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Postgame Notes: Mississippi State vs. Southern Miss
November 18, 2023 | Football
Postgame Notes
Mississippi State 41, Southern Miss 20
Starkville, Miss. (Davis Wade Stadium)
Sat., Nov. 18 2023
Kick: 11:02 a.m. CT | End: 2:20 p.m. CT
Attendance: 53,855
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WR Lideatrick Griffin
K Kyle Ferrie
Mississippi State 41, Southern Miss 20
Starkville, Miss. (Davis Wade Stadium)
Sat., Nov. 18 2023
Kick: 11:02 a.m. CT | End: 2:20 p.m. CT
Attendance: 53,855
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GeneralÂ
- MSU's game captains were QB Will Rogers, LB Nathaniel Watson, OL Cole Smith and DT Jaden Crumedy.
- Southern Miss won the opening coin toss and elected to defer.
- MSU is 1-1 in 2023 when wearing the White/Maroon/White uniform combo.Â
- Mississippi State has scored in 43 straight games. The last time State was held scoreless was on Oct. 21, 2020 at No. 1 Alabama
- Mississippi State has won the past six matchups against Southern Miss with an average margin of victory of 19.5 points.
- Last matchup was Sept. 7, 2019 and was a 38-15 win for MSU.Â
- The Dawgs have won their past 11 non-conference games in Starkville.Â
- During this stretch, they have outscored its opponents by an average of 26.0 points.
- MSU has won their past seven Game 11's dating back to 2017.
- The Bulldogs are 4-0 this season when they get an interception.
- The Dawgs offense has 57 plays this season that are longer than 20 yards, with 24 of those being passing plays.Â
- Mississippi State ran for 238 yards, the eighth time this year they have eclipsed the 100 yard mark and the second-highest mark on the year.
- Will Rogers threw for two touchdowns in the game. He found Lideatrick Griffin for an eight-yard TD in the second quarter and Jo'Quavious Marks for a 15-yard TD in the third quarter. He now has 94 for his career.Â
- Jeffery Pittman ran in a 59-yard touchdown in the fourth quarter, the longest rush for the Bulldogs this year.
- The Bulldogs had their first two-point conversion since 2021 when Will Rogers found Zavion Thomas in the back of the endzone in the fourth quarter.
- Nathaniel Watson, Jett Johnson, Decamerion Richardson, and J.P. Purvis set career-highs in tackles with 21, 18, 12 and eight respectively.Â
- This was the first time three players have recorded 10 or more tackles since the Bulldogs took on LSU on Sept. 16th, 2023.
- Jett Johnson has recorded five or more tackles in 24 straight games.
- Has averaged 9.7 tackles per game in that span.
- Nathaniel Watson and Jett Johnson have recorded at least half a tackle for loss in every game this season.
- Nathaniel Watson has recorded at least half a sack in eight of the past nine games. He is the first MSU player to do this since Montez Sweat in 2017.
- Nathaniel Watson led the team with his 21 tackles and is the first MSU player to record 20+ tackles in a game since Mario Haggan on Nov. 18, 2000 against Arkansas.
- He has led or tied the team lead in tackles five of the past six games.
- Nathaniel Watson and Jett Johnson became the first teammates at Mississippi State to have 18 or more tackles in a single game in program history.Â
- In the fourth quarter, Jett Johnson picked off a pass and lateralled it to Marcus Banks who returned it for a touchdown.
- Seven different players recorded five or more tackles.
- Nathaniel Watson and Jett Johnson are the only two players in the SEC this season to have more than 17 tackles in a game.
- Nathaniel Watson's 21 tackles rank as the 4th most in a single game at the FBS level this season.
- Kyle Ferrie went four-for-four on field goals.
- The first time a Bulldog has made 4+ field goals since Derek DePasquale on Oct. 23rd, 2010 against UAB.
PlayersÂ
WR Lideatrick Griffin
- Griffin has recorded at least one reception in 31 straight games. His streak started on Sept. 25, 2021 against LSU.Â
- Griffin has caught three or more passes in each game this season.Â
- Hauled in a touchdown from eight yards out in the first quarter.
- His fourth receiving touchdown this season.
- Caught a 15-yard touchdown pass in the third quarter.
- Now has at least one catch in 44 straight games, the fourth longest streak in the nation.
- Finished with a career-high 98 yards on 10 attempts.
- Ran in a 59-yard touchdown in the fourth quarter, a career-long.
- Also the longest rush for the Bulldogs this year.
- Finished with 108 all-purpose yards.
- In his first appearance since Western Michigan on Oct. 7th, 2023, Rogers threw two touchdown passes taking his career total to 94.Â
- This was his 23rd career game with multiple touchdown passes.Â
- Has recorded a reception in nine straight games.Â
- Caught a 35-yard pass, a season-long.
- Hauled in a two-point conversion.
- Returned a Jett Johnson interception for a touchdown after the ball was lateralled to him.
- The second defensive touchdown of his career.
- Made his first start as a Bulldog.   Â
- Tallied 18 tackles, a career-high.
- Has recorded five or more tackles in 24 straight games.
- Has averaged 9.7 tackles over that span.
- Had an interception in the fourth quarter that he lateralled to Marcus Banks and was returned for a touchdown.
- Finished with 2.0 tackles for loss.
- Has recorded at least a split tackle for loss in every game this season.
- Had a quarterback hurry in the first quarter.
- Recovered a fumble in the second quarter.
- The first fumble recovery of his career.
- Split a tackle for loss in the fourth quarter.
- Had a career-high eight tackles.
- Recorded 12 tackles, a career-high.
- Notched a pair of pass breakups in the second quarter.
- Third time in his career he has had two pass breakups.
- Recorded a sack in the first quarter.
- His first sack this season.
- Had a quarterback hurry.
- Finished with a career-high 21 tackles.
- The first MSU player to record 20+ tackles since Mario Haggan on Nov. 18, 2000 against Arkansas.
- Had a strip sack in the second quarter for a loss of eleven yards.
- With his one sack today, he has 10.0 sacks on the season.
- His third forced fumble this season.
- Has recorded at least a split tackle for loss in every game this season.
- Has recorded at least half sack in eight of his past nine games.
- Last MSU player to achieve this streak was Montez Sweat in 2017.
K Kyle Ferrie
- Went four-four on field goals with a long of 48 yards.
- Became the first Bulldog to make 4+ field goals in a game since Derek DePasquale against UAB on Oct. 23rd, 2010.
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