Postgame Notes: vs. #14 Texas A&M
October 19, 2024 | Football
Post Game Notes: Mississippi State vs. #14/14 Texas A&M
Series History
General Notes
Team Notes
Offensive Notes
Defensive Notes
Special Teams Notes
| Game 07 | |
| Date | Saturday, Oct. 19, 2024 |
| Location | Starkville, Miss. |
| Stadium | Davis Wade Stadium |
| Kickoff Time | 3:20 p.m. CT |
| End Time | 6:47 CT |
| Attendance | 50,127 |
| Weather | Sunny & 74, Winds East at 5 mph |
| TV | SEC Network |
| Records | #14/14 Texas A&M: 6-1 Overall. 4-0 SEC Mississippi State: 1-6 Overall, 0-4 SEC |
Series History
- This was the 18th all-time meeting between Mississippi State and Texas A&M.
- It was the 7th meeting in Starkville.
- The series is tied 9-9 all-time.
- Mississippi State leads the series 4-3 when the game is played in Starkville.
- When just Texas A&M is ranked in the AP Top 25, Mississippi State leads the series 5-3.
General Notes
- Mississippi State welcomed home its 2014 team that was ranked #1 in the country and was the first-ever #1 ranked team in the inaugural College Football Playoff Poll on Oct. 28, 2014.
- This is the first time since 2018 that State has played three straight games against teams ranked in the AP Top 25.
- This is the first time since 2017 that the Bulldogs have played three consecutive games against AP Top 15 teams.
- Game Captains: Albert Reese IV (OL), De'Monte Russell (DL), Grant Jackson (OL)
- Coin Toss: Mississippi State won the toss and elected to receive
- Seventh straight game that Mississippi State has received the opening kickoff
- Uniform Combo (Record): White (H) / Maroon (J) / Maroon (P) - (Combo is 6-8 since 1985)
Team Notes
- Mississippi State has scored in 51 consecutive games dating back to Oct. 21, 2020.
- The Bulldogs scored on their opening possession of the game for the first time since week one vs. Eastern Kentucky.
- State's 12-play, 92-yard scoring drive was their longest scoring drive of the season. The previous long was 80 yards at Georgia.
- Mississippi State had 367 total yards while Texas A&M had 353 total yards.
Offensive Notes
- Michael Van Buren Jr. has now thrown three touchdowns in back-to-back games, the first time a Bulldog has done so since Will Rogers threw three touchdowns against Texas A&M (October 1, 2022) and Arkansas (October 8, 2022).
- Davon Booth picked up a 40-yard run on the first drive of the game, this was his longest rush as a Bulldog.
- Davon Booth caught a 14-yard touchdown pass from Michael Van Buren Jr. to cap off a 12-play, 92-yard opening drive from the Bulldogs. He has now caught a touchdown pass in back-to-back games.
- State's 92-yard scoring drive was the longest for Mississippi State since Oct. 1, 2022, when the Bulldogs went 94 yards against Texas A&M.
- Johnnie Daniels has a career-long 25-yard rush to end the first quarter.
- Mario Craver caught a four-yard touchdown pass from Michael Van Buren Jr. to end the first half.
- Kevin Coleman Jr. hauled in a 12-yard touchdown grab from Michael Van Buren Jr. at the start of the fourth quarter. This was Coleman Jr.'s fourth touchdown of the season, a new single-season career high for him.
- Davon Booth finished with a season-high 79 rushing yards and a career-high 31 receiving yards.
- Davon Booth averaged 6.6 yards per carry, the most he has averaged in a game this season.
- Kevin Coleman Jr. has caught a pass in 24 straight games. This is his sixth game this season with five or more receptions.
- This is the fourth game this season that Kevin Coleman Jr. has recorded a reception of 30+ yards (Arizona State, Toledo, Georgia and Texas A&M).
- Kevin Coleman Jr. led State in receiving yards with 89. This is the fifth game this season he has led the Bulldogs in receiving.
- Mario Craver had a season-high five receptions.
Defensive Notes
- Isaac Smith led the Bulldogs with 13 tackles against Texas A&M. This is the fifth time this season he has led the Bulldogs in tackles.
- Hunter Washington had his first career interception in the second quarter.
- This is the first time State has recorded back-to-back games with an interception since Oct. 7, 2023 vs. Western Michigan and Oct. 21,2023 at Arkansas.
- Nic Mitchell had his first career pass break up in the third quarter.
- DeAgo Brumfield made his first career start for the Bulldogs.
- Zakari Tillman made his first career interception in the fourth quarter.
- Sulaiman Kpaka tied his career-high in tackles with four.
- Hunter Washington, Nic Mitchell, and Branden Jennings set new career-highs in tackles.
Special Teams Notes
- Hayes Hammond has served as the team's long snapper in 32 straight games dating back to Nov. 25, 2021.
- Nick Barr-Mira has placed 18 of his 26 punts inside the 20-yard line this season.
- Kyle Ferrie made a 24-yard field goal in the second quarter. Ferrie has now made six consecutive field goals on the year.
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