Postgame Notes: Mississippi State vs. Western Michigan

Postgame Notes
Mississippi State 41, Western Michigan 28
Starkville, Miss. (Davis Wade Stadium)
Sat., Oct. 7, 2023
Kick: 11:03 a.m. CT | End: 2:18 p.m. CT
Attendance: 47,158

General

MSU's game captains were QB Will Rogers and LB Nathaniel Watson.
Mississippi State won the opening coin toss and elected to defer.
MSU is 1-0 in 2023 when wearing the Maroon/Maroon/Gray uniform combo.
- This is the sixth different uniform combination of the season.
Mississippi State has scored in 38 consecutive games and have scored 10 or more points in ten straight games dating back to Nov. 5, 2022.
The Dawgs have won their past ten non-conference games in Starkville.
- During this stretch, they have outscored its opponents by an average of 26.5 points.
Mississippi State is now 8-7 when playing on Oct. 7.

Offense

Will Rogers found Jordan Mosley for a 15-yard touchdown in the first quarter, this was Mosley's first career touchdown catch.
Creed Whittemore caught a 16-yard touchdown pass from Will Rogers in the second quarter.
Mike Wright punched in a three-yard touchdown on the opening drive of the second half.
Seth Davis scored a five-yard rushing touchdown in the third quarter, this was the first his first touchdown of his career.
State's 14 third quarter points are the most points scored in the third quarter of a game this year.
Freddie Roberson hauled in a 36-yard touchdown from Will Rogers in the fourth quarter.
Had seven different players with a carry and finished with 194 yards on the ground.
Nine different players hauled in a reception. The last time the Dawgs had eight or more receivers with a reception was at South Carolina on Sept. 23.
The average starting field position for the Bulldogs was on thier own 43-yard line.

Defense

Ten different players recorded five or more tackles.
MSU finished with seven quarterback hurries as a unit, the most in any game this season.
Shawn Preston Jr. picked off a pass in the fourth quarter.
Dating back to the 2022 season, Mississippi State has recorded a takeaway in nine of its last 11 games.

Special Teams

Kyle Ferrie puts the Bulldogs first points on the board with a 31-yard field goal.
Nick Barr-Mira recorded his first points as a Bulldog on a PAT in the fourth quarter.
Barr-Mira connected on a 49-yard field goal in the fourth quarter.
Zavion Thomas had four punt returns for 48 yards, a single game season-high.

Players
RB Seth Davis

Led the team with 65 rushing yards on ten attempts.
Ran in his first career touchdown from five yards out in the third quarter.

WR Lideatrick Griffin

Has caught a pass in 21 straight games.
He finished the game with four receptions for 65 yards. He has four or more receptions in every game this season.

RB Keyvone Lee

Ripped a 33-yard rush in the third quarter.
Finished with 49 rush yards on five attempts.

RB Jo'Quavious Marks

Has a reception in 42 straight games, the fifth longest streak in the FBS and he is the only running back on the list.

WR Jordan Mosley

Hauled in his first career touchdown on a 15-yard pass from Will Rogers.

WR Freddie Roberson

Caught his first career touchdown in the Maroon and White and the 18th of his career.
Led the team with 68 receiving yards on five receptions.

QB Will Rogers

Rogers has started 38 consecutive games at quarterback, and is the longest active streak in the SEC at one SEC school.
With three passing touchdowns, Rogers moves into fourth all-time on the SEC Passing Touchdown list with 92 total in his career.
- With the touchdown to Mosley in the first quarter, Rogers passed Peyton Manning for fourth all-time on the SEC Passing Touchdown list.
Rogers has thrown three or more touchdown passes in 19 career games and has 22 career multi-touchdown games.

WR Creed Whittemore

Caught his second career touchdown from Will Rogers in the second quarter.

QB Mike Wright

Scored his tenth career rushing touchdown and third at State.
Has now scored a touchdown in four straight games.

DE Deonte Anderson

Broke up a pass at the line of scrimmage in the second quarter.
Forced a fumble in the fourth quarter.

DT Jaden Crumedy

Tied his career-high with one pass breakup.

S Corey Ellington

Finished with a career-high nine tackles.
- Tied for the team lead.
Recorded his first career tackle for loss in the first quarter.

LB John Lewis

Recorded his first career tackle for loss to force a three and out in the second quarter.
Finished with two quarterback hurries.

CB Brice Pollock

Had a career-high five tackles.

S Shawn Preston Jr.

Picked off a pass in the fourth quarter.
- Fourth interception of his career.
Had one split tackle for loss.

CB Decamerion Richardson

Tied for the team lead with nine tackles including seven solo tackles.

DL Donterry Russell

Tallied a career-high seven tackles.
Had one quarterback hurry.

LB Nathaniel Watson

Finished with nine tackles including a career-high 2.0 sacks.
Had a career-high two quarterback hurries.

K Nick Barr-Mira

Scored his first point as a Bulldog with a PAT in the fourth quarter.
Connected on a 49-yard field goal.

Mississippi State University Athletics

Postgame Notes: Mississippi State vs. Western Michigan

Players Mentioned

Deonte Anderson

Nick Barr-Mira

Jaden Crumedy

Seth Davis

Corey Ellington

Kyle Ferrie

Lideatrick Griffin

Keyvone Lee

John Lewis

Jo'Quavious Marks

Jordan Mosley

Brice Pollock

Shawn Preston Jr.

Decamerion Richardson

Freddie Roberson

Will Rogers

Donterry Russell

Zavion Thomas

Nathaniel Watson

Creed Whittemore

Mike Wright

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