Postgame Notes: at No. 7 Tennessee

Post Game Notes: Mississippi State at No. 7 Tennessee

Game 10
Date	Saturday, Nov. 9, 2024
Location	Knoxville, Tenn.
Stadium	Neyland Stadium
Kickoff Time	6:10 p.m. CT
End Time	9:44 p.m. CT
Attendance	101,915
Weather	Cloudy, 66 degrees, Winds 1mph NE
TV	ESPN
Records	Tennessee: 8-1 Overall, 5-1 SEC Mississippi State: 2-8 Overall, 0-6 SEC

Series History

This was the 47th all-time meeting between Mississippi State and Tennessee.
Tennessee leads the all-time series 30-16-1.
Tennessee leads the series 15-7 when the game is played in Knoxville.
When just Tennessee is ranked in the AP Top 25, Tennessee leads the series 8-4-1.
Tennessee has won two straight games in the series. The last meeting before Saturday was Oct. 12, 2019 (UT won, 20-10)

General Notes

Game Captains: Isaac Smith (S), Ty Cooper (LB), Makylan Pounders (OL)
Coin Toss: Mississippi State won the toss, and will receive.
- It was the tenth straight game that Mississippi State has received the opening kickoff.
- Mississippi State is 4-6 on the coin toss this season.
Uniform Combo: Maroon (H) / White (J) / Grey (P)
- Mississippi State is 2-4 since 2012 in the uniform combo
Mississippi State played its third AP Top 10 team on the road this season and its fourth AP Top 25 team. The last time Mississippi State played three top 10 teams in the same season was in 2019 when State played #2 LSU, #4 Alabama, #7 Auburn.

Team Notes

Mississippi State has scored in 54 consecutive games dating back to Oct. 21, 2020.
Mississippi State's first scoring drive of the game in the second quarter went 16 plays for 75 and lasted 7:48. It was the longest time of possession and the most plays ran for State on a single scoring drive this season.
State's 17 rushing touchdowns are the most since rushing for 27 in 2019.

Offensive Notes

Kevin Coleman Jr. has caught a pass in 27 straight games. This was his ninth game this season and eighth straight game with five or more receptions.
Mississippi State has 14 scoring drives that have resulted in a touchdown lasting less than two minutes.
Mississippi State has 13 drives that have resulted in a touchdown in five plays or less on the season.
Mississippi State has eight runs of 30+ yards this season, including at least one in four straight games.
Kevin Coleman Jr. has recorded 50+ receiving yards in nine of ten games this season.
Davon Booth has recorded 75+ rushing yards in four straight games and five times this season.
Davon Booth ran in a one-yard touchdown in the second quarter. He has now scored in five straight games.
Davon Booth became the first Mississippi State player under Coach Lebby to rush for 100 yards in a single game. Booth is the 6th Bulldog all-time to rush for 100 yards vs. Tennessee and the first since LaDarius Perkins in 2012.
Booth's 100-yard game vs. Tennessee was the first 100-yard game for a Bulldog since Woody Marks did it vs. Arizona on September 9, 2023 (123 yards).
Davon Booth ran for 125 yards, the most by a State running back in a game this season.
Johnnie Daniels scored an 18-yard touchdown in the third quarter, the fourth touchdown he has scored this season.

Defensive Notes

Mississippi State has forced a turnover in eight straight games following a forced fumble by Hunter Washington in the first quarter.
Hunter Washington forced his first career fumble and recovered his first career fumble in the first quarter.
State forced a 3 & out to open the third quarter for just the third time this season. It was the first 3 & out forced to open the third since State played at Texas.
Isaac Smith set a career-high with 20 tackles … He had 10 tackles after the first quarter. Smith's previous career-best was 17 set against Arizona State in week two.
Isaac Smith recorded the first 20+ tackle game since Nathaniel Watson's 21-tackle performance vs. Ole Miss in 2023.
Isaac Smith is the sixth Bulldog since 1994 to record 20+ tackles in a single game.
Smith is tied for the FBS lead in single-game tackles this season with 20. He is only the second FBS player this season with at least 20 tackles in a single game.
Smith's 9 solo tackles are a season-high.
Brice Pollock recorded his first tackle for loss of the season.

Special Teams Notes

Hayes Hammond has served as the team's long snapper in 34 straight games, dating back to Nov. 25, 2021.
Nick Barr-Mira has 12 punts this season of 50+ yards. Against Tennessee, he had one punt that went exactly 50 yards.
Nick Barr-Mira punted seven times for 301 yards, setting a new season-high for both. His previous highs were five punts at Georgia & vs. Florida, while his previous high for punting yards in a single game was 223 at Georgia.
This was Barr-Mira's third game this season with over 200 yards punting.

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