Postgame Notes: Auburn at Mississippi State
November 05, 2022 | Football
GENERAL
- Auburn won the coin toss and deferred to the second half. MSU received the opening kickoff.
- MSU's game captain was WR Austin Williams.
- One Bulldog made his first career start: WR Justin Robinson.
- Tonight's attendance was 57,769.
- MSU is now bowl eligible, which extends its bowl game streak to a program-record 13 consecutive seasons.
- Tonight marked the 11th overtime game in MSU history and the first since 2016.
- Last: at BYU, L, 21-28 (2OT) in Provo, Utah on Oct. 14, 2016.
- Mississippi State won the coin toss and elected to play defense first.
- State is now 6-5 all-time in overtime.
- MSU has now won four of its last five overtime games.
- Last win: vs. Ole Miss, W, 17-10 (1OT), in Starkville on Nov. 28, 2013.
OFFENSE
- Mississippi State is now 25-for-27 in the red zone this season (92.6 percent), with 22 touchdowns.
- The Bulldogs are averaging (5.22 entering) points per red zone drive.
- MSU has scored on its opening drive in six of nine games this season with touchdowns on five opening drives.
DEFENSE
- Held Auburn to one first down in the first quarter.
- Recorded four sacks on the night, matching the Bulldogs' season-high against then-No. 17 Texas A&M.
- Allowed just 75 yards through the air.
INDIVIDUAL NOTES
WR Caleb Ducking
- Caught his eighth touchdown of the year, which is tied for second in the SEC.
- Touchdown was a 13-yard strike.
- Returned a kickoff 92 yards for a touchdown, his second career return touchdown.
- Tied the school record for career kick return touchdowns held by Leon Berry (2009-10) and Kevin Prentiss (1997-98).
- Finished with three returns for 144 yards for a school-record fifth career game of 100-plus kickoff return yards.
- Previous (since 1979): 4 games, Leon Berry (2009-10); Fred Reid (2001-04); Derek Pegues (2005-08); Pig Prather (1998-01).
- Tied his own mark (vs. Louisiana Tech, Sept. 4, 2021) for ninth-most in a game since 1998.
- Now averaging 33.8 yards per return in his career, which is 7.1 yards better than the school record (minimum 30 attempts).
- Current record: 26.7, Leon Berry (2009-10).
- Also hauled in a career-long 57-yard reception.
- Produced a career-high 199 all-purpose yards.
- Previous: 177 vs. Ole Miss (2021).
- Now seventh in school history with 137 (132 entering) career receptions.
- No. 6: 139, Justin Jenkins (2000-03).
- Rushed for the game-winning touchdown on a five-yard carry in overtime.
- Now has 16 career rushing touchdowns.
- Has now caught a pass in 32 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 20 or more consecutive games.
- School record: 35, Fred Ross (2013-15).
- Now second in school history with 179 career receptions.
- School record: 199, Fred Ross (2013-16).
- Made his first MSU start.
- Caught four passes for 31 yards.
- Threw for 357 yards and three touchdowns, marking his 15th career game (31 total games) with at least three passing touchdowns and 300 passing yards.
- Now has 19 career 300-yard passing games, which is a school record.
- It was his 27th career 200-yard passing game, which is second in MSU history.
- School record: 29, Dak Prescott (2012-15).
- Holds the SEC career record with 1,044 completions.
- Broke the MSU career passing yards record and now has 9,627 career passing yards.
- Previous: 9,376, Dak Prescott (2012-15).
- Broke the MSU career passing touchdowns record with the 71st of his career and now has 73.
- Previous: 70, Dak Prescott (2012-15).
- Has recorded 9,360 career total offense yards, which ranks third in MSU history.
- No. 2: 9,814, Nick Fitzgerald (2015-18).
- Led the team in receptions (6) and receiving yards (84).
- Caught his fourth and fifth touchdowns of the year on passes of 22 and 33 yards.
- It was his second career multi-touchdown game.
- Now has four touchdowns of 20-plus yards this season.
- Now has 10 career receiving touchdowns and has matched his season total from a year ago.
- Now 10th in school history with 128 career receptions.
- No. 9: 133, De'Runnya Wilson (2013-15).
- Tied for the team lead with a season-high six catches, coming one shy of his career high.
- Now sixth in school history with 140 career receptions.
- No. 5: 146, Sammy Milner (1968-70).
- Has now played in a school-record 59 career games with 35 career starts.
- Recorded a tackle for a loss of two yards on Auburn's opening drive.
- Now has 9.5 career tackles for loss.
- Picked up a sack on third down in the third quarter to force a punt.
- Broke up a pass in the third quarter.
- Finished with eight total tackles, one shy of his career high.
- Made his first start of the season.
- Posted a career-high two pass breakups.
- Made his first career pass breakup on first down in the second quarter.
- Also broke up a pass on third down in overtime that led to Auburn's missed field goal.
- Split a tackle for loss.
- Recorded his first career sack for a loss of six yards.
- Recovered a fumble on a recovery of a muffed kickoff to give MSU the ball back with 26 seconds left in a tie game.
- Now has three career fumble recoveries.
- Fell on a muffed kickoff with 26 seconds left in a tie game to help give MSU the ball back.
- Stopped Auburn for a loss of one yard on a 4th-and-1.
- Now has 5.0 tackles for loss in his career and 2.0 this season.
- Split a tackle for loss.
- Led MSU with 10 tackles, marking his fifth time leading the team this season and seventh career double-digit tackle game.
- Totaled 1.0 tackles on two separate stops.
- Turned in a career-high-tying 2.0 sacks
- Now ranks ninth in MSU history with 17.5 career sacks.
- No. 8: 18.5, Titus Brown (2004-07).
- Now ranks ninth in MSU history with 17.5 career sacks.
- Matched his career high with 3.0 tackles for loss
- Now has 23.5 career tackles for loss.
- Added two hurries.
- Made a field goal from 28 yards out on State's opening drive.
- Made a game-tying 44-yard field goal with 29 seconds to play.
- Landed a punt on the Auburn 5-yard line.
- Has placed seven punts inside the 20 this year.
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