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Postgame Notes: Mississippi State at LSU
September 17, 2022 | Football
GENERAL
- LSU won the coin toss and elected to receive the opening kickoff.
- MSU's game captain was WR Austin Williams.
- Williams played his 53rd career game, breaking the MSU school record.
- One Bulldog made his MSU debut: DL Trevion Williams.
- Tonight's attendance was 98,520.
OFFENSE
- Eight different Bulldogs caught a pass.
- The Bulldogs turned in two runs of 30-plus yards after having just one in the previous two seasons combined under head coach Mike Leach.
- RB Jo'quavious Marks' 37-yard rushing touchdown in the first quarter was MSU's longest running play under Leach.
- RB Dillon Johnson broke free for 35 yards in the second quarter.
DEFENSE
- MSU has a takeaway in 47 of its last 56 games.
- LB Tyrus Wheat recovered a fumble in the second quarter, for his fourth career fumble recovery.
- State held LSU without a third-down conversion (0-for-5) in the first half.
INDIVIDUAL NOTES
WR Lideatrick Griffin
- Returned a kickoff 37 yards, matching his season-long return.
- Caught three passes for 32 yards.
- Tied his season-long reception with an 18-yard catch.
- Broke a career-long 35-yard run in the second quarter.
- Converted a 4th-and-1 from State's own 22-yard line with a 3-yard rush.
- Led MSU with five receptions.
- Turned in a career-long 37-yard touchdown run, the longest run of his career, in the first quarter.
- Run is the Bulldogs' longest under head coach Mike Leach.
- Now boasts 13 career rushing scores.
- Has now caught 151 passes in his career, which is fourth in MSU history.
- No. 3: 159, Chad Bumphis (2009-12).
- Holds the MSU career record for receptions by a running back.Â
- Has a reception in all 27 games of his career.
- One of three SEC players with an active streak of 20-plus games with a catch.
- Posted his 21st career 200-yard passing game, which is second in MSU history.
- School record: 29, Dak Prescott (2012-15).
- Holds the MSU career record with 845 completions.
- Has thrown 57 career touchdown passes which is second in MSU history.
- No. 1: 70, Dak Prescott (2012-15)
- Has totaled 7,507 career yards of total offense, which ranks third in school history.
- No. 2: 9,814, Nick Fitzgerald (2015-18).
- Responsible for 58 career touchdowns, which is third in school history.
- No. 2: 101, Nick Fitzgerald (2015-18).
- Caught a 13-yard touchdown pass in the second quarter.
- Has now caught seven touchdowns in his last eight games.
- Led MSU in receiving with 67 yards on four catches, which was second on the team.
- Turned in two career-long punts of 20-plus yards.
- First broke a 22-yard return before adding a 26-yarder.
- Has caught a pass in 25 consecutive games.
- One of three SEC players with an active streak of 20-plus games with a catch.
- Broke the school record by playing in the 53rd game of his career.
- Made a tackle at the 3-yard line on punt coverage in the second quarter.
- Recorded a tackle for loss of two yards on a quarterback keeper in the third quarter.
- Broke up a pass for the first time as a Bulldog.
- Recorded a sack for a loss of four yards
- Now has 11.0 in his career.
- Made a career-high 11 tackles, including seven solo stops, both of which were tied for the team lead.
- Tied for the team lead with 11 tackles and seven solo stops.
- Recorded a 6-yard sack on third down in the third quarter.
- Recovered the fourth fumble of his career in the second quarter.
- Picked up a sack on third down for a loss of two yards.
- Now has 13.5 career sacks.
- Booted a 50-yard punt to the LSU 11-yard line.
- Landed two of his three punts inside the 20-yard line.
- Made a season-long 45-yard field goal.
- Punted to the 3-yard line, which was returned for zero yards.
- Landed all three of his punts inside the 20-yard line.
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