Postgame Notes: at Ole Miss

Postgame Notes: Mississippi State at Ole Miss

Game 12
Date	Saturday, Nov. 29, 2024
Location	Oxford, Miss.
Stadium	Vaught-Hemingway Stadium
Kickoff Time	2:50 p.m. CT
End Time	6:12 p.m. CT
Attendance	67,896
Weather	Sunny, 45 degrees, Winds 10mph NNW
TV	ABC
Records	Ole Miss: 9-3 Overall, 5-3 SEC Mississippi State: 2-10 Overall, 0-8 SEC

Series History

General Notes

Game Captains: Stone Blanton (LB), De'Monte Russell (DL), Isaac Smith (S), Jaden Walley (WR)
Coin Toss: Mississippi State won the toss and has elected to receive.
- It was the 12th straight game that Mississippi State has received the opening kickoff.
- Mississippi State is 6-6 on the coin toss this season.
Uniform Combo: White (H) / White (J) / White (P)
- Since 2015: 9-10 / Since 2000: 12-26
- Wearing unique "iced out" white uniforms from Adidas. Also wore these vs. Florida in week four

Team Notes

Mississippi State has scored in 56 consecutive games dating back to Oct. 21, 2020.
State's 19 rushing touchdowns are the most since rushing for 27 in 2019.
Mississippi State has 12 receptions this season of 40+ yards; the Bulldogs combined for six in 2022 & 2023. It's also the most in a season since at least 2019.
Mississippi State has seven touchdown receptions of 30+ yards this season after Kevin Coleman's 34-yarder in the first.
The Bulldogs have 21 receptions of 30+ yards this season, including four vs. Ole Miss.
Mississippi State has scored 12 offensive touchdowns this season of 30+ yards. State had one touchdown for 34 yards vs. Ole Miss.
Mississippi State's 14 points scored in the first quarter are the most points Ole Miss has allowed in the opening frame this season.
The Bulldogs 14 points scored in the first half are tied for the most points Ole Miss has allowed in the first half this season. Florida and Oklahoma also scored 14 in the first half against the Rebels.

Offensive Notes

Kevin Coleman Jr. has caught a pass in 29 straight games.
Coleman Jr. has caught 5+ passes in 10 straight games and 11 of the team's 12 games this season.
Kevin Coleman Jr. has recorded 50+ receiving yards in 11 of 12 games this season.
With his 6 catches in today's game, Kevin Coleman Jr. ranks tied for 4th on the Mississippi State top 10 list for receptions in a single season. He is the fifth player in program history with 70+ receptions in a season.
Kevin Coleman Jr. recorded 118 receiving yards against Ole Miss. He now has 932 receiving yards on the year which ranks 5th all-time for a single-season at State.
Kevin Coleman Jr. caught a 34-yard touchdown pass from Michael Van Buren Jr. in the first quarter. His third touchdown reception of more than 30 yards this season.
Michael Van Buren Jr. hit Jordan Mosley on a 42-yard pass, setting up a 6-yard rushing score from Van Buren Jr. This was his fifth rushing touchdown of the season.
Michael Van Buren Jr. threw for 280 yards. The 7th most for a State quarterback in Egg Bowl history.

Defensive Notes

With the sack by Zakari Tillman in the second quarter, he now has a sack in back-to-back games. He leads the team in sacks in 2024 with 3.5.
The two sacks by Tillman against Ole Miss is a career-high.
State's two sacks are tied for a season-high (EKU, Texas, UMass).
The Bulldogs eight tackles for loss are a season-high. The previous high was seven at Texas.
With Tillman's sack in the second quarter, the Bulldogs recorded sacks in back-to-back games for the second time this season.
Stone Blanton earned 14 tackles. He has six double-digit tackle games this season.
Isaac Smith earned 12 tackles vs. Ole Miss. He leads the team with seven double-digit tackle games. He has had at least 10 tackles in three straight games.
Stone Blanton and Isaac Smith each had double-digit tackles for the third time this season (Toledo, Missouri & Ole Miss).

Special Teams Notes

Hayes Hammond has served as the team's long snapper in 36 straight games, dating back to Nov. 25, 2021.
Nick Barr-Mira has 14 punts this season of 50+ yards.
Nick Barr-Mira found Justin Ball on an 11-yard completion on a fake punt in the first quarter. This was State's second fake punt of the season, the first successful fake.

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