Thursday, November 23
Starkville
6:30 PM
Mississippi State
5-7 , 1-7
7
vs
17
Ole Miss
10-2 , 6-2
1st
2nd
3rd
4th
F
Ole Miss
0
3
7
7
17
Mississippi St.
0
0
7
0
7
Photo by: Mississippi State Athletics
State Drops 17-7 Decision To Ole Miss
November 23, 2023 | Football
STARKVILLE – Mississippi State fell 17-7 to No. 12 Ole Miss in the Egg Bowl on a chilly Thanksgiving night in Starkville.
The Bulldogs put forth a fantastic defensive performance, limiting the Rebels to just 307 yards of offense, but it wasn't enough to fend off Ole Miss.
MSU made a statement to start the game against its instate rival from Oxford. The Bulldogs held Ole Miss to a season-low in first-half points, led by an outstanding first-half performance from Nathaniel Watson who finished the contest with 20 total tackles.
With a 3-0 deficit coming out of halftime, the Bulldogs returned to the gridiron determined to respond. Quarterback Will Rogers led the offense 71 yards down the field on State's first possession of the third quarter. The senior signal caller finished the drive with a rushing touchdown to put State ahead of the Rebels 7-3. However, Ole Miss answered with two touchdowns on back-to-back drives to pull ahead for good.
Rogers completed 25-of-39 passes for 207 yards and scored one rushing touchdown against Ole Miss. Zavion Thomas led the Bulldogs in the receiving category with 88 yards on six receptions.
Watson and Jett Johnson led the Bulldogs' defense with a combined 33 tackles in the contest. Corey Ellington followed behind the dynamic duo with 12 tackles and one sack.
The Bulldogs put forth a fantastic defensive performance, limiting the Rebels to just 307 yards of offense, but it wasn't enough to fend off Ole Miss.
MSU made a statement to start the game against its instate rival from Oxford. The Bulldogs held Ole Miss to a season-low in first-half points, led by an outstanding first-half performance from Nathaniel Watson who finished the contest with 20 total tackles.
With a 3-0 deficit coming out of halftime, the Bulldogs returned to the gridiron determined to respond. Quarterback Will Rogers led the offense 71 yards down the field on State's first possession of the third quarter. The senior signal caller finished the drive with a rushing touchdown to put State ahead of the Rebels 7-3. However, Ole Miss answered with two touchdowns on back-to-back drives to pull ahead for good.
Rogers completed 25-of-39 passes for 207 yards and scored one rushing touchdown against Ole Miss. Zavion Thomas led the Bulldogs in the receiving category with 88 yards on six receptions.
Watson and Jett Johnson led the Bulldogs' defense with a combined 33 tackles in the contest. Corey Ellington followed behind the dynamic duo with 12 tackles and one sack.
Team Stats
OM
MSU
Total Yards
307
303
Pass Yards
96
207
Rushing Yards
211
96
Penalty Yards
30
56
1st Downs
22
16
3rd Downs
4
4
4th Downs
2
1
TOP
31:57
28:03
2nd Quarter
OM 3, MSU 0
OM - Costa,Caden 36 yd field goal 13 plays, 66 yards, TOP 06:22
3rd Quarter
OM 3, MSU 7
MSU - Rogers,Will 1 yd run (Ferrie,Kyle kick), 10 plays, 71 yards, TOP 04:55
OM 10, MSU 7
OM - Judkins,Quinshon 2 yd run (Davis,Caden kick), 10 plays, 75 yards, TOP 03:46
4th Quarter
OM 17, MSU 7
OM - Prieskorn,Caden 26 yd pass from Dart,Jaxson (Davis,Caden kick) 10 plays, 71 yards, TOP 04:26
Game Leaders
Passing Leaders
CMP
25
TD
0
YDS
207
INT
0
CMP
0
TD
0
YDS
0
INT
0
Players Mentioned
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