-most by a Bulldog head coach.
- School Record: 9, Dan Mullen (2009-17) and Jackie Sherril (1991-03).
OFFENSE
- Mississippi State is now 37-for-41 in the red zone this season (90.2 percent), with 32 touchdowns.
- Went 3-for-4 today with two touchdowns.
- The Bulldogs have scored on their opening drive eight times this year.
DEFENSE
- MSU now has a takeaway in 29 of its 36 games under defensive coordinator Zach Arnett.
- LB Jett Johnson recovered a fumble in the fourth quarter.
- Recorded a season-high 15.0 tackles for loss, which is tied for the second-most by the Bulldogs since 2000.
- It marked MSU's highest TFL total since Sept. 1, 2018, against Stephen F. Austin (17).
- Seventh game for MSU with 13 or more tackles for loss since 2000.
- Most by State in the Egg Bowl since at least 2000 and the fourth time with 10 or more tackles for loss against the Rebels in that span.
- It marked MSU's highest TFL total since Sept. 1, 2018, against Stephen F. Austin (17).
- Forced a turnover on downs on a 4th-and-2 from the MSU 6-yard line.
- Kept it a two-point game with MSU trailing, 16-14.
- Held Ole Miss to 78 rushing yards, its lowest total all season.
INDIVIDUAL NOTES
WR Lideatrick Griffin
- Caught a 19-yard touchdown to close the first half.
- Now has four receiving scores this season.
- Also added a 20-yard reception.
- Caught a season-high eight passes.
- Now fifth in school history with 149 career receptions.
- No. 4: 159, Chad Bumphis (2009-12).
- Ran for a career-high 76 yards on 14 attempts.
- Scored his 18th career rushing touchdown from the one yard out on State's opening drive.
- Broke a 32-yard run in the third quarter.
- Has now caught a pass in 35 consecutive games, which ties Fred Ross' (2013-15) school record and 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.
- Now second in school history with 188 career receptions.
- School record: 199, Fred Ross (2013-16).
- Threw for 239 yards with two touchdowns while completing 27 passes.
- Broke Dak Prescott's (2012-15) school record with the 30th 200-yard passing game of his career.
- Holds the SEC career record with 1,130 completions.
- Holds MSU career records with 10,428 career passing yards and 81 career passing touchdowns.
- Passing yards rank eighth in SEC history.
- No. 7: 10,875, Danny Wuerffel, Florida (1993-96).
- Passing yards rank eighth in SEC history.
- Has now recorded 10,118 career total offense yards, which ranks second in MSU history.
- School Record: 11,897, Dak Prescott (2012-15).
- Caught the game-winning 22-yard touchdown in the fourth quarter.
- Returned two punts for 34 yards.
- Included a 27-yard long.
- Averaging 13.5 yards per punt return this year, which ranks fifth in the nation.
- Also returned two kickoffs for 47 yards
- Tied his career-long with a 27-yard return.
- Hauled in a season-high five passes for 43 yards.
- Now 10th in school history with 136 (131 entering) career receptions.
- No. 8: 139, Justin Jenkins (2000-03).
- Now fifth in school history with 148 career receptions.
- No. 4: 149, Dillon Johnson (2020-p).
- Has now played in a school-record 62 career games with 38 career starts.
- Finished with a season-high 1.5 tackles for loss.
- Now has 6.0 on the year.
- Deflected a pass on a two-point conversion attempt that would have tied the game.
- Had one quarterback hurry.
- Recorded 1.5 tackles for loss, tying his career-high.
- Has 3.5 tackles for loss in only four games this year.
- Split a tackle for loss in the first quarter.
- Tied his season-high with a split a tackle for loss in the first quarter.
- Had one pass breakup.
- Made a season-high nine tackles.
- Broke up a career-high three passes.
- Now has five breakups on the year.
- Had one tackle for loss, tying his career-high.
- Recorded 1.0 tackle for loss on two separate stops.
- Has now posted a single season career-high with 7.0 tackles for loss in 2022.
- Recovered a fumble on a backwards pass in the fourth quarter.
- The fourth fumble recovery of his career.
- Had a solo tackle for loss to force a field goal.
- Tied his season-high in TFL's.
- Posted one tackle for loss.
- Collected 0.5 tackles for loss.
- Recovered an onside kick with 1:25 to play.
- Recorded 10 tackles, tying for the team lead and marking his fourth double-digit tackle game of the season and his career.
- Tied his career-high split a tackle for loss.
- Registered a sack in the fourth quarter.
- Tied his single-season career high with five sacks in 2022.
- His ninth career game with at least one sack.
- Finished with a career-high 2.5 tackles for loss.
- Posted 10 tackles for his 10th career double-digit tackle game, which is tied for the sixth-most by a Bulldog since 1988.
- Also led MSU in tackles for the seventh game this year, tying with CB Decamerion Richardson.
- Tallied 2.5 tackles for loss including 1.0 sacks.
- Now tied for eighth in MSU history with 18.5 career sacks with Titus Brown (2004-07).
- No. 7: 19.5, Greg Favors (1994-97).
- Now tied for 10th in MSU history with 27.0 career tackles for loss with Preston Smith (2011-14) and Mike McEnany (1979-82).
- No. 9: 29.5, Montez Sweat (2017-18).
- Now tied for eighth in MSU history with 18.5 career sacks with Titus Brown (2004-07).
- Had one quarterback hurry.
- Tied his career-high with one tackle for loss.
- Had two quarterback hurries.
- Punted four times for a season-high 197 yards (49.3 average).
- Booted a season-long 56-yard punt.
- Downed two punts inside the 5-yard line.
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